Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-15

interest has conferred CURING ltif' week
+, IA shipment Of new artillery ma
! ,a.,a, received from the Rock Island
{ for the First battery. Field ar,
49, 49,. cant. William c. Webb com
ut ,s,ainr The battery has been sup
A,,sd throughout with new equipment
p ..an, field guns to spurs with all the
.r,n,minss in between. All harness
leather accessories are OF fair
,ssther. all painted portions Of tho
~, ara h. ..war paint. color and right
~ 10 the minute in every par tlcnla 4'
,.,,s equipment is identical with that
...n,s,ed 10 batteries of artillery in
roc,,lar service with all improve
- IN to the date it was sent out
lnen.7 me arsenal. The shipment ar
It'll q different times. but II placed
i've s.,er would completely fill six
' ...s,r ht cars. Every article Of the oh
inIate equipment has been turned over
~, the battery commander ana IN Turn n
y will he turned over by Col. II. NJ. Il.
1und. assistant adjutant genera, 70 l,lc
10 rtermaster at Fort Douglas VINO
qu , .han 7ship 1t to the arsenal is
' Wa, ia disposition is not: decided upon.
W. II will probably be placed with
snme military school.
I'VE new rifle is Of the foremost pal.
am 1t is of the type using tlxeo
ssln,nunition that is the powder, pro-
santile and primer are all assembled rrli E,
n = hugo cartridge resmebl1ng IN all
1,,,t its size the familiar rifle cartrldss.
rhc portion behind the shoulder fl ', Is
about four inches in diameter ana q
Az shoulder it is slightly over three
! .ns THE calibcr OF the rifle is three
. .no while the old guns We're 3.2
inches The cartridge is placed In tne
,,saach IN a similar manner to the load
nc; a. If the old type, except that the de-
. III operations of placing projectlie.
.,an,der and primer in position are now
Unnecessary, for the loading Of the new
tic,d rifles is as simple as tne loaulIls
Of the ordinary game rifle: using hAen
ammunition, the piece IL IN the CLASS 9,
rapid fire guns to a lfluch itio ~, Ms
.,a,ree than the old type. BY the uss
~ improved fuse punches, IN using
o,.annel they are automatically punch
"a nlayn|ode at a. desired distance from
tao run. The sights and all appurtte-
nances to the guns are or the iatesL
type. ~, ,,,an ~ t,,a
battery have been engaged in the stuay
,,f the drill regulations covering LIE ,lI
new equipment and the non-co1n m ms,
n;ane5 officers have attended a school
aand,1cted by order of the battery COM
,,ander with Lieut. Fred Smith as M
.ts,,ctor The PROCESS Of the non-coni-
.,,iss,oned officers with their sections
has been such that when the new rlilcs
orc nlaccd in the gun room anu tile
sect,nns formed for gun drill, the pei
+ formancc, IT is assured, Will SO OIL
,yithaut hitch.
TI,e state is indeed fortunate IN ss-sss
curing this equipment for IT'S patte y, I.
The prestige won for Otan ps ti.s
sn,endid artillery organi zatlons SEM 70
NJ ohilippines has been remembered
~, tho batterynen and with the added
,n,,,et,,s to good endeaYor which tats
nav equipment Is sure TO foster, mo
mon Of the First battery may be =
nended upon to give good account OF
themselves whenever tho occasion
arises calling them to the performance
of any duty.
pr. II. S. Wright, colonel and sur
/. ,eon general on tho staff of the gov
ernor has appointed Maj. w. r. Tyn-l
dale lieutenant colonel, medical depart
,nent. also advancing Capt. j. o. Evans
rs major, and DR.. John Sharp as cap
tain. These are the last appoi tme!lysss
under the old Y law, appointments 10
commission now being made by the
governor. Il M s53 5s
Upon tile recommendation of Capt. 70.
II, Bourne, commanding signal corps,
First Class Sergeant Foster was al
1sointed by Gov Spry Thursday first
lieutenant signal corps. Lieut.. Foster
won his promotion by five years OF eff
fcient service in cavalry and signal
corps and by his high grade In a re-
cent examination given by the corps
commander. Two other candidates we ere
In the competition for the promotion.
The promotion OF Lieut.. Foster
brought about two other promotions in
the signal corps this week. Sergt. Belle
mere being detailed as acting first ser
geant and Sergt. B. c. Settle taking;
Sergt. Bellcmere'sAplae as acting quar-
termaster sergeant. Sergt. Paul Arm
strong, by these promotions becomes !;
ranking duty sergeant.
First Class Private r.. p. Rintoul.
signal corps, has been assigned to duty
as chief operator and next Tuesday
evening Will begin work in the develop
ment OF telegraph operators. A circuit.
OF three stations employing four in
strumcnts has been installed for this !
work.
. o. Il d b.
Lafayette Morrison. formerly COM
manding Company G at Richtleld, who ;
has removed his residence to this city.
has been transferred to the Signal /;
ctsps and has been assigned to the tele-
graph division.
The requisition for two sets of por-
table field wireless for the signal corps 4
having been approved and sent to the
office OF the chief signal officer. Wash
ington. a wireless section of the tele-
graph division of the signal corps
will be formed Tuesday evening with
Master Signal Electrician T. +. Fowler
in charge. This section will undertake
the study of the theory and practise
Of wireless biography and will DO
thoroughly competent to handle the
sets when received.
Activity on the target range is much
greater this year than ever before in
the history of the national guard. This
Is perhaps due for the greater part to
the fact that Utah is now participating
IN he national matches at Camp Perry.
g. The team OF 10 men and three Of
hcials Is to be selected from the men
firing during the season and from the
results these men show in the state
competition to be held just prior to the 4