Evening star., 1933-08-04
D. c. GUARDS TURN
BACK AIR ATTACK
Train Guns on Planes After
Fmding' Them With
Sound Locators.

FORT MONROE. Va. August A.
The 2eoth Coast Artillery of the Dis
trict Of Columbia National Guard,
headed by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
and now In camp at Fort Monroe, Va.
last night defended Fort Monroe
against An aerial attack by planes from
the 2eth Division Air Corps, under
command Of Lieut.. Otto Malamet.
The planes approached along the line
Of the historic James River and over
the battle-ground Of the Monitor and
the Merrimac.
They were located first by the sound
locators Of Battery A and were quickly
Illuminated by the searchlight.
The gun batteries went into action
followed by the machine gun batteries
and succeeded in driving Of the bomb
ers theoretically. Battery e, the
machine gun battery under command
Of Capt. william F. Bulls and Lieuts
Clifton H. Jett and James A. Votava,
began its records practice this morn
ing with the. placing Of 20 holes In the
target sleeve towed by the plane. This
= the best firing that has yet been
accomplished by the battery In any rec
ord practice.
The regimental dance and the moon
light ride scheduled for tomorrow eve
ming has been changed to Monday
evening, since the pay checks for the
members Of the regiment have not yet
been received. The dance is to be held
In the auditorium Of the Coast Artil-
lery School and the moonlight ride Is
to be to Norfolk aboard the United
States minelayer General Schoield.
riSh1ng trips were scheduled for this
afternoon under supervision Of Sergt.
Charles n. Buck.
DogflSh, . small variety Of shark, are
giving military maneuvers considerable
competition for the interest Of the
Guardmen.
On the second fishing trip out on
the artillery tug Reno In Chesapeake
Bay, Sergt. Buck made the highest
catch, hauling aboard seven dogfish,
ranging In weight from to IA pounds.
Others on the tug made smaller catches.
Daily Expeditions.
Little Bobbie Burns. young son Of
Maj. Burns, commander of the regi-
ment, hooked Q 10-pounder and mar
roWly escaped being pulled overheard
before several men seized his line and
helped him land the fish. SO zealous
have the guardsmen become over the
dogoah catching that Maj. Burns has
arranged . daily fishing expedition
aboard the Reno.
Yesterday training began with q bat
talon parade to the music Of the Fort
Monroe Band and its drum and bugle
cosps. Immediately after the parade
the Nnesbattertes took the field to con-
tinue training for the annual target
practice Saturday.
ssarchlieht Battery A. under Lieut..
G. w Royston, Is working with the
guardinen this year In IN effort to
promote the efnciency Of the outfits
hring.
Nsmhsrs Of the 2s0th Coast Artillery
have shown marked interest In the
firing of the heavy coast defense guns
BY the @. n. T. O. men also encamped
hare. The 1SS nm. guns were fired
wednesday, and the IL disappearing
guns were put into action yesterday
aoaingk targets towed by the Reno.
A nov9 experiment IN communication
Il belng conducted In connection with
The eneampment through direct radio
ccmnnuaicetion between the artillery
fAdi0 ~ and Station WAsO, operated
By II. A. FArnham Of 3l3 q street
northeast. The Fort Monroe set. 4
beng worked By Wilson Switner Of
0eventeenth street southeast. Guards
mn alo Don1Alning active "conveFsa-
tions" ylth &Ae1r friends and relatives
q washington.