THURSDAY, NOVEMBER si, 1907.
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M, t'rbeln, Oobler, a distinguished
publicist and lecturer, sought to punc
ture American pride this week by de
claring in an address before many
transAtlsntle students at the College
Lafayette that all the talk one hears
of "American Knergy" I tha veriest
buncombe, that I if 00 dinct tht other
people are equally energetic.
"American are lucky, and have been
highly favored by nature," he laid.
"They live In a new country abounding
in riches. Real energy It represented
by the French. Our stnrggle in life U
Infinitely keener. It is time Americans
rocelv a few dose of brutal truth."
M. Gohler'e (rank attempt to upset
a long-riierlsbed belief has been the sub
ject of much comment and comparison
In French paporsj and, not unnaturally,
the Gallic press finds much to applaud
In his laudation of French energy.
Patriotism runs high ia France, and
the patronage of home industries is a
fixed principle. Therefore for a psris
lenne of great prominence nd that IV
riftienne a Bonaparte to go beyond
the borders lot her trousseau furnishes
a causa for widespread comment and
complaint. Yet that is precisely what
the beautiful IMncesa Mario Bonspartc
has done. Ignoring the marvelous work
of the coutourlcrs of the Hue do la Palx
the has gone to Austria to have bulldcd
the marvellous outfit which she is to
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Such an affront to the artUtlo pride
ftt France will not easily be forgiven.
They feci those thing! deeply here, and
now Princess Murle finds herself highly
unpopular. At to the trousneau, it is
indescribable in the lanauaue -with
which a mere writing man is familiar.
There are slxty-fiv different costumes
complete, a hundred hata, a profusion
of costly furs and tables, acrct of linen,
and piles of dainty lingerie. 1 ho ling
erle alone cot $HO,000, and the complete
outfit is declared to be the costliest and
PRACTICE
National Board to Consider the
Merits of Rifles.
moat elegant alnoa the dtyt of the Third
Republic. At a top to her Parisian eea
tors, the Princes hat allowed her trout
seau to be displayed publicly.
No one hat ytt risen, however, with
boldness enough to question American
pluck. The Figaro this week devotes a
column to what It calls a true story of
this admirable quality.
It appears that Mr. Blank, of Amer
ica, recently had profits la a copper deal
amounting to a "score of millions"
("whether francs on dollars, we are left
in Ingnoranoe.) Just a he and his
wife were going down to dinner at their
hotel, a, cablegram was received an
nouncing Mr. Blank's complete ruia by
a fall in the price of stock. "
"With a charming smile," continues
the Figaro. "Mrs. Blank told him to
brace up. Then, witbont the slightest
appearance of worry, bedecked with her
finest Jewels, which she was wearing
for tho last time, she entered the din
ing room. There were host of friends
and acquaintances there who knew
what bad happened. Their looks of In
quiry were met with the usual smile.
It was great pluck."
The experiment of producing Ameri
can plays in Paris has proved highly
profitable, At the Olympia "The Utile
of New York" is just ending a successful
run of nine months, and "The Prince of
Pilsen" is already In rehearsal.
The managers of Olympia are deter
mined to makt the French version ai
nearly as possible like the Broadway
production. With this end in view they
have Induced Col Savage to tend them
eight of hit representative chorus girls
Tha latter arrived this week and occupi
ed four boxes at the Olympia. They
attracted almost as much attention as
the plsy itself. With such fair pros
poets, the Parisian Johnny ia preparing
for a delightful winter.
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 20.-
"fihall the National Rifle Matches of
11)08 be shot with the Krag or the
new Springfield t" la one of the most
Important matters which will come be
fore the National Board for the Promo
tion of Itifle Practice, at ite annual meet
ing In Washington next January, There
Is tome question at to whether tha ord
nance; department will be able to eupply
the new Springfield, of "Model 1003", as
It is officially designated, to the National
Guard In time for the outdoor practice
of 1006. Obviously it would be unfair
to require the teams to use In the
matches rifle to which they had been
unable to accustom themselves In spring
and summer practice. At the tame time
all authority agree that the militia
should be armed with the tame weapon
at tht regular army and at the latter
will toon be completely equipped with
the model 1003, the equipment of the
militia should speedily follow.
The new Springfield would long ainoe
have been in the hands of the National
Guard had It not been for change in
the ammunition, which, while greatly
increasing the range and efficiency of
the weapons, necessitated re-chambering
and thus delayed their issue. A new
powder has also been adopted, calculated
to reduce the erosion attendant on high
velocity, and it may take some time to
secure a sufficient supply of thit powder.
General Crosier, chief of ordnance, ex
pects to be able to state definitely by
January I, whether the War Depart
ment will be In a position to honor re
quisition for the 1003 model for equip
ping the militia in time for spring prac
tice. As many of the Kragi now in the
hands of the militia have sadly worn
barrels, it it hoped the new rifles can
be Issued In the spring to avoid tha ex
pense of drawing new Krag barrels only
to be shortly discarded for the new
Sprlngflelds. . '
The National Board will also deter
mine the place of holding the national
matches of 1008. It is generally under
stood they will again be held at Camp
Prry, Ohio, which range will be exten
sively improved by next August. The
National Rifle Association 1 has already
endorsed Camp Perry, Among other mat
ters to be considered at the January
meeting will be the increasing work of
the National Board. In 1003 Congress
created the Board and provided for
three national matches, a rifle team, an
Individual rille and an individual pistol
match. A email appropriation was made
for the national matches, a magnificent
trophy was provided for the team match
From a landfill of teams the competi
tion has gicwn until next year every
state and tonitcry will probably be rep
resented. In addition to the money the
army and navy expend in rifle practice,
$500,000 is now annually given to the
states and territories for this purpose
To handle the National matches this
year ivquved the services of consider
ably nir than one hundred . regular
army officers and two battalions of in
fantry,' The importance of the National
board has grown with the tremendous
increase of interest in the sport and in
mnny niiartcra it is felt that some steps
should be taken toward the organization
of at least a skeleton corps to handle the
matches from year to year. While the
National Matches have not increased in
number tho National Rifle Association is
adding to its prize list each year and the
two series being shot On the same range
and one after the other, nn attractive
program is presented covering two
wooks. It has been suggested that the
prize list of the National Matches be
increased, not so milch'in amounts as Iu
the number of prizes, especially in the
National Individual Mutch, which this
year had ovep 700 entries. ' "
In connection with the revived inter
est in rifle practice the War Department
ia highly gratified at the program being
made in the organization of Rifle Clubs
throughout the country, including mili
tary and civilan clubs, practicing with
tary and civilian clubs, practicing with
Association, under the energetio direc
tion of General James A. Drain, its
president, is especially active in orga
nizing such clubs, and Lieutenant Albert
S. Jones is now devoting his entire time
to the work of the N. R. A., of which he
has been secretary for a number of
years. Affiliation with, this association
obtains for the, olubs mnny favort in
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" 'While much attention Is paid to the
firing of great guns in the navy, the
blue jackets are quite at noted lor their
tkill with tmall arm. To Commander
Sims, now naval aide to President
Roosevelt, may be ascribed a largo
share of the credit for the excellence in
rifle shooting displayed by the navy, aa
it waa under his direction that the work
assumed it present activity. In the
Natonal Rifle Matches this year the navy
won tha team match, Midshipman W. A.
Lee, of the Naval Academy, won the Na
tional individual Rifle Match and the
National Pistol Match, and Midship H.
T. Smith, also of the Naval Academy,
carried off the title of military cham
pion. The navy ha a splendid range at
Guantanamo, Cuba, and utilizes other
ranges wherever available. " Practice is
expected at least once in each six months
and a number of prizes are awarded, the
amounts depending on the number of
men qualifying from each, ship' crew.
The last available report ehow quail
flcfttions in the navy at follow: 36
sharpshooters and marksmen; 374 first-
cuss; 1010 second-class; 1730 third
class; and 5312 as fourth class.
To further encourage rifle and revol
ver shooting, especially on the superb
range at Sea Girt, N. J, the Sea Girt
Tournament Association has been orga
nized with Brigadier-General R. Heber
Brcintnall, president; Colonel Charlet A.
Roid, vice-president; and Brigadier-General
Bird W. Spencer, secretary and
treasurer. In addition to the above the
Board of Managers will consist of Jus
tice Charle W. Parker, of the N. J.
Supreme Court, Lieutenant-Colonel Wil
liam Libbcy and Major Arthur Rowland.
The new association will cooperate with
the New Jersey State Rifle Association
one of the oldest and most influential of
the state oianizations.
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