Evening star., 1909-06-27

Battalion totals. .......lo6 10
The list of qualifications in the bat
talon follows:
Non-commissioned staff-Marksmen:
| r. N. Conwell, w. c. Herferth. B. John,
| c. l.. Larzelere, f. L. Mardge, j. PeruZzi.
Sharpshooters: J. r.. Fehr. j. A. Ma
guire and E. F.. Wenderoth. Marksmen:
Lieut.. John Doyle Carmody, Ensigns l..
E. Brittson and ]. B. Dalton. Seamen \.
Belt, G. w. Boughton. F. w. Caldwell.
{. E. Cooksey. r. Davis r. F. Duenner.
r, Fellows. E. Graham, E, w. Harden.
]. w. Henderson. A. L. Herfurth. G. A.
Kenny. f. Leisinger. J. A: Mahoney,
r. Leisinger, H. c. Lybrand w. Rob
Thomas and f. E. Waller.
A. Dempf, Seamen w. S. Anderson. j.
A. Boswell. r. A. Cady. w. 7. Caddick.
w. L. Deitz, r. o. Fowler. A. L. Gar
Hunter. G. McCauley. C. c. Neihus. L..
L. Neal. r. E. Pezold. H. p. Pfeiffer.
". A: Rainey. L: P. Rees. E. b. South
ern, p. A. Walsh, j. w. Webb c. w.
Wilson and r. F. Woltz.
Third division-Marksmen: Lieut.. F.
S. Darston. G. w. Armstrong. B. w.
Boringer. ]. Clark. c. T. Crawford. H.
l.. Crawford. p. J. Depue, E. H. Flagg
McLarin. w. b. Patteson. N. E. Thomas.
J. Rudnick. W. II. Rettenour. E. G.
Warren, r. NJ Wilhelm. L. D. Will
liams. E. L. Witter and w. B. Wolfe.
Fourth diyision-Marksmen; aan:o. Lieut. e, r.
derson, Fl. E. Becke. c. H. Butman, T,
7. Carter. c. c. Chandler. Pasquale
Chicca, E. Cogan, NJ. G. Donk. G. G.
Duffy, l.. c. Flaherty, A. W. Galley, T..
Hoefer. F. W. Hollows, f. R. Linkins
E. A. Lowry. Harry Mcdonald. Howard
Mcdonald. ]. F. Marsden. c. E. Martin.
T. Mitchell. H. Morris. c. C. Robinson.
III. Rock, 7. F. Shanahan, j. Smith. A
l.. Steele, r. W. Swain. T. v. Thomp
son. ]. F. Wiley and L. H. Wilson Sea
man r. Ellis, the only one who failed
to qualify, had to leave the range on ac-
count of sickness. His scores at 200
and 800 yards show his ability to quail
ify had he finished the 5OO-yard range.
X
The possibilities of the searchlight for
tied extent last Tuesday night when the
United States Army 3,OOO.OOO candle
power searchlight suddenly swooped down
on the camp of instruction on the rifle
range of the National Guard, flashing it's
rays on the astonished Naval Battalion
men who were leaving the hospital and
lecture tent. where they had Just listened
to a lecture by Lieut.. Col. Henderson on
THE Resuscitation of the Drowned" For
a time it was difficult to understand what
the powerful engine and its piercing rays
combined meant, but 1t was soon ascer-
tained that the outfit was on night trip
for exercise and experience. and naturally
sought the locality where both were most
easily obtainable.
The light reached every part of the rifle
range, showing In bold relief the target
butts, numbers and backstops. and when
Slyfr rfstN
range it showed SO invitingly that it was
at once determined to try the effect of
night shooting. When Maj. Bell, with
his first shot, landed in the bulIs-eye 1t
twenty inches in diameter. at 500 yards.
was liable to be brought down with but
little difficulty. The spotter showed the
shot to be near the O'Clock edge OF the
bull. SO to be safe q little higher hold was
made. resulting in a "maGpie" on the II
o'clock line The next three shots landed
safely in the bull. resulting In the total
of % out of the possible %. The battle
sight was used in the firing. Lieuts. Holt
and Caldwell made some fine shots. as
did the officers in charge of the light.
About thirty shorts were fired. all OF
which hit the target, and of that number
only one outer was made. and that was
due to the sudden shifting OF the lens as
the shot was fired.
1t is proposed to make another test over
the 1,OOO-yard range in the near future,
at which time one of the new telescope
sights will be tried In connection with the
Springfield rifle.
Representative Halvor STEVENSON, chair
man Of the house committee on militia,
spent two days at the rifle range on invi-
tation of Lieut. Carmody. and 1t is said
that he expressed himself as highly
pleased with the work which he witness
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