The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-15
EXPERTS ARE ENTITLED
TO ADDITIONAL PAY
InnuaI Report Of Adjuiani Gen.
eTaI OeVOtes Much Time TO
Small Arms Practice

Washington, d. c. Dec. l5.--in the
annual report or the adjutant general
Of the army. Geneial F C. Ainsworth.
devotes some space TO small arms
firing. He states that continued inn
proyement is shown in rifle firing
by the increase in the number of
qualifications in the higher grades of
craftsmanship. He cites the prae-
iice season Of 1908. during which 2379
expert riflemen, 1907 sharpshooters
and 4.204 marksmen qualified. as
against 1881 expert riflemen, 5,555
sharpshooters and Alps marksmen in
1907. This means a great deal to
The army as under the regulations as
amended February 3. l909 enlisted
men qualifying as expert riflemen,
sharpshooters and marksmen are en-
titled to additional pay Of IS. SO and
s. a month. respectively from date
OF qualification 60 the end OF the en-
hstment in which they qualify, pro-
yided that during that time they do
not attain a higher classification and
that they continue TO be members of
an organization armed with the life
or are transferred for ihe convenience
0i the COVER rent to some organlza-
tion not so armed
Fsom The above II Is seen That
the government is giving substantial
recognition TO craftsmanship IN tne
regular army. The regular army al
present consists OF about 77.0O0 men.
many of whom, of course. are not
armed with the rifle and therefore
cannot draw the increased pay There
are i4.s9a men IN the table quoted
who draw Increased pay az the result
of proficiency with the lifle. The
total amount received by them in the
course OF year Is $5246SS or S43,724
per month OF this $ll.S95 goes 70
the 2,379 experts. $23.f2l Is paid TO
The 7.SQS sharpshooters while the l.
2O4 marksmen receive sS.loS per
month. all in addition to the regulai
monthly pay. Taking ihe army AT II
GOO men. more than 90 per cent Of
the enlisted strength Is receiving al.
ditional compensation for excellence
IN craftsmanship
During 1909 the troops in the de-
pa.tment 81 the East and the depart.
ment Of the Gull joined in what was
known as The Atlantic competitions
which were held al Fort Niagara, n.
Y. those in the departments of the
Dakota. Lakes and Missouri. paItici
pated I'm the northern competitions at
Port Sheridan. Illinois: on the Pacific
coast the departments of California
and Columbia held their competitions
at Monterey, California. and the de.
partments Of Colorado and OF Texas
combined in the southwestern c0mpetl
tions held al Leon Springs. Texas AT
ter the department competitions. the
army competitions were held at Fort
Sheridan as the result of which the
army rifle team for the National
trophy match was selected. This
team was defeated by the u. s navy
team By 40 points the navy making 81
S0i and The army infantry team b.
752
In the division competitions medals
were awarded to considerable NUM-
Der OF competitors. including i13 en-
listed men and 2S commissioner offic-
ers for proficiency with the rifle ana
5S enlisted men and Ss commissioned
officers for proficiency with the pis-
iol--Altogether the number Of com.
petitors In the army competitions
were as follows Rifle 5S5 enlisted
men "a commissioner officers and q
distinguished marksmen, pistol 2SS
enlisted men, T3 commissioned ofne
ers and % distinguished pistol shots.
The small arms firing regulations
have been revised and published az
The Provisional Small Arms Firing
Manual" This manual Is to take eff
feet January I, 1910 and is 10 super
scde the present small arms firing
regulations