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Ways of Fighting

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The iniis.~es ni ilu- i i\ ill.-ins \\ lio ~l:i_\' nl

lionie unil piii' iliv :iriny liill.~» liiiw :il nieiigcr kii0\\'|i\~,fe nl' \\ln;t .<ui'l ol' wi'i\p0ii_siirepiii in llii- liiinils oi' ilieii' profesnioiiiil ilei`i-ii<li‘i'.~'. .ln~L try io reni- lze,yoix olil aoliliura, lliiii iiioiii-rn iiii':iiili')' seliloin i‘oinle.~i'i>ii~l to lnnk ;iIoii‘.: ilu- glint of the liiirri-l, wiiieli, li_\' ilie l»_y\-_ nu loii|_fi\i-;_flii`il.~,l1iil i.\ ii iliili. qoiiiliei' lirim ii. ` '1`l|eril|i'in;ni ol' l-niliiy i\iin» not :ii l|i~ iiiiiiviilinili\iii»|n_\'_ liiil i.'il<i\- :i in:ii-liiin-r niiiili' iiiin \\illi ii >iuliiiii; zmir. iinil iiri-.- nu-rely in the fliiii-i-linii iii' llii- i>|i|»i>>iii;; ,fin'i‘i'~'. \\'iili llii' i‘iiplil»iii'iii;_-‘ i'i|l<~,~. iii lu iliij'ilii-0llii'i'i'>i1i~ ilii- .~i-i';;<':iiiii~ xiii-i'i-ly iiiu;i.~'iii'i- iliv r;in;_~~» :nnl voinin.-iiiil .~i;_flii ing' forsoin;iiiyy:iril~. i'i'i-viii;-iill_\' \\l:li llir eneiny ii i`iill niilie :i\\<iy. 'l`lii~n llii- ini-ii siiiiiily iiil,jii.~I Ilii- ini1i'liiiii~i'_»' iii' llivii' l'iilusi\iiil iiiliniili-:iii in iii‘ni'l_\,' ii i‘i\nliii» nous .\ii'ez\in into tlii- }io>ii .in nl' ilu'

eiieiny.

'i`li0lii\yuni-I nnil ilic i~i-\'i»l\<»i- nw' ilii-

oiil_vclosi-\‘;1ii;_;i- \\i-:i|inn,~ li-fl in inii-ii-i~ii_ zu-ii-iiliilu\\'iii'. liiii ilu' riile iiiiliiv .~iill lleiiits' thi* :ii-inzil liiiiiii ni lr~_illi‘. ,\\-viiiiil only lu lliu uri- il :ii'lill~'i'_\' _'_‘iin»-_wliii-Ii in The Iiii.~.siiiii -lniiiiiu-~e iwiiiilii-i l:;i\i- |»i-i-ii pi'o\`en io lm ilu- ri-nl ;i.~-.~<-i ilizii ilvlvrl

iniiies \'ii:l0ry or ileii-iii. 'i`i~ni-_ iiii~ i.\‘ only the leS.~oii oi' ,‘4»»<l:in niul ilu- l"i-i-iivli .sliiiiirlili-i'oi ‘TIL Siill ilu- iii‘in_y rilli- i_~ oi' \'i\ill i'oii.~.eiliii-in-<~ in l~»liili:i;_" ii|i ilir iiglitiiig iioil-in-_i' iii :i iii:lioi;`.~ 'lofi-ii~i-\ uiiil lnilli0ii.'~. nimii inilloiis :ire l:i\'i~'lieil iii in\'i:nting nnil 1iniiiiii'iu~liii-iii,i_f ilu- ileiiilly i Lillies. .lust iin\\'1£ii,<,,i'l:\ii'l is i'e»i‘i|iiipplii;_" nil oi' her solilii-i'.~ \\iili ai iii-\\' \\i-:i|10ii which is lining: tnrniiil oni l|_y'i,lx\\ liuiuli'i~l.~'

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l.iiiil ~ iirr \\‘|‘:\il;;liii_i: riiilwiiliii !\' iii ri' lliv iiil-:iiinq i'iili>.\ :is iiiiii-lily :is |ii»_~.~.i|»li'. l

. Vi\*'l ~"'l‘-\"“\1l`\‘*"f‘lllli"" ‘ll I-"I" ` "li l"'l.'~" l iiilvi' lliis lili'i':il i'i|.in nf lviiil ini-ii

a Driil Master i|i\1=\l1"<' lIl'~'l|~l"*“'1'\'Vlll“`- i-x|>_-iwil wiilimii ;;onil iri-iiuIu~~ io1>i'oi\-1*!

\\'i||| |_.l,L5,,,,;m,i M., |_l,,1_,,.|» ,.,.,i,i_ mu. WN' l""l`_HUl "'>"'Ul "IHA", l'i_'|r:"l!'T|‘:_li_\.iniii 4li~iilLm.\ii':iii>il Iliiii, \i'liili‘ _.'il'lil-

>lml|i||;_, l_H_|\. WM. ,,H_|`,x. ,M H HD U, 'H"`l`ll_` TH' F “," K;4:"i:;;i’:i"jtnfllliti" ,\,Ui, _:_ ili~i','v' fiviii.-ill_\'_ ili-niilvil ilu- in.-iiil Vpiiiiii nl u“_l_y 'm[imm`m`v W’ UW Llmnz [M MH' Vl_"_f`- " X ll "‘ 'l'Tl'i|’l"y|I\_ _|m')i`|wi";~l’\ ili>,~iii-,»~n- ln~lil|ii'.i' iiilllori.-iiii l>'\~\ilii.\n\, Ilii- hwul, l|"_“_ mH|'l_HH y UI m’|‘Ii`_w i` ilwmn ,l-iilin-,> li if iiilii _ intl { ~`;.H 'I I; _N “UW !i‘\~ii -.i:ii|'»,',liii-i~ \\.l<<loni- i»_‘v' ilu- Ville lir' ing; :i inoi-l~ iiirilo i-\|»\»i|~i\i» :intl inmi- l.w_lI_Il;` )l|.ll.i_`l`_;“~I('_‘ii|\L.l,‘,ili‘ |,.',i,`;» .,‘,,- ,,,i\,iH..lliH"'i`l' Th" "m"'l'"m"' |U""`l Ui ihlluusi ii\ii'ii';iii' liixililniii :ill lim \\l|ili,-, 'l'lii> ini; lh]u_|H_m" "mul, if `“|-l| ,.,, -mill* 'lim iii iiir' lhmlb “W-lc "UL mm ‘io Nil: "\llwH"w lu. liilii\'ili`iniiili~i'li iiuliliiin’ l,i\ilii»~ in in-i:'\` 'will-,Milli Ili U \ 'l \\i’.li 'l"ii~ 'i\‘>\»~i~iil lllll*'l`_\' iii ill" 'llllimulwi MXN m'tll.h`|.'y I tliini vqiiiilirii luv ili~» iiliaiiiiiililv nl ilinl In .im i H I-1-mn .`l|`i,.iH fi". mln ,i},i,.f “ml 'IW mul" by [mil mil' th" N.u"""u""' iniliviiiliiil ~li<iniin;' \\i-:ipini- ulliivli ilie A ‘lim In-Il li ,m_ |'H"H»‘~'\_|_l_ in'-,,.`,;.i| ,`. ,m.,.l,,\- in l l""'k` hm 'iw imlk ,Ur Ili" \\-lllfllililml “ml men i':i.i'i‘\'. l"n~liii»n\ in -1rin\ riili-~. l l `).")|~n-Hill”-mill i' Jil- 'ind " ii'~l. iiiiiilliii-i., l"“"""ll11i'1\l‘ ili*f‘l>l"‘f~""l ll“‘ 1*"-""""" l'-l' (,hmm(,m,:|`,.]\.“Minh 5_;|\ _\"|_y ]`__ in “mini i ""‘_‘“ ` " "l` 'mul U \ ft: 4' iilii- irn~ iii' ilmii.~;'1ilil‘, uni, iliir in ilie iii-i-_

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l‘l“""‘l ‘ll ll"` l""'|"'l` "ll i1"'l"' limi' UW". iili‘ix|n»i\i| ;i|nio_~i like rziin into ilu' 1iii\k.»

Ilie lol in Iii l|\\ lwiii 1' vii ilu- 1-ii , '

'OU _ U 'ik I. i any , ' Y I iii ilie iliwiiiiilileil liii.s~'i:iii,~‘.

rules siiiiply cniiiiiiiii- io llrv ilu-|i‘ re-I

I\l. i\l. (i.\l.lili1\ l'I`iI.

of tlionsinnils. il|';\\'i- slrii i-.~inen in tile, Ilonsc of (}0inn1on\ :mil ni»l.1e»lnl:e» in the _

li'i::<l iii:\.\*i.i‘1‘uiilii‘ Iiii Hemi. iiiiiiil.

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'rL'1iN1Nii our n.\I.i-' A niii,i.ri».\' iiiimiss. In the smlthy there are 10 steiim stamp- `thii.t it is impossible to see it in the nt.realu_ A

ing hommcrs und 24 dropping _hunimen of oil thiit is pouring ull the while; im<l60smitl\=»' heurths- It is it vest in- throu_gh the hun-el. But on thz:us_ting` one'a` ferno. Moreover, in the works there ure fingeriuto the oil one picks out u"tiny two miles of muin shafting and 20 miles thrend of steel, nil coiled up, which thread of leather br-icing. During _the South luis run the‘wholc length of the biirreli

AL Sinnll lieutli, Eiigliiiiil, Lhereiein

,coiiiliiiiiy l\n0\\'n ns i-ll\:Bii'nii\lgliniu isiuiill ‘,\1in,\ Coiniiniiy whioli iiiukes un enor-

ious iiiiiiiliei' of riiius, liulli for the gov-

erinnvni nnri priviite iniiiviiiunis. At the iiri-si-iitliiiie they ure linsily eiigngerl in

i:\kin|,g llie new short riili: lol' the nrniv, :iii-i_~i"iii'ii;;' `\\ liii'-li Llierie lius been so iiin_\' i|iie‘»iioii.\' :iskcil lintli iii l’nl'liiiim~iit

Miinfl in Liu- iii-\r.~;lin|u‘i‘s. At ifliesl: works

ieyenn iiivuiluve 2,iKllliiii\,igiizine rifles of ie iirilisli .wi-rvii-e piitterii in uweek. livse riiles are i~|\Li1`i~l_\' |n'mini~i~il liy lun- iiiwry in order Llini tliey nniy he of

iileniieiiliy lim suine ilinieiisiuiis. Alto- l ;_gi~iIn~r ilivrv ure zfjyilii iniicliinery of vnr- ioii.~ii~l<i.~.,~c-,~ in the ililiereut \i'oi~l<-sliops.

liesi- wiiisisi ofiiiiieliiiie slioiis, \\'oo(i-

\\'oi~l<in;i~ .sluyps where the hulls und stocks ure iniiile, siliitliy iuiil innny ulliers.

M.\ii\';-:i.\»l's M.\i‘iii.\'i~:ii\' lu-;il>UiRI~:i>. in ilu- iii:ii:hii\i‘ shop iill the machines

:iri-on ilu- “smiiiliivil foriner" principle, ii-liii:liin>ni'es ihui i-very purt oi’ each

lie niniie i»irxnei~i_y iiidentiezil in nil its iiiiensiom to the Inst one turned out.

.\ll ilnitllivmnn in eiiiirge of the mn- i»|iini~ inn iniio l.~i to ilx the rough nm- lreriill iirinly in ilie rii.:lit po:-iiiion. The

nirliineilues llic rext. it is almost hu- iun, for it ne\'i-r cuts too deeply or too glitly-it exurtly fulillls its task imd

iiien cezisi-s work nnlil supplied with

lore niixtvriiil

African wnr riilea were turned out

f1'0mtl\lSf1wt°1'y ut the rule of 000 iii-r cent.oti.heimn-els puustheteut at their. duy, und iw mnuy as 2,500 were turned nret trial. In the some \vny, when rliihilf out in one week-»\ nmrvclous reirorii. the barrel, the barrel revolves while the

The \\'°°~l rvqillwd for the rifles is first steel entter remains fixed( In the new ride iipproved of by the government and then the grooves grow slightly deeper as they ` "'*"`k€d ““‘l -“¢""’ "lU“'“ in l°“K |||°Ul;¢F- by near the muzzle; that, it is believed, will the ton. IL is wiilnut wood, and comes, igive them greater velocity, To give the' io ii, grant. extent from the Itiilien forests. ibnrl-el their brown coating it is neces- Wlxen it ln\.~i been cut and 'i-iluipecl it has gary rg out live coats on them, which me t0 be biiilwly wmvressed- In the old our times brushed mid scolded oil' in n.i='l

rinysit used tobe compressed in n dry

condition uml therefore wnsliuble to `

shrink. Now it is soaked in oil when compressed. iinil so it never viirlcs imiler nuy conditions.

lnmaking thc body of the riiie ulone :I

185 machine operations ure needed, and so b

rigorous is the rule that eilch and every

portion of the rifle must he ldeni.ici\l, that 3

in each liorly i-here ure 101 gauging points.

If iniuiy one of those points the body T

mils to satisfy the test it is liable to be

` il rejected hy the government oiliciais. D

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SKINMNU A STEEL DABBEL bodyhloue the e are one hundred and on_e,‘.‘

When the Hnal “skin” of steel iq taken and dispatched t0 their des`tingtioiii`,"" ‘ ,

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true in-e these umchlnes that 75 perl

Then, when each part of the rlHe has sed its separate tests, they ure put to-, theriindhunried over to the govern- eut oillciuls. If approved of they are rought lmek to the “assembling rooms' Hd W-ke" W Di00CS Hmlin. Then ii final olish is put on them, und again they are ' cated by the oifleiuls as n iinlslied arm. hut into any, they lite at 100 feet ut iugmms. These diagrams are earefiilly reserved. When they have been suhmit- Gd 0° °\'°1”.Y D0BHl\>l0~test, und for the

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he riiiv.-ii are iiiicked in cases of twenty

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