Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-19
H|GHUP AMONG PEAKS
OF POC0N0 MOUNTAINS
First Battery, Field Artillery, N. G.
D. c., at Target Practice Under
Instruction.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JOINT ARTILLERY CAMP OF IN
STRUCTIoN, TOBYHANNA, Pa, August
19.-Hill No. 13. high up In the Pocono
mountains. was the objective point Of the
list Battery. Field Artillery, N. g. D. c.,
and the men went out to Sherman Field
for their morning drill. waiting anxiously
for noon to come, when they were to
begin their march up the rocky mountain
trails for their first target practice The
battery probably will only fire one or two
problems, the caissons being laden with
eighty rounds of shrapnel apiece. The
morning program consisted of mounted
gun drill and the school OF the battery
mounted. accompanied by the special de-
tails, consisting Of telephone men and
scouts
instruction in Sight Setting.
The battery went into simulated action
learning to set their sights accurately,
for a difference Of even a mil might
endanger the lives Of the range men
who stay behind the targets and mark the
Shots
Yesterday afternoon the usually quiet
town Of Tobyhanna was crowded with
visitors from Scranton and Stroudsburg
and various other towns in tho vicinity.
Several special trains brought a crowd
estimated at over 5000 people to watch
the field day sports" held on Sherman
Field. Battery e won the gold cup offer
ed for the most points obtained by any
battery In camp. The section race con-
sisted Of a gun and caisson from each
battery. The sections are all drawn up
harnessed. the harness put on the poles
of the guns and the horses tied to the
wheels
Starting Shot Is Fired.
The men pitched their shelter tents and
got inside when Lieut.. Downer, clerk of
the course, fired the starting shot, where
upon. the men pulled down, their shelters,
harnessed the horses and hitched them
to the guns. mounted and galloped to the
other end of the field, where they fired q
rodpd of blank ammunition. Battery e
won this contest.
In the mounted tug-of-war each battery
was represented by five men mounted
bareback
The men were soon unseated, but by
continued pulling battery D won this.
The rescue race was particularly inter-
esting. In this two men represent a
team. One man takes his horse to the
end Of the field and throws" the horse
and rider, then the other gallops the
length of the field, picks up the fallen
man without stopping and gallops back
to the starting point. This was won by
F battery, and E battery had no difficulty
in carrying of first honors in the 800
yard relay race. Battery F put up an
exhibition drill which was applauded 70
the echo. and firing problem fired by
the District boys was also one Of the
features Of the day.
Resist Infantry Attack.
They were firing at a battery in their
front when they were attacked by in
fantry on the right flank. The infantry
was represented by moving targets cut
the shape and size Of men. The RICH.
gun was swung on the moving infantry.
and the fourth shot blew the target high
Into the air.
A peculiar accident occurred in which
the Binghamton. N. Y, battery figured. |
The battery was having standing gun
drill in its park near the stables. When
the problem was fired the gunner of
one of the guns made the mistake of
taking blank cartridge out of the timber
Instead Of a dummy. The explosive
struck two horses. injuring one Of them