Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
NAVAL RESERV|STS
ARE COMMENDED
Washington and Baltimore
BattaIions Shoot High
9 Scores in Practice.

Special Dispatch tu ING Sta''
NEWPORT. Ri, August 5.-Ihe
United States destroyer Allen came into
port here yesterday after target prac-
tice Of Washington and Baltimore re-
servists, who located and destroyed an
enemy submarine" II miles off Mar
thas Vineyard. Mass.
Fleet Division .. Baltimore Bat
TALON. made a perfect score of hits
IN s shots in l minute and So sec
onds, Fleet Division 3, Washington
Battalion, chalked up hits in shots
in 2 minutes and is seconds, equal
ing the mark made on 4 cruise of last
month by Fleet Division = of Wash
ington.
The target was a spar eight feet
high, resembling a periscope, lowed
by the destroyer Billingsley. The
firing vessel made speed of 10 knots
the towing vessel 5 knots in opposite
direction. The official range was 1,Ooo
yards.
On the Washington run the four
inch battery was manned by the 1oi-
lowing: Hugh G.. Postles, boatswains
mate, as plugman and gun captain
Robert s. Campbell. pointer: Charles
L SelleTS,
sight setter: l.. B. Pruitt, ir.. Richard
c. Larkin. Harry \. Adams, IT,. and
Thomas l.. Dolan. shellmen; Jack +.
Nichols, voice tube speaker, and
Richard NJ. Nichols, range finder.
CONGRATULATED on Performance.
Lieut.. s. w. StinemetZ, commander
of the Washington division and naVl-
gator for the training cruise, acted
as control officer. and Lieut.. 0unlor
srade) Nelson Thomas as battery Off
Ger. Lieut.. (iunior grade) c. II. VIII
Iiams was mooring board operator and
Ensign G.. w. Daisley- Safety observer.
THE commanding officer wishes to
congratulate officers and crew on the
very creditable gunnery performance
said an order published to the crew by
Lieut.. Comdr. Alfred S. Wolfe, com
manding officer OF the Allen.
The order has a word of praise Tor
the engineer force. of which Lieut.. ".
C. Lockhart of Washington. IS chief
engineer.
1.-THE rate of change of range and de-
Election must be accurately known 10
make hits possible even with perfect
pointing" said the order. This rate
Of change Is dependent upon con-
Stdnl SpcSu. IL "dS fCA. N'-a~
the engineer force delivered the
goods"
Washington men in the engineer
force include Chief Machinist Mates
James c. Route and Joseph B.
Moody, Chief Water Tender Edward
j. Motley, Harry ]. Smith, William
A. Windle, Samuel D. Rajsock, Olan-
der H. Dollman, James Frankie,
Charles B. Edmonds, Arthur E. Bar
telt, Roy L. Boyd, Adolph A. Gollus,
Harry Gray. Joseph L. Hutchins,
Charles E. Lucas, Richard S. Mudd,
Charles E. Turner, Edward r. Tutz,
c. s. Lantz, jr., and Waine Matson.
Four Gunner's Mates.
There are four gunner's mates on
board-Wallace c. Hill and James NJ.
Darracott. chiefs, and Frank c.
White and Fred c. Barthelmes, all of
Washington.
Washington men who served at
posts for both Washington and Balti-
more runs include Chief Yeoman Mel
vim A. Goodspeed. timer on bridge;
Chief Yeoman William I. Wyndham,
recorder for ranges at gun: Chief Yeo
man Michael r. Burrows. recorder for
ranges sent to gun; Charles Keene, jr.,
talker to gun: Frederick M. Foley,
salvo operator, and George Z. Asser-
son. rate of change operator.
The Allen is scheduled to arrive at
Washington Navy Yard tomorrow
morning for release to inactive duty
of the Reservists who will have com
pleted the 15-day cruise.