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jilatoon fire. Occasionally more extensive firing exercises are held in ele- 

 vated localities, as, for instance, in 1898 on Monnt de Baiihnes on the pla- 

 tean of Crebillon. The military department has appointed a commission 

 for the study of the question of firing instruction, but the suggestions 

 refer only to exercises in the recruit schools and cours de i*epetition. 

 Nothing is done in the way of firing instruction for field artillery, the 

 target practice held being thought to be sufficient. " 



There is an experiment ground at Thun where new weapons for infantry 

 and artillery are tested. 



