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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1908)
I r i " i V r ? i Nebraska V-,".'- ojto . - . ,'..-.,' ". ; r AifOTHm wat HO bnt caarMitr of national 1 peace Is In the national pre I pardne for war. Arbitrament a ute natural deaiaeratum lor the assurance of International Deace. but a wall aulnnpd mrl erlclent army or mlllUa, prepared and quipped to enforce peace, will beat arbi tration to the wire a thousand times over. The marvelous growth of the1 national Idea anion r all nations, the jealousy of militant power, the desire for territorial expansion nd colonisation has come to stay, and It can only be affirmed by mllltaht strength and that, strength must be based upon the efficiency of the men behind the guns, be the weapon a 13-Inch gun of a , battleship or the tO-callber small arm ofthe foot sol flier. Tbe brst gunners or best marksmen constitute the efficient army, and hence targ-et practice has become the most im portant feature of army drill. With su perior marksmanship has come a superior sprit de corps, and the perfection of mili tary discipline. This has long been recog nised In all modern armies and in none more so than in the army of the United Btates. With the modern rapid fire and lon range guns and smokeless powder, ! problem of battle now lies with the tnen that can shoot the stralghtest. At this season of the year camps are stabllshed in almost every state In the anion for target practloe. Almost the en Mr regular army Is now or soon will be in maneuver camps for the summer, not merely to practice the game of war and utnal field service, but to perfect the hooUng accuracy of the men who handle (he aims. The spirit of competition In target practice has found enthuslastlo lodjement within the ranks of the national g-uard of all the states, and targe praotlce anerd of all the states, and target praotlce merely the competition of experts. It has taken the place, for this year at least, of the annual encampments of the national snttttla and la extended over a longer period. Nebraska Learning; te Bhaet. Among the states taking a deep Interest Gossip About Mr. OIrlanda "Iilst." ROVER Cleveland was all his G Uf a preacher of optimism.'' natd a Princeton man the other tday. "All his lectures breathed the spirit of hoping- for the best, of looking on the bright side of things. I was fortunate enough to have the entree to his home in Princeton, and on one oeasion I made so bold as to com pliment him on this pronounced trait of hit character. M Tea, I suppose Z am what you might all an optimist,' he said with a twinkle in bis eyes, 'but I hope I am not an Ifist.' " 'An Iflst.' I repeated. 'What Is aa if 1st r - 'An tflst,' said Mr. Cleveland, la a per on who Is a slave to the little word If. whereas an optimist hopes (or the best tn a sane manner. The Iflst Is never quite sans. I once knew an iflst who was lost tn the Maine woods with a companion on a hunting expedition. As night came on t&ey made camp, but, although they were hungry, they bad shot no gains, and had nothing' to eat. With a perfectly serious face this fellow looked at his companion and said: " Tf we only had seme ham, we'd have bam and eggs If we only had some eggs!' " 4, An Anthor Aateac Heme Folks. Amongst the stories which are told con cerning Mr. J. M. Harrie, who Is nagd n a new work of fiction which will be published at an early date, are one or to which show that some of his folks north of the Tweed are not quite so proud of the novelist's accomplishments as they might be. Recently an old Kirriemuir woman who knew Barrio as a "bairn" remarked, "eel. it's a gude thing the laddie can mak somethln' at his wrltin', as he could never have made his llvln' at the mills " Another celebrity at Mr. Barries birth place, the old janitor at the town hall, discussed the author tn the following de precatory fashion: "Do I ken Jeems Harrier Oh, ay; I ken Mm. as I ktnt his falther an' mlther afore "lm." "Have you read his books?" "Oh, ay!" (guardedly. "Don't you like them?" "I'm na thlnkln' sjiuckla about them. I know mor.y a story tha aiy grandmother told me that is far better than ony e' Jeems Bsrrte's." Tet mother UsiNtast seJdt "IX i tax the National Guardsmen Taking 1! ltwb at BxrKTfgt fuuno. ' '.".ti..;-?"-'. or BXAcmmr cKB-TMaan& In the matter of target practice this sea son, Nsbraska ranks amooeT the foremost The necessity of securing suitable ground for an encampment and targ-et range com bined has forced Itself upon the considera tion of the national guard officers, from the fact that euoh ground must be far enough from Immediate surroundings t permit the use of the long range guna, now having a range of from two to three miles, where a few years ago a range of half a mile or mile was sufficient After canvassing the state pretty thor oughly, Brigadier General Charles F. Schwars, adjutant general of Nebraska, finally settled on a strip of territory In th Platte valley about four miles north of Ashland as the most available. Here was found ground suitable for a large camp In a healthful location with a target butt formed by a heavy embankment built by ' the Great Northern Railroad company at a bend In the Platte river to keep that stream from breaking into Its old chan nel. The embankment has been materially strengthened by the state under the su pervision of General Bchwars, and It thus gives an uninterrupted ranee of several mllos up the river, where the stray long--range bullets from target firing can do no damage. Stat Ride Ranee. The camp, known as "The State Rifle Range," occupies about half a section of ground In the river valley and about three miles from the nearest habitation. It was formerly a big pasture, and is still un improved. The ground has been leased for a period of three years, with an option of five years, and is now under the complete control of the state. The target butts are equipped with the latest improved target mechanism. Sight targets comprise the series, numbered from 1 to I consecutively. The targ-eta are movable, being automat ically elevated by the markers protected behind the heavy sand embark ments of the butts. The markers are In communica tion with the firing line and the camp headquarters by telegraph and telephone, the wiring being done by the National Noted People lees out o' his bulks there's naethln' left but the ordlnar' crack an' conversation ye mJcht hear among folk In the High treat ony e'enln. An' I assure ye no one o' thae things In thae bulks ever hap pened." Perfect Identification. Big. Ardltl, the well known musical con ductor, tells the following adventure he had with a bank cashier in an American city. He wished to have a check cashed; but, sine the bank cashier did not know Big. Ardltl. he told him he must get himself identified before he could receive any money. "But do I not know any one here," pro testsd the musical conductor. "I am very aorry," salu the cashier. Big. Ardltl thought for a. few moments, and presently said: "Do you attend the opera, young man?" "Frequently," said ths cashier. "I am very fond of music." "Then you must know me," and, taking off his hat and turning his back upon the cashier, Big. Ardltl beat time vigorously to an imaginary orchestra. "Oh, yes!" exclaimed the cashier. "I know the back of your head very well. You are Slg. Ardltl' And ha handed out the money to the mualcian without further ceremony. Short n Premises. One of the best stories concerning O rover Cleveland's sturdy honesty tn politics is told, on the authority of a distinguished man of letters. In Dr. H. T. Peck's "Twenty Tears of the iRepubllc." At the presidential election in Wi it was hoped that a rich contractor of Irish origin might be persuaded to influence the Irish vote of New Tork In Cleveland's favor. Bo the literary light, who was a friend of both, brouiht them together and left them alone for half an hour. The Irishman came out beaming and reported thus of Cleve land: "Ah, sure, he's the greatest man I ever saw. He's a fine man a grand man. Ha wouldn't promise to do wan thing I asked htm." And from that moment to the election day the contractor worked with might and main for the candidate who had refuaed te pay a stogie promise as the price of his support ... v. . i.',lrV. v,.SY.-,t.ii iittf.'V'v ..',' THE OMAITA .j .... I X r- .. .t-v Tr-4 From lieft to Right Captain Brad P. Cook, aoslstant adjutant reneral and chief quartermaster of campi Major B. II. Phelps, assistant adjutant genural; lieutenant H. It. Antles, battalion adjutant; Major George A. Eberly, First infantry, com mandant of camp; Colonel J. A. Btoroh, First Infantry, chfef-of-stsff ; Captain A. D. Falooner, Omaha; Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Blrkner, inspector small arms craotlce; Captain C M. Bundel. commanding Company I, Sixteenth United States In fantry, Instructor as to rifle range; Lieutenant Colonel O. G. Osborne, Second Infantry, ordnance officer. Guard Signal corps company af Fremont, which is also on duty at the camp. The camp Is further equipped with a complete telephone system, cor nec ting with Ash land, Lincoln and Omaha. The range are 200, 800, 400, (00 and 1.000 yards, respectively, and each range is ap propriately marked off. The camp la lo cated along a rldg-o abundantly shaded with big cottonwood trees, and Is laid out with regularity, with all the necessary equipment of hospitals, quartermastera, commissary, headquarters and other neces sary departments to a well-regulated camp. Every precaution has been taken for he complete sanitation of the oamp. Sinks are closed and removed a sufficient distance from the quarters to avoid bad odor or possible contagion. Numerous wells have been built to ob tain the best and purest water, and a large tank la being constantly filled by an engine with fresh water from a capacious well. This tank Is elevated on standards and from It the water Is dis tributed through tha camp by pipes, with faucets at convenient distances. A shower bath is also provided tor the ac commodation of the men. Adjacent the water tank la the camp exchange, where the men can buy any thing necessary but Intoxicants, ths sale of which U prohibited, at a reasonable figure. Just beyond the exchange tha Young Men's Christian association has es tablished an attractive and convenient headquarters. This Is fully equipped with books and writing materials, to all of which the boys have free and welcome access. Regular evening services are held at the Toung Men's Christian association tent and they are well attended by the men of the command. Troeps at the Camp. The camp was established on July IS by General Schwars and Assistant Ad jutant General Brad P. Cook and a corps of assistants. It will be maintained tcer this season until August 19. Tha target practice will be carried on In three pe riods of ten days eaoh. In order that the entire National guard of the state way avail of the opportunity. The first of the National guard detachments to engage In target practice was under charge of Major George A. Etoerly, with his staff, and couslsted ef the following detail: Company B, Stanton, First regiment, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Cum pan y D, Weeping Water, First reg lmeut, three offioer and thirty ouluicj men. Company E, Wllber. First regiment, three officers and thirty enlisted uin. Company F, Madison, First regiment, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Company L, Omaha. First reslment, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Company E, Trkanutli. gerund resnuent, three officer and thirty enlisted men. Company G, Omaha Second regiment, three olfloers and thirty enlisted men Oesnpaajr I. Omaha, Ksouad raalmaaC SUNDAY BEEt AUGUST t . V. - . II VKCVATB OLETVKIiAjaX CRACK SHOT OF NEBRASKA NATION AX. QUAKJV. ! . x "Na 1.' a J COMMANDANT EBERLT AND CAMP OFFICERS. three officers and thirty enlisted men. Company K, Schuyler. Second regiment, three officers and tnlrty enllHted men. Company M, Albion, Second regiment, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Signal corps, Fremont, one officer and sixteen enllHted men. Field Hoxpital corps-. Lincoln, one ofll cer and sixteen ellsted men. Band, St. Paul, Second regiment, one officer and twenty-seven enlisted men. While the entire detail was not present during the first ten-days' period, there was about 250 men present, and It la hoped that fully thla number will be se cured during the remaining ten-days' pe riod. . Major Fred X. Mack, Second Infantry, with his staff Is assigned to duty for the ten-day period beginning July II. The companies detailed for this period will be: Company A, Tork, First regiment, two officers and twenty enlisted men. Company C, Beatrice, First reprimeut, three officers and sixty enlisted men. Company G, Geneva, First regiment, one officer and twenty enlisted men. Company H, Nelson, First regiment, one officer and twpnty enlisted men. Company K, Wyinore, First regiment, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Company C, Nebraska City, Heoond reg iment, three officers and sixty enllstwl men. Company F, Lincoln, Second regiment, three officers and sixty enlisted num. Third separate company, Crete, two officers and thirty enllHted men. Signal corps, Fremont, one officer and aixtren enliHted men. Field hoHpttal, Lincoln, one offio&r and Sixteen enlisted men. Major II. J. Paul, Second Infantry, with hi staff, is ordered to report at the camp August I for the last ten days' period, with the following assignment of com panies: Companv M (Broken Bow), First Infan try, two officers and thirty enlisted men. Company A (Kearney), Second Infantry, three officers and thirty enlisted men. Company B (St. Paul), Second Infantry, three officers snd sixty enlisted men. Company D (Hastings), Second Infantry, three officers and thirty enlisted m-n. Company H (Aurora), Second infantry, three officers and sixty enlisted men. Company I (Alma), Scond Infantry, one officer and thirty enlisted men. First Separate Company (Kenesaw), one officer and thirty enlisted men. Second Separate Company (Holdrege), one officer and thirty enlisted men. Blgnal Corps (Fremont), one officer and Sixteen enlisted men. Field hospital (Lincoln), one officer and sixteen enlisted men. eleetlns; the Rlflo Teams. It has been the purpose during the entire encampment for the commanding officers of the different organizations to select for the tsrget work those of their commsnds who have been faithful In their attendance at and efficient In the weekly drills throughout the year. The organisations were required to report In service uniform fully armed and equipped fnr field service. All tentage and camp equ'page is to be tsken by each organisation, excepting cooking outfits and targets, which latter are provided for at the camp. AU rifles. 2, 1909. Practical Lessons in .a "' . ' . - m 4 . 1 4 : 4- ... . , . . . - a r r "sl " . bayoneta and ammunition are also re quired to be brought to Ashland, where new rifles and ammunition are furnished. The new guns furnished the national guard In place of the old Krag-Jorgensens are the United State magazine rifle, cali ber 80, model of 1908, and are regarded a the roost efficient weapon for army pur pose In the world today. It Is expected that each man will use not less than 1(0 round of ammunition during the target practice. In addition to turning In their old gun and ammunition the guard will turn In tholr old canteen and haversack traps, these straps having been discarded s obsolete, and the hsveraacka and can teens now being suspended from the belt by means of mora oonvenlont hooka Each man at the camp I furnished with a cot, poncho and blanket, and these will be re tained In charge by the state for Issue for future emertrenclea, the men retaining possession only of their guna canteen and haversack and ammunition. Officers at the Camp, The camp Is provided with a well equipped quartermaster and commissary department. Captain Brad P. Cook Is the quartermaster of the camp and Captain Joseph F. Mulka chief commissary. The commissary supplies are generally bought at Lincoln and shipped to the camp In bulk. Bread of an excellent quality and fresh I furnished from Ashland, as Is the fresh meat. Abundant Ice Is provided for all purposes, and nothing Is left undone for the convenience and comfort of the men at the camp. Colonel F. 8. Nicholson, surgeon general of the National Guard, I In charge of the medical department and sanitation of the camp during the entire encampment sea son. He was assisted during- the first ten day period by Major J. B. Hungat ef the National Guard medical department Major C. W. Walden of Beatrice became the assistant surgeon for the ten days beginning July 30, and First Lieutenant Charles K. Gibbons will act in that ca pacity for the last ten days, beginning August 10. The sanitation of the oamp Is perfect. There ha been very little lckness, owing to the extreme healthful nesa of the location. Th permanent official corps of the camp Is: Brigadier General Charles F. Bchwars, commanding, Colonel J. A. Btorch, chief of staff; Colonel F. 8. Nicholson, surgeon general; Lieutenant Colonel O. G. Os borne, ordnance officer Major E. If. Phelps, assistant adjutant rensrsl; Cap tain Brad P. Cook, chief quartermaster; Captain Joseph F. Hulka, chief commis sary: Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Blrkner, Inspector of mall arms practice and range officer. Captain C. U, Sandal. United Btat "A I I 3" ; t ; , ''' - v y, - . . t .. .'. . '.:; 1 .ft ... Tl i . ' 2 -A J J 44 '-'v. 5l BOMB OP THB BOTH AFTER INSPECTION. , .s - Ac t"? r:..: - .:. .i-.-- MDBS IN THffl OPEJN AIR. army, In command of Company X, and range officer of the Sixteenth United States infantry, la at the camp with hi company and the best of fraternal feel ing exists between the regular army and National Guard organisation Captain Bundel has charge of all matters pertain ing to Instruction and practice on th tar get range, and Is assisted In the work by Lieutenant L. R. James, U. S. A., one of the most capable target men in the service. Bubbstantlal cash prise will be awarded to Independent organization of not less than twenty enlisted men, standing first, second and third, aa determined by final figure of merit In acoord with tho( exact strength present. These prize are raised by voluntary contribution from among the officers, and have now reached the um of nearly $300. The state rifle team will be selected dur ing this target aeaaon and will be ordered to Camp Perry, O., for the national team match to be pulled off August 2L Object of the Tralslsc, The essential purpose of the encampment la for target practice. Very little drill la carried on except the "setting up drill," or calisthenics, which 1 wholly In tha In terest of the health of the men. Th en tire command 1 deeply Interested and en thusiastic In the work of target practice. A number of remarkable scores have already been made, and General Bchwafs expresses himself as delighted with the success of the encampment thus far. He said: "We will gladly welcome visitors. We would like to have them coma and see our work. It would be a revelation to the pub lto as to the efficiency of our National Guard system. The member of th guard, both officer and men, are persons of the highest moral charaoter, and come from the best walk of our business and social life. We hold church services every Bun day morning, and they are well attended. I think that great good will come of this encampment It will stimulate the National Guard to renewed effort. Th outing for the individual are but for ten day each. We hope to make the target range camp a permanent thing If not here, at ome From the Story Th Retort Gracious. WELL-KNOWN actor wa tak- yh I ing dinner at a fashionable f iV I Chicago hotel during th recent h I runuVitlnan a.t. u.ntln. h.n ..WUI.KU .Ull , ..h,WU 44 44 4J 44 44 young man cam In and sat down at the same table. He apparently recognised th actor, for after gazing at him Intently for a couple of minute h pulled a 88 bill ostentatiously from a large roll, and ahovlng- it across th table remarked: "I always feel aa If I had to pay to see a famous man, don't you know." The "famous man" calmly tor th $2 bill In half and returned one aeotlon to th young man. "Children half price," he observed, com posedly. Bt Louis Republic. Eminently Praetleal. Th manager of the combination refresh ment and muslo hall was grumpy on Tues day morning; One of the first person b Interviewed wa the leader of th new oroheatra. "What do you mean," he said, "by such spieling as you favored us with In this place last night?" The conductor was floored by th unex pected attack. "I don't understand," b raid. "My men playad wall. I'll bet . a $10 bill that they produced th best music that wa ever heard Inside this halt Th applaus of ths audisnc proved that" "That' Just what I'm complaining about" growled th manager. "They played too well. It Isn't profitable not te me, at any rat to play too well In a place of this kind. Extraordinarily good muslo cuts down sale. I want you to furnish good music, of ccmrss, something bright and catchy, but when th orchestra utdoe itself people get so Interested that they Just listen and forget to order drinks. Custom fell off 10 per cent last night In pit of tb record crowd, all on accotnt Of your men' expert fiddling. Hereafter, lower your standard to a level that will not charm away thirst." A Carwial Man. When Dawson reached town tb other day he ma suddenly seised with a tsrrtflo toothache, and he repaired at once to a dentist Investigation showed thai th Shooting a : '-. " - -v. - - - . -i: suitable point tn th state. While the Na tional Guard would use It but for a few weeks each year, it could be used for gen eral target meets for the various civil marksmenshlp organisations when not In use by the National Guard. We propose to have permanent buildings erected for storehouse purposes, and there Is no good reason why Nebraska should not have a great target range and thus stimulate th gathering of some of the national target meeting here in the future." Mot n Dull Place. It Is not all dull routine at the state tagot range by any means. ?he boy put In their leisure time at base ball and other athletlo diversions. Some extremely funny things are. con stantly happening. Several day ago a marksman was lying down getting his focus pn the 600 range when a gsrter snake crawled up his trousers leg. He didn't com plete the shot but ha did kill the snake. A bullet that flew wild hit a cow a mil and a halt up th river beyond the target butt The marker at th butt reported by telephone that the cow was killed, having dropped dead Instantly from th shot Th animal was on an Island occupied by a squatter. It wa discovered that the island belonged to tha United States, but General Schwars went up to see th ownsr and paid him $60 for the oow, and then leased hi right to tha island for th remainder of the target season. The owner of the land on whloh the rang Is located objected to any Sabbath dese cration by the soldier, and Included In th term of th leas that no Intoxicating liquor should be sold on th ground. Bhe learned that the boy Intended to play base uch desecration of th ground on th Sabbath day. General Bchwars did net happen to b on th grounds that day, so there wa no one to Issue th order. Th boy started In to play ball and got as far aa th third Inning; when a heavy rain set In and stopped th game. Borne of th men ar positive that the owner of th land got In a special supplication to th weather man for that rain, and he delivered th gooda Teller's jPack tooth was In such a condition that th only way to extract It comfortably wa t put th sufferer under th Influence of gaa Consequently Dawson threw himself back In the, chair and th tub was applied. H did net succumb any too readily, but In the course of Um h ws sleeping- peace fully, and tb offending molar wma re moved. "How much doctor?" asked th patient after th ordeal was over. "Ten dollars," said th dentist, baatnaa being dnH. "Ten dollars T' roared Dawson. "Tea, sir," said th dentist "It was an unusually hard Job getting that tooth out, and you required twice the ordinary amount of g-aa" "Humphr ejaculated Dawson, aa he paid up, "Here your money, but I tell you right now th next tlm Z tak gaa from you you've got to put a mater en me." Harper Weekly. Ohwytas Orders. General Clarence Edward, ehlef of th Insular bureau of the War department, tell bow an Irish corporal got oven with an unpopular post commander In Cuba. This post eoonnandar, though an excel lent soldier, was something: of a orank. He had two babble. On wa that th liberal us of whlUwaah wa th beat possible preventive of disease, and th other wa a pet flamingo, an lU-oatured bird that wa heartily disliked by th nlstd men be cause It never overlooked aa opportunity to nip on of them. One day th post commander had to go to Havanna, but h could not endure the thought that any on should be Ml In hi absanca. It had been fully a week atnc any whitewashing- had been dona, so h Issued an ordr that "all aa-ttcJes pertain big to th oamp not sheltered from th weather" should b Whitewashed. Th Irish corporal wa bitrnod with th execution of th ordea Th post nerrrrnajdsjr rrnsred next day and pretry aoeo th atr was fairly bio with hi ooxwtnc. Th otd1sr beard th noise, but thay were not eaitou. They knew what Is was an about Th poet cotnraandac? brilliant ft antra go ws whit aa a bw hares u IW. Lit Olobo-Daii i
