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RIFLE PRACTICE IS ABIG HELP TO STRONGHELENA LIEUTENANT IS NOW REGIMENTAL RANGE OFFICERAT CAMP LEWIS.First Lieutenant William R. Strong, wKji formerly worked in the state land office and was later with an automobile company in Helena, finds his practice as a marksman during the past several years as secretary of the Helena Rifle club, stands him in good stead in his army work.Lieutenant Strong recently *has been made regimental range officer at Camp Lewis and it is his business to attend to 240 targets while 2,000 men are shooting at a time. He is an officer of the 3(drd regimentand has been permanently assigned. This regiment contains the Montana men and is the organization which will be furnished with regimental colors by the people of the state.Course Is Harder.\t the officers’ training camp. Lieutenant Strong was No. 0 in the 17 men who made “expert.” More than 1,000 contested. He finds that the armv course is more difficult than the course which was used by the Helena Rifle club, as it includes considerable off-hand shooting and also a rapid fire course at 5(H) yards.In telling of his experience at the range when lie first began practiceat the officers’ training camp hesays that he did something he never did before in a contest—missed the target clean at 500 yards.He gives some information regarding the new Enfield rifle and says it is extremely effective. He suggests that it would be an excellent idea to keep the rifle club here going and attributes bis success in army work to the practice he received while a member.Mrs. Strong, who is at Tacoma,will likely be home for a visit next month. The lieutenant docs not believe he will be given the chance to J n visit Helena before he is sent across, j i The date of the departure of the j ^ regiment, of course, is unknown*
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Helena Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1918
Page 7
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Fred Z.
MT, USA 11 May 2019
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