22» -Vhat is the dividing line between the two fire areas of this post, and
what is the location blast for each? Answer: The dividing line is the
sidewalk in front of the barracks' buildings; if a fire occurs in the first
area (east of the sidewalk) the bugler follow* fire call with one long
blast; if the fire is west of the sidewalk, fire call is followed by two
long blasts*•
23: '/hat is the weight of an automatic rifle? Answer'* 15-V pounds.
24: Up to what range is it sighted? Answer: Sixteen hundred yards.
25: tfhat is the weight of the bullet in a Ball Cartridge, Cal. .00, ^odel of
1906? Answer: 150 grains*
26: //hat isthe muxsle velocity o' a U, 5* ’lifle, Cal. .30, Mo lei ?of 1903, firing
a ball cartridge, Cal..30, Model 1906? Answer: About 2700 feet per second.
27: iilhat is meant by the word Liason? Answer; ‘Die connection or communication"
established between comnaniers, headquarters or units. ?
28: What isthepost of the Comma iler of the guar l. (when an IKC.O. ) at the pre
senting of theoll aid. new guards, luring the ceremony of relieving the old
guard? Answer: In front of the center of the guard he commands,
29: What is .the length of theblade of this bayonet? Answer: Sixteen inches.
30: «/hat is the weight of the U.o.Rifle, Cal..30,- Model of 1906? Answer*
8.69 pounds., without the baypnet. .
31: Using the battle sight, at what range will the bullet strike the point of
aim? Answer: At about 547; yards, -varying with the rifle and ammunition.
32: What kinds of cartridge are issued? Answer: (l) Ball;(z)Blank; (3/ Guard;
(4) Dummy; (5) Red tracer; (6) White tracer; (7) Armor Piercing.
33: What is the range of the guard cartridge, and what elevation must be used
to obtain this range? Answer: two hundred yards, .requiring an elevation of
650 yards on the rear sight to cause the bullet to strike the point of aim. •
34: -/hat elevation is needed, when using guard cartridge, to make the bullet
strike the point of aim if the target is 100 yards away? Ans.: 450 yards.
35: How many bandoleers to -a box of rifle aysnunition? Answer: Twenty.
36: How much ioes a box of rifle ammunition weigh? .Answer; About 100 pounds.
37: If you were in command of a squad (not at drill, or on the-march, or under
actual or simulated campaign conditions) and passed another- squad, also com-;
manded by an enli&ed man, what would you.do?* -answer: Call my command to at
tention (if not already* ebi"* and salute.
39: How many men are .there An: a cossack post?- .Answer: ^our men.
40: Now to Any sentries do they nojint? Answer*1 .-One,
41: how many sentries does, a sentry squad up*Vit?* > Ani A double sentry.
Col. James morion dt'eese,- pros.*. leit 'of th3 ho id C'OimiJ3ionf return
ed last week to Juneau after a two months* official -vi 3it/ to 'Jas-u.Tt^on,
according to xhc btroiler*s "Jeelfiy,' faile in the -capital»li.3 /aj successful in
obtaining an additional quarter of a million' tiollurs aj;orjpriatel for roads in .
this territory. Col. Btbesa while -an • /.ishxu,£T u 1, ‘ /a3 selectei uO succeed Col*
Frederick hears as heal of tab -^>1 asIm hngineering Commission, which has charge
of the operation of the Beward-Fairbanks railway. Col. Bteese also succeedeu
in ob ta in ing ^additional .moneyJth improvement _of _ j^angeil .and _ Juneau .harbor s.
The Sixth Biennial session of.the Alaskan, territorial legislature is now
in sessibn .at 'Juneau» •• * • * • •
Eut one application
in the regular Amy has
to take this examination
.■‘‘or the exam nation Tor ap 3 rintnqnt as 2nd lieutenant
oeefl received at headquarters to date.* Others desiring
should report to Caotai.n K.OV/rif*ht at once.