The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-21
WILL GET A TASTE
OF REAL ARMY LIFE
State Has Fitted Up Encamp
ment GTOund and Rifle
Range al Chandler

AAE ta+A-| tN hAAEM WH NAE AA-H
islature the officers and men Of the
Oklahoma National guard viii have
This week taste 81 real army life
The Oklahoma guard has until this
year deem handicapped by haviI-
neither a permanent encampmenr
ground nor a rife range The en-.
7ampmeuts were held sometimes az
Guthrie. sometimes All Chandler
sometimes on the military reserya-
lion a, Fort Reno o. Fort Sll bur
-eldom m the same place two years
succession For any rifle prac
fice IS was necessary for the guards
men 70 go f0 o.e Of The government
POSTS, who're 'heg obtained their onir
practice ior the competitions i'm the
National rifle skoot
The last legislature. nawervr. gave
substar ial recognition t0 he claims
# the guard by So ing 81 art sec
Jon ot school lanl ur4r handler as
permanent eucampment ground
ana iiNa range Tho ground Is sur
icieutly varied in .ts character 10
make % Very desirable i1r maneuyer
work and the memh Of the cngi-
ncerHg corps under command of
apt Frank ben King. Cf Lawion
.a> heen af WorS fCr several weeks
trims up d. rifp range auI layug
-r. for ihe camu
The cncampment commenced or
rue,day with all ol The compauies
n0bH'liug directly at fhe cncImp-
non gnouH wiz the exception uf
ee COMPANIES lrom ANa 4Hd Enid
thch stopped AZ Guthrie or D.
icR ht tbc gDt ruer C0mpau
= Aea captain Nutgr commanding
nmpaul x at Enid. Captain Scott
1mmaHaHs Company p ol OHhs.
aHtaiu li 4u e0nmaudiug ana
hc Fn-t rgimen band weHe formed
nto p yls0al brigade dr T
rr4at with Major Charles r Bar
err comnaul'ne After street
arade She brigade was reviewed bz
-he governor and his SIAN from the
tate hous STEPS The reviewing
lalty included Adjutaut Genera
crank NJ Canton Major Black. Z
s A., retired Capt NJ II Tauibee
.ssistant adiutant general ami Lieu.
ol Frederick II The Nineteenth .u-
aHrE Z : A. Who has been le
allied b the war department as .u
pect2r aud instructor for tie so
aupment After the review ths
PROVISIONAL battalion 0en. 10 Cnaud
.rr by spetaai fai in
Pleasant ana Profitable.
According Is ME- reports which
save been received from lne camp
-e eacampmen this year pHl De
-r} pleasant and profitable one The
amp Is ia command o Adiuan
General Fauk 81 Canton and CO.
io1 hoffman commanalas tae
sirst infantry q y 6 both 1f whom
lave spared no Efforts r0 make Is
uccessful Ihe rife practice is au
specially satisfactory feature %. The
neampmeut Heretofore the prac
Ice of hat s1r has been carried 0n
independent ot -ae encamument and
a. nat aroused tae spiri. OF emula
Jon among fhe different 0rganIza
ions which now exists Capt Iack
A.let pre>lien, Of the Gu.tersls
preparatory school. and himself one
II fhe crack sho.s OF the Oklahoma
,laf Is n Charse 81 the rifle rang
The Lrw company al Tulsa. ra |
rH.iA ofSanlzed fo take the place ot !
ae ONE at Hobart which had fallen /
+l9A t8e miuH Bm strength U
nake its first aHp 8ance AZ the eH /
4mpuea.. Tie coMpaus IS ia com |
nali ~ Lieu Charles n RUc-e !
companies of the First regiment ala
low stationed a. Blackwell. Enid
AVA, PaRnee, Chandler ShaWun.
Nuskogee, Durrt Antlers Ar4rs-.
JN.ahoma Cry AND Guhfie lu ad
alton to these rHerC arE tla sa
'orps az Blackwell. engineer CORPS
3, LaRton. hospital corps II EI Reno
gun platoon d Enid an
land at Guthrie
line and Stsf officers.
Major Ava = Niles 0f NHu aia !
ieR former adIaaut general sl
.c'inS IS diSh1rsug oficer auarrl
he enCaurme1t gar I= E
+ph o' A#f1H-d rs ariHaHF. Uf
.car and Capt Hugh Sect ~ Waa /
o7Is IS Fl charge of She medical
epartmen- assisted hy Lfeu r J
'."na. l~ert surgeon THO line
nH fTF affear- af fae Ff-- ~r~t
~ dhou 60 fhe cmusus
omWanders. irc.ule Major r RI
asnu o. Edmon Major j q Here
tmndi.e Naio Charles F. Bar
.I @. ''eae Cant Nou- r. Hizh
'N Capt : p Harrelson. Capt 4
Emery. Capt j.. = Alley ana