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Show apparatus. "With the sub-target rifle nihchine, soldiers may practice shooting shoot-ing indoors without a rifle range and without the use of shells. The machine ma-chine may be described as a rifle with a captive bullet, the course of which, from rifle to target, is visible. Tho objective target Is located sixty feet from the marksman. The gun holder hold-er is so constmcted that it Is impossible impos-sible to securo a point of rest with, which to steady the gun in aiming. The rifle is held, aimed and discharged discharg-ed in the ordinary way. No ammunition Is used, and all danger dan-ger from accident is eliminated. A needle pierces a small sub-target In the exact spot aimed at on the objective objec-tive target. ' PROFICIENCY IN MARKSMAN- SHIP IN ARMY ISOUGHTj i Va3hington, April 17. Proficiency in marksmaushlp on tho part of tho j enlisted men of the army is sought by the military authorities, and to this ; end. after a thorough test made by tho . board of ordinance and fortification of i tho war department, it has been decided de-cided to uso the sub-target gun machine ma-chine and recording rifle rod outfits iu the tralnlug of soldiers In the use of small arms. Major General J.Franklin Bell, chief of staff, hag Issued a circular to the sen ice stating that tho ordinance department de-partment will issue on requisition one tuo-lurget gun machine to each squadron squad-ron of cirvalry and battalion of Infan- I ivy, and not to cxcttcU ten recording liiie rod outfits for small arms sight- , Ing and aiming instructions to each troop of cavalry and to each company or Infantry, coast artillery, engineers and signal corps. About fifty thousand dollars has I been spent by the department for this |