The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-27
BULLS-EYES BY
BIG SIEGE GUNS

Brig. Gen. M. NJ. Macomb yesterday
morning witnessed satisfactory test
Of battery of mobile siege guns 1t
Sehofield Barracks. The 159th Com
pany of Coast Artillery, under l.ieuten-
ant Vaughan, handled the big guns,
which were recently brought out from
the storage buildings at the Barracks
and used for the first time. The ;nl-ks-
manship was satisfactory in every way.
, Targets were set on the slopes of the
Waianae range, back of the post.
Major Timberlake, commandaat Of
Fort Rugsr, stated he was satisfied
with the results, finding the pieces to
be accurate notwithstanding the fact
| that the ammunition was not the best
and the men had had little practise
with the guns.
The range yesterday was AGO yards,
the battery being located near the
First Infantry environment. Two shots
were fred from each of the siege guns
and the two howitzers. The first shot
landed fifty yrrds beyond the target,
and the second only twenty five yards.
The only poor shot of the test was the
third from the howitzers, this bursting
far short of the mark. The second shot
from tho howitzer was reported
through the field telephone to be only
eight yards off,
The siege guns and howitZers have
been stored mt Schofeld Barracks ever
since they arrived here, there being no
room for them Mt Fort Ruger. The
guns properly belong to the Coast
Artillery. They are designed to repel
invaders or to be used in besieging, be-
ing of such size that they can be
moved about.
With the successful test of these big
guns the department of Hawaii has
now n secondary defense line, the first
being the line of Notifications from
. Diamond Head to Pearl H0@bOr.
Among those who witnessed the tOdt
yesterday were General Macomb, Lieu
tenant Andrews, aide; Capt. w. II.
Johnson, who has been attached teesAe
headquarters staff in connection with
militia matters; Major Timbetlake and
Capt. j. s. Johnson, G.. A. c., and Cap
tain Hannum, Corps of Engineers. The
guns will again be stored in the sheds
until needed.
Fertilization Plans.
The work of the army board which
!, recently held many sessions in Homo.
lulu, is commented on in the SIN iTfan.
cisco Call of September / 9. follosatdg
the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Nor
rison and Major Blakeley, members of
the board, as follows:
Justice Robertson decided that the or
iginal ruling of the court was re.
seinded, on the face of the evidence
that Mr.. Ivers could have testified at
that time, although the bench under
stood that there had been no intent at
misrepresentation ON the par of Mr..
Ivers or his attorney in filing the affi-
davit declaring that it had been i'm
possible for Ivers to testify.
Justice Perry rendered a dissenting
opinion and held that the state of Mr..
, Ivcrs health and the difficulty of com
munication should have been taken
into consideration in ruling on the
motion.
According to Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Smith, the decision rendered yes
+ tcrday morning is distinct victory for
the Territory as in prosecuting its ease
further, the plantation concerned will
have to Introduce the original testi-
mOny, already made IN the hearing be.
fore the tax appeal court Inst June and
Mr.. Iyers' testimony, which would
Q have been Of valuable nature 10 the
> appellants, cannot be admitted
Ten days has been given Attorney
Prosser 10 lle his brief and nt the end
= ~ This period, after the deputy httor
. neY general has fled rebntial, nrgu
7 meni on the briefs will be commenced
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