SNIPING
In Two Acts IST ACT.—ON,THE, CONTINENT.— '";* , OIJR 'SNIPER SNIPING.'.'. "New form of Sport—Crawling-to-the Enemy." "A Thrilling Account. of a Sniping Encounter." ! 'The i Germ.an.was laughing and talking, and X saw. his .teeth,glisten, against rny.jfore sight;, and. I pulled.. the ~trig L ger. He just.gave a grunt.and. crumpled up- r Th<?n-.a- single. Gejrrnan..canie "through -t-e.'woods towards the trench,', l-.-saw him'-fifty yards off. .-He-was coming along upright,' quite.carelessly, making a .great ..noise. I, heard .him before I saw him. I let him get. within twenty-four, yards and- shot;hint in the heart. He never made a sound. .-.
They halted in front. He stood facing 'the other way, and T had a steady shot at him b£tw v een the.'Shoulders...He went down and that was all' I saw." The article ends:—"They were pleased about the .stalking. :... All our men havo started it 'now. .It is quite a popular amusement."—From: a leadinc •daily. .--,-' -• ■ • ■
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 6, Issue 243, 13 October 1915, Page 2
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149SNIPING Maoriland Worker, Volume 6, Issue 243, 13 October 1915, Page 2
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