Evening star., 1924-07-30
BATTERY A OF. D. c.
VISITS FORT EUST|S
Members Guests of N. Y.
Artillery Unit-Locats Make
Target-Firing Record.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FORT ECSTiS. Va, July 3o.-The
members of Battery A. District of Co.
Iumbia National Guard. spent yester-
day here as guests OF the 25Sth Field
Artillery. New York National Guard
,'The Guardsmen left Fort Monroe
carly in the morning.
Immediately upon arrival in camp
they were escorted to Mulberry Island
on the James River. where record tar
get practice. Of the I'd Eattali lion, Field
ARTILLERY, New York National Guard,
was being held. The I'd Battalion OF
the same regiment Was firing at an
chored targets i'll the James ElFer
from Fort Crawford.
Battery As Firing Record.
MANY days have been spent in OBJ
serving {. II. T. G, K. .. 7. C.,
Regular Array and National Guard
forces in firing large guns since the
euardsman left Washington but 1t Is
believed no orsa nization has equaieu
the scores made by Battery on the
l.-iRch guns. . r-
Yorktown. where they stopped for dln-
rr. and then visited places OF historic
interest there. returning by way OF
Williamsburg TO Newport News. ne ne
primary object Of the trip was TO STUDY
the work OF the arttlserymen AT for'
E.1stis. but Maj. Walter w. Burns
commanding Is very anxious that the
trip be made as interesting as possloie
in every way.
The artillerymen are breaking camp
today. and the batre.s viii fr3Sn
..-I,., s,,1y- "a
on the Norfolk steamer.
Credited With Highest scores.
The highest scores made ny any or
-aniZatiott training here this summer
were made by che District artillery men
ID in the record target practice. olt OF
The first five record shots fired the DIS
rrict guar1smen put four shots with
in the tar.-et area. \ moving target
ten feet wide. was drawn by tug
across the Geld OF fire about five miles
up Chesap peahe Bay from Battery De
RuSsy. The TARGET was barely visible
10 the NAKED eye and represented the
center OF an area the size of an mag
mary battleshin. Those shots coming
within the battleship area are consid :
cred hits. and one shot dem nolShed
one Of the standards of the moving
target.
The scores made wer@ very crafty
ing To the officers OF the battery and
Maj Burns Was congratulated by
Maj. +. V. Putney. commander OF the
lrarbor defenses, and who acted as
tire commander and safety officer.
Maj Louis {. Brinton. senior in
Structor Of the district National
Guard and who had direct super
vision OF the firing. also was very
much pleased. The officers OF the
battery have been given much val
uable asst istance and cooperation by
the officers of the Regular Army here.
Many officers and non-comni ssioned d
officers have been assigned to Maj.
Burns for instruction purposes. Lieut..
Fred Waters acted as field fire safety
officer yesterday and L;euts. J. II.
Smith ttugboat ofiiCerl. Henry T.
Tyler and X L. Russell constituted
the gun section. Much OF the sue
less of the target practice yesterday y
vas due TO the assistance rendered
by FIRST Sergt. Isaac II. Palmer Of
Battery s. 18th Regiment. {. A c.
stationed here. Sersts. TZella and
Brandon and Corp. Eobinson, Regular
Army instructors. took part in the
firing.