Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-08
RlolD TRAINING FOR
DELAWARE TROOPS
Continued from pasa 1.

Thh morning. following the setting
~ exrecisss. the soldiers frst entered
INTO an. hour. Of infantry drill. This
W~s followed by instruction on tho
pAnge. Yesterday morning the follow
h,g units fired for three hours on tho
1oo-yard range: Headquarters Bat
en1ton. CoWbat Train. Service Battery
And Headquarters and Machine Gun
Battalion. These units were relieved
by Gun Batteries A. Il. C. and d.
The Browning automatic. with
which the regiment 10 equipped. is
Ct the latest model. The gun weighs
IL pounds. with . record OF mora
than 600 shots per minute, or 90
rounds with ono loading.
While the gun batteries and head
quarters units were on the range, the
Searchlisht Battery A. In command Of
Captain Lewis 1ebley. continued with
searchltsht instruction. Tho battery
y equipped With s6-inch bucket lights.
fully mounted and capable OF being
moved to any location. During the
remainder OF camp night demonstra-
tions OF the massive light will be held
on the range.
Ono searchlight crew OF Battery A
yesterday afternoon attained an ex-
csllsnt record in disconnectins and
unloading one Of tho searchlights.
Under the supervision OF Lieutenant
e. A. Watson and First Sergeant
Walter c. Crawford. with . crew Of
select men. the excellent record of two
minutes was recorded in preparing for
action. The gun crew comprised Cor
roral David Cathcart. Privates Il. T.
Butler. Kroner Pierson, Arthur n
Wright. Thomas ]. Crawford. Charles
Downing, John Quinn. Charles Poplas
and William Kitchens.
According 10 Colonel Harry w
Stark. senior in command. II 10 plan
ned to place the large American rs
mllimeter 3-inch guns in action eithel
tomorrow or Thursday. With these
powerful artillery pieces IN operation
and the machine guns and light rapic
0rtng guns IN action on tho range
visitors to the camp viii witness a re.
nox OF actual battlefront activity.
The large 75's are manned by sur
crew1 OF twelve. This morning the
four heavy pieces were placed ir
Position on the northern end OF tht
reservation. The intricate mechanism
Of the guns and the mathematical
calculations required to effectively
handle them win be explained prior t
actual firing. II was further en-
phastscd by Colonel Stark that tn,
masterful artillery pieces VIII be place,
into action on Friday. .'Go~ernor!
Day"
The following promotions and re
ductions are contained IN genera
orders relea sed today by Captain job,
J. Duenn, the ad1u,Ant: Battery A
Private William Prinson to be corpo
ri to Ill an existing vacancy; Batter,
b, Sergeant Lewis McKewen 10 b
private: Private J. Bleyer 20 be ser
eesnt. vice McKewen -educed: Ba,
terry c. Private Robert L. NelSon |,
he corporal. vice Arts discharged
Battalion Headquarters and Comoa
Train. Private A. w. Post % be corpo
raj to I'll an existing vacancy.
While Trims on the range yesterday
Lieutenant Samuel Marcney OF Bat
terry B received sigh; burns on hi
LEI, hand. His injuries were treate,
a. the ciepersary.
Private Nicandre Slmeone OF Batter
r IL moEning the loss OF damon
valued At 500. The stone, accorain
20 Private Sireone feA from the rim
while at maneuvers on the field.
The health OF the camp continues (,
b. excellent, according 70 Major victe
D. Washhurn. regimental surgeol
With the exception 81 few soldie,
who have contracted colds. there hs
been no illness reported. The wealth.
&: the emp 10 regular camp weather
% tar this week the reservation rs
escaped damaging rain, which is a d.
eided Asse; TO company commander
who are anxious to continue on wi,
the training program without int
rcrtion.
Rex.nsnral parade last night Wi
witnessed by severai hundred viestor