Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-09
COUSIN
APPLIES FOR COMMISSION
ing School Located at
Camp Lee.
FIRST E-GUN DRILL
Students Show Remarkable Aptitude
for First Experiences - Further
Orders Given for Protection of
Health OF Colored Men.
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CAMP LEE, VA. January S.--Among
tho candidates for commissions at the
line officers training school, which is
just starting at this place. is John
pershing lleincr, OF Butler. Pa, a
cousin of General BLACK Jack" Per
shing, commander OF the American
overseas forces. Mr.. Icincr has four
teen relatives in the service, including
among them, besides General PcrshinE
his first cousin. Brigadicr-General G..
q. liner. tho commanding officer OF
tho One Hundred and Fifty-nfth Bri-
grade, which composcs the artillery
regiments OF tho Eghticth Division
W. e.. ileiner. another cousin, who
is from kittaIng, Pa. is also I candi-
date for commission at tho same
school that John Pershins Heincr
hopes to receive his commission from
hr. lfcincr stated tonight that his
mother has frequently heard from her
cousin, General pcrshing, since he as
sumed command OF the overseas
forces Of the United States. uc
enlisted at Harrisburg, Pa. and
was forwarded to Camp Lee on
November 26. Hero he was sent
to the Three Hundred and Thirteenth
tlcid Artillery, from which he was
forwarded to the officers trainin.
school, At the school he is mem
Der OF Company 1, and will receive tho
same training as tho other candidates.
His appointment to the school was
solely on merit.
W. G. Hciner, his cousin, who is
also In the training camp, is not a
relative OF General Pershins, but ia
hrst cousin of Brigadier-General Heiner
lie was drafted and forwarded 70
camp Lee on September S, since which
tlfne ne has been member Of Tho
Ihfee Hundred and Fifth Engineers
~ the time OF his appointment TO the
camp he was sergeant
FIRST SHOTS FIRED
FROM MACHINE GUNS
At headquarters OF the Eishtieth nj.
vision to-day the first shots of the
machine-Eun firing in target prac,ic.
were heard. Major j. *. Dunlon ot
the British army, had forty oflicers
from the division school of arms in
Structins them in the intricacics IF
the handling OF the Colt machine -un,
which are being used at the schoo,
Inc practice took place on the ran-o
near the headquarters and the men
showed proficiency in hitting the tar
gets.
rive guns were used in the practice.
II was an immediate action practice
Each sixth cartridge in the machin.
was defective, and the men, lying prone
on the ground, had considerable diff
Guilty in removing the defective shells
and continuing the firing. The targets
at which they were firm. we're sill
nouettcs and the number OF hits re-
corded showed remarkable aptitude on
the part OF the students.
This afternoon the men were given
their first tactical drill. After earring
their guns 10 point over a mile dis
tant from the school. the drill began
1T consisted OF crawling for twenty
RODS over a undiscovered field, carry
ing the parts OF the machine guns with
them. Once they had gained the de-
sired position unseen by the enemy"
thcy assembled their guns and opened
hre on the imaginary enemy" After
an afternoon of intensive training, they
returned 20 camp, muddy from head to
loot. However. each man had provided
himself with suit OF ovcralls, and
the mud did not have such an unplcas-
ant effect.
The Colt machine guns. which were
hrcd to-day. are capable OF firing COO
SHOTS minute. The machines arc
loaded without intcrruptins the fire.
and once they arc started continuous
fire can he obtained. The Chauchat gun.
which is used by the French, is TO be
used in the instructions next week.
OPPORTUNITY GIVEN TO
OBTAIN COMMISSIONS
Enlisted men OF the division are to
receive another opportunity to obtain
commissions in the National Army.
Application blanks are being presented
10 those who request them from the
DIVISION duartcrmastcr for commits
Sions III the Guar.crmastcr department
OF the army. 1t will be the policy To
SEND the successful applicants as fast
as they pass the examination that vii,
be required OF them 10 The division
auartermasters training schoo, =,
JACKSON, Fla. The number who viii
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