The Washington herald., 1914-07-16
NAVAL MILITIA TESTS
GUARDIANSHIP TODAY
Battleship Rhode Island Due in Tangier
Sound. When Target Practice Will
Begin with Fodr-inch Guns.
DISTRICT BOYS ARE CONFIDENT
BY IRWIN BARBOUR.


Sound between the men on the Rhod
Island. who have been spending the pas
week at Bermuda Four-inch rifles Wi
be used in the contest tomorrow, ant
Friday a contest win be held between tn
District sailors" and the men from
North Carolina. Pennsylvania, Delawar'
and New Jersey.
The officers In charge OF the Distric
men in the various maneuvers were
Commander Dempf, supreme on the sigma
bridge; Paymaster Johns and Ensign +
L. Nudge, in charge Of the searchlights
Lieut. B. C. Getsinger and Lieut.. +. g
Sigourney, in charge OF guns, ana Lieut.
ID. C. Goodwin, In charge Of stations. En-
sign p. v. Thompson and Ensign w. j
wheatley were stationed in the turre-.
Assignments Aboard ship.
The following men of the District bat
TALON have been assigned as messenger:
TO the executive officer: W. z. Peake, L.
Malone, r. c. Eaton, and NJ. B. Balder'
son. Following are the names and rat
InEs aboard the Rhode Island Of the en-
listed men in the District battalion:
]. A. Acton, apprentice seaman; J. n
Anderson. yeoman. third class; G. v
Armstrong, boatswain's mate, second
class: c. e. Avery, carpenters mate. first
class; c. H. Ball, oiler; N. F. Bergman,
coal passer: W. F. Binnix, machinists
mate, first class; l. Birley, apprentice
seaman; E. B. Blade. chief carpenters
mate: N. B. Balderson, apprentice sea
man: c. J. Bosco. yeoman, nrst class;
W. H. Boteler, ordinary seaman; X Ia
BottomIey, apprentice seaman; R. NJ.
Bouis. plumber and litter: N. ]. Bros
nan, gunner's mate. second class; 6. X.
Brown, electrician, third class; w.
Brown yeoman, first class; g. F. Bruner.
apprentice seaman: C. E. Burgess, chief
carpenters mate, and G. W. Burr, quar-
termaster. second class.
w. T. Caddick, apprentice seaman; @.
v. c. Cardoza, coal passer; N. Carstens,
bugler; E c. Chandler. oiler; H. E.
\ CIeaves, hospital apprentice Chrst class):
C. T. Cogan, machinist's mattel second
class; H. r. Cole, coal passer; NJ. L
! Collard, hospital apprentice (hrst class); {;
D. H. Collins, apprentice seaman; W. J.
Collins, yeoman (second class; A. w.
Connor. chief quartermaster: w. Connor.
apprentice seaman; ]. Connors. chief
/ master-at-arms; c. 3. Cooksey, chief
| yeoman; l. A. Costello, coal passer;
n. B. Grain. yeoman Cirst class; H. T.
Crozier, yeoman (second class: X. z.
Dickerson, coal passer: ]. B. Dieste, ap-
prentice seaman; X. H. Dillon, ordinary
| seaman: H. K. Dinan. electrician (third
| class; w. Doolan, master-at-arms (third
class: A. H. Douglas. coal passer; ID. c.
Downs, yeoman (third class); G. c. Dres-
cher. hospital apprentice; J. d. Dyer,
| coal passer; ]. n. Earnest, coal passer;
W. Earnest, machinist's mate (second
class; R. o. Eaton. apprentice seaman:
S. A. Eichelberger, fireman (second
class: ]. C. Eller, apprentice seaman;
o. L. Erdman. apprentice seaman.
X Faunteleroy, coal passer; ]. Fergu-
son. boatswain's mate (second class); A
G. Flaherty, apprentice seaman; I. Flah-
Foley, coal passer; n. r. Frazier,
machinist's mate Cseeond cIass);
]. A. Freedman. hospital appren-
tice first class): F. CARRIERS, apprentice
seaman; c. E. German, yeoman Csecond
class): l. Gerwirz, apprentice seaman; J.
E. Gill, chief carpenters mate; H. X.
Gilman, apprentice seaman: c. J. Giovan-
noni apprentice seaman; ]. c. Gray.
chief water tender; r. v. Gray, coal
passer: ]. s. Green, coal passer; T. Griff-
en-, fireman first class: A. C. Griffith,
electrician first class: II. A. Gritton,
apprentice seaman (third class): W. E.
Hager. carpenters mate; J. A Hassett.
apprentice seaman: II. V. Hayden, yoe-
man (second class; R. II. C. Henry.
chief machinists mate; J. H. Riggs, oiler;
A. ]. Hirsh. hospital apprentice Cfirst
class; L. E. Hoffman, apprentice sea-
man; ]. A. Hogan. hospital apprentice
first class; J. J. Honan. boatswain's
mate (second class; +. W Hughes, cleo
trician (third class; L. B. Isaac, hospital
apprentice; e Jackson, chief gunner's
mate; c. NJ. johnson, oiler; II. B. John
son, apprentice seaman; A r. Jones,
apprentice seaman; G. w. Keene, ap-
prentice seaman; I. N. Kellsberg, cleo
trician; L E. Laftey, coal pssser; E. ].
Lancaster. water tender; B. Landy. ap-
prentice seaman; B. F. Livesay, copper
smith; A. J. Livick. apprentice seaman:
w. E. Locklin, electrician first classl;
E. c. Lohr. coal passer.
E. w. Martin, oiler: W. W. Maxwell,
electrician first class; c. Meader, ap-
prentice seaman; d. NJ. Miller, coal
passer; H. W. Miller. gunners mate
(second class; l. d. Miller, quarter
master Cfirst class; T. B. Miller, boats
wain's mate (second class); H. Mobley,
apprentice seaman; E. H. Murphy, chief
yeoman; D. c. Myers. yeoman (third |
class); A. s. Mccullough, apprentice |
seaman: F. W. Mcintyre. apprentice sea-
man; F. Mcmahon. hospital apprentice |
first class; R. A. Nash, apprentice sea- |
man; J. P. Neehan, apprentice seaman:
c. F. Newton, coalpasser: F. E Newton, |
yeoman first class); F. Nolte. boats
wain's mate first class; K. X. o'Con- |
nor. apprentice seaman: c. S. O'Connor, |
hospital steward; w. tO'Donoghue, quar- |
teEmaster first class); l.. p. Oliver, |
mess attendant; ]. A. O'Meara, ap- |
prentice seaman; A. Overman, coxswain; |
J. r. Oxford, boatswain's mate (second |
class; w. E. Peake. apprentice seaman; |
L. r. Peltzman, hospital apprentice; |
p. Perlmann, hospital apprentice; r. l. |
Plarr, electrician (second class; d. ]. |
Plass- shipfitter (second class; F. T. |
Platz, chief carpenters mate; A E. |
Prugh, yeoman (second class; W. Rap
aports, hospital apprentice first class);
E. w. Rauth. oiler; E. D. Reed, coal |
passer; ]. A. Riani, coal passer; A. |
Fighter, carpenters mate (third class:
B. .Righter, electrician (first cIass);
W. NJ Riley, cook; W. B. Roberts,
(second class; G. A. |
Robinson. mess attendant; c. G. Rooney,
chief boatswain's mate: G. Rose, ap-
prentice seaman; W. w. Roughley, chief
carpenters mate; H. Russell, apprentice
seaman; ]. A Ryan, chief yoeman.
E. j. Santmeyer, seaman; p. ].
Schwartz, yeoman (second class; 7. ].
apprentice seaman; c. W.
Sigourney, yeoman (second class; ]. r.
simmel. apprentice seaman: NJ. 7. Slator.
thief quartermaster; w. NJ. Smith, yeo-
nan (third class; G. J. Smyth. appren-
ice seaman; ]. ]. Stewart, apprentice
seaman: W. A. Stuermann, Carpenters
nate (third class; E. NJ. Sullivan, fire.
nan Cfirst class); ]. Suaraci, cabin
steward; c. A. Swami, yeoman (third
class); H. Thomas, chief boatswain's
nate: L Thompson. apprentice seaman;
NJ. A. Thorn, electrician (third class;
l. p Tibbets, hospital steward; w. L.