The Washington herald., 1909-11-14
News of the National Guard;
Gossip of Interest to MiHtianlen

I classes viii find the wireless work to
their liking The company possesses
two complete field wireless outfits.
District marksmen are interested in a
report Of United States Vice Consul Gen
eral Charles A Risdorf, Of Frankfort,
who states that a German publication,
! Army and Politics, has caused sensa-
+ tlon IN military circles by describing a
I new appliance for a gun 10 enable the
soldier TO take aim at great distances in
complete darkness. The inventor is an
/ engineer of Dortmund. named lssel. A
] telescope searchlight containing a small
electric lamp is fixed 10 the barrel be-
/ low the stock. Military authorities are
/ said 20 have made successful trials, and
/ all shots took effect.
Col Grin 3. Mi,eham. OF the Ordnance
Department L. S. A. has inspected tho
material OF the First Battery, Field
/ Artillery. y. G. D. c. While there
| Is nothing 20 indicate what Col. Nit
CHAINS report viii be 10 Maj. Gen Leon
ard Wood, L. 5. A. commanding the De-
partment Of the East. 1t is understood
/ that he viii report the local battery as
] bNAlAH AZ All -ha4n0o NDAAllANA nc EAl1
/ Of the battery are all new and Of the
: most modern type. being Of later model
/ than those in use IN many batteries OF
! the regular army.
] Among those present az the inspection,
/ In addition 10 the officers and men Of the
! battery. were Capt lie Roy Hilman,
/ Coast Artillery. L. S. A; Mai. p. O'Hern.
/ Ordnance Department L. S. A. and
/ Lieut. Col. S h. Smiley. Ad1utant Gene
raj Of the District Militia.
| The officers and enlisted men OF the
District Militia who had been so ordered
| appeared before the physical exanlin-
/ ing board, headed by Mai. r. A Foster,
during the week, preliminary 20 their
/ theoretical and practical examination for
promotion and appointment IN the com
! missioned rank. Practically all the physl-
cal examinations have been completed.
and It IS expected that all the appoint
ments and promotions can be made by
/ the latter part Of next month.
! BY that time, however, there will be
other officers and enlisted men ready for
1 examination for the same purpose. The
latter group VIII not be as large as those
now undergoing examination.
Application for transfer 10 the Signal
Corps Company Of the District militia
has been made by Lieut. lands. Of the
First Battery. Field Artillery. Lieut..
Lands is an expert electrician and feels
that he viii be Of service in the Signal
Corps Company, where such talents are
lin need. AS IL seems assured at present
that the two Heutenancies in the Signal
Corps Company viii be made from the
ranks, Il is doubtful whether Lieut.. Ian
dis application will be favorably acted
upon
No confirmation OF denial OF the rumCr
that Lieut. /. II. Johnson, temporarily
commanding the Signal Corps Company.
win be given the captaincy, has been
forthcoming.
Honorable discharges have been given
10 the following enlisted men Of the Dis
trict militia. owing 10 removal from the
District:
Corp Luther s. Daggett. Company D,
First Infantry; Private James O. Scott.
Company /, First Infantry; Private r.
W. Taylor, Second Infantry Band. Pr
vate John Boyle, Private Herbert A..
Bridget. Private Randall G. Herman.
lPrivate John ". J. McFadden. and Prl-
vate Clarence F. Perkins. Company c,
Second Infantry.
The ordnance department OF the regular
army Is preparing to furnish the new
targets, 10 be used under the revised
b firing regulations. which viii go into ef-
feet in the military service on January I.
and II is expected that the equipment viii
be ready for issue by that time The
new regulations provide for more field
J firing and they call for silhouette, fall
, ing. bObbinE. disappearing, moving, and
: other types Of targets. The latter viii
! be installed at the Congress Heights
range before the beginning OF next sea-
sons rife practice.
/ Standing gun drill was held by the First
Battery, Field Artillery, OF the District
J militia on Friday night The school for
3 noncommissioned officers in this organi-
zation began Wednesday night and will
, be held every Wednesday. Technical
, problems involved in the preparation and
j conduct OF FIRE with the new 3-inch
field piece were taken up. For two months
, the men viii wrestle with the manipula-
ton Of the panoramic sights, the bat
terry commanders telescope. the battery
commanders ruler. and with parallaxes.
During the winter competitions viii be
held between the different sections. and
the officers Of the battery viii Offer a
prize for the section which makes ths
best scores IN the indoor practice. Pro
hclency IN the battery viii also be used
as the basis for filling nOncOmmissiOned