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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight and Tomorrow Little
Change in Temperature.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. = The
weather forecast: Probably rain to-
night and Friday. Not much change in
Temperature. Gentle to variable winds
mostly south.
Sun sets at 6.29; vehicle lamps should
/ be lighted at LIB.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
BIRTHS.

In West Brattleboro, Aug. q, a son
to Fred NJ, and Edith (Johnson)
! Fletcher.
In Westminster, Aug. 81, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Peck.
In South Wardsboro, Aug. 24, daugh-
ter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duby.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
MARRIAGES.

In East Jamaica. Aug 26, by Rev l..
II Sprage of Wardsboro, Perley L. Jones
OF West Townshend and Miss Emma How
ard of East Jamaica
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
TOOK 80 GERMANS.
Young American Exceeds Expectations
of Father in st. Louis.

PARIS, Aug. 3o.-Allen, aon of Rich
ard Blount of 81. Louis, who joined the
foreign legion in April, has written to
his father that he has been proposed
for the war cross with palm for taking
30 prisoners single handed in the fight
ing at Nerdun. lie was wounded
slightly in the hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30

Mr. Blount has considerably exceed
ed the expectations Of his father, who
said al the time of his enlistment: q
want my son 20 account for five Ger
mans
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30

The Laura G. Anderson was four
master Of 900 tons gross. She was built
in 1891 at Bath, Me-, and was owned
in Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
Red Mems Hall

Thursday, Aug 30-Regular meeting
of rocahontas council.
Special meeting Friday at p. IN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
DEATHS.

In Townshend, Aug. 26, Mrs. Harriet
Maria Winslow, 10, widow of Nelson
Winslow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
GUILFORD CENTER.

The Ladies circle will meet in their
rooms Sept. 5. All are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-30
BURLINGTON MAN CHOSEN.
Frank ]. Dwyer Heads Vermont Funeral
Directors Association.
LSpecIaI to The Rcformer.l

DI I,TINVt TNT.N, 4NIIp. DW.
Frank u Dwycr of this city was elected
president OF the Vermont Funeral Direc-
tors Association at its annual convention
here today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
NEW TRAFFIC
RULES FOR CAMPUS
SATISFACTORY

Police Inspector William p Rut.
ledge. director OF tranr. Monday
morning gave HIS new traflc regula.
tons for the Campus Martius a try.
on; and believes they viii prove sue.
cessful.
Capt W s Gnbreath, Of the De.
froit Automobile club. gave his as.
sistance IN making the plans While
trafhc conditions around the Campus
never were satisfactory. the re-
routing OF street cars made things
much worse.
Roth the safety and convenience
% pedestrians and automobile driv
ers were taken into consideration
by Rutledge and Glbreath
The new rules are as follows
Westbound vehicles IN Cadillac
50. keep 10 the right or left upon
reaching the campus around
tia monument into Woodward. or
right on Monroe Vehicles bound
FOR points north on woodward and
west on Michigan vii circle the
monument. coming under The con
troll OF the trsf'c Officer IN the tow
or AZ Michigan and woodward
Those desiring 10 turn south on
Woodward or west on Fort viii DO
directed BY the tran1c Officer A.
Woodward and Fort
Vehicles coming south On WOOD
ward or east on Michigan and desir
Ing 10 reach Cadillac-sq. must con.
tinue on woodward 70 For, turn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

or with liquid sight black Look
thru the bore and see that there Is
no obstruction in a. Keep the rife
on rhe ground, the stock may alb
sOrb dampness. the sights may De
injured OF the muzzle filed with dirt
Watch the hold carefully and be
sure 20 know where the line OF sight
Is AZ discharge Study the condt
tons. adjust the sling and set the
sight before going 20 the firing
point Look az the sight adjustment
before each shot and see that 10 has
not changed. II sure OF your hold
and n the hit Ia not as called (as
aimed) determine and make full
correction in elevation and windage
90 put the next shot in the bulls
eve Keep a written record Oh the
weather conditions and the cores
po1ding windage for each days hr-
ing. Less elevation generally viii
days, In bright sunlight, with a o
o'clock wind or with cold barrel.
More elevation generally will be 70.
quired on cold days. on very dry
DAYS. with a Il O'Clock wind, with
a hot barrel or in dull or cloudy
light.
The upper hard should not he
tight enough 70 bind the barrel Do
not put a cartridge into the cham
Der until ready 10 IRE. DO not place
cartridges in the sun. for they will
ger hot and shoot high. Do not rub
tho eyes. especially the sighting
eye In cold weather warm the
trigger hand before shooting After
shooting. clean the rife carefully
and then oil IL 20 prevent rust. Al
ways clean the rife from the
breech. using a brass cleaning rod
when available. An injury 20 The
rifllng az the muzzIe CAUSES n no
shoot very irregulariy Regular phys
ical exercise viii bring a marked
Improvement in the shooting Ere
qucnt practice % the position and
aiming drills" is Of The position and
preparation for work on The range.
Rapid firing. az Far as holding, aim
ing and squeezing the triggers are
concerned. should be done with All
the precision OF slow fire The gain
in time should be- in getting ready
10 FIRE. loading and working the
bolt In shooting with rests, the
rife always should be rested 40 the
same point
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
Nothing Simple About It

Civilians viii find II difficult 90
comprehend tho intricate science of
military rife shooting Its essen.
tial features are these which Tho
civilian usually connects with the
firms OF heavy naval suns Before
soldier can go on the range. he
must know how 10 set tho rear
sight. how 90 aim. how 10 squeeze
the trigger and how 10 hold the rife
In all positions Until he learns
these things. Dr. is useless for him
to burn powder The sight and
wind gauge on tho army rife are
intricate scientific Instruments. The
tinieft change tn the sight viii make
a difference 0f more than two feet
on the target az a range Of 1000
Yards. a change OF one point 'on
ths wind gauge WIZ maze "a differ
enco Of moro than three feet on me
target ~ range Of GOO Yards
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

never change the aim at any time.
The rideman always aims the same
at all ranges and at all targets, and
changes the sight and windsge ad-
iustments n the bullets do not
strike in the anticipated spot. In
battle. II Is customary 20 aim at
the be-, OF a standing foeman, or
Just below him n be a. not standing.
The trigger squeeze must be
achieved with all the muscle con
troll or a surgeon engaged in a deli
cate operation Tho tiTSt Joint OF
the fore-fnger rs used This - de
clared 10 be- tho most sensitive and
best controlled portion of the body
A. the rife is placed 10 the shout
der. the trigger Is pulled back about
an eighth of an inch which takes
up the slack As the aim IL being
perfected, the trigger finger should
be contracted gradually and stead.
lily. The soldier so exactly increases
this pressure that when the aim IL
correct the additional pressure nee
eseary 10 discharge the piece is &C
complished almost without effort
and without any detection OF the
rife This operation demands n
maximum OF Will power and con
ce1tratiOn. Soldiers are urged 10
practice this trigger squeezing every
time they can get their hands on a
rife. Champion shots practice this
feature for weeks before they 20 on
tho range for tho supreme effort
Every rife IS biz different, and
TO- this reason every soldier likes
always 10 fire the same weapon and
takes a pride in Keeping ~ in per
feet mechanical condition-no small
task
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

does the American high command,
flor that matter II rs planned TO
make every man in the American in
|fantry a crack marksman before he
is permitted TO cross the seas. The
soldiers themselves will need no urg.
ling in the matter comparative
scores will be kept and each intan-
tryman will be given an opportunity
TO become the champion rifle shot OF
the division Every effort viii be
made 70 Tester the spirit Of competi-
|tion. That's challenge enough for
any American The boys are rearing
10 add the rattle OF musketry 10 Gus
ter's attractions
Uncle sam makes IL am object for
every soldier 20 become q crack
shot with the rife. lie permits OK.
peris ON The RANGE 90 ~ear az an
times medals hat declare eXcep
tional skill TO all the world. and he
adds enough 90 the wages OF these
men 20 make the extra pay wei
worth seeking There are six
grades Of excellence with the rihe
In the American army Starting 81
the top, they are known as expert
riheman. ''sharpshooter marks
man" "frst-class man, second
class man" and unqualified " The
expert rihemen. sharpshOotcrs and
marksmen an are permitted 20 wear
insignia indicative OF their success
on the range They also draw OK.
ira pay, ranging - ~ g. a month
TO IS a month
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

ing at hat point on signal from
the officer
Whom vehicles coming north on
Woodward or east un Fort Gre head
ed t1r NoUToraNc they must con
uuue on Woodward 90 thc police tow
or passing ON the west idle of thc
monument then turning
Fh----tret.t trrtY.r-t-ft donror avr
and Woodward known as OPERA
crossing viii. be closed Jo an radic
except Chat westhouud ou Monroe
NeHcle cannot eros tho street cor
tr3cbs o 500 n either direction at q
point opposite he Monroe end OF
Opera crossing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
Some Hot Tips

Here is some OF the advice al
ways given 90 young soldiers when
they take up ride shooting
Before going 20 the range, clean
the rife carefully. removing every
race OF oil from the bore This can
b. done vith rag saturated with
gasoline Put a light coat OF oil on
mo bon and cams Blacken The
front and rear sights with smoke
from a burning candle or camphor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

Some OF these tips may be valua
bic 10 sportsmen, even tho their
pieces are not so scientifically
equipped as The army rife In any
event, you folks at home now know
how properly 10 appreciate sonny's
triumph when he comes marching
home with an expert rifeman's
medal pinned over his heart
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

Competition for these ranks prob
ably will not be permitted FOR some
time, for the excellent reason that
il is very unlikely that anybody will
be proficient enough FOR them until
after a Rtin course OF instruction
Tho northern part az Michigan
should provide the division with a
number OF excellent hunting shots
but " Il an axiom that no matter
how skilled a man may be with a
sporting rife. he must learn milf
AIRY shooting from the bottom. IL
seems that there are. no natural
army rife experts When a soldier
Is permitted so shoot for a record
and ranking. be Is given so shots
AZ various targets Thirty are az
slow FIRE and 30 AZ rapid FIRE. Three
kinds OF targets are used The -
target has hull'seye eight inches
in diameter The "B" target has a
bull's.eyo 20 inches In diameter The
~" target has for rs bull'geye q
26-inch silhouette OF a mans head
and shoulders. representing foe
man lying prone.
A square hit on the bull eye is
counted as Ave points. hit with
in the hrst ring or on the line Us
scored as -four points Puncturing
the second ring is good FOR three
points. and the remainder or thu
target Is worth TWO points The
same scoring system is used on the
ID" target. the ringlines following
the contour OF the silhouette's head
and shoulders The first ring Is
four inches wide. the edge or the
second ring Is eight inches distant
. from the silhouette. and the outer
/ ring IL inches distant Plunking.
the bulrs-eye in each OF the So shots
would give tho rileman "A score 90
300. which is tho perfect score To
qualify as an expert rileman, the
soldier must score 253 points Of
possible 500 To become a sharp
hooter he must score 23S points.
4 70 become a marksman. he must
score zoe points To be- ranked az a
arstclass man. he must make
score OF III points To b. regard
cd az second-class man. he must
touch mp the targets for "A count OF
50 points All men lower are de.
clared unqualified
This ranking course starts with
o slow fire shots az a. target AT
range Of 900 yards Five shots
arc fired from a sitting position and
nyc from a kneeling position Then
"B" target Is bombarded 10 times
from "A prone position, the range be.
ing 500 yards This slow nrc con.
cludes with 10 shots a. "B target
an 900 yards The shooter Is prone
and must use sandhag rest Two
sighting shots are permitted in this
test. sighting shots being practice
efforts The 80 apid nre shots are
aimed at ID" target and represent
battle shooting ~ the 200yard
range, the shooter IL required TO
fire 10 shots in one minute. kneel
ing or sitting from standing That
means that the shooter drops from
a standing position az the target
comes into view Al the 300.yard
range. the shooter must fire 70 shots
In a minute and 10 seconds. prone
from standing. viz no drops 20 the
ground "a the target rises The
final rapid frc test Is 10 shots AZ
500 Yards in one minute and 90 soc.
onds. the soldier lying on the
ground thruoul This event
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
ON WARS
SIDELINES
With
Harold
Y.
Wilcox
cAMP crsTER. nArrLE oREEK. MIch- Dee. =

CAMP CUSTER. BATTLE GREER Mich, Dec a
" AMP CUSTER settled hard this morning after
interruption The arrival Of more than 10000 new
before last week
a the very beginning OF me training
medical examination OF the
the The rockies took up ms
prepared II calls chiefly for instruction IN the
fundamental things
detailed the
the
toward which they nave
mind
OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
The Positions

The positions OF the body when
shooting are important factors OF
successful Workmanship The big
idea is 10 give the rife absolutely
erm support As man becomes
expert. nc acquires an individual
posture. but for general purposes
the instructors make cerain recon-
mendations The standing position
calls for the soldier 20 face the tar
get and then TO execute right half
face. The feet are planted about ~
inches apart. As the rife Is raised
20 the shoulder, the body is leaned
backward a trifie The soldier must
De perfectly balanced, or he will be
under strain and will tremble. The
right elbow is held AZ about the
height y the shoulder. The left
hand grasps The gun well around
the stock and the hand guard The
left elbow should be- almost direct
ly under he rife The right hand
D. supposed 10 do more than half
Tho work of holding the rife The
left hand merely steadies and guides
tho piece Soldiers are advised not
20 attempt 20 check the recoil. but
90 let the body move back with IT,
IL the jaw presses the stock closely.
danger Of damage 20 the face by
recoiI IL AVOIDED
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
Births



Andrew Formal 6l2 Framework;
Alpha sheldon. $40 Army-ave. Peter
Orlando. 25s Jos. Campau. Sam Man
teleone. asa Clinton, Pasquale Terra
"a. 30i Clnton-st. John Mauso. 12S
Haw thorne Harris Berkowicz. 20t4
Concorn-ave. John MalSric. 432 Theo-
dore; solomon Firsger. 2si Alfred-st..
John Bednarek. ii7s Junction ave. /.
Harry Harper. st7 Eighteenth-st.. An
thony Meader. 81 Ellen Frank
Raumutski. rs Forman-Rve. Walter
Champion, $50 Illinois Gsetano Cur
curio. 307 Larned r. George Papos.
1856 Hastings; Frank Robrsk. sos Can
field p: Joe Evatz, S44 Alexandrins
=. Lawrence Pallister. Davidson and
GrRndy: WlsdyslAw LEILA 1880 Ri
ward Waiter Ostrowski. 1874 Dubois
Aleksander Grabowsk. $50 Harper:
Josef ptasZczynski. 296 Thirty-sec-
ond. Joseph Mite 1915 Wills = Al
bert Bartha 1874 Nackie. Feter Fer
rer9. l59 CottaEe GROVE Anthony
lay. 239 Clsirmout. Tore Franzcr,
Providence hospital; Harvey " pa
Wis. Providence hospital, Carl nixon,
29t Park blvd lsIaei iitwak. Grace
H Grg' hospital: Russei Harden
burgh 1855 Oakland Paul Stauisiaw.
iI6 Hanover; Roy IT. MacFarIauc,
1883 Grand River August G Neth. 53S
NHTffNlitAs dfIlNl NJ f-I tiAttlHiIr Do
Eerchevali TheopAile Klimkowski.
955 Riopelle Morris Fitch. Grace hos
p1tal Herman Kruger rs Jay Earl
Enps. 1857 y Maxwell; Roy A. Bu-
choz 90, Maidstone.
GIRLS
Arthur NILS 42S Nineteenth. Frank
LicayoI o86 Lafayette: FeliCe Dona-
to T53 Orleans. Nlncenzo Rea. 763
Rivard Sam PAlazzolo. 2es3 Russell;
Jacob rrengeroot. 293 Alexandria.
Powell Benats. $50 Franklin. Stanley
Krasenski. 1886 Scotch; Sam Ruben.
262 Eliot John BrRnka. 81 Delray;
Alexander Rizza. 2l6 Fort samuel
Barron, Woman's hospital: NlnEenzo
III Rita. $50 Riopelle; John cry
grenczyslQ i74t Seminole. Paul Hof-
man. l4T4 Batdiu. Bartlomi Obuch,
Ga Theodore: Frank Zmudzinski. IS
Duncan. Stanley Ferguski. 1895 Con-
cNd: James Lille f0i Fifteenth.
julius SupinslSi. $40 Garfield: Joseph
Merzws. 9iS Riyard James r eau
ley Providence hospital, Anton FEEDER.
Providence hospital. Harry Mligram.
Providence hospital; George Side
bottam. Providence hospital. Rcnja-
James Burnett, 19t Northheld: Floyd
Herr. 233t Grstiot. Raymond Slank-
er. 70 HazIett: Roy Marion. SIS
Charievoix: Bryant Ruark 80 Chope
John ZAhoss. salvation Army Mntcru-
itv hospital; John II. Gustavison 2G4
Townsend: Ruth Bernard Boulevard
sanitarium. Earl Chapman .2i7 Carl
ton. John Dahm. 275 Carlton. Joseph
CiimTo 51i Dubois. carlo Rose. ST3
Fort e. Roebrt Abbott. Marston:
James +. Crane. $50 Cameron.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

To water trees on city streets a
German forester has invented a per.
forated meta ring ~ buried "a
the ground above their roots. an
opening extending above tho ground
10 recaiye water
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

Windshields have been Invented
that can be mounted on the back Of
the front seat Of an automobile 10
prevent the drafts caused by the
usual shields mountaineering per
sons on the back seat
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
Deaths

Henry Deioof. St Marys hospital.
2i years, inquest pending. Margaret
Aderholdt. 3S0ts Meldrum 80 years.
pulmonary emb0ius: Charles Thomas.
Receiving hospital. 7S years. hem
orrhage: Charles ~ Weber. Henry
Ford hospital. % years Hodkins dis
ease; IgnRzio Cusimano, 80 kaUpp. ,
FrAley. Childrena Free hospital. 8
months. intestinal enteritis. Flora
Cadaraner. 33i Theodore about %
wears. tuberculosis Of lungs: Eliza
Lennox. st Luke's hospital about IS
years. apOpieNy. Joseph Laskowslli
Sal Second 81 years. endocardttis:
James Naradi $50 HerlSimer 2 yenrs.
scarlet fever: Sallie Ann Sween 726
Mt Elliott. 50 years. valyular heart
disease. Joseph pyeh. 375 AleNan-
drine. II years. mitrsl inHu Aciency;
nor's creek. 50 years. valvular heart
disease: Mary Smith. 757 st Antoine.
al years. paralysis; Williams TakRi.
40 pitcher about 3g wears inquest
perdinE: James Hultg. Receiving hos
pfta1. about IS years. malignant tu-
NOR. Mary Jantz. 80 Waterloo 50
years. Addison'e disease: John Ander-
son. Providence hospital. 81 years.
asphNNiation. John = Gallagher. sos
Longfellow. IS years, mitral regurRi-
fatfou. otto Kendall Grace hospital
~ vears fractured skull: Belle Row
lard. Grace hospital annex. 81 years
chronic interstittal nephritis Mark
TAYLOR. Receiving hospital about 2S
wears. RunehOt wounds. Emily Will
hanson, 1906 Helen. 81 years. Henility.
samuel Guttridge. SO Fourth. 81
years. meningitis. George A. Cava.
naush, Grace hospital 80 years
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

4 fundamental axiom % army
shooting 10 % learn 90 aim and 20
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

To protect a motorist from the
glare OF approaching headlights a
shield wound on spring roller. 20
be attached 10 windshield and
pulled down into place when need
ed. has been invented
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

In vanity box for women invent
cd by a New Yorker The powder is
carried under "a perforated plate SO
that only a limited amount is oh
tanned when a powder puff is pressed
against il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
DETROIT STOCK
EXCHANGE QUIET
sY O'HARA. FERRIss q 90.

The local stock market opened
this morning Tuu and without par
ticulsr feature Sales In Parke
Davis & Company at a3 "a, and
REQ Car az rs rs took place, and
Detroit Creamery AZ 81 - TO 81 So
showed firm position The open.
Ing OF congress always tends 70
Quietness on the exchanges OF the
country, altho 10 is fair 10 assume
that nothing detrimental 10 cur.
rent values can eyentuate from leg
islation now ahead OF u.s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
EXPERIENCED
MECHANICS
WANTED

WE HAVE MANY POSI-
TONS OPEN FOR HIGH
GRADE TOOL DESIGNERS,
CRAFTSMEN, TOOLMAK-
ERS, DIE MAKERS, TOOL
ROOM MACHINE HANDS,
GENERAL MACHINISTS,
GENERAL NJ ACHIN +
HANDS WHO CAN WORK
FROM BLUEPRINTS, BOIL
Err MAKERS, ACETYLENE
WELDERS, GREY IRON
MOULDERS ON BENCH,
FLOOR AND MACHINE
WORK, COREMAKERS.
WOOD AND METAL PAT
TERNMAKERS, ETC.
THESE OPENINGS ARE IN
DETROIT FACTORIES. If
YOU ARE a SKILLED
WORKMAN AND UNEM-
PLOYED, SAVE TIME AND
CAR FARE BY CALLING
AT THEIR DOWNTOWN
EMPLOYMENT DEPART
MENT. SO BAGLEY AVE
NUE., OR THE NORTH
BRANCH. 10 MILWAUKEE
AVEN u + EAST. NO
CHARGES MADE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04
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