| Show RIFLEMEN TO PRACTISE national guard will be given rifle training work of the militia to fo be pursued towards a betterment of the shooting of the riflemen As i I 1 mcinni of improving the mark sm am of the ri rifled flem of the nat nion niona 1 I gaird gaard ga ird major NN G williams I 1 is now m mil if pine out a i ourse of instructions which will be insisted uron during the winters drill indoors the utah teim team of twelve men made a great sh shon inc at camp perra perr 0 during the national g aird competitions jumping from the third into the see sec ond end decision did and major williams is eager to continue this record when it is 13 known that the shooters had shirlely Sti riely an practice before the week spent on the fort douglas range just before the maneuver amp and then only one day at camp perr bk bi fore the competition started some idea of the remarkable feat of the local shooters can be obtained every bear ear the pace set bet by the guard is a faster one and until this bear utah has been in the third ae vision or C class though the fine work of the utah shooters in the skirmish this year the team went into the second deNisi onor or B class most of the states elates of the union spend thousands of dollars for the rifle competitions annually and have thou sands of men to pick from their ex the arizona team was sent to camp perri in june and remained there shooting every day until the matches itches mu in august yet it is doubtful do u bt if the utah shooters had bad more than an average of half dozen times on the range before they camped for a neek eek at fort douglas and shot fur for four hours a day then they went to camp in wyoming for two weeks without to better their work and then to camp perry major williams i an enthusiast on rifle practice and believes that in this department there should be money spent pent and some more expert riflemen developed develop pd within the state now that utah has climbed into second class with some of the large bastein states the officer the guard gu ard here are eager to maintain that position for this reason major williams is S working out a plan of mareet brict pretice cc work vork for or the winter season shooting will mil bp done in the armories w ith 11 22 calibre guns and all scores will nil besen be sent tto to 1 anor I bior williams commanding officer of the bearud at lea leat least t once etch each month itis it is believe that through acour d course of work to be taken up during the vinter mini now new shooters can be de ve aped ha all ill make their mar mark k when it comes to shooting with ith the big guns on the range next print and summer 1 reparato rj to drother other shoot hoot at camp piro pi ro adjutant general E A We 1200 of the nation aarud has lust just reports from the war department submitted by officers of the regular arms armi after inspection of the milita organizations of utah at the maneuvers at camp otis coming Wo ming last august the reports are most tary to the utah in every instance the ability of the or is com mentAl upon in glowing arms while the reports of general wedge wood from the war depa department rement are consid considered cred confidential and c cannot innot be given out at this time the general caf wa highly with the character ot of the report and will work for i L still greater efficiency among the military itar organization of the state net 3 lear car |
