The Washington herald., 1917-11-19
HOME DEFENSE.
RIFLES ATTAIN
HIGHER SCORES
Eastern Market Range At.
tracts Increasing Number
Of Qualified Members.

The Eastern Market Rife Range Is
becoming more and more popular
among members Of the Home Defense
League Rifles. because It affords an
opportunity for testing the mems siill
with the high-power military service
rife in rapld-nfe. meeting practically
the same conditions as are expert
enced in warfare. The last week
showed marked increase in practice
oy members Of the organization.
Under the shooting rules Of the
Home Rifles, as soon as a member
quahnes In any Of the various classi-
ncauons prescribed for the indoor
small-bore ranges. he Is entitled to
advance to the Eastern Market range,
and such a large percentage of the
home Rifles Is in this grade that from
now on the chief interest among its
members who have qdaIified already
at the other ranges will be centered
on the range using the high-power
guns.
Company n has been active In the
last week in making qualifications on
the small-bore range under the Poll
Theater, ten of its members having
thus met the necessary requirements.
This company is composed Of approxi-
mately 200 men Of the night force Of
the Government Printing Office. The
day force expects to organize Q COM
pany in the near future. Prospects are
favorable for organizing 500 men from
the two working forces as rifiemen.
Qualify As sharpshooters.
Col. NJ. A. Winter, commanding the
Home Rifles. announced yesterday
that the following had qualified as
sharpshooters during the last week
at the Eastern Market range, with
scores Of 1so or better out Of q Sossi-
BILE 200:
]. !. Lee, 176, Company Y; T. r. Gra-
ham. 14. Company C; NJ. A. Cohen,
173, Company L; J. H. Robertson, 167,
Company E; G. c. Leech. 166. Com
pany L.
The following qualified as marksmen
with scores Of 40 or better out of a
possible 200:
o. C. Gates. 15i; J. z. Gates, ISL, and
H. NJ. Lyon. 49, all of Company n.
These members qualified as riiemen
with scores Of 100 or better out of a
possible 200:
J. e. Heating. S. Oliveri, w. E.
Boyd, r. L. Boyd. H. N. Vinar, r.
Evans, A. F. Reaney. +. N. Coburn,
H. Browning, P. B. Parke, C. ],
Cropke. H J. Sears. and Capt. John
D. Simpson.
N. W. Tippett Qualities.
Only one man qualified as a sharp
shooter over the small-bore indoor
ranges of the Home Rifles He was
N. W. Tippett. Company S. who reg
istered 16S, placing him in the lead
for company champion over ]. NJ,
Connell. who won the distinction with
a score Of 160 a few weeks ago.
The following qualified as marks
men at the small-bore ranges with
| scores Of 40 or better out of 200:
H. A. Wayne. 152. and W. r. Hayes,
| 146. both of Company S.
These members qualified as rifiemen
with scores of 100 or better out of 200:
r. II. Monroe. Company D; N. F.
Finley, jr., and A. v. Parsons, both
of Company E; B. F. Sauter, Com
pany F; ". A. EberIy. Company G;
II. Everett, ]. Williams, H. ]. Red
field. B. r. Preuss, e. P. Knapp. II.
B. Kaufman, G. w. Goodwin. E. D.
Norris, G. B. Diers, and E. E. Arnett,
all of Company H; C. T. Jesse, Com
pany L; F. C. Philpot, Company r;
r. P. Smith, Company Q; J. NJ. Woo
ten. D. B. Johannes, ]. NJ. Allwine,
and H. Tiffany. all of Company Y. and
r. L Boyd, unattached.