Show the german rifle BERLIN july 7 special the german federal Rifle Meeting yesterday was opened with a splendid procession starting from brandenburg ed through decorated streets to the grounds a herald carrying the imperial banners ahead of the procession the different bodies taking part in tho parade were arranged in order according to their nationalities the visiting american riflemen taking precedence over the other foreign organizations A series of industrial groups followed and after that came riflemen representing represent inz the development of german shooting guilds since the thirteenth century and attired in costumes of the different periods A number of pictorial cars closed the procession on reaching the town each sec tion was greated with flourish of trumpets and when all had arrived burgomaster Fc delivered an address of welcome the pa were given an ovation by the thousands of spectators that lined the route |