| Show p APPROVES COURSE GOURSE I Of SH V g 1 w wi i t 1 J Secretary s r of War Commends for forI I j Acceptance Work of Commit I toe tae on Revolver Firing Fifing t tt 1 I l L QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXPERT t t II Mix II 1 nood iod 1 I In lu mi J ln III IIII I I I l At the Ihl n i hg Ir t of f r Ih the r 1 d 1 n nI I a e lal dal was a 1 J p t IM a c ur e or n 1 tr for tot forthe y the pd Till inures p ir hrs bi hlL j born bv by h tin the h sr of f war oer warI 1 p and h kern i l In III filar r rNo 1 f I d ment If Is n nt t In 11 I L No So 74 if The Ih rat nn R f I ply n B n petition to In t 01 ord 01 1 tho ter III National t I to p this thU n our ur hut but It II III om Im omi i mended tor for a t nc and will doubt d dh h t Irv form the basis basin for tor I will be b divided Into h Thos Ih q I I oj t three cla e via l la marksman i f h l ai h i rt Target Tart A shooter footer and 04 H t i the ten Inch Inh 11 be bf Th Tt I rouse course for as a a marks m rk ran men Mn and rid ao ea will be a as e a follows toll ow and nl 26 ii y yards Ard rd f I tru u wore score rapid lire lira 10 II I seconds to lo each a h J I core O 2 26 yards yar N t two Kor 8 or Ore m l nt fir tin tinI I SO ao to In fin huh Ih h sole M IoU iA yards two twos i ii k I l cots con CO Mee fire are on one minute Jo to b rash rashi an s i It I shot There Ther AI tnt nil to 10 e eh each ch orn I I II The Is III l sr a r per Ier i J nt nl or ou u of t DO j nt Th The r In III t 80 i pre i i cent or nr 1110 out or f W Th Tn I I J courM ou for qualin tIon n t which I 1 lt r fe 11 9 otami to h ot rK onty I Ii ns follow alt 1 ii yards two w corp corn rapid fire H nc I ln to In the Ih acne 10 o i t a t i 1 r t and Ml 60 O yards Tiro two t w timed I d lire II 1 I t I j 1 SO ao to 10 ench nab erp P 6 5 yard yanta 1111 low elov J j fire 10 nd to 10 earl ah shot hot h The ex expert I r f r pert ert will be bf 90 per r tent oni nl I i q I or oat not of ot IM 0 point plant Those Tho who hn t i tf will be b df I i a t t J qualify In III the Ih c mr e revolver BI I tt I UK all revolver muk kt l eh h rp hooter or r and 1 will III b entitled to wear VMBI a a suitable der Or tl t 0 t li t f f I NINE NISE QUALIFY g I thousand marksmen on the tine range during h 1 7 i t f i I J the PMt peat rifle rIlle season I broke ell all records record I more nore sharpshooter I i 1 s not om experts baying l than then ever everl l I 1 infer before In the history hillory nt rK J the tea leon s J I t National AI AIt M t w tit tit ii i entire strength of or the tho and 1 J Infantry od n r I At n t George Georgej who Inspected Fort j i In III Indiana ha hall re recommended 11 ret tl t I commended the hm nt of a rUle rise Jy range ronse thereon He Ite It j y that on an WI tie tier r northwestern part of o the t 1 t l Chore thore Is la a pl lire c of f ground Around r und of ot I I being developed by grading titlIng tilling a an and andI I bridging II Into IL a floe fine target I range with a flee fire linn lino 1700 yard longI lonG lone i t 1 i The Th Indiana National Guard has hass ex extemporized I s I temporized a tl range with th l extreme t ground north II limit of 1000 yards on of that th referred to an ae available av for a aI I 1 pout Mt t rung range n and IB II now Improving ing It H I 1 i 1 liy y building bull an artificial butt buU and clear dar clearIng darhl 1 i 11 t log Ing hl the tM huge ranee of obstruction t A n TEAM WINS ly 1 are b being ing J received by bytho b bt 1 t i ten tho National tune a ocl toward 1 f n It fund und to provide ro medals daU for tor forI f I the tho American rifle rille rill tam tm which recent recently 1 ly I won the nou Palma tro trot t j g ph Jh rhy from teams team 1 representing Canada nd and In this match Malch matcho I r tho th thI o American team Loam br ke die all record I by b their th lr phenomenal They The iI r IU points point p per r mIll man out oUI of I n ft Ii At nt SOO 00 00 and 1000 J O 1 a Seven of th the eight lIght the there record re cord for tor the match malch and amI Mx lx broke Nit the world record of ot til for the III The me latter laUer rf I wu waa mait mad ma ft at 1 with stilt match matcha a and ami match eights At 1 1 1900 yard Sergt George a Bryant N V Y 1 N O Q I mado 14 bulla built bulls out of 15 16 hi hug hla teat INt teata a i hot being a four Just Juet the we thes s bull Ills Ille total eos w R 11 U out of nf 75 points the tho world record at 1000 Y C urd Iuda In III n a I match An As A the th Palma trophy hs hILI once more returned to thin thle country the next match m will 1111 b ha shot hot shott hoten t tl en on an American range rang Many lan rUlo International con oon conat ni men hIn n hop that an en trot at p can n lw lie I arranged for tor next net yar oar ti I tr Include a number of nr an r crime as w wets n 11 a u Canada and l r While h I It thi th team am pit n ii of the III Am m n tent team were weri I ail Its lt I gave avi their tim for tor everal r l ek k with rut ul role III nn and l It i j is hoped a fund wilt III I is to at give them then I iv of their over vh victory Believing shat the th of Ot a BOI 01 dier on the Ih tiring Imo lino In III time tin of pt w war r I dep on un hi hl hie lo to hit what he al at a the Ih war di maker mak a aMI MI ep 1 to tn the 1110 pay P va V ac Itc C n t hk hi dem dm d ability a a ma eman If It a as loW ex hart j rt riflemen they th receive 1 1 n U 61 1 a month montha a a harp rn SZ ri Z a j month and lUll as ae arks II n a month for tor one oar year To hold thin thie rrth thy y must mut qualify annually In the stationed J in to inthe the Ibe there hErtI I were teat lut year Mr 90 0 expert mn sharp I and 1611 marksmen In to addition there Ih were re ICO and end 40 l thIrd rl men mn A c imparl ml mi on of or these with those th of 1906 1 OI shows how howa that the flat lUt of expert riflemen increased from trOttI In 1 0 to WO 1190 in ht or more than pet pen cent The TIt number num 11 of or haJ increased from 2171 2111 to 10 1248 JU and end the Ih hat of ot marks marker marksmen men from 2427 to tn un 2966 In addition the th troops In the th Philippines l qualified expert riflemen 1981 1111 l l era eI and all 1116 1126 marksmen The report for 1107 1897 are expected ld to 10 show how a mark marked ed In qualifications over oer lat last lasty yew y G O Much Interest attaches atla hu to a confer conference conference ence IDee to 10 be held bell In December 1 n the executive committee of ot the tho NI l Guard Gurd association and the tint division lon of the army arm general taT stet H lJ lb reo n of ot the joint maneuvers maneuver be between tween ell the army and lind the national guard kwal l the HI Increased appropriation fr the tie guard and cooperation In III rifle the army arm and the guard have been drawn dra very ve closely together with within withIn in the past few years year At the coming conference a number of nf Important sub tb nb will be b taken up tip Including the question of ot tho the conforming of the Itla UI to 10 the organization of ot the army Following J the conference n a of the Ihl National Guard will wll willbe willbe be hold held In Roston In Jaguar to 10 be e followed by a meeting of ot the national n board 1 for tor the promotion of ride prec lilt in to Washington In the same Ilme t month |
