Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
M|L|T|AMEN MUST EARN
OUTING At STATE RANCE
Only Those Who Qualify as Indoor
Marksmen VIII BE Taken
to Camp.
WILL SHOOT FOR TEN DAYS
annual Encampment at Virginia
Beach This Summer VIII BE En-.
tirely for Rifle Practice-Artillery
May Go Elsewhere for Manoeuvrcs.

Not every member of the State
militia VIII have the privilege of going
20 camp this summer at Virginia
Beach Those who do go will have
earned the right, according TO the
plans OF Acknowledgement w. w. Sale.
VINO Is now preparing instructions I'm
regard TO the annual encampments for
the guidance of the commanding Of
hccrs of the various companies.
Marksmanship on the Indoor ranges
VIII be the test required for those who
uesire to go TO camp. Those who make
Tho prescribed record will be permitted
10 take the trip. Those who fail to
meet the requirements will remain at
home. Tho whole idcn Is TO cut off
The pleasure from the idlers. and to
reward those who carry out their mill
'hry duties faithfully
In order TO promote rifle practice
curing the winter months. General
sale has ordered 100 new subcalible
rifles. which viii be distributed to
The companies throughout the state
Each company now has two Of these
guns but with the extra supply the
men viii have "a better opportunity for
practice.
INDOOR RANGES Gan BE
MADE WITHOUT GREAT COST
The construction of indoor ranges
OF General Sale arc carried out. The
rifles. by the use of the subcalibrc
barrels, can be made To- shoot small
calitrc bullets. at the same time giving
the mnrksmnn the benefit OF the reEu-
lation sights and all other conditions
WIN The exception Of windage. With
the small bullets the backstops can be
made out OF sheet iron. and Will cost
little and are easily constructed.
regular course in rifle practice
has been outlined by General Sale for
the infantry companies. and many are
now doing the work The infantry Of
hccrs are making a study OF the small
arms firing manuel, under the super.
vision OF Captain Arthur NJ. Shipp,
T. ). A., Inspectors instructor. The
knowledge gained from the CORE
Spondence course is passed on 10 the
fhiisteu men by instruction TO the non
commissioned officers and privatcs
The camp ut Virginia Beach this
summer VIII be known as rifle in-
s'ruction camp. To get the govern
'ucnt pay for this cinns OF camp each
Infantry company Is required 10 take
two officers md twenty enlisted men
TO camp Under the requirements for
a camp OF instruction. such IN was held
last summer. ~ VAS necessary To have
Two officers and thirty-eiRht enlisted
men. The difference in the number OF
enlisted men required Tor duty viii
way In cutting OFT those who Will not
lake UP the rifle practice.
WORK WILL he MAINLY
LIMITED TO RIFLE PRACTICE
In the camp OF rinc instruction the
work will be much easier than In the
ocular camps held Ia the future.
There Will DO litle or no drilling. but
the entire tour OF duty Will be given
over TO practice on the rifle range.
Here the knowledge gained indoors
can DO put Into practical use, and the
chance for Virginia again TO have ii
team entered in the big competitions
viii be greatly increased.
Two years have elapsed since the
Virginia troops have used the Virginia
Beach site, and II IL much improved
since that time. The drainage Is bet
ter and the waste Land has been
planted In grass ana Il fine stand has
resulted. Other bad conditions have
been corrected. and, being close 20 an
amusement resort. the men will have
an opportunity for enjoyment after the
work OF the day s done.
General Sale Is planning TO have II
pat INFO the best condition possible for
The cncampm"nt. Troops from North
Carolina and The District OF Columbia
used the grounds last summer
II is expected that the artillery
branch OF the service viii again II"
sent into camp at Mt Tobyhanna, Pa.
where target work can l." had on th,
government range, and where the u.s..