Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

y III, roads led to the rife range
~ of the National Guard of the
"A District of Columbia last week.
u The big three days shoot is
ended and the long winters
work on the indoor range has shown It's
results. Never before was there such en-
thusiasm shown by men who had never
shot in a big match; and the shooting by
the experts was such as to predict big
things at Seagirt next month. The nne
spirit shown on the range was one OF
the noticeable features Of the shoot. The
younger men felt the enthusiasm of COM
petition. There is said to be not the
slightest doubt that this feeling helps the
esprit du corps of company, DlHds the
men closer together, and In many cases
will cause the men to look to their own
organization as the crack company in the
brigade.
The company feeling, however, makes
hard problems for the colonel of the
regiment to solve sometimes. At this
juncture there are several knotty ques-
tionS which the two regimental COM
manders will have to settle before
many days. Every company commander
wants his company to remain intact
the regimental commanders want to
make the moves which will benefit the
entire regiment. At present when the
exact number of companies for camp
sible to take men from the fuller COM
panies and scatter them throughout
the regiment and thus fatten the slen-
der organizations.
This would have the result OF filling
m the COMPANIES, but company COM
manders saw IL breaks up the spirit OF
the men.
why should ] work hard and enlist
a fine lot of men for the benent OF
some one else?' they ask.
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the coloneTs vision prompts him to
make moves for the best interests OF
all concerned. Further, he Is the col
onel. There are several moves OF tnat
sort to be made, and the ofncers
throughout both regiments are hoping
no friction will result
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The completed order for the movement
TO camp will probably be published this
week Nothing radically new Will ap-
near In it. and actually the work OF the
quartermaster and the commlssary y
with the blows OF the hammer, the paint
brushes are frisking over the surfaces
! of wagons and other property that VIII
| be taken to the field All roads led to
the rifle range last week. but from now
on they lead to Harpers Ferry.
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The War Department is reported to
have it's many eyes on the Signal Corps
Company, inasmuch as experiments are
being conducted with the field. wireless
outfits. Capt Terry has had plenty OF
experience with that sort OF thing.
Wireless telegraphy is to be the chief
dependency in future war signaling, ana
one of the big problems Is caused by the
criss-crossing of messages In time OF
battle The Signal Corps Company will
have experiments at Harpers Ferry
which will help solve this problem.
A new reel cart for laying wires will
be seen in operation at Harpers Ferry.
The company already has the cart and
CARNATIONS In the United States to re-
ceive one.
Recent military engagements have DEM
onstrated that instant communication
upon field OF battle between widely sep
arated forces Is imperative ana so the at
! tention of many military experts has been
| focused on the matter. These latest reel
carts represent careful study OF the stu
alton.
| They are so constructed that cart
| drawn by a team Of horses can advance
| Immediately behind 4 cavalry or infantry
charge, and while proceeding at a gallop
can lay q line of field wire and establish
| immediate communication with a given
| base at any point at which the cart stops.
| One of these carts, ii is planned. VIII go
with each commanding officer. and will
thus enable him to keep in constant touch
with both his superior officers and the
! men under his command.
| 4 large measure OF catastrophe brought
/ about through misunderstanding of or
| ders the killing of couriers and various
| other contingencies. will thus be obviated
| or course there will be drawbacks to the
| wire telegraphy, but the reel carts are
surely the best obtainable. When the
| cart returns along its line of wire which
! It has sown in its wake as spider pro-
duces its silken web strands, the reel
| cart will automatically take up the slack
! and wind ii around Its spool. no matter
| how fast the cart goes.
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