Evening journal., 1922-08-09
GUARDSMEN
ADEPT in Use
OF Big GUNS
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the demonstration. The hattery's $
best crew has performed this fete
in less than two minutes time and
CAPTAIN Ramsey says the boys are
keyed up for Friday and will beat
their field practice record of the past
two weeks.
Batteries Il c. and d. will demon
strate the use OF the anti-war craft
gun. known as the IS millimetre.
With Lieutenant w. r. Baldwin IN
charge.
Battery c. viii FIRE the target
known as the burst" while ba'-
teries r. and d. under the direction
of Captain Leroy Work and Lieu
tenant Lewis W. Zebley will demon
sfrate the firing of these huge anti
air craft pieces by shooting at the
''bursf'
CAPTAIN s. 3 I. Duncan, OF Bat
terry II. assisted by Lieutenant W.
s Weggenmann. OF the same pa'
terry and Lieutenant J. B. Regan' OF
Battery F. in command OF -FOUR
squads from machine gun batteries
r. F. G and II, will give n prac-
teal demonstration OF the use OF the
machine gun. Browning type, whlch
is capable OF 500 to 500 shots a MN
ute Captain Duncan and his pat
rerv II. have been designated the
best drilled company in camp and
VIII have the honor OF color battery,
which will escort the colors during
the reg,mental parade and review on
FRIDAY. presenting the colors TO the
commanding officer. Colonel Harry 4
w Stark. at the conclusion
In test in assembling. mounting, |
manning and putting into action 1
one of the 75's. Battery ID, yester-
dav under the supervision OF Lier- 1
tenant Baldwin required just IL
minutes and I second. This is the
best tine made so far in the prac-
tice work OF any OF the batteries
This test was made from march
orders formal on. al n distance OF
twenty-five yeards.
another record was made yester-
dat by Battery c with the los. TWO
rln crews went through the maneu-
Yer OF firing five rounds from the
gun. coming from marching order,
setting the gun. loading and firing,
then returning to the orig nal posi-
ton in Is minutes and So seconds
each
In contrast 70 former camps. the
..iav soldier elements have been elm
mated and the many lessons OF
modern warfare are being taught
and studied with much zeal. From
the hospital corps 10 the regimentai
firing lines and scout duties all units
have taken their work most SER
iouslv and have developed a most
effc ent orga nization. even to the
putting up OF the mess at the kit
chens and the policing OF the camp
4 member o. the Board OF Health
snperv sing force from Philadelphia
who VISITED the camp yesterday,
"a he was surprised 10 find the
sanitation 90 good aDi that not
large city in the union could boast
Of better sanitation and many would I
be found FAR Inferior 10 that o.
Camp Sparks !
Stomach maiadies OF a score OF +
,srieties developed in camp yester-
Iay as the result OF The eating OF V
omefhing like a truck load Of ap- ri
les BIZ the euardsmen. which was r
be we'll intent'oned gift OF Dover Il
armer. The hospital unit was kept
~ u irea - IN --edcy ca rs. nu- Nr
he med cal butterflies do not he ge
sese tha, .he epld N C : of se-i- pa
,us na-u.e
No acfiv % n camp possesrcs Is
more .nre-r fer so~s. part 'cu'ar- A.
ly-ihe femin No contingent Sha1 tho no
eleven unit & tchers or he csmn. ~
Nea~ly % ha'f Dozen true, loais of le'
foods'uffs are used 'li'y IN feedinr
tn 500 men. and IN vast amouT' ca
Of food - preaa el hr force thai 20
IS iarrp- than thqt o., most big ha-
tells. comrris' about s3 msn. TN's m
foroe Includes IA mess sergeants. % 20
cooks and about 80 k'fchen pol.ce. ki
The program scheduled for 70
N orrow follows-From 7:3o q. m. 10 II
s:se a. NJ. Gun Batteries d. tar W
ret practice. other units at infantry hl
,rul: S:so q. m. 10 1880 a. M, Gun NJ
Batteries B c d. target practice;
,ehxchlfeht Battery A. searchllght u
nstruction Machine Gun Batteries e
F G II. machine gun practice. 9TH
rrunits a. drill. p. m. TO p. m. ie
s<a and protection OF material fol- y
,ring firing: tryout for Regimental al
Hle team.
AZ. Baldwin OF Wilmington. was 70
lesguest of his son. Lieutenant w. :.
. Baldwin. Battery c. yesterday. se
nd Yves an Interested spectator OF
10 maneuvers OF Battery c during SO
le afternoon. ~
Major Joseph NJ. Barsly, OF the ~
iedical corps. entertained men OF 10
70 FIRST battalion yesterday after ia
ION with an address on the care AZ
0, be taken by the soldiery whether cl'
n the service or civilian life. He ls
Explained the many symptoms of hl
diseases found in army life and gave fu
'usgesions OF methods OF preyentiol wa
as well as cures for them. He
Battery d has Instituted daily pr
news sheet which Is posted on the wa
osletin baord at the head OF the OF
balery street. The one issued yes Sta
terday was very interesting to the Wi
mfmbers OF the battery and regi- Jol
mfnt. The bulletin follows. Jai
Battery d" Daily Bulletin Aug NJ
7Tcook Emery was seen travelling All
around camp with the ferry host S.
Long Beach. Later IT was found on, net
that It was not the Long Beach. II Pa
WIS a napper from New Castle
Sergeant Mcdonald must have 4, Re
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