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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...William Goodwin Renwick L.'11, commander of the Eighth Regiment Machine Gun Company, gave to Union members last night an illustrated lecture and demonstration of the Benet Mercier automatic machine gun. Nothing could be more fascinating, declared Mr. Renwick, than this mechanism which weighs but 30 pounds, yet does the work of 150 rifles. Last summer at Plattsburg one of these guns fired no less than 480 shots in one minute, and at the end of this time the barrel was a dull, glowing red. To care for this emergency an extra barrel is provided, which may be thrust into...
...William Goodwin Renwick '11, commander of the Eighth Regiment Machine Gun Company, will give a demonstration and lecture on the Benet Mercie automatic machine rifle, illustrated by moving pictures of his company in action, in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock...
...Renwick will describe the machine gun and its operation, and will also show how it is used in modern warfare tactics, and explain its value and the great part it has played in all the campaigns of the present European war. The moving pictures will show how the mechanism of the standard machine gun works, and the manoeuvres of an automatic machine rifle company as carried on by the United States Army and the state militias. The meeting also aims to stimulate interest in the cause of preparedness in this country by explaining one kind of military work...
...artillery school for volunteers Tuesday evening. Others may enter at the meeting next week on Thursday evening. Although the greater part of the time was devoted to enrollment work and the outlining of plans by the instructors, instruction was given in the use of the 3-inch gun, the 4 and 7-inch guns, and the 6-inch howitzer. The instructors also explained the general use of the field artillery. A demonstration will be given at the meeting on Thursday evening...
...Dual gun shoot, Harvard vs. Princeton, on Goldie Field...