Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08
BATTERY GUNNERS
SOLVE PROBLEMS
Work of District Field Artillery
at Tobyhama Commended
by Regulars.
COMPLETE SECOND DAY
OF TARGET PRACTICE
Travel Miles Over Barely Broker
Mountain Trails-Oficers and
Privates Vie in Efficiency.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARTILLERY CAMP, TOBYHANNA,
Pa. August S.-The LIST Battery, Field
Artillery, is putting in the busiest days
since it's organization at the camp with
the regulars here. Bright and early
this morning the men were on the
road to be gone all day, completing
the second day Of their target prac-
tice with service ammunition. Miles
from the camp they travelled over
barely broken trails in the mountains,
the cannoneers hiking along behind
their sections, while the drivers were
putting in strenuous hours pulling the
heavy artillery guns and carriages over
rocks and boulders as big as the car
riages themselves.
All through the morning the big
three-inch guns belched forth their
shot and shell and from the observing
station the shrapnel could be seen
bursting in the air with a distant boom.
Dinner found the drivers taking their
| horses nearly two miles to water, and
| on return nose bags filled with oats were
given to the horses. In the meantime,
| the cannoneers had all lined up beside
the uuartermasters wagon. which fol-
lowed them up from camp with not
dinner Immediately after the can
noneers had eaten their mess ana
| downed the hot black coffee they went
| To the limbers stationed far back of the
| firing line and guarded the horses while
| the drivers travelled to the head of the
| column for their meal. After all heavy
| appetites had been satisfied the firing
| was resumed.
Men Respond Quickly.
| Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock
when reveille floated over the camp the
men all responded quickly, policed
their tents and streets, lined up for
breakfast, ate heavy meal and before
| they could find time to wash and NIX
| up stables was sounded. Immediately
after grooming the horses and cleaning
| up the picket line the drivers tied their
| horses to the wheels of their sections
| and started harnesslng. Whie tne can
noneers opened large boxes of shells and
| slowed them away in the caisson bodies.
! Two hundred rounds of shrapnel were
| issued to the battery.
Promptly at 7:30 the order of march
was issued by Capt. LOUIS Z. vogt, ano
the battery moved off along the road to
| Scranton. After several miles had been
travelled the battery turned Off along a
rocky trail winding IN and high around
the top of the mountains. The battery
was unlimbered and placed racing the
and rocks The limbers were driven to
the south and placed under First Sergt
Homer M. Mohr. Lieut.. Shilling. COM
manding the combat train. was left alone
the trail a short distance from the risn'
flank Of the battery The special details
rushed about carrying messages from
officer to officer, while Sergt. Elwood S
Moorehead put up the battery command
er's telescope in record time
Fine Observation Work.
Telephone lines were run out to the
observing station on knoll a few hun
ldred yards away. BY the signals section
and within three minutes the corporal
had reported to Capt Vogt, Station open
sir" The observation ladder, twenty-five
II feet high, was run up. the seat attached
and Capt. vogt took his station.
i After taking his observations and get
: ting all his data transmitted to the ex
j an 1n11t .C