The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
OFFICERS REJOICE
OYER MILITIA ORDER
Will Mean the Saving of
Considerable Money.
RANGE OPEN FOR THREE DAYS
Officers and Enlisted Men TO he
Given Chance TO Make Records mn
and FrIday-PnmphIets VIII He
Distributed to Instruct Men.

Commanding officers OF the National
Guard OF the District OF Columbia, re-
sponsbe for equipment. are rejoicing
over an order from militia headquarters
which will mean the saving OF consider
able money.
This Is paRlcularly welcome at this
time. on account Of the considerable
amount Of clothing and other equipment
destroyed or lost during the recent Mas
sRchusetts maneuyers. In effect. the order
provides for clothing allowance vouchers
to be used for the dropping Of property
from return OF quartermaster's supplies
FOR the year ending November 80 1909
Property to the value Of 1888 a man
year will be allowed where It Is un-
serviceable, lost or destroyed.
When clothing is found unserviceable, Il /
Is TO be turned over to the brigade quar-
tefmaster and that which has been lost
or destroyed noted on the vouchers The
dropping of property by the latter meth
cd is not intended TO supersede the sur
veying Of lost or destroyed property
where circumstances can be clearly set
forth. and where the claim of nonrespon-
sibility can be substantiated but is in
tended 10 cover losses where knowledge
OF the facts connected with it is lack
ing and where no method Of obtaining
relief exists.
Last Chance 10 he Given
In the coming week last chance will
he given 20 the guardsmen who have
failed to do their duty at the Congress
Heights rife range. The range will be
open from a, m. to $50 p. m. tomorrow
Tuesday. and Friday for any officer or
enlisted man who has not fired on the
range during this year. II will also be
open on those days for practice for the
bands OF the First and Second Infantry
regiments. and for firing In the army
course In compliance with a recent gen
eral order from militia headquarters.
in order TO take the latter course. writ
ten application is necessary, and must be
made to the inspector OF small arms prac-
tice Details OF this course can be OBJ
talned from the inspector or from Capt
r. S. King. superintendent OF the target
range
In order that no time or money will be
lost by government employees who are
members of the National Guard service
cards" emitting them TO their regular
pay for the day they are on the range
the range on any OF the three days
named. Two car tickets will also be fur
nished them by Capt King. Service
cards win also be issued 10 the number
OF necessary range officers for the num-
Der OF days employed. Only a sufficient
number OF officers 20 properly supervise
the firing Will be employed.
Instructive Pamphlets.
All officers Of the Guard will shortly re-
ceive two books or pamphlets, which viii
prove not only instructive. but interesting
reading They are Studies In Minor
Tactics and Military Map Reading
One direct result OF the Massachusetts,
war game has been a marked increase OF
the desire OF all officers TO Increase their
knowledge on these two subjects. The
naneuvers impressed on the minds OF all
the absolute necessity for brushing up
these two particular matters which
are so necessary In war. or conditions re-
sembling it. such were had in Massa-
chusetts.
Considerable satisfaction is expressed
among officers that they viii have the
benefit Of these two latest publications.
The frs. Studies in Minor Tactics" was
compiled by the Division OF Military At
fairs. Army School OF the Line, OF the
Army Service Schools at Fort Leaven-
worth Kans. The second, Military Map
Reading" also comes from the service
schools az Fort LeavenwOrth. 1t is writ
ten by Capt G. o. Sheriff.. Corps OF En-
gineers. T.. S A. who is Instructor in en-
cheering az Fort Leavenworth.
Interest I'm appointment
With the enlargement OF the Signal
Corps Company. interest IS manifested in
the appointment Of a commanding on
Ger. Lieut. L. II. Johnson is in tenn
pOrary command.
In this connection considerable enthusi-
asm has been aroused among enlisted
men over the fact that one OF their
number, Private Nathan Williams. has
applied for a commission While the en-
listed men are guarded IN their comment.
the hope Il expressed that Private VIII
Jams will receive the captaincy. This Is
rather expected from his administrative
and military ability. shown by a long
military career He rose from the ranks
in the Pennsylvania National Guard TO
a eaptaincy and also served three years
in the regular army receiving an honor
able discharge.
Private williams entered Company r.
Second Pennsylvania Infantry. on Sep
tember % 1895; was promoted 10 cor
poral April 30. 1928: transferred to Com
pany NJ Third Pennsylvania Infantry.
December 49, 1899; promoted TO sergeant
December 81 1Ss; promoted 10 nrSt SER
geant January 4. 1900; elected second lieu
tenant January 3. 1901; transferred 70
Company G. Second Infantry, May %.
1893; elected first lieutenant. Company NJ.
Second Infantry. November H. 1902 and
elected captain OF that company July
10 1905. lie resigned on account OF re-
poval from Pennsylvania. In July. last
year
Coming to Washington. after fourteen
years military service, Mr.. Williams
found the fever stilI upon him, and
Joined the District Signal Corps on April
g. this year.
In addition 20 the appointment OF a
captain for the Signal Corps company,
there will be two lieutenants named. For
first lieutenant It is expected Lieut..
Lands. Of the First Battery. win be
transferred to the Signal Corps, as he is
az expert electrician. and his services
viii be found invaluable The other lieu
tenancy Il IS believed will probably be
held IN allegiance until the company is
recruited up to !ts full capacity
montgomery Farmer Dead
Special to rho Washington Herald.
Rockville Nd. Oct. 16.-Beniamin r