H School to' Train Sharpshooters for the Unitec States Army If Fl . WASHINGTON. D. C.. sea. duty/ be qualified to handle hli ',l . It/es a Ira MsEfl;€r ~ l "£FV"r"r'!s WBratafoA. .-..isf.. .JmJmKSKKSS coi,. M„n T „, o. IT Ma t.-ssi'SsSS S?ar ß -ir,.: V. 1 Co 7""* ?.y:irßfr ¥>s V&y&f lishment comprisedof antaer. Ami largest In the world. Prior to being >f f < ,&f%jSSEwM b ? tte . r than anything else, indicates removing the "gag" the sniper al- Places the intersection of the "cross Jmtim BO effMllve ws th.lr wwk that it taken over for government use this fik- i , the importance of the sniper in the ways drops the curtain to prevent hairs' on the object which he wishes if , „ 5 ; hot f £7 o l " Q „ "" * „* c ; r nn** Included a tract of 1 000 acres W AwEf!? &'* < 5 * *' r * ' v M iiuPSf*3a world war. light striking through the loophole to hit, and in this way takes aim. %g VraJ the growth of the art of camouflage but already additional ground has When the sniper goes forth to duty and thus betraying hU position. Telescope sights for snipers use *T s>i? K. a vi± a i " s !;;u , "sr n ,.is :VrS%rv;x?ES, P w;s.i".iS,';; 1f r,)""*' - i aajat *• wtss !& rt A , a;^„ i, .K , f. lm .7.ss *S|| 00 .^v.. c .°„'d°?;°MV2'ivw ss. 6 ix° a r,. r, ". y capt -■• —-. a; sffi nrrfi v.*"p.". n Ks srs ;rwrs 2sn opened at which instruction in rifle fought . .®. # f K Jul J?® A well known rifle shot who t one of the inntructora of the new school. n °i m s n i? Land ' £L r in , a room of some snipers post has been discovered by the target closer and making it clear- JZJ* jrt; JgS±J\ and pistol shooting will be given of- cause of this fact that the camp was ■ n u nm .ciiooi. ru ned house. But, if necessary, the the enemy, a sniper leaves it as soon C r. materially aids the rifleman in MfiffW StipGp licers and enlisted men of the Na- so named. . .. team means that a man must be even; training, which will cover every phase n,so b f able to create as possible, but not before he had shooting at an Indistinct or carefully * tlonal Army. Steps have been taken by the gov- more than an expert rifleman. Maj. ;of military rifle and pistol shooting. f over J* here non exists and create it J"Jf* e ? a dangerous sign that those concealed enemy. It also aids him in * ernment to insure to the men coming Smith W. Brookhart of lowa, who is - as well as a thorough knowledge of ~ such a wa V that It will defy detec- who follow him may read. making observations of enemy post- £ *J% f * * to the school for instruction the best among the foremost exponents of the weapons themselves. The first ?Jl' „_ . „ . , , * tlons which may be of considerable -f)j* Rk The school, "The Small Arms Firing that can be given In every phase of rifle practice in this country, has week will be devoted to necessary th ""® e * ""'Pf' V® taken up his post, * * military value. In addition to these , School for the Instruction of Officers rifle and P' Btol knowledge. The com- been appointed chief instructor. Some preliminaries and gallery practice, d r ® Y remember in S ' The sn P er of today is a highly de- benefits. It permits the sniper to shoot v3p and Fnlisted \fen In nifl nfl mandant of the school is Lieut. Col. time ago nearly a score of premier calculated to flt the student for work may remalT undeti?ted hv J? veloped prototype of the "sharp- during the first few minutes of morn- sf3H*! -JJC Enlisted Men in Rifle and Pistol Morton c . Mumma. one of the best riflemen were mobilized by the gov- on the outdoor range. The second ""Reeled by the en- " * f ' _ 1 ln B " , nf? u Khtj when the enemy Is begin- IJT Jt- Shooting. has another aim than military shots of this country. In ernment for duty in connection with and third weeks will be given over to wa y S stinda at the hark nf th' r -,tf i i i. ?? ' , ning to stir about, and to continue his BSI merely the training of snipers for recent years closely identified with popularizing the new service rifle jlT' ™i?; ran .££ Practice with when firing When shootfng though r m SnlP ' nK ' ts ® ,f entlrc 'y a Product work of slaughter after twilight has Uiw work abroad. In fact. Its primary rifle and pistol shooting in the Array, wlt h which the National Army is to cm.rHA wlil h.,' ,l„ t t £l a small aperture in brickwork the War ' althou eh the rules that 'alien, feats which are totally im- OrtT . object will be the training of men Col. Mumma, in 1913. was captain of be equipped. These men in every in- ' SS^he"tt'o s , niper wat " 3 the opening" govern sniping today are entirely dlf- S?euse<l AnotberadvanUge fW nicked from the different division* ,ho Palma team. Bach year, prior to stance are expert riflemen, and with the Bfudent as a riflemnn and wm tl,ua . Preventing the gas of the ex- ferent from those ever used before. i. Zt ,i, [tugl %k9|. of the National Army in the use of J^f 16 7!J!V? :V^f W \vhlch fathered* men 2i 6 | eßta^ ll ® h " °' the Sm^ 11Al * ni ® | take him into long-range practice and b hp ln n t out h any d M st Snipil >K ° rl Sinated in the Crimean pare his post at a greater distance the military rifle and pistol, who can tlonal match, at \% hich gathered men firing School they were detached, through the school of the sniper. An ing the spot whence the war In the British army, was em- from the enemy lines than otherwise Pjßi then return to their respective or- who were the crack shots with the f rom their previous work as "rifle j accurate record of the accomplish- foonbole t'n rth a ne r ? a considerable extent dur- relying upon the power of his glass *"63 { wCK ganizattons and systematise the train- military rifle in their respective demonstrators, and sent to Camp i ments of each student will be kept by r H,i A! Ati sides are al- ing the civil war, and sporadic in- to make effective work possible and r J ! Ing in marksmanship, developing countries. The Palmer trophy rep- Perry, where they will serve under the statistical office of the school, iL otherwise protected stances cropped up ln the Indian mu- whenever a sniper can establish him km other instructors and putting Into resents the most coveted prize which Maj. Brookhart. j and upon the completion of the course in. 5. i i .i" rrom blow- tiny of 56. No organized efforts in self far behind or awav to one side effect a uniform and efficient course can be won by a team in the world, Every man who reports at Camp' will be transmitted to the head of the L„7„„ i truct l"s new loop- this direction, however, had been of the lines of battle the chances of Si 9 whereby every man in the National and to be a member of the Palma Perry will receive a month's intensive division, from which the student was „W a .r , a j a Y s .. Kasrß: t? at I made. Probably the first organized the enemy discovering his hidin* rV, mfJtiL sent. front and curtained behind. Before system of sniping was established by place are materially reduced ' or^the"'^oac n ex^:per t'^rlfi^'i^ J J -------- - - .. . ,r " rr ' : ' "" 1 - 1 " - '■■■'■■'J ■ cold In winter and require for their to spinning, A certain kind of yarn | cotton. This fact, related to what Is I Peat lay Relieve tie Nation's Shortage of Fuel Daring War - 4 - i fuel. Wisconsin and Michigan—all to bo's! °f'or "neiUcatecl ! peat^aro'used'in 0 th t e o war°zono' ) for n fuel f IL,. Special Correspondence 1 mr*———————————— peat hogs. The. hogs of Maine are quite ~ ~ FOOD CONSERVATION IN - fe D = "HE 7" , °™'"" printing plant lunchroom S mLVmir'i™ rf || ,h °T l!l ( y CS "i '' Canada, having vast deposits of peat i ' nlted States Pood Admlnls- appetizing salad, a dainty custard or '(jr^r Z t, t K r practically untouched, ha. R ono .0 far Jl ,ratlo repeatedly warned a hunk of war time cake can be A3T Thl. Is peat. It has been de- W&M? V In her investigations that men have the country to curtail it. con- Mr' scribed as a "dark brown or black resi- *. .< k < - . . . . aumntion nf fnmi Tit now to i t P'esent manager, Mr. Tucker, • . , . . .. .. , . . -:s&*■* :< t.* 8 j. ,>; > been sent to Europe to see how the sumption or rood. Just now theie is who has had wide experience in the ■ vLifS duum produced by the partial decom- V. T ' —'v. Is \ ■,*&&&■' J" peat Industry is being conducted being conducted in one of our most lunchroom business, states that every position of mosses, sedges and other s • there. At Alfred, Ontario, a. peat plant Important government bureaus a res- thing is so carefully planned and the g*<Hi^gfc vegetable matter In marshes and like " ' v . na ... . ~„a ru „„j taurant where tlio nroirram of tlie . ? judiciously prepared that po- I , , ~ a. •'•<#) f .. HH was operated for about two years, and wnere tno progiam or the tato parings are about all thsit (<■ viil places. Its origin, therefore, lies I IS - v . v the output placed in Ottawa, in order food adminlstratTon Is being carried thrown away. Every form of supply 1 In soil which is never dry, and the At- -w -•. BMWt to familiarize the people with Its use out In a masterly manner. purchased for consumption by the %B%W 1 lantlo coastal plain is dotted with many / v fH ' ' -"4 M. in the future. When the war broke ThU lunchroom covers about 60.000 aMocUUon^eHe^in^Thl^^ 1 JH! valuable deposits. ' out the plant shut down. About 175,- square feet of space on the top floor first essential 111 food saving' All It Is much emphasized in some quar- SgSSc M SSWI ifflk p '!> v, v> 000 acres In Canada consist of peat of the bureau of engraving and print- the beef used is boneless, which costs ters that commercial development of -cV-fi mfes f iH * ' ' ii|nl IMHII HI H1 < -< - * bogs. Twenty-five of these are In On- , Ah,..it h ,if „ f „„„ a few cents more a pound, but is more Vk I these practically untouched peat de- MC* > WJ& J® '% - tarlo, twelve in Quebec and several inK " Ab ""t one-half of this area is economical in the long run Anv" j&iJ&L, posits would give unimaglned relief to- 'Vm w ... - s ', .•> ' tvrT 'W"q, ~ * I others In Manitoba and the coastal used for a dining hall, divided Into where from 150 to 200 pound, of meat ward eolvlng the fuel shortage In the 'jSTi Mvy <: "■ v ■" provinces. | two Hcctions, one side for men and the are consumed at each meal , United States. We have never really • V- %&)£:&-■■?■ T' "-rtilfSW-'j *"• '''' i" - Canadian experts, realizing that ; other for women. Owing to. tho great The 3SU loaves of bread an eaunl fV/ 1 needed It before, because coal has been ■-> -- ,-r. ' . ' it , the average heating plant is suitable increase in tho number of employes, iiuniher of pies, not to speak of corn Zv3 '1 abundant, but Europe is old In the lore i'* . • .';y only for coal, believe that, the best | even this amount of room has become bread, muffin, and cake, are baked ftrl ' of peat. Those whose reading as chll- Tffi ' J sf J '' ' j-'' ■ "llHßrai result.-will be obtained In tho burn- t Inadequate, and a part of each one of dally on the premise. At'present tho dren covered the work and play of ... " k ■>-..• f ■ v Ing of peat through by-product re-I the two big roof gardens has been pies and cakes are being made of corn children ln the rural districts of Eu- covery producer gas plants and the furnished to accommodate the over- and barley meal, with but a small fc rope remember the frequent mention of v* 1 , . *' ■ L-y \'t,. -Lgas piped to buildings. Canada ha. | How. • percentago of wheat flour. VjWlfv peatbogs. They were attractive to the •' •w. - organized the American I'eat Society The workers In this Important Potatoes, which the food admlnlstra- Imagination, for they were the homes ;■ at Ottawa. ; branch of the government service now tlon advises the peoplo to make a Wl<.lyTl of will o' wl.ps, and It held one to think . According to reports from the De- ; number about 7,000, ar.d they lire greater use of. owing to their present TuMr of carving out a piece of the earth ■ partmont of Commerce. 216 peat ma- compelled by the very nature of their . abundance, are here served at every nFr , with a knife, then taking It home to ♦ '%^■; chines were In operation. In Norway work to remain within the confines of meal. Three barrels of potatoes, each Jmß, put In the kitchen stove. mWt • irtiWßO T *'■ ,n 1917 - almost 200 moro than in 1913. tl;o building from the moment of their barrel furnishing about 500 portions IfIKV ■Blr'igf.Tir^liiT V 'Yi-.u' fV"-i Two particularly good machines re- entrance until the completion of their are used every day. They are usual * * gMm'<X3>9Ec , t " quired only tw6 men each for the daily tasks. Most of them are en- ly served ma.hed, which has been _ . . - ~ ... Ek-V'k 1' f' ■ turning out of from thirty to forty Raged on exhausting and laborious found to be the most popular and B\u\m V France before the war did not use EPaMjBR.-4.-a-V-.'• 9 ffiggpjP?' r, tons of fuel. The ordinary process Is duties which require a great amount least wasteful method of preparing much of her great peat deposit, be- jJa .A, M f%- .. \ described as "consisting In the thor- of physical endurance. This of ne- them. cause of the trouble digging and trans- W - F.Y. m I It v,..t tv.a 1 " 1 ' 1 1 ,| freshly excavated peat and the spread- These facts led to the establishment pos. bio to obtain cut sugar, the man- K&*m porting it, but the change in economic Ing of the resultant mass on a portion of the Bureau Co-operative Lunch agement tried various methods Sf condition, and the shortage of other CULTIVATION OF PEAT-MOSS. A HILL OF BURNING PEAT. of the bog prepared for drying pur- Association, whose treasurer, L. x*. sugar saving, but always endeavoring l."r JW fuel made the usage of peat a neces- „ „ ,j . . ... , poses. When the pulped peat has Brown, in his latest financial statu- not to deprive the employes of the blv Tho h.rin nnt „„tirei !r e . ?. v, done with It where Swedish peat bed should utilize such to inexperience of operators and ml.- heen spread on the ground to a thick- ment, reports sales for the month quantity sufficient to sweeten their vJjiM slty. The beds not entirely decomposed it Is available may be a wise hint, fuel as can thus be obtained. The takc4 Ih onglrfeerlng "f nes. to 4to 6 inches and has sufficient- amounting to $17,000, with resource, food. It was evident that the sugar afford the best fuel, after being: dried The army in Alsace, in the Vosgea and largest bogs are to have plants lo- j n Boston is to be believed He savs ly set it is cut transversely and longri- and liabilities balancing-. bowl, ever an inducement to wast properly. They have plenty of heat Jt„ 0 |} n i? e ti?i r „ * he H aut -Saone cated nearby, and the desperate con- that peat which Is air dried by ma- tudlnally into blocks, which, when The lunchroom Is open for business ful usage and which it was now be and little .moke, according to the „? „!!, facing Sweden next winter It Is chlnery Is only slightly Inferior ln dried to about 30 to 35 per cent moist- at five specified periods throughout coming a problem to fill, must go. L'Ulustratlone of February 16 last, thot h ned may be brightened somewhat, point of calorie, of luat to 'lgnite ure. have approximately the dlmen- each twenty-four hours, beginning at Finally a plan was tried and adopted Black peat has not much fuel value. ISn are S oal ' an(l that such fuel can be pro- slon. of the ordinary building brick." midnight wfth a half hour period for which has not only solved a question j says the samo writer, adding that the f,? t h£ Alsatian^dlsfrict.^hed veJtlLaVlnff nf th 2 ™it. of uced at '"! 75 cents to $2.50 a ton. For agricultural purposos peat has the night force, and another between in saving, but also one in sanitation. >W best peat will be found to give out ,hJ French^lobilerß are i.tniMrt vestlgatlng of the value of Swedish depending upon the facilities of the been in use ln this country for some 3 and i in the morning. Breakfast During rest period, one can see sev- . ■ , j 5.00 ft calories of heat to the kilo- isthoaerman , plant - TheJfjnited States geological time. Its high nltrogenou. quality i. from 7:30 to *; midday luncneo.. eral girls carefully measuring out ) grampie, as against 8,000 calories for nended unon for the ch7ef outnm * * survey 1. a believer In peat as a means enriches poor land to a high degree, from 11 to 12:30; dinner from 5:30 to sugar, allowing one tablespoonful for Igpt/A coal and 4.000 for seasoned wood. These Sweden it 1. said could not survive present relief. According to esti- It is a source of nitrates, too. It is 6:30, and cupper from 8:30 to 9:30. each person and putting It ln tiny comparison, are Interesting, If the the reduction in coal lmnorti <f it If this is true, and the American mat ° there are more than 11,000 I used ln certain form, as a deodorizer One feature of tho lunchroom Is tire paper bags. These bags when closed PV United States Is t6 do much with her were not for possibilities now con peat deposits are .o rich in fuel value squa r® m,le ? , of , "wamp lan ln this and disinfectant around farms. It serving of a hot meal, consisting of are put In hampers and placed ln the vast peat deposits in the neighborhood sidered er her neS? hnJl oeposus are .o rtcn in ruei value COU ntry containing peat beds of good has al.o been u.ed frequently as a an ample supply of vegetable., meat, lunchroom, where one Is put on one's feJKpt 0? the Atlantic ne.gnoornood sidered "lying In her Peat bogs, we need have no fears of certain fuel qual ty. The total available fuel pro- source of charcoal and coke of varl- four .lices of bread, butter, tea. coffee honor not to take more than the al- * Also that peat ln France has been 95 per cent water in many places L*ke famlne - The failure here to manufac- ?S r n w ft °" ,d amo ""t to more than OUB by-products from coke retorts, or cocoa for 25 oents. No fried food lotted portion. By this method the TTjTi of wide service to the military nu- tho usage of wood as coal cons'erva- ture peat fuel on a commercial basis o V?a£rJv wh°i U K C k of fuel Germany has been making clothing is sei-ved, but good soup, and .tews amount of sugar consumption has thoritles, and that much uf the noo'.t- 1 tlon tbe immefliato vicinity of a with success appears to have been due . V have no from peat since the war started. Pea and vegetable, are dispensed from been reduced from 220 to seventy ' ' " ,l ' n nucce.B appears to nave oeen one h.>se same states are very ! no. 3 contains fibers e.-slly adapted sfcnm tables at a small cost. An pounds a day. *WlgL'
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