THE LISTENING POST.
FORT SEWARD SOLDIERS again respectfully but firmly call your attention
to the fact that they are the best aggregation of riflemen, not
hand-picked, that this or any other Army has ever seen.
The first half of the command to fire shot record Tuesday, June
27th.,and made a showing that will stand previous scores of ordinary
doughboys on their heads.
Half of each company fired, ten men of Hqrs. and twenty-nine of
"E", and the result was twenty-three Experts, twelve Sharpshooters,
and four Marksmen. Of the eight highest scores, Hqrs. and E spli
even. ( Hqrs.,-Hurd, Howell, Sutherland, Lipiejko . ,,E” - Colburn,
Morris, Statzer, Klitza.) Hurd of Hqrs. was high score, nosing out
Colburn of "E" by one point. Ace in the hole for Hurd.
Some of the boys played in hard luck at 500 yards rapid fire,
Cantrell, Levy, Matheson, Kazrairski, and Andy, with Expert in fairly
easy reach, met their Waterloo on the long fast one..
Capt. Goode,•instructor of the class, was indefatigable in his
efforts to get the best from every man, and the scores, given in
full on another page, are the best commendation he could receive.
Range work for the remainder of the outfits will start soon, and
they should equal, if not surpass, the scores already made. ( They
have had the benefit of hearing twenty-three experts telling,
exactly how ’tis done, and have heard various and weird alibis put
forth by those who missed it.)
DEVLIN and GYP were visitors in Haines when the "Jefferson” docked.
A LADY PASSENGER on the "Jeff” remarked, "000H Look \ They have
turned the militia out to receive us.” Lady Lady • • How cculd
you be so cruel !
LOST -- One bullseye, on or about June 27th., at the 600 yard range.
Finder please return, two spot reward.
FOUND — At 500 yards rapid, three treys and seven deuces. Owner
may have same, as party finding them was looking for gentelmen
members o*f the bovine family.
THE SERGEANT MAJOR recommends that that a change be made in the
structure of the Springfield rifle ,Mod. ’03, that will permit
the attachment of a miniature alarm clock, for the purpose of
informing firers that time waits for no man. (Neither do rapid
fire targets.)
ATTENTION IS INVITED to the fact that firing regulations do not
require that a marathon be run around the firing point between
clips at rapid fire. Of course it’s fancy shooting, but really
unnecessary•
THIS YEAR WE MISSED hearing, "Well, it was a good group, anyhow"
’3CU3E, PLEASE, TODAY is PAYDAY. GOOBYE.
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