New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

When the new rifle range az Bl2uYelt-
NJ Y. for the troops OF greater New Yorss
is open for practice next October, Colonel
N B. Thurston. chief ordnance Officer
OF the state. has decided that the marking
and scoring shall be performed bg MEM
bers of the national guard who are eGc
OF work at that time. He will need about
one hundred and fifty markers. and seIec-
tions Will be made from each regimen,
among men having first class records af
duty. These men will be esnpIoyed for an
entire month and viii receive the state
nav and subsistence They viii sleep On
the range and will be organized into 3
composite company. with commissioned o.
ficers in charge. These men will take ths
place of civilians formerly hired and ths
change. it is believed, viii be beneficial
and will cost no more than the old system.
The men, being members of the nauesal
guard, Will be held under proper dlssl.
pline al all times.
A delegation of thirty-hve officers OF ths
New York National Guard will 20 20 ST.
Louis to attend the annual convention ot
the National Guard Association OF ths
United States which meets on October !,
and ). The delegates will be selected
from the senior line officers and VIII in
ciude all the colonels OF regiments. No
officer above the rank OF colonel will %
selected as delegate. This viii be the nrsc
time the national guard of the state has
been represented by its fun quota. ard the
state will pay the expenses Of the dele
gates for transportation. subsistence and
quarters.
Officers of the United States Coast ATt.
lery who observed the work OF the COM
panies of the Sth Regiment on duty ar
Forts Totten and Schuyler during coast
defence exercises there state in their on
cial reports. just made public. that many
of the men We're physically unfit for tne
work. not being built heavy enough. The
officers and men are praised for their VIII
ingness TO learn. but the discipline was
not considered good. according 10 the army
standard. The smallness OF the companies
is also referred TO. which IL is said made
il impossible 10 man the batteries proper
Iy and hindered the instruction. Some or
the officers are said 20 be unfit for thef
positions
Members % Company I OF thc 5etH Rss'-
ment viii soon arrange r programme ioF'
joint military exhibition with a nur'l0sr
mory. There will be prize drills, Ioin; 81
view and dancing.
The joint shooting tournament Of t1s
New York, New Jersey and Penrsylvsns
Rifle Association will begin at Sea Glr]
n. J.. on Thursday and continue for zen
days. Military marksmen from all over
the United States VIII attend. tnc'udhs
the teams from the regular service whieA
Won prizes al Camp Perry last week. Tnere
are some tventy-nine matches TO be sao-
and these include team and Individual coh-
tests Well as revolver matches
The 18th Regiment comes IN tor SUM
criticism from Colonel II. l. Harris l.
A. who observed its work while a. Or
Hamilton New York. in the coast dstenee
exercises there. Colonel Harris in his o.
fetal report SAYS. -'A number ot 'hs
fcers, chiefly among the lieutensnts' nA
by special effort made great adVsnseiN
in their efficiency as artiHerynen, e'As'
show tendency 20 develop slmos' "'s
dierIy attitude and. while talking o. -.
conditions under which they LABOR III -
guard and the necessity OF kespins ~
esprit Of their organizations tai 20 60
thai their chief patriotic duty Is
every opportunity offered and msaas -
vided TO perfect themselves sS ar'",
men as long as they remain IN the '''
artillery corps"
Colonel Davis ~ the 18Th Regimen, -
received the resignation Of F'rst -,
tenant Franklin Fl Rogers, OF tnS 81.
'omuany. the senior lieutenant -,
grade in the regiment He 5 .s
of Major George W Rogers. ana -
because his business viii tsAs h'''
" est Lieutenant Rogers joined ~ - a.
ment as a private on February ~ -
VAS pronoted corporal IN June i> So, n
geant In cember lS9s; trsI sersS.-,.s
April. lsSS aud was houoraoiy ols'uHSsof
In MAY 1895 Hs re-eulisted IN t'evs..s,rt
the same year and Was promotea Ssssn,st
the follow inS year. He Wa coH'l,' c-s srst
, acond lieutenant in June. lsH az. az
reur.nan, in Noyemncr. ,@fE~ res
nd nth companies have vacanciss
tiine.
FIRST Lieutenant r. 5. COS. OF ,I,s,lsa
o. OF the 7tn Regiment. who Ms -,s r.rt
to eutv with Company 4, u 5He 8
mont during tie tour OF the Fesass
,huyt time ago At Pine CShF. ,,,,sa4