Show LOCAL POST OFFICER TO 10 TRY FOR UK TEAM TAM W W. D. D Wallace company compan M twentieth infantry Fort Dou Douglas las ha has I received from the adjutant general o othe of the army at Washington on D D. C. C a letter letter let Jet ter in instructing him to fo be in readiness s sto to leave next week for Winthrop Md MJ to participate in the tryout trott to be held heU hol there thero for a place on the tho army rifle rife Jt team am which will wi be e sent sent- to Bu Buenos Bueno nos Ayr Ayres Argentine yep republic oJ I to compote in hi the tho international army rif rifle tournament ment mont to bo boo heM hell there next fall faI Lieutenant Wallace Walace who ia is i ono one o othe of the best rifle shots in the th-e army is 36 years c rs old born in th the north Dorth northern em ern peninsula of f Michigan an His lor- lor boy hoy- hood was was' spent pent in hunting and ho he s ho-s J considered as an n almost almot unerring mark marksman Lieutenant nl Wal Wallace acc entered the tim vol yol service fence in and the regular regula arm army service ser ler ico in 1901 1001 and aul durin during hi t his period prod o of service has gained an n en envia euvia- ia hIs bin in the arm arm- army arms armas as a marksman HP He If won on tho the array army gold gId rd medal in 1007 1001 and amid in in the following year and ii in 1910 he was a n member of ot the infantry team teaI selected from front the tho entire infantry branch of the tho tie service that Unit won time the national ua na na- na trophy at nt Camp Perry Perr Perry Perry-O. 0 in il th the tho armY army navy Y and marine manno corps tourney Jj Lieutenant Wallace was given hi his hu huI choice by the adjutant general to tr try I for tho the Buenos Ayres team or for tho the national rifle rife team to represent th the army in the tho Olympic olympia games at Stockholm Stock Stock- holm Sweden Ho lie choso chose the th Buenos Bueno Ayres Avres opportunity as he wi wishes heg to s see seo o part of the continent in prefer preference o ence ence to the northern European trip trip- |