Evening star., 1909-07-11

The teams to go to Sea Girt. with the
individual scores. are:
Company I. I'd Infantry-capt. Alexan-
der Summers. 5s; Private j. e. Gordon,
5s; Private ]. NJ. Stewart, 60: Private w.
L. Thomas. 60; Sergt c. E. Groom. A.
Total. 2s3.
Powers, IS; Lieut.. W. L. Maddocks. 81;
Private R. H Clauser. s.: Sergt. F. r.
McFadyn, 5s: Private Max kroble. 81
Company G. "a 1nfantry-First sergt
C. L. Adams, So: Corporal A. L. Corral,
Sc; Corporal s. w. Forsythe, So; Ssrgt
Charles Miller. So; Private A. c. Colt. So
Company E. ID Infantry-capt e. H.
Private w. w. Woodward. So; Sergt. c..
r. Hutchinson. 50; Private A. B. White,
SO. Total, 272.
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First Lieut. Charles. r. Luce. surgeon.
LIST Infantry, has been detailed as a
member of the brigade examining board
and has been directed to report to Col.
Charles II. Ourand. LIST Infantry, presi-
dent Of the board. for instructions.
| Mai, James E. Bell, inspector of small
| arms practice. has submitted to head
| quarters report covering the ordered
practice on the range for 1909. The
number OF guardsmsn Daa to face the tar
| qualified as expert riflemen. thirty-six as
| sharpshooters and 7I6 as nlarksmen. It
| Is expected that the qualifications will
| be increased by voluntary practice dur
| ing the summer.
| Members of the 1st Battery have be-
| gun to work with their new field pieces.
| One OF the guns was mounted on its car
riage at drill last Friday night. under
| the direction of First Lieut.. Sherman
Miles. Sd Field Artillery, U. S. A., who
has been detailed as instructor to the bat
terry In the new material each drill night
until the annual encampment.
/ After the gun YVES mounted the tangent
and panoramic sights and the range
quadrant were inserted in their brackets,
Lieut.. Miles gave the men who gathered
| about the piece an interesting and in
structive talk on the general principles
| of the, new field artillery material. ex-
| planning the mechanism Of the gun and
J the manipulation of the sights and quad
rant.
The men were much interested in the
| instruction, which continued for more
| than two hours. Next Friday the fuse
setter, the nomenclature Of the piece. and
After the non-commissioned officers have
| been sufficiently instructed to teach the
men standing gun drill. the officers will
take up with Lieut. Miles the study OF
the battery commanders telescope, the
ruler and the plotting board.
| The instruction in the new gun will
| be given at first only to the non-com-
missioned ofiicers and older men. There
are large number Of recruits in the
battery, and they are being drilled In
the school OF the soldier and OF the bat
| terry dismounted.
There are at present nearly 100 men
in the command, and an effort will be
made to take that number to camp. In
sibie. the battery armory will be open
every evening and Sunday until the an
nual encampment and an officer or non-
commissioned officer will be present to in
struct those men who report for volun-
An examination for non-commissioned
officers will be held next Friday. as there
| are. two sergeants and three corporals
the battery will have as instructor Capt
Manus Mccloskey. 9Th Field Artillery
/ L. S. A.
The regulations under which the Ma
tional Guard is being reorganized were
received by militia headquarters from
the War Department. approved last
Thursday They are now being printed
in the form of a general order
Under the head of Military disci-
pline" the regulations de as follows:
/ IAN persons in the military service are
required TO obey strictly and to execute
promptly the lawful orders of their su-
periors.
Military authority will be exercised
| with firmness, kindness and Justice
Punishments must conform TO law and
follow offenses as promptly as c.rcum-
stances win permit.
"Superiors are forbidden to .njure those
under their authority By tyrannical or