The San Francisco call., 1910-07-19
SIX SHOTS in jig
time ALL HITS
One Hundred and Sixty-frst
Company Performs Well
With IL Inch GUNS

Congratulations are being extended
to Captain Samuel F. Bottoms. coast
artillery corps. upon the remarkable
shooting done by his company. the One
Hundred and Sixty first. with the IL
inch guns of Battery MendelI, Fort
Barry. yesterday morning.
Six shots fired from two guns were
all hits and the entire six were fired in
the space of minutes and 43 seconds.
The target. $500 yards distant and
moving at the rate Of about seven
miles an hour. was 50 shattered by the
shots, each of which pierced il, that 1t
was with difficulty towed ashore.
Major John W. Ruckman, Fort Baker.
was fire commander. and Captain James
Wheeler, Preside of San FRANCISCO,
was acting umpire in place of Captain
F. K. Ferguson, coast defense officer
The annual mine practice Of the
coast artillery corps has been post
poned two weeks on account OF the
small arms practice of the coast ar
tillery at Fort Barry and will take
place about the middue of August.
The First battalion. Thirtieth infan-
try, commanded by Major Leon s. ROu-
diez. will leave this morning for a
three days practice march.
Colonel John A. Lundeen. commander
of the PresidiO post. left Sunday morn
Ing IOI TWO UlOHlnS 4CdNC VI oDcUHtUs
which he will spend in the east. Dur
ing his absence Colonel Clarence
Deems, coast artillery corps. assumes
command of the post and rehnqu1shes
command of the provisional regiment
of coast artillery corps, Prestdto OF Sc Y
Francisco, TO Colonel John c. w.
Brooks. coast artillery corps.
The promotion Of Colonel Charles @.
Woodward. coast artillery corps, from
lieutenant colonel is announced, to date
from July 1.
Captain Thomas H. Jackson, engineer
corps. recently assigned to duty as
chief engineer of the department or
California has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Atascadero on July p for the
purpose OF inspecting the survey work
and the preparation of maps or the
maneuver grounds at that place.
The Eleventh, Eighteenth, Forty
second and One Hundred and Thirty
eighth companies. coast artillery corps.
will sail from this port for Manila on
the transport leaving this port on Sep
tember 5.
Eight different schedules have been
announced, which will be distributed as
follows:
D. tuesdays asu and rhursdays-rrips 1. 2. 4, 5.
saturdays-Trips 1. .. 4, 8 and 7,
SUNDAYS and holidays-Trips and =
Tuesdays-Trip 4, via the Preside from Fort
Mcdowell.
camp 7:30. Fort Mcdowell 1885, arriving san
Trip LEAVES san Francisco 10:15 a. m,
casual camp IO:4O Fort Mcdowell HOO. arriv-
ing San Francisco II 30
Trip 3-Leaves San Francisco 1920 a. M
Fort Mcdowell 1905. casual camp 1225 p m,
Fort Mcdowell 12:45. arriving San Francisco
Trip 4-Leaves San Francisco noon. casual
camp 1928 0. m, Fort Mcdowell 12:4S, arrty-
ing San Francisco 1:20.
Trim 5-Leaves San Francisco p. m, Fort
Mcdowell 4:35, casual camp 4:55, arriving in
San Francisco $50.
Trip 6-Leaves San Francisco 5:45 p. M
casual camp $40. Fort Mcdowell $3.50, arriving
In San Francisco 1:05.
Trip LEAVES San Francisco 11:40 p. m.
casual camp - :O5 a. m. Fort Mcdowell I'D.
arriving In San Francisco 1 a. m.
Trip S-Leaves San Francisco $40 a. m.
casual camp 9:Oo. Fort Mcdowell 9:25. arriving
in San Francisco 10 a. m.