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Show GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER 500,000 RIFLES WASHINGTON. J:-n. 27. Rifles ordered I by the Russian govern men r. from the Remington Arms -I'n ion .Metallic company, at Bridgeport. Conn., and t.he Westing-house, Westing-house, company, at Springiieid, Mass.. will be taken over by the. government. More th.an half a million rifles, differing only , in bore from tiie Americanized Enfield, , are involved. The doire of the war department to hold together the trained workmen in tlie i wo plants while these factories are b-in b-in reorganized to manufacture machine trims is the principal reason for the action. ac-tion. After a series of conferences, in which the Russian embassy was represented, it was decided that the department would, in effect, take over tho contracts, re-imbarsing re-imbarsing the manufacturers in a manner which will permit a gradual reduction j through the next months of tho force (engaged on rifle contracts. It Is understood under-stood the Russian embassy requested and obtained an option on the rifles in tlie hope of eventually being able to take them o cr. |