Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-31
Army Took Hand in Strike.

Telegraphic communication with the out
side world has once more been established.
The regular army has taken hand in the
matter and an armed force is now patrol
ing the wires from Camp Perry to La
Carne, a railroad station about three miles
from here where the wires connect with a
switchboard The men are prepared to
shoot any intruder caught in the act OF
tampering with the wires or poles. The
guardhouse is also open for any Offenders
which may be interfering with the trans
mission of messages from this point Thou
sands of words of news matter for news
papers throughout the country have been
held up, in addition to government bust
ness needing immediate attention. The
switchboard was thrown out Of commission
Monday night and the wires busted
Upon examination it was found that a
heavy loop of wires had been thrown
around the trunk lines on the through poles
and grounded the other end of the wire
fastened to the loop. This put the lines
inclosed in the loop out Of business. The
Ohio signal corps is working daily on the
wires, which are once more IN 1alriy SOOu
working order.
The second of the national team match
opened with bright weather conditions, with
a slight haze lowering over the range. A
puffy wind was blowing from the southeast
at the rate of four miles an hour. AS the
day progressed conditions improved and
high scoring was feature OF the Day.
over two thousand rihemen are participant
attendance was last week during the
matches of the National Rifle Association or
America and the Ohio State Rifle Associa-
ton, when over $500 rifiemen participated
in shooting contests.
The conditions for shooting in the skir-
mish run were excellent The light on the
targets was just bright enough for the
shooters, the overhanging clouds making the
light steady and not glazing to the eyes.
The wind was blowing from the northeast
about four miles an hour. There was no
mirage to speak of and the rifiemen had
everything in their favor.
The team from Ohio headed the forty
eight teams with the top-notch score of
9O7, thirty-four points above the cavalry
team of the army. The team from the Dis
trict of Columbia finished in twenty-first
points below the leaders at this stage of the
match.
At the 60O-yard stage the District boys
put I'D a game fight and stood their ground
we'll In comparison with the other teams. 1t
was the first match of the day and the con-
test proved a most exciting one. Sergt.
Ollie M. Schriver was high man again at
this distance, scoring 40 out Of a possible 30.
His nearest competitors were Reichelderfer,
Bischofr and Holt, each with 4s; no.
Reichelderfer, As; Holt, 45; Bischoff, As;
Cookson. A: Alderman. "A: Dennison, 43;
Heidenrich, Al; Groome, Al; Robbins, Al
Summers, 40; McAnally, 80; total, 514.
At the conclusion Of firing at the 6OO-yard
stage the men proceeded to the 800 and
| / 600 ward ranges. The total score of the
| District up to and including this stage OF
the match Is 2,241.
Sergt. Ollie M. Schriver led the District
boys in the skirmish run, with score OF
| 70, being in a class all by himself. His
| nearest competitor was Capt. w. w. Cook
son. with 50 points in his favor. The scores
of the District men in the skirmfsh run were
as follows: Schriver, 70; Cookson, %; Rob
| bins IS; McAnally, 65; Holt, Is; Helden-
REICH 81; Summers SO: Alderman, o.
| Groome, So: Reichelderfer, 81; Dennison, At;
Bischoff, 45; total, 7O7.
| Fell Below Their Average.
| When the District men faced the 2O0-yard
| range the light on the targets remained
about the same. with a four-mile breeze
| blowing steadily across the range. The
| boys evidently got the buck as they fell
| below their average in rapid-fire work.
Each man was allowed ten shots at this
| distance. Lieut. Col L. H. Reichelderfer
| and Mai. A. P. Robbins were high men
| with 40 out of a possible So
| The scores of the men at 200 yards rapid
| fire, were as follows: Reichelderfer, 40;
Robbins. 40: Groome. 46; Cookson, A: Nc
| Anally, 43; Heidenreich. 40: Holt, AZ; AL
| derman, AZ: Summers, Al; Schriver, Al; Den
nison, 80; Bischoff. 81 Total, 515.
1 In the match last year at Sea Girt the
District at 200 yards, rapid fire, scored 52s