The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-24
STATE GUARD
PRACT|C|NG
WAR TACTICS
UNDER SUPERVISION or U. s.
ARMY OFFICERS THEY CHARGE
FICsTIONs AND GO
THROUGr EXERCISES.

/ Camp Ro5eu l. Williams. McAles-
7 Ter. Gala. Aug Actual ma-aU-
ve-s we're tae subjects studied 5y
the Oklahoma national guard sncamp-
d here studying military tactics un-
der the general supervision o. Uni
led States army officers
Commissioned officers have been
studying the various methods Of z.v.
-1s commands while on the firing line
The commanding officer stands back
Of the firing line and BY giving q
certain number Of calls with his whis.
tie. TO attract the attention OF the
n-ghes, officer OF the line o: fire. in.
I t-ca,ss by movements OF his hands
and arms how many yards The con-
, 1any i 20 advance or retreat During
the forenoon Saturday the infantry.
men studied the principles OF from.
tai attack. the yar.ous methods o.
feeding supports into the firing lin,
and the various signals that are g!-e-
when such movements are desired.
BayO1et exercises are now being giv
e7 b. companies instead Of squads
as vas the custom at Camp Brecs-
enridge.
Saturday afternoon field exercises
were taken up. advance guard b. bat
'allOns under the general supervision
Of Colonel Crane AMI Lieutenant-Col.
onel jayne. Various companies 20
on; into the woods and 20 through
the various maneuvers. then sitting
down in the shade OF the trees listen
10 lectures by the regular army Il.
tcers In this way the men do the
actual wOrs and then ara sh5wr
where they have made mistakes.
The guard can learn more in one AZ.
iernoon's work, as followed Saturday.
than BY a dozen afternoons spent IL
lectures alone.
Sergeant Major Hugh A. Randall
)ot the first battalion, has been d.
tailed as provost sergeant. He has
complete oversight of the guard house
in which there we're over a dozen
milltiamsn Saturday. Several OF the
boys were placed in the guard house
Tor refusal to drill. they had hiket
of TO McAIester without permlss:1-..
when the drill period arrived.
Headquarters is a very busy place
in the torenoons when the rep.--ts
from the various companies are curl-I
ing in.
Privates Ray Caldwell. Samuel An
ierson. and Edward Singletree have
been detailed as orderlies during tie
encampment at Camp Williams. Ml.
s.cisns Sanford Davis ana william
Bradley have been detail as stem.
ographers- Bradley has Jeen detailed
al headquarters during the last sayea
years. He IS quite familiar with be
regular routine OF work and is an
indispensable man when a stenozra-
pher i wanted Many OF the men
in the different departments Sc ,s
each year and have become proGc
lent in :aeir line OF work.
The engineers spent Saturday AZ.
ternOou in erecting a permanent :ur.
tifcation- There IS plenty OF nal
tsrial for many different kinds Of for.
iihcations lying around loose and it
takes but q very short length Of time
n which 10 erect a fertilization
The signal corps spent Saturday n
the field. leaving the camp at o'clock
and returning at o'clock. A w.ve
less station vas established at Camp
Williams and Captain BozeIl went out
with the other section TO establish :
station five miles west OF camp.
Communications between the two
stations we're kept up all during the
lay. The two wire carts st-Irs
2. zht miles OF wire and extended 4
1uzzer line from each cart over half {
: mile. Considerable work was done
With the heliograph and wigwaggirS.
In order 20 operate a heliograph prop
erly. great care must be taken TO see
that the exact sun angle is kept cen