| Show pi gukl adul uj AMONG U 8 SOLDIERS the best m the army will compete at the worlds fair CHICAGO Sept 34 the united states army cun teats at fort Eber idan bain today and both in the cumber and proficiency oi the contestants it is tho greatest meeting of the kind ever held the contrata con teata will take place daily from now until oct 2 and it ia thought by army men who nave watched the department matches which are held for the purpose of selecting ilia participants in the general contest that evry previous oua army record will be broken ane preliminary work done by the department of the missouri Mie waa especially creditably credit ablo and that tion of the army now holds all the department part ment records A large kumher of military mec have been attracted to the city bv the event ana traio loais left this iii orning for alie fort the shooting will tak place dail f drw 10 to 12 and 3 to 5 the affair IB absing conducted by capt frank D baldovin Baldt vin un led states inspector of small arms practice aud the ranges chien have been laid out under his directions are said to be the beat in the country tue contestants are elected as follows the seven departments of tho army each send their ten beat marks men five from the calvry and five from the infantry the ten men ave raeine the in tho coming contests will aft chosen as the army team the best individual marksman receives the first gold medal rom the government next in ader tha second third and fourth receive s gold aej the six silver the highest ten in the cavalry and the highest ten in the infantry will also be chosen aa the teams of their respective divisions and medals will ba awarded to the highest individuals in each team ahe the infantry and cavalry contests 13 tha use of rifles by the and carbines by the liv the competitions will be j firing first by shots st a il 00 yards standing 39 yai s bain yards ivine on the b seu d by before the line nt marksman and in front 1 I them ajo yards are arranged in battle array toree life sized dummies lor eacia man ne standing onn kanael ing and ono reclining tub competitors compeli tors baart at a sinal 01 run and alier is stopped a plon of the bepler he lit l it on ms back th rowine hia led leg iho sun etier at tho ama time lie must fix the and wind KU ia put in ha cartridge and fire thir a clouds n ill he is allowed and V of ilia ajla he ranst get up and j on S me ida of the ot ha inan may he had from the fact that in the thirty seconds ia bliem can fill f ill to the ground hie ani wind caage lad annl the afla carries only ore and fire twenty three |
