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Rifles used by Fighting Powers.
| Weight | Range | Shots inmag. | ||
| Great Britain | Lee Enfield 303 | 9 1/4 lbs | 2800 yds | 10 |
| Germany | Mauser | 8 " | 2200 " | 5 |
| France | Lebel '315 | 9 1/4 " | 2200 " | 8 |
| Russia | Nagant | 9 " | 2000 " | 5 |
| Austria | Mannlicher 95 | 8 1/4 " | 2100 " | 5 |
| Belgium | Mauser | 8 " | 2000 " | 5 |
| Italy | Mannlicher- Carcano | 8 lbs. | 2000 | 6 |
| 6 1/2 ozs. | metres |
Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro use rifles of various patterns.
Sound travels at the rate of 365 yards per second ; by carefully timing the period elapsing from the flash of a gun to hearing the report, the distance can be easily calculated.
Calendar for Five Years.
| 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
| January I ......... | M | TU | W | TH | S |
| February I ...... | TH | F | S | S | TU |
| Ash Wed. ....... | Fb. 21 | Fb. 13 | Mar. 5 | Fb. 18 | Fb. 9 |
| March I ....... | TH | F | S | M | TU |
| April I .......... | S | M | TU | TH | F |
| Good Friday ... | Ap. 6 | Mr. 29 | Ap. 18 | Ap. 2 | Mr. 25 |
| Easter Mon. ... | ,, 9 | Ap. I | ,, 21 | ,, 5 | ,, 28 |
| May I .............. | TU | W | TH | S | S |
| Wnit Mon. ... | My. 28 | My. 20 | Jn. 9 | My. 24 | My. 16 |
| June I ........... | F | S | S | TU | W |
| July I .............. | S | M | TU | TH | F |
| August I ........ | W | TH | F | S | M |
| Aug. Bk. Hol. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | I |
| September I .. | S | S | M | W | TH |
| October I ....... | M | TU | W | F | S |
| November I ... | TH | F | S | M | TU |
| Advent Sun. .. | Dc. 2 | Dc. I | Nv. 30 | Nv. 28 | Nv. 27 |
| December I ... | S | S | M | W | TH |
| Christ. Day ... | TU | W | TH | S | S |
EXAMPLE. - On what day of the week will March 18th, 1920, fall.
March Ist being Monday, 15th is also Monday, and 18th is therefore Thursday.
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