Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18

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discipline. respect for authority and
Industry are demanded of the, sold
Ter and, of course, are obtained.
/ Too much commentator cannot
be given our, officers for their care
OF the boys. They are personally in
terested in each and every one, look
ing out for his health and welfare
with paternal interest. Captain
Martin has =. medicine case which is
very complete, containing remedies
for every mipor ailment.
From this case he issues cathar-
tics. headache powders. etc. to those
who may be-in need of them. This
comes out OF, his own pocket. The
officers table is supplied with the
same food that is issued the men.
Before each II meal Captain Martin
personally inspeets every dish. This
ENSURES cleanliness and palatability
as nothing else would, in case the
energy OF the cooks should flag,
which is very improbable.
During this, period of reorgantza-
ton the officers are going without
sleep Night after might finds them
bnsily engaged, in making out their
reports and records.
A number, of new rifles and new
10. b. blankets have been received BY
the supply sergeant. and will be is
sued shortly. Every man in the com
|pany will receive new rifle.
I've are rapidly learning. to take,
the best of care of our arms. We
spend at least ID minutes daily in
cleaning, oiling and polishing them.
They need the attention badly after
a dusty hike. . In the eyes of the
soldier, one who would misuse his
rife is capable Of any crime. A we'll
cared for rifle is capable Of firing
5000 shots n..dry" or 6ooo shots
creased" jcarelessness or misuse
will greatly, lessen the life of the
piece. Frequent inspections and the
fear Of extra duty cause the boys to
take excellent care Of their rifles. II
pride fails. The unlucky fellows
whose guns were soaked will spend
half the night putting them in or
der. such ise their devotion to the
weapons upon which they pin their
faith II worst comes to worst.
A description OF the, arm might
|be Of interest to most Of us. unfamil-
liar as we are with military matters.
even after the years. OF campaigning
for preparedness.
The piece is designated the
United stAtes army magazine rife,
calibre 80. It is manufactured at
the Springfield. Rock Island and
(Watervliet arsepals. 1t is the best
and most accurate rife made. The
present model, 1903. is 4s.s12 inches
lin length. and weighs slightly over
Is pounds. The stock extends al
most to the muzzle. in order to pre-
vent the barrel from becoming I'M
bearably hot to the hand OF the us
Ter. There Smoothing fragile or COM
pick about the mechanism Of the
piece. ~. 81
The ammunition is placed in the
magazine in clips, each containing
five cartridges. The bullet is of Ger
man silver with lead core to give
lit weight, which is $50 grains. The
bullet is sharp and makes q very
small wound; little loss of blood can
result, and death seldom results ex-
|cept from hits in the upper half OF
the head, in. the heart. or In the
spinal cord. II a soldiers alimen-
|tary canal is comparatively empty,
his abdomen may be perforated by
the bullet without bad results. UNI
less the spinal cord is hit. The pro-
polling charge is made up OF smoke
less powder. in long. thin. round
grains. The muzzle velocity of the
bullet is 2799 feet per second. The
trajectory is. quite low. II the piece
is at an angle Of As degrees the bull
let will travel slightly more than
three miles.
Prices. Of Electricity.
Iowa Falls, Iowa, July Is, 1916
Eds. Freeman Tribune: Regarding
the article headed, "Blairsburg to
Have Electricity" which appears in