Show NATIONAL NATioN l At last the he long expected bombshell has h been exploded The bomb how however however however ever has been thrown by someone so soTar far Tar unknown so the events of the past wiek w tiff e k as revealed nV in the it put l lie press preas have no official significance The guardsman was not particularly sur surprised surprised by the stories which have been given to the public concerning certain laxness in some of the high offices of the guard The kick of the infantry infantrymen men has been for a long time on ac account account account count of alleged unfair discrimination in favor faor of brigade organizations and andin andIn andIn in particular the battery which is an organization which to maintain a high r standard of efficiency must have ha va al almost almost most unbounded supply of ot equipment and a great deal of room for storage and quarters The same may be said saki In itt moderated terms of the troop of cavalry ca aIry alry and the signal and ami hospital corps cops in r addition to as much equipment as the infantryman must have the men of these must have a geat gest est esteal deal eal of peculiar to their the branch of the service The real source of the discontent Is easily traced to tn the tho r armory pro PM provided provided vided The quarters q are ace not safe nor norare ar are they commodious There is no gen general g m meral n nera eral era meeting room for lor the enlisted mer men menno merno merno no conveniences for a gymnasium or r recreation room as provided it in III modern armories for a city and guard of the sze which should be maintained here het hetI The quarters are not of a chara ter r to t I I st Stimulate until a large s sm in tn his been n spent by b the men 5 The tion while of ot a mr generous proportion i is of ot neet n ney es sity administered with such close i lf as to deprive fe some of the lions of actual actuel necessities nH j jIu I Iu bU ug th i guardsman i fa optimistic OP This 1 dk i Jt is 4 her make dr Drank brut br ilk the febe t b If lf thi iga i l I P v a meat staat eat deal Nurse he guard m 1 lie be e t tl out but if t n s t R a turn to tie t t upper road the th bill miJi tary vehicle of the thc state will vill trav on n smooth and lev level gound und not to be hit dered by bJ boulders of incompetency or orie ie In lit order to make the guard m im I I the various arious organizations must null to together torether gether rether ivr the te attainment of the b h hI I Jeet The a rivalry should bi b friend friendly ly h and the competition should be along lines of advancement In military mat matters matters terse Those things which border bonier on personal matters and differences must be avoided in inthe the desire to secure the good which is to be b derived from the new conditions which surround our citi citizen citizen citizen zen soldiery There are a 8 few outside towns which could furnish a company compan or more of first firs class infantry again making the first regiment a full tull sized organization This Tilts would be a means m ns of putting new spirit into the infantryman and indeed would be a cause for tor a general rejoicing rejoicIng rejoicing ing it would mean an era ra of prosperity for the guard The battery has been holding mounted drills during the week One section at a time was has taken out for drill and in this way Nay V the instruction tion particularized resulting in an improve improvement ment on the artillery drill driB already of ofa a high standard When the sections unite in battery the public may expect expects something s Troop A had but a fair turnout last t Wednesday The drilling was in charge chae i of Lieutenant Calne Laine t and n J later lat r b by byI Ekdahl and Knapp Tn tr If j 1 p I will turn out mounted this morning f it for i drill preparatory to turning out for the president ent and on Decoration day The guard rd will vill he w mobilised in n this i tY for 9 the Roosevelt R reception Jh till y yr v r kept here her for the tV D Ut oration day celebration aiso also i It is rumored that tuat unless the oro of Captain Summers are co a straightened out he be Will return to this city from Atlanta Ga to as assist in th the settlement It will be remembered that the troop quarters were ere brik a into inta and quantities of stores extracted Of the losses Captain Sum Summers mers mera made affidavit and at the begin beginning n nning ning fling of the year returns of the I property of Troop A Despite the ef gf efforts forts of the captain to straighten out outi i his difficulty the case will probably be e reopened by having him return to make settlement George rge posted his name cr r enlistment in the troop last Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day dayI I dayOn On Oft account othe of the leaky condition of I the armory the signal corps was forced forcad to suspend drill last hast Thursday Lieu Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant nant Skidmore out put the corps through some gallery practice however howe r to til tn up the evening On recommendation reco io of Band Leader Christensen Colonel el Park made the following appointments nt in the bans bana Chief musician F H Ford principal musician L Sharp sergeants sergeant O 0 Jea Jear person H M r D C O CLu OL CL L Lu Berry corporals W J T W Reese The band baud has practice pr this morning at 10 |