The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
COAST ARTILLERY
tents PITCHED
School of instruction Begins
Tomorrow With Hard
Work TO Follow
Militia and Regulars Will Do
Everything Expected in
Real Warfare

With colors flying and the band her
aiding their approach, seven companies
Of coast artillery. national guard of
California, now known as reserve
troops. marched into annual encamp-
Elent at the Preside reservation and
pitched their tents beside the regular
army under the shadows of Marcus
Miller battery at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Within 10 minutes after
equipment was slung to the ground and
guns stacked, the guard was mounted
and for eight days the 500 civilian sol
diers viii be put through war maneu-
Vers by Uncle Sans trained artillery
men.
IN TINE FOR MESS
Up through the city from Van Ness
avenue and Sutter street and thence TO
Lombard and out TO the reservation,
the men Of the First, Second, Third.
Fourth Sixth. Seventh and Ninth com
panies. in command Of Lieutenant
Colonel George A. Shastey, tramped
their way across the pavements in full
campaign equipment, arriving at the
camp IN time for the evening mess.
While tents We're being pitched. stakes
driven and guards mounted the mess
the tug Of the last guy rope on the last
company tent the bugle called the boys
10 a welcome meal
The encampment is the annual school
OF instruction for the state militia.
After rest last night and today the
men win take up the regular program
under the general supervision of Colo
mel Lundeen. commandant of the post.
The reserve troops have been stationed
he faf 20
mand. Lieutenant Colonel Brooks in
charge. This assignment places the
seven companies under the barbette
and disappearing guns Of Batteries
Marcus Miller. Cranston, Lancaster and
Chamberlain. The school Of instruc-
tiOn and target practice viii be linn
tied. however, to Cranston and Lancas-
ter batteries. in which are mounted
10 inch guns. The eight days will be
occupied principally with work in sub
caIber practice and target work
Thursday night viii be devoted to
might drill on the batteries with the
big suns and battery equipment.
EVERY BATTERY MANNED
with the arrival of the national
guard companies the entire encamp-
ment muster is complete and every bat
terry intended TO defend the harbor in
time Of war is fully manned. Owing
DO the size Of the reserve troop COM
Danies three companies will be assigned
10 a battery at one time during the
maneuvers. The regular coast artillery
VIII demonstrate the work and then the
guardsmen viii enter into the real task
of the encampment under the eyes of
the regular army officers.
over 1000 men viii participate in
the review and encampment. All the
regular army artillery men are sta
toned at Fort Winfield Scott. Fort
Baker and Fort Mason. All the big
guns win be trained during the target
practice on moving targets, which viii
he drawn across the Golden gate Pro-
iectiles viii be thrown across the decks
of imaginary enemies, and mimic
warfare viii be waged between a phan-
tom squadron and the coast defense.
OFFICERS IN CHARGE
The officers in charge of the state
troops are: Lieutenant Colonel George
a. Shastey, Major Henry c. Mathewson,
Captain Alexander A. Schenck. Ser
geant Major A r. Fouratt. Captain H.
ChOynski adjutant; c. J. Mund of the
Second. 2. /. Bush Of the Third. W. g.
Hyde Of the Fourth. R. z. Mittelstaedt
of the Sixth. A. r. Farless of the Sew
enth. w II. MaIlett of the First First
Lieutenants II. 6. McKenny, H G. Del
arnanter (quartermaster) W. II. Homer,
s. p Russell, c. c. de Wolf. H Louder
hack, w. A. Hamilton and Second Lieu
tenants W. A. Tit and A. A. Foreman.
The medical corps is in charge of Major
6. Emmel and First Lieutenant II. G.
Richards.
The official program for the encamp-
ment contemplates guard duty today,
with progressive instruction in nomen-
clature. gun drill and range finding
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday will
be occupied with the same program as
announced for Monday. Thursday the
Twenty and Seventeen COM
panies, regulars, will take the guns in
target practice. The militia will have
an afternoon of independent drill at the
guns, and in the evening night prac-
tice. Subcaliber practice viii occupy
the attention Of the companies Friday
morning, with drill on the grounds in
the afternoon. Saturday win be
mixed day of work and pleasure. camp
inspection being ordered for the fore
noon and athletic games for the after
noon Sunday will be spent in rest
and Monday viii witness trench dig
ging and mortar practice.
The encampment viii not end for all
the troops until June 25. Thursday, the
23d, viii witness a complete simulated
naval attack from the entrance Of the
harbor and from land. The battle Will
continue through Thursday night and
all day Friday, the big guns as well as
the mOrtars being used.