Evening star., 1926-08-18
D. c. ART|LLERyMEN.
CO ON RIFLE RANGE.
Battery A OF 260th Shoot To:
day, B-Men Tomorrow,
| for Ratings.
anIDspatch TO The Star.

FORT MONEoE. VA. August
1s.-With their target practice on the
12.inch guns over. the members of the
csoth Coast Artillery. District Of Co
lumbis National Guard. to-day turned
their attentions. to the rife range.
where ithey will attempt to attain rat
ings as mark ksmen, sharpshooters and
expert rifiemen.
Battery A spent today ON the ran2e.
while .Battery B will fire tomorrow.
The following men In Battery \ have
been excused from duty in connection
with rsfle practice. AZ they have com
p,eted ithe course and made their rat
ings: First Sergt. Robert T. DAILY,
Sergts. Charles NJ. Cook. Carroll G..
Yoakusm and Joseph w. Crockett.
Corpls. Lewis Hayes. James w No-
tsvs and Russell VI. King. and Pvt,
First Glass George Scorodos. Practi-
cally all Of these men are spending
their leisure hours in prepara lion for
a Coast Artillery Cunner's examina.
ton to be given before the GuardSmen
break camp.
The competitive spirit Of the men
has been stirred by publication of a
general order announcing that the
battery receiving the highest grade
will be awarded the efficiency insig-
MIA which will also allow each mem
her to wear red e on his right
sleeve Target practice will count 80
per cent: attendance at camp. 10 per
cent. and the following her items
each infantry drill small arms
qualifications. condition Of barracks
policing other than barracks. physical
training, qualified gunners. military
courtesy and mess
It has been estimated here that
when the final analysis of the several
National Guard organizations is made
the 260th Coast Artillery will prove
one of the most efficient outfits that
has camped in this fort during 1926.
STAFF Sergt. Charles Goa nshock senior
sergeant instructor of the District
srtillerymen. warm foe of delin-
ouencies. has been unable as vet to
fnd anything seriously wrong with
either the organization or the mon
in it.
First Sergts Robert r. Daily and
Herman j. Trum Of Batteries A and
=. and battery clerks Corpls. Donald
j. Mccarthy and Bernard NJ Camp
hell began work on the field train
ing pay rolls last night The rolls
we're finished this morning. after
several hours Of diligent labor. and
were dispatched today by airplane
10 the Militia Bureau paymaster,
thereby making il possible for the
mon to be paid Immediately upon
their return to Washington.
II in reported that Battery will
stage a. short recruiting campaign
after ;the organization returns to
Washington. This battery has room
fer about 10 more men.
Lieut. Col James r. Taylor. in
charge Of the training If reserve Of
ficers :called and presented his com
pliments to Mai. W. w. Burns. COM
manding officer Of the District or
sanization. and his staff today. Col.
TAYLOR was high in his praise Of the
men for their splendid work on the
big guns.
lieut.. Col. Louis c. Brinton. senior
instructor of the District National
Guard, who spent the f3rst week Wit,
the 26eth Coast Artillery in this post
has gone to Virginia Beach. where
he wi1l be with the 2ath Division
Special Troops and the 2ath Military
Police .during the balance of the en-
campn,ent of the District Of Colum-
bia guA uArdsmen.