The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
REGULARS BEGIN
TARGET PRACTICE
Rifle and Pistol Competition for
Department of California
at Ord Barracks
Noted Officers and Seventy En-
listed Men Among Marks
men at Monterey

The annual rife and pistol compe-
titions of the department of CaIifor-
MIA began yesterday at Ord barracks,
Monterey. The following officers are
taking part in the contest:
Rife competition--Captain Wallace B. Scales
Fifth cavalry. Schoheld barracks, Honolulu II
T.; First Lieutenant Paul w; Beck, signal corps.
Camp Yosemite California; First Lieutenant Fe-
Tx w Motlow, coast artillery corps, Fort Barry
California: First Lieutenant Austin NJ Pardee
Twentieth infantry distinguished marksman) ,
ant Emil P Pierson, Fourteenth cavalry, Pre-
sldio of San Francisco California; Second Lieu
tenant Charles A. bravo, Eighth Infantry, Pre-
sidio of Monterey, California
Pistol competition-Cap William H. H.
Chapman, Twentieth infantry distinguished pis-
toll shot, Fort Shafter. Honolulu, II. t.; First
Lieutenant Leonard Il. Baker, Eighth infantry
Preside Of Monterey, California; First Lieutenant
Thomas w. Brown, Twenty seventh infantry,
Preside Of Monterey, California; Second Lieuten-
ant James II. Burns. First field artillery Pre-
sidio of san Francisco California; Second Lieu
tenant Emil 7. Pierson. Fourteenth cavalry, Pre-
sidio of San Francisco California; Second Lieu
Preside Of Monterey, California.
Besides the officers named 20 enlisted
men in this department are taking
part. Lieutenant Fred T. Cruise, First
field artillery has been ordered to
Reclamation, Cal, to examine sites for
contemplated target practice of the
Second battalion, First field artillery.
Captain Herbert c. Gibner, medical
corps, general hospital at the Pre-
sidio, will go on leave of absence for
20 days, beginning July 81.
Captain William r. Davis, medical
corps, Fort Mason, has been granted
leave OF absence for 20 days.
The Twenty-sixth infantry, in com
mand of Colonel Charles A. Booth
which arrived home from the Philip
pines Thursday, will start for Its new
post today at II o'clock, going over
the Santa Fe road. The First and Sec
ond battalions, band and headquarters,
will go to Fort Wayne, Mich, and the
Second battalion will go to Fort Brady,
Mich.
Colonel Enoeh II. Crowder, who is to
temporarily act as Judge advocate of
this department, is due at this post
July rs. As Colonel Crowder is slated
for judge advocate general of the army,
IT Is not expected his stay here will be
long Brigadier General George B.
Davis, present Judge advocate general,
is reported to be on the list for re-
tirement in the near future, and then
Crowder will assume the office.
The transport Sheridan, which is
scheduled to sail to the Philippines
August 8, will take the One Hundred
and Fifth and the One Hundred and
Fifty-ninth companies. coast artillery,
to Honolulu, and the One Hundred and
Forty-sixth company. coast artillery, to
Manila.
The big guns at the Preside will
go into practice again Monday, shoot
Ing at moving targets.
The following army orders were pub
lished at Washington yesterday:
Major John S. Mallory. Twelfth in
fantry, ordered to San Francisco, and
from that place to Manila, August 5, to
ioin his regiment.