Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-07
COMPANY N. RETURNS
FROM SAUNDERS RANGE
Most Successful Tour Of Duty Di-
vided Between Rifle Shooting
and Field Work.
PATROL DOES GOOD WORK
Corporal HOlley's Scouting A Feature
---Capt. Myers and Officers Pleas
With Results Of Camp Com
pany M. Ranks With the
Finest.

Company NJ, First Regiment, Mary
land National Guard. stationed in this
city, and commanded by Capt. Louis
| b. Myers. returned to Annapolis today
after most successful tour of duty al
Saunders Range, which began last
| Sunday. The time was divided be-
tween rife shooting and field work,
including advance guard formations.
outposts, trench digging. otc
The other companies were: X. of
Silver Springs; /, of Salisbury; l., of
Crisheld These four companies COM
pose the Third Battalion, commanded
by Major d. John Markey, of Freder-
ick. Major Hugh II. Riley. of this
city, commanded the First Battalion
| this summer, but he will be transfer
red to the command of the Third Bat.
TALON shortly, at his own request.
The work of Company M with the
rifle far exceeded that of any other
company of the battalion. Yesterday
was devoted to field work, ending with
an interesting exercise in attack and
defense. Company NJ was chosen to
act on the defensive, and the other
three companies, commanded by Major
Markey conducted the attack. The
maner in which the defense and attack
was carried out were praised by the
instructors, who are officers of the
regular army of the United States.
A feature of the afternoon work was
d remarkable piecc of scouting per-
formed by Corporal Andreas Holley.
Corporal Holley was a member of a
patrol sent out by Captain Myers.and
succeeded i'm getting so near to the at
tackers without being seen that he
heard Major Markey make his whole
dispositions for the attack. and was
able to roll and creep back through
the weeds and tall grass without being
discovered, and gave the information
to his commanding officer.
Local officers are much pleased with
The excellent feeling manifested to-
wards the company in Annapolis. "A
notable instance of this was illustra-
ted by the action of President Sim, of
the Annapolis and Eastern Shore
Steamboat Development Co. Mr. Sim
not only at once gave an employee Of
the company leave to attend the en-
campment, but let il be known that he
would prefer to give employment to a
Guardsman where possible. In this
action, MIR. Sim has shown himself in
line with the feeling held by many of
the most thoughtful and patriotic en-
ployers in the country.
One employer granted three of his
employees leave to attend camp, and
another two. The Naval Academy au-
thorities always give ell their employ
ees leave of absence for the purpose.
and there are not many employers in
Annapolis who show any reluctance.
The sentiment appears to be gen
eral that employers should be glad to
make the small sacrifice involved in
view of the great of teaching our
young men 20 shoot aud to care for
themselves i'm the field so that this
country should not be totally unpre-
pared in case of need. A number of
excellent recruits joined the company
Just before its tour of duty began.
Ten or twelve more will lie needed in
the fall to make the company full.
Such small places as Hyattsville.
Westminster, and Ell1ton have fully
recruited companies, though not one
Of the three has a decent armory.
Certainly, as a matter of patriotism
and civic pride, the people of Annap-
Oils ought to stand behind Company
NJ and assured that it be second TO
none. The State has done its part by
providing splendid armory, which Is
oeing used I'm such way IS to make n
wholesome influence with the young
men, and afford them a place where
they can spend their time with pleas
ure and benefit
Every Annapolitan ought to get be-
hind Company NJ and help to make II
the best company in the State. No
company is better handled.an II only
needs a few additional members and
the hearty support of the people of the
community OF make il rank with the
hnest. great effort will be made
this fall to have each of the tvrol,,e
companies of the First Regiment re-
cruited to sixty-five men.
1t will be a reflection on the natr,,.
ism OF our people If Annapolis Is be.
nlnd hand. Everyone recognizes the
need OF a national preparedness. The
practical thing for Annapolitans 70 ~
IS to fill up the ranks of it's own or.
ganization, and procure instruction a.
rihe shooting and field duty for 81
many OF its young men as possible