Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
INSPECTIONS of the local guardsmen
by Maj. Samson L. Faison, oath
United States Infantry, and Maj.
I LEROY w Heron inspector general

INSPECTIONS of the local guardsmen
by Maj. Samson L. Faison, oath
United States Infantry. and Maj.
Leroy w. Heron, inspector general,
n. G. D. c., took up the greater part
Of the work of the national guardsmen
during the past week and will be con-
tinued during the present week. Although
the official reports Of the inspecting Off,
GERS have not yet been made, it is known
that a general improvement over last
year was noted in all the commands thus
far inspected.
The 1st Battery Field Artillery, n. g.
D. c., will be inspected Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock by Capt. Morris E. Locke.
Sd Field Artillery. U. S. A. Maj. Samuel
Reber, Signal Corps, U. s. A.. will in
spect the Signal Corps Company. n. G.
D. c., Friday evening. The Medical Corps
and Hospital Corps will be inspected
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
Center Market Army by Maj. Charles K.
Reynolds Medical Corps, y. S. A. Thurs
day, March "a, Maj. Heron will inspect
the Naval Battalion on board the U. s. s.
Puritan.
Commissions have been received at Dis
trict militia headquarters for First Lieut..
j. Brent Clarke of the LIST Battery
Field Artillery, who has been transferred
TO the ordnance department.. lOF y.
Shannon, as first lieutenant in the LIST
Battery: for Louis c. Vogt, as second
lieutenant in the 1st Battery: for Harry
W. klotz. second lieutenant, I'd Infantry;
for Raymond A. Jackson. second lieuten-
ant 1st Separate Battalion: for Claude
L. Adams, Fred ]. Rose and Harry j.
Stanbaugh as second lieutenants in the
I'd Infantry.
An interesting event Of the shooting
season on the New Jersey range
will be the first international rifle match
with Canada which will be shot about
September 10 If the challenge issued to
the Canadians by the Americans Is &C
copied. as it is expected 1t will be. The
challenge Games from the Association of
American International Riflemen. which
is limited to those who have represented
America in International contests. such
as the Palma trophy and the Olympic
games, and includes number OF the
foremost military shots Of the country.
Brig. Gen. Bird w. Spencer OF New
Jersey. for many years president OF the
National Rifle Association Of America.
has given a handsome trophy Tor per-
petual competition between Canada and
the United States. the match to be en-
titled 1.-The North American match" Ac-
cording to the terms of the challenge the
match is to be shot alternately first at
Sea Girt and then at Ottawa. between
September l and November / each year.
The teams are limited to six principals
and two alternates, all members to be
citizens Of the country they represent.
They are to use the military arm OF
their respective countries. with any am
munition and military sights. It Will be
the longest range international match. as
far as known, including fifteen record
shots at 300 GOO, 900 and 1 200 yards At
300 wards the targets of the n. r. A. OF
Great Britain will be used, and also at
900 wards: at 900 and 1900 yards the
targets of the N. R. A. of the United
States will be used. Another novel TEA
tire OF the match Is that the shooting
will be done In q prone position at all
ranges. The match will cover two days.
The state of Ohio expects to send at
least fifteen officers to the special schools
of instruction for officers of cavalry,
field artillery. Engineer Corps and Sig
nal Corps, to be held at Fort Riley and
Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
The state has recently acquired a thir-
ty.atre tract of land near the city of
Columbus for the use Of Battery c of
its field artillery. 1t is proposed to d.
vide this land into three sections OF ten
acres each, one of which will be used as
a drill field for the battery. one as an
orchard and the other will be devoted to
truck farming Quarters will be provided
for at least twenty-five men, members OF