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Show TD BE Gffl LESSON IN FI1G0N FIELD Shifting Targets at Fort Douglas Will Put Men on Their Mettle. WORKING FOR PRIZES Competition for The Tribune Trib-une Medal Has Already Become Spirited. I'p to thn present time the recruits fit tho training ramp have shot real bullets only at fixed targets, but thie morning the thirty-two best shots of f-ah company will have a practical lcs-Hn lcs-Hn in field firing that will show them as nearly as possible the condition that would be mot under actual conditions of warfare. iShooting at a fixed target on a fixed range has proved difficult enough for i many of tho recruits, but the difference between that sort of firing and the firing actually dune in warfare is something some-thing like the difference between throwing snowballs at a silk hat and tryi ng to kill a running rabbit. 'The best shots of the provisional regiment of the citizens will be taken into an apparently empty field when suddenly targets of various kinds will bob up at unknown distances for a limited lim-ited number of seconds, during which the marksmen will be judged on tho number of hits made. Medals to Be Given. The prizo hung up or Via shooting is a medal for each member with the highest score, the medals being pro-rented pro-rented by the Salt Lake City Commercial Commer-cial club. These will be tho first of the medals to which ownership will bo decided. And the work today promises to increase, if possible, tho interest centered about the competition for The Tribune gold medal, which will be presented pre-sented to the member of the camp who ma kes tho highest individual score. The other competitions that for the first and second places in tho individual shooting and that for the squad which makes the highest aggregate score will not be decided until Wednesday of next week, when the shooting for record will bo completed. It is probable prob-able that tho announcement of the win-ners win-ners of these competitions will be made just prcious to the speech to the recruits re-cruits to be made by General J. Franklin Frank-lin Bell, chief of staff of the western divisiun of the United States army. In preparation for the competitive i shooting tho members of the First bat talion spent yesterday morning on tho rirlo ranges and most of the men began be-gan shooting the string which will con- stitute their record in competition for Tho Tribune medal. None of tho men completed their records and thero was. n number of good scores. Good Scores Made. Frank Taylor and ,T. K. Byrd made the best scores iu company B when they tied at 43 out of a possible 50 from the sitting and prone positions on tho 1200-yard range. J. S. Lochead of company C made 47 out of a possible possi-ble 50, and in company D, Sherman ! Armstrong, son of Y. W. Armstrong of the National Copper bank, made 04 out of a possible IU0 and H. C. Godfrey God-frey was a close second with 93 points. Vhile the First battalion was on the firing range yesterday morning tho companies of the Second battalion went out into the hills about Fort Douglas and had a lot of sham battles. Tho compauies were divided into platoons, and each platoon took its turn, both as the attacking and defending force. Many varied and interesting situations were assumed for the solution by the citizen soldiers and a lot of good blank ammunition was expended in the mimic warfare. In the afternoon the companies of the First battalion had the same exercises ex-ercises with such variations as the company com-pany commanders could provide, with a view to accustoming the men to carrying car-rying out the formations and observing observ-ing the discipline which they had previously pre-viously experienced in a much more peaceful manner. Today Half-Holiday, Today's exercises will be limited to the platoon field tiring this morning, as Saturday is a half holiday for the attendants at the camp. There will be, as usual, a company inspection rhis morning and it will be oven more stringent than before. There may bo a few unfortunates who will nerve extra time on kitchen duty because be-cause of unshincd shoes or dustv "rifles, .but there will be few, as they all know what is coming, and last night prepared pre-pared in advance for the test. Tonight the citizens will appear in their regular field service uniforms, but in the service this time of tho social whirl at their big danco at Saltair. Tho preparations for the affair are complete ami from what the soldiors said yesterday about 9i per cent of them are going to be present with their lady friends. There also will be a good many other military interested persons at the dance, as tho general public has been invited to join with the citizens in this, their only social appearance in uniform during the period of the camp. The trains will leave the altnir depot de-pot at 7:45 and S:15 o'clock and ample am-ple accommodations have been provided pro-vided by the mauagemcut. Will Rest Sunday. Tomorrow will be a dav of complete rest, the only events on the programme being the church services in the morning. morn-ing. Most of the "rookies'' are planning plan-ning to take it easy in anticipation of the work to come, beginning Monday. lHiring the first of the week there will be field exercises for eight hours a day plus at least two parades. The first of these will be the only appearance in parade of the citizens down town and will be singed in tho evening in connection con-nection with the Salt Princess carnival. carni-val. Tuesday's parade will be given at Fort Douglas in compliment to Governor Gov-ernor William Spry and his staff. A large crowd of spectators is expected to make the jaunt to Fort Douglas for the occasion. Hy this afternoon most of the companies com-panies will have made the permanent appointments of non-com missioned officers offi-cers from among the citizens at the crrvp. Company B has announced tite following: B. II. Decker, T. K. Mulball, F. A. Collins, R. TT. Prummond, S. L. Sorensen. H. P. Stowe. Allan G roes-beck. roes-beck. Frank Tavlor. Leslie Schmidt J. K. Bud, M. T. 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