Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05

! ng appointed to fill vacancies in the
ctive list Of the guard as they occur.
| The new army field ranges will be
| ready for delivery in a few days These
/ ranges will be supplied by the comm!s-
| AIRY general of the army in two sizes,
| Nos. and - The No. l range is suitable
for organizations composed of III men.
| while the No. range is designed for the
/ accommodation of organizations of 80
men.
| The ordnance department of the army
! S at present experimenting with kit
wagon, which. when adopted and avail
able for issue, will be supplied to the
! field artillery batteries of the organized
militia free of charge.
In connection with the participation of
batteries of field artillery of the organized
militia with the regular troops in joint
camps of instruction during the ensuing
summer the adjutants general of the
several states and territories have been
advised that supply of ammunition for
the field guns will be needed, i'll order
that proper instruction may be given to
the personnel of the batteries and re-
quest made that acquisitions be submit
ted for the quantities and kinds of ammu-
milton that Will be needed 1t is the in
tention of the ordnance department to
ship ammunition directly from frankfort
arsenal to the ordnance officer of each
joint camp. in order to prevent delay in
delivery and to preclude the necessity of
shipments 20 states and reshipments to
the camps.
There is no organized manual of drill
regulations for gatling guns. but MAN
ual of Drill Regulations for Machine
Gun Platoons, Infantry United States
Army, 19U9,' has just been issued to the
army.
1t is optional with the states whether
the action of a surveying officer on United
states property in the possession of the
organized militia shall be had annually
or more frequently. In case such action is
had only once year, care should be ex-
erclSed to secure all obtainab.e evidence
in regard to the circumstances under
which the property was lost. destroyed
or stolen, or became unSerViceable or
unsuitable through fair wear and tear
in the service, or any other cause at the
theft or unserviceable or unsuitable con-
altlon was discovered. in order to insure
compliance with paragraph 90 of the
Militia Regulations
Section -; of the Militia Regulations is
to be construed as covering property
which has become unserviceable un-
suitable by fair wear and tear in service,
or from any other cause, or which has
been lost or destroyed or damaged.
No later edition of the manual for the
medical department than that of 1906
IS available for issue. The revised edi-
ton Of the manual is in course of prep
for issue for several months.
An ammonium solution for removing
metallic iouiing from rifle barrels is now
being supplied to the regular service by
the ordnance department, and is, there
fore, available for issue to the organized
m litia. The solution may be obtained
upon requlSitiOH in the usual manner as
a charge against funds allotted for the
support of the militia under section 1861,
revised statutes, as amended or as a
purchase for cash under the provisions
Of section II of the militia law.
The annual allowance of material for
removing metallic fouling from small
arms for one company of infantry. in the
regular service is as follows Thirty
ounces ammonium per suiphate. fifteen
ounces ammonium carbonate and lGO
ounces ammonia 2S per cent.
This quantity will provide for ten
cleanings of each rifle.
The carbonate and per sulphate are
purchased and will be furnished in bot
ties. each containing fifteen ounces. The
ammonia will be purchased and issued in
bottles containing thirty ounces.