El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-11
BIC Guns DRAW
CROWD TO MESA
Artillery in Action Seen for
First Time by Many;
How it is Done.

Artillery in action attracted the major
.~or+ion of the attention from the spec
tators on the mesa Tuesday during the
battle
when the big three-inch guns began
booring. as they came up to supper
me thanking movement OF the otn IN
fantry, it was a signal tor the crown 70
rush over toward them ana 10 crow9
9 close as the line of sentrles Would
permit c. poou
Tba g1ns were massed behind natural
,ro+acfious in the form OIL nlls. IN an
omen. where such proteetlon Is not
oP,ooiiobIe nits are dug for the guns.
~ nTotect the men in these pits from
sbranneI exploding overhead, a roo1 IS
oo1sfrncted of timbers covered with the
dirt dug from the pits. IN oruer 10
conceal the position from tue enemy
the fresh dirt is theH 0O'0i0u W."
grass and brush.
When a battery goes into action, the
-nI11ition caisson is placed beside It.
The combat train, which transports me
supplies and extra IS SUI
- 70 the Guns by the drivers as re-
oTired Among other duties, the dIlV-
eTe also replace any c~annoneer VINO mas
been killed or disabled.
N00H Range Is Taken.
u-b;1a the guns are taking their po-
si+ions the captain takes the range
Win a Gurtz ra~ngefinder. As soon as
~ ~ bss found the range, he orders two
shots fired to verify his innings ne
fber signals from his position to the
gISfa~opf chiefs Of section the correct
range, DETECTION and time 1or 1use cut
The chief of section, who is a SER
eeant. transmits the order TO the gun
1er. a corporal, who sets the slgnIs ana
Doints the gun at the target aIter
PFtTbtinp on it. C~annoneer No. ) cuts
the fuse and loads the gun while NO L
tLeD fires In addition to these men,
there are three other c~annoneers win
the gun. hos duties are 70 keep ne
g7,0 srDplied with ana TO
take the place of any man at the gun
Signal Men Important.
One Of the most important IeaIu5eS
of the artillery work IS the sigma ue-
tacbment. Each battery has four men
T-bo Law a field telephone line from
I each gun pit to the battery command
er's position. If n OF these phones
faiI 70 work. the signal men then SEND
their messages with a flag. IN addlIon
to these four men, each battery has
five others for signal work
Resides the field telephones, each oaI,
! talon headquarters and the reSlmentaI
! beadouarters have a large reel VIZ
telephone wire rms reeI Is
To those used by he signal corps
MANY of those present IuesGay
+bo1g5t mat only two targets were hit
nv he artillery. This was because
t6ev were unable to see the prolectlie!
strike the target. At $500 yards, t9t
Tsnre during the firing, it is imposslole
70 See a nit unless the proJectlIe zoe
/ directlv through the target. IN ina
caee the target is demolished. as wa
the case of W Tuesday After nav
Ing examined the targets, the artlIler!
officers are of the opinion tnat WheI
he hits are counted, the average WI
he even better than 81. There Wer
tbree batteries, of four guns eacn' en-
eaped Tuesday, a total of II guns;
T5eut. John Cooke has been reIleVe'
az squadron adjutant of the secoR
SQUADRON of the 18th cavalry and as
signed to troop g. 10,
private william L hal
been transferred from troop L to trool
n 18TH cavalry, and appointed a cor
moral in his troop
Private George Mclaughlin mas pee
transferred from troop K to troop NJ
f5fh cavalry, assigned to the macnIn'
gun platoon and appointed a corporal
Corn. Romeo Durocher has pee
transferred from troop 1 to troop n
18th cavalry and assigned to the ma
chine gun platoon