Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-16

COAST DEFHSsE GUN.
hearings on the Notifications approprf'
alton bill, fiscal year 1914, said:
1.-The following are the estimates by
the chief of ordnance: 1t would a k
five months from the date of an order
for the manufacturer to begin deliver<
les of complete batteries Of three inch
or 3.S inch field artillery material
They could hen be produced for two
months at the rate of six batteries per
month and thereafter at the rate OF
ten batteries per month. Larger guns
"details omitted In this quotation) could
be delivered, the first battery in seven
months after date Of order, three per
month for two months thereafter amt
five batteries per month thereafter"
Major E. P. O'Hern, assistant to the
chief of ordnance, speaking at the same
hearing as that referred to Immediately
above, said:
ut is expected that private manu-
facturers. if given orders to run under
war conditions, could begin deliveries
(of artillery ammunition in from three
to four months, the assembling being
done to a considerable extent If not
entirely at the frankfort arsenal.
After getting under way private manu-
facturers could turn out perhaps 10O,-
900 or 100000 rounds per month for
two or three months, and after a total
time of six months the production
would perhaps equal 100000 rounds
per month. The best estimates indi-
cate that at the end of the first six
months not to exceed 100000 rounds
could be procured from all sources, in
Guiding government plants. After that
there would be no particular difficulty
in securing ammunition as rapidly as
might be needed"
Enlistment Law For the Army.
The army act of Aug. "a. 1912, pre-
scribes a seven years term of enlist
ment in the army after Nov. 1, 1912, in
lieu of the previous term of three
years, the first four years with the col
ors in active service and the remain
ing three years on ~furlough. without
pay, and attached to the army reserve
established by the same act. The
army reserves are subject to be called
into active service only in the event OF
actual or threatened hostilities.
A soldier after four years continu-
GUS service, either under a first or any
subsequent enlistment, may be re-en-
listed for seven years and receive a
final discharge from his prior enlist
ment, or after three years continuous
service may, upon his written request,
be furloughed and transferred to the
reserve. Enlistment periods for serv-
ice are counted as four years. First
enlistments are confined to men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and thirty
five years. All soldiers receive, in ad-
dition to their pay, r%ations, clothing.
bedding and medical attendance while
with the colors.
The monthly pay during the first en-
listment ranges from SIS to SIS for
privates. For noncommissioned Off
GERS the rates are $21, $24, $50, $40.
$50, $50 and $40 respectively, accord
ing to grade, arm of corps and nature
of duties. Master electricians of the
signal corps and the coast artillery
corps and chief musicians of bands re-
ceiye the highest rate, $I5 per month.
Additional pay of from 81 to 81 per
month for continuous service is allow
ed during each enlistment period of
four years after the first. up to and in
Guiding NE seventh. In addition to-
all other pay, qualified or expert
gunners, rifemen. sharpshooters and
marksmen receive from 50 to So per
month. Casemate electricians, plot
tiers, planters, leaders. gun command
ers, gun pointers, etc, of the coast ar
tillery corps receive from Sc to SO per
month additional. Twenty per cent in
Of pay is allowed for service In
the Philippines and China.