Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06
Work of the District Boys.

The District boys unlimber large Colt
rapid firing guns. hold mimic engage
ments, take the weapons apart, study
the mechanism, learn to repair them
and soon they Will begin firing them
across the broad expanse OF Anne
SrundeI county that forms part OF the
military reservation.
1T is highly technical work ana re-
quires much tense study, said a mem
her of Company a, but II Is also IN
Sansely interesting.
1t is the aim Of the officers TO Try ana
develop each man in the three companies
that comprise the battalion into expert
gunners so that they can I'LL any posi-
ton occasion may require
Mai Zane the boss of the battalion.
has relinauished his command over the
District bows because he found his work
as adjutant OF the 15Sth Infantry Bri-
gade too pressing. SO at present the for
ner organization is without permanent
commander.
Another ranking officer Mai Hoxie II.
Smith was assigned with the machine
gun battalion. but after spending few
days with that organization, was trans
ferred TO special training at the camp
machine gun school. Until he returns to
active command the work of the District
boys is being directed by Capt. Oscar g.
Beckett.
Practically all the first line officers of
the three companies of the battalion are
also attending the machine gun school.
Winners Of Honors.
Four corporals in Company A were re-
warded for their work by being APP
pointed sergeants. They are Carl Worch.
James Sponable, William II. Walker and
William Hennessey.
Five other members of the company
were made first-class privates on the
recoInme ndation of Capt. Garner. These
men are John E. Burke Richard 0. Col
lahan. Dannis J. Reilly, Leonard Hus-
band and John H. Garrison.
Corp. Guy 2. Butler, Company /, 31Gth
Infantry. has been ordered TO proceed.
armed with a revolver. to Adrian. Mich.
and receive from Sheriff Fred Natten
of that place. Private Charles Brett.
alias Louis Murphy, a member of the
sanitary detachment of the 36sth In
fantry, and bring the prisoner back to
the cantonment to stand trial on the
charge of desertfon.
The order directing the non-commis-
stoned officer to make the trip west
specifies that all the costs entailed dur
ing the journey to and from the Mich
igan town are to be charged against
the pay account of the prisoner.
In Student Officers School.
More than 500 selected soldiers were
taken from the ranks of the Liberty
Division this morning to become stu
dent officers at the new training school
that was formally opened at O'Clock.
The list of men eligible to enter the
school was augmented by a miscel-
Ianeous list of lightweight men.
Among the latter were six selected men
from the District, bringing the total
number Of local boys to enter the school
up to twelve.
The revised list of District students
From 312th Machine Gun Battalion
Company A. First Sergt. Gilbert b.
Posey, former scientist with the De-
partment of Agriculture; Sergt. David
Nackie, former auditor at the New
port. r l., naval training station
Company b. sergt. Harold Schaeffer.
former employe of the city water de-
partment: Corp. Ralph p. Ward. COM
pany clerk. formerly a salesman; Sergt
William Il. Cooley. Sergt Ralph S
Moore. expert machine gun operator
and Instructor for Company y. District
Machine Gun Battalion, and Company
e of the 311th Machine Gun Battalion.
Moore Is a mechanical engineer, who
was assigned TO the machine gun
school here and graduated at the top of
the class Company G. Corp. Ernest q.
Holt. biologist. formerly employed in
survey department of the government;
Corp. Oscar g. Giiiett. wireless expert
and electrical engineer: Sergt. Harry
J.. Gliding. formerly a contractor; Corp.
Francis Harper. also governmen Mt
biologist, and Sergt Samuel J. Leonard
civil engineer and graduate of Cornell
University.
Walter NJ Taylor, formerly OF Com
pany =. now attached to division head
quarters a. a clerk. is the other success
1Ul candidate from the District quota
10 enter the officers training school
Just as soon as the selected soldiers
We're enrolled in the school this morn
ing they were assigned to new quar-
tiers III the double A barracks They
marched 10 the school in small detach-
Inents arranged by the regimental COM
1nandeFs