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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

gets representing charging cavalry
infantry which runs forward and lies
down, rises and runs on again, armed
automobiles and other variations rep
resenting the actual movements,
which will occur on the BATTLEFIELD, are
in daily use during the service prac.
tice. From the very records which
are kept at the school, the school au-
thorities are endeavoring to determine
what the effect of field artillery fire
will actually be on the battlefield.
From the records thus far available it
is said with proper training field artil-
lery will be able to inflict a loss of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

The battery commander from bis
.,as.sa determines The angles az the
guns between some aiming point 10 the
rear at the battery and the target and
gives these data 10 the yariOua guns.
TO make an these calculations under
the emotions Of the battlefield makes
ID necessary 10 train the field artil-
lcryman TO such point that all Of the
steps involved in laying the guns be
come matters Of second nature. But
having laid the guns, the field artil-
lcryman can never be certain that his
fire will actually reach the target.
Changes OF temperature, wind humid
ity, and other atmospheric conditions
so AFFECT the fre that the field artil-
lcryman must be able to correct his
ranges and other data to correspond to
the particular conditions Of the day. To
make these corrections the only prac-
tlcal means are to base the chan
yes on the results of the fire. The
second step in the training of the
field artilleryman, is then, to cultivate
his lowers of observing fire. In firing
at a target 5000 yards away the burst
of shrapnel or shell gives a moment
arv puff of smoke. Even the trained
field artiileryman finds it impossible
TO Judge whether or not all of these
lpufTs of smoke are short of the target
or beyond the target Only the best
trained field artilleryman can Judge, or
sense. as he calls it, as much as about
80 per cent of the rounds fired. The
civilian or the unframed soldier would
find it entirely impossible to sense
any rounds. After many years eX-
Iperience. field artillerymen agree in
making il an axiom that training in
observation of fire can be given salts
| Ifactorily only by actually observing
| fire with service ammunition. AS yet
however. Uncle Sam is too parsimon-
/ ious to provide sufficient ammunition
for this training and the school author
Il tiles are driven to endeavors to sup
plement it by the use of flashes made
from black powder In this make
shift, targets are put up at about 5000
yards from the officers undergoing
training and men at the targets are
equipped with flash pots containing
black powder. which when ignited
gives a faint resemblance to the burst
of a projectile. by the use of a sys-
TEN of telephones the instructor with
the officers can require the bursts to
be shown short of or beyond the target
and can call on the student officers
for their Judgment as TO whether the
shot is short or over
Must Be Expert in Phone Work.
To carry Out all of the changes nee
.ossary in bringing the fire on the tar
get. or "a the field artillerymau calls
IT, i'm adjusting the ire. an elaborate
system of commands is necessary. All
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

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More than a hunHrcd years ago Ma
pplcon Haid that II was the artiller!
uf hiH guard that won his battles. How
ever this may have been. It is ccriaii
that the relative Importance of feel,
artillery has steadily increased durinl
the past 100 years About 1897 felt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29
Militia Officers Take Course.

In addition to its class OF regular and
non-commissioned officers the school
conducts a course for officers of the
militia field artillery. Every year mil
| itia officers gather at Fort Sill for a
months course at the school of fire.
These officers come from every part of
the United States and make great sac
rifices in order to devote month TO
preparing themselves against the time
when the United States will need their
services. The instruction for militia
field artillerymen at the school is mod
eled on that for the students from the
regular establishment Necessary in
struction to the militia officers is, how
ever, much less complete because of
the limited time available. That this
instruction is beneficial, however, and
that its benefits should be extended,
the school authorities speak of the
is shown by the enthusiasm with which
the school authorities speak of the
progress shown by the militia officers
during their brief stay Of a month.
If the United States is to have a
small regular army it would seem that
there is all the more reason why that
army should be made as perfect as
possible. For the field artillery the
principal element of perfection is its
ability to deliver an effective fire. The
school authorities have no doubt but
that they can train officers and non
commissioned officers in delivering this
effective fire provided they are given
sufficient ammunition. but as one OF
the officers Of the school staff said to
the correspondent, How can the Uni
ted States expect that its field artil-
lery can shoot when We are only al
lowed a little more than fifty rounds
for the school training of a regular
officer"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

nearly so per cent on any infantry in
the open that shows itself on an area
OF three or four acres at 5000 yards
II the training be perfect a battery of
three-inch guns will be able TO inflict
this loss within period OF from two
TO three minutes. With the larger guns
the distance at which such loss can
be inflicted is greatly increased. No
troops can withstand such fire 1t
is because the European powers have
ample artillery trained to the degree
which enables them 10 infiict similar
losses that all of the armies OF Europe
are now digging themselves into the
ground. content to hold their own and
TO avoid coming out in the open under
the terrible fire OF modern artillerv
Only Twentyfour Batteries.
Very few civilians realize that We
have only twenty-four batteries OF reg.
ular field artillery within the cont.
mental limits Of the United STATE.
There are only ninety-siX guns of reg.
ular field artillery available for tie
deferse OF our shores. Our total SUD.
ply Of regular artillery numbers. there
fore, fewer guns than that OF a single
foreign army corps. should We be
forced into war We must necessarily
rely principally upon the militia and
volunteers for field artillery. To pro-
vide instructors for the militia and
volunteers Is a very serious considera.
tion. To enable the regular field ar
tillery 10 serve as a model and 20 pro.
vide fairly competent instructors il is
TO be hoped that the school Of fire FOR
field artillery will be developed in the
immediate future TO the limit of its
possibilities. At present the school has
no permanent home and in its short
life of less than five years it has been
moved from one old building to an
other no less than six times. At pres
sent it Is crowded into the old dilapi.
dated dingy building which served as
post traders store in the days when
Oklahoma was the territory Of the In
dfans. How the school manages to
exist without adequate facilities is a
mystery; that it cannot develop under
such conditions to a proper fulfllment
OF its very essential functions is appar-
ent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29
Targets Simulate Those of Field.

All of the student officers are re-
quired to observe each round and to
submit a report of such observation.
BY ingenious system of plotting. the
point where each round bursts is ac-
curately determined with reference to
the target, so that when the firing Is
over the student officer may be shown
exactly what mistakes were made and
exactly what should have been done
in order to make the fire effective
Every care is taken to provide targets
which will actually simulate the tar
gets which will be found on the battle
field. The battery targets are shield
ed. the infantry targets are made OF
wood In exactly the shape OF man
all kinds of targets are embraced IN
the target equipment Batteries OF
artillery. batteries of machine guns.
infantry in the various formations. tar
gets representing charging cavalry. in
lantry in the various formations, tar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-29

Of these commands must become auto
matte not only to the officers but to
all of the men of the battery. The
ideal of perfectly trained battery
commander and battery would be
reached when the battery commander
was able to train the fire of his bat
terry on a target i'm exactly the same
manner that we turn the stream of
water from a hose on the spot we de-
sire. To do all this requires unceas-
ing training in the giving and eXecu-
ton of commands. Moreover, since
the battery commander must usually
be at some distance from his battery
in order that he may see the target
il Is necessary that the field artillery
man be an expert in the rapid estab-
lishment of telephone and other com
municatiOn The school at Fort Sill,
therefore, devotes great attention to
the establishment and maintenance of
telephone communication. All offic-
ers and non-commissioned officers of
field artillery are expected to be eX-
perts not only in the telephone but in
the use of the buzzer which is simply
a modified form of the telegraph in
strument During a three or four
months course the officers and non
commissioned officers in the school of
fire are required to work from ten to
sixteen hours a day and yet so COM
plex is the field artilleryman's busi-
ness and so great is the necessity that
all of his duties become matters of
second nature that the school author
tiles complain that the course is en-
tirely too short.
The most interesting part of the
course to a layman as well as the
most valuable part to the field artil-
eryman is the actual firing of ammuni-
ton. At the school. every round fired
Is utilized to the utmost.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
TURKS LOOSE TORPEDO BOAT.
British Admiralty Also Reports Loss
Of English Submarine.

London reports Sunday: The Brit
ish, as an Offset to their success in
destroying a Turkish torpedo boat
which attacked the transport Mani
tou of Chios Saturday, lost the sub
marine ELS, which, while carrying
out difficult reconnaissance in the
DardaneHes' mine field, rap aground
on Kephez Point, the crew being
made prisoners.
According to the Turkish report
seven Of the submarine crew are
missing.
On Saturday night the admiralty
reported "the transport Manitou, car
rying British troops, was attacked by
a Turkish torpedo boat in the Aegean
this morning.
"The Turkish boat fred three tor
pedoes at the transport, all Of which
missed their mark. Tho torpedo
boat then made off, but was chased
by the British cruiser Minerva and
British torpedo boat destroyers and
was finally run aground and destroy
ed on the coast OF Chios in Kalam-
mutt bay. The members Of the crew
Of the Turkish warship were made
prisoners.
"It is reported that about 100 men
on board the transport lost their lives
through drowning, but full particu-
lars have not yet been received"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
ROBBERS GOT $4,000.
Steal Valuable Silks and Garry it OFF
in Autos.

A dozen bandits held up q, New
York Central fast freight train al
Sanborn, nine miles east OF North
Tonawanda, N. y, early Thursday
stripped several cars of bolted silk
valued at $4,000 and sped away in
automobile trucks upon which they
had loaded their plunder. The ban
dts were armed with repeating rifles
and automatic pistols and fired sew
eral shots at the crew. No one was
injured.
A posse Of detectives, mouted po-
lice and patrolraen from Buffalo
Niagara Falls and Tonawanda reach
ed the scene shortly after the hold
up, but several hours Of searching re-
suited II no arrests. When last seen
the robbers were headed toward Buff
falo.
After forcing tie engine crew to
uncouple the locomotive and run it a
short distance, the enginemcn and
three other members OF the train
crew were lined up against box car
and placed under guard Of single
bandit while the others looted the
merchandise cars.
Four big automobile trucks were in
waiting and quickly were loaded with
the booty. Engineer Goss escaped
the guard and, running through a
fusilade of shots, reached his engine,
made a record run into Suspension
Bridge, eight miles away, and gave
the alarm.
The robbery was the most daring
Of it's kind ever attempted in that Sec
ton, and the amount Of plunder far
exceeds in value Of the proceeds OF
any other freight train robbery in the
history Of Eastern railroading.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
FILLED WITH WATER.
Probable That F-4 Has Been Loaded
With Sea Water.

The supecstructure Of the subma-
rine F-4 is caved in and the hull is
filed with water, probably from seep-
age, according to a report made by
Chief Gunner's Mate George D. Still
son, who late Wednesday descended
to the icean foor. and examined the
wreck after Frank Crilly, diver, had
located the submarine earlier in the
day.
: StilIson, who made a partial survey
of the hulk, reported that, aside from
the damage to the superstructure, he
was unable to find any other holes
and that the top plates were not
crushed in. One Of the lines were
used by the .searchers in their at
tempts to locate the F-4 had fouled
In the superstructure. Work was. to
be begun Thursday, it was announc-
ed, to free the fouled line and to
make others fast to the submarine.
Two lines are already fast to the
wreck.
Neither Crilly, who was under
water two hours, nor Stillson, who
was submerged for an hour and a
half, suffered i'll effects, although, &C
,cording to official announcement by
naval officers, the submar! % is lying
at 8 depth Of 2S8 feet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
CHINA OBDURATE.
Japanese Threat Appears to Have
Very Little Effect.

The deadlock in the negotiations
over Japan's demands on China re-
mained unbroken. China declines to
recede from her position, notWltn-
standing the fact that the Japanese
minister, Eki Hioki, threatened to
discor tinue the negotiations.
The Chinese foreign minister, Lu
Cheng-Hsiang, refused to discuss
Group v, of the Japanese demands.
This group relates to number Of the
most important demands made by
japan. including the employment Of
Japanese political, financial and mill
tary advisers and japanese police;
japanese supervision OF the manu-
facture or purchase Of China's war
munitions and rights for railway and
mining operations.
NJ. Hioki intimated that China had
favored Great Britain with railway
concessions and had not given SINH
lar tights to Japan. He again urged
China to grant the concessions de-
manded and permit Japan to take up
supsec uently with Great Britain any
question which might arise in respect
to er croachment on British railway
interests.
The japanese minister again post
noned consideration Of the Manchur1a
group. The Chinese foreign minister
asked once more that discussion con-
cernins this group be concluded, but
NJ. Hioki replied that he still was
without instructions on this point
from Toxic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
TEN PERISH IN STORM.
Crews of Barges Drown When Ships
Go to Pieces.

Saturdays coast storm claimed ten
victims in the vicinity of the Della
ware capes. They were the crews OF
the Consolidation Coal company's
barges Nos. 6 and 9, from Baltimore
for Boston who were drowned when
their crafts foundered near Cape
Henlopen. The barges broke adrift
from the tug Cumberland.
Despite heroic efforts in the face OF
a binding snow storm and 60-mile
gale, the Cumberland's crew was un-
able to get another line to the
barges. For hours the tug stood ty,
but the fury of the sea made it i'm
possible to render assistance. Final
ly the barges broke to pieces and
sank with all hands aboard. The
bodies of Capt. Johnson, Baltimore;
Karl Larsen, a Swedish subject, and
Dempsey Jarvis, also Cf Baltimore.
washed ashore late in the day.
The wind at one time blew seventy
miles an hour. Coast guards and
Hfe-savers from the Lewes and Re-
hoboth stations made repeated efforts
to launch life boat. but could not
get through the boiling surf.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
DESCRIBES BoMBARDAIENT.
Zeppelins Drop Luminous Bombs On
Citp Of Paris.

The Zeppelin bombardment c.
Paris during the early morning OF
March 21, was described bv eye-W1t-
nesses who returned to New York
Wednesday aboard the Ira, .sylvansa:
1T was a clear, starry 5ht," said
Joseph Hartman. "a bugle call
awakened US. The Zeppelin seemed
to be almost directly above US. We
could make it out clearly, like a great
grey cigar.
"The searchlight on Eiffel tower
and other searchlights shot their long
beams on the airship and the city's
guns let loose. They fired luminous
shells-projectiles that lighted the
sky. The glare when they exploded
was almost binding.
II counted six bombs that the air
ship dropped. A tiny red light glow
ed from the Zeppelin each time. This
was the only light the airship show
ed. As the bomb fell we could trace
it's course by trail Of sparks.
Several second elapsed from the
time the bombs reached the earth till
we heard the explosion. In one case,
however, a bomb fell within a few
blocks. The roar Of the explosion
was terrible. The airship remained
above the city for some time-it
seemed to me like half an hour-and
then sailed away apparently undau1-
aged"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
PARDONS FOUR.
Manning Follows Recommendations
-. of State Pardon Board

For the first time sinceEhe has, been
chief executive, Gov. Manning has is
sued clemency in four cases, granting
one full pardon, one parole and two
communications Of cases. All Of the
cases were passed on favorably by the
board of pardons at their meeting on
Saturday. The full pardon was given
to r. S. Bowman Of Charleston, who
has served his sentence and whose
letter from New York city to the gov
ernor asking for his restoration to
citizenship was published few weeks
ago. - =.
SFhe following were the recommen-
dat.3hs Of the pardon board on these
cases:
"State Us. R. s. Bowman, Charles
ton county, arson. Facts show that
this party was convicted Of arson and
has served his full sentence. He was
only ] 4 years Of age when the crime
was committed, and he asked that his
citizenship. be restored. We recon-
mend that this request he granted"
Full pardon granted by the governor.
"State VS.. Willie Green. This Is
case OF boy who forged an order
for 40c on a store. He was sentenced
the minimum under the law Of one
year, and has already served seven
months. We recommend that he be
pardoned, without delay" This is.
little boy, only IA years OF age, IN
Marlboro county and the man on
whom he forged the order for 40c
was one of the petitioners asking for
his pardon. The governor commuted
the sentence to eight months, which
will release the boy in few days.
Estate vs.. Sarah Rice, Union coun-
ty, vagrancy. Sentence four months
in county Jail. We recommend that
this girl be paroled upon condition
that she be sent to rescue home in
Greenville or elsewhere to remain
there for a period Of ninety days"
The governor issued parole in this
case On the conditions named.
Estate vs.. Sarah Moo1e, Richland
county, arson. The solicitor and
Judge both recommend that this SEN
tence be commuted from ten to two
years, in which recommendation the
board joins" The governor .commut-
ed the sentence to two years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
SELECTS ASYLUM HEAD
DIR. @. FRED WILLIAMS SUCCEEDS
DIR. GEORGE F. SARGENT.
Gov. Manning Makes New Appoint
ment on Wednesday Morning
Christie Benet on Board of Regents

Christie BeneC on BOarQ OF Regents
Following his revocation Tuesday
night of the appointment Of DR.. Geo.
F. Sargent Of Baltimore, Md, as head
Of the State Hospital for the Insane,
Wednesday morning Gov. Richard l.
Manning appointed DR.. c. Fred Will
liams as superintendent of the insti-
tuition to succeed Dr.. J. T. Strait, the
incumbent.
After resigning from the board of
regents, DR.. Williams Immediately
accepted the appointment. Christie
Benet, a prominent attorney Of Co.
lumbia, succeeds DR.. Williams on the
board Of regents. The superiatend-
ent of the asylum receives an annual
salary Of $4,000.
DR.. Williams Is one Of the best
known physicians in the State. He
is SO years Of age and was born and
reared in York county. He was grad
uated from the University OF Mary
land in 1899, and cast his fortunes
with his native State. For four
years-1907 to 1911-he was secre-
tary of the State board Of health. He
resigned to resume active practice in
the city of Columbia.
When asked for statement DR..
Williams said that he would give his
best efforts, his energy and ability to
make the State Hospital for the In
sane one of the leading institutions
for the treatment Of insanity IN the
country.
Some time ago Gov. Manning an
nounced that he would appoint Dr..
Geo. F. Sargent of Baltimore, Mr., as
head Of the State. Hospital for the In
sane. After the announcement 1t was
brought out in the Columbia Record
that there was a constitutional pro-
hibition against the appointment or
election Of any but qualified elector
to Office in this State.
Tuesday night the chief executive
gave out statement in which he
said that the constitutional limita-
tions to his original appointment
were potent, and he withdraw the
name of DR.. Sargent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-21
CAN GET DYESTUFFS.
British Ships VIII Not Molest Goods
Bought Before March.

American merchants and importers
have been invited by the state depart
ment in a circular letter to send in
for submission to the British embassy
proofs that goods purchased in Ger
many, and now in transit or awaiting
shipment, were paid for before March
/. The embassy has given assurances
that On the production Of such proof
goods will not be interfered with by
allied warships.
1t is understood that vast quanti-
ties Of merchandise, including dye
stu:s, for lack of which American
textile factories are on the verge Of
shutting down, will be released for
shipment as soon as proof of their
purchase before March 1 is submit
ted