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TUFT POINTS OUT
EUROPEAN WHO
LESSONS TO U.S.
Warm Praise for Pres’t Wil
son’s Efforts to Preserve
Strict Neutrality. Obligations
of Treaties Should be Fulfill
ed'to the Letter.
Washington. The United States
should draw from tho European war
a lesson regarding It* own conduct,
■aid ex-President William H. Taft In
an address hern today before the
American Har Aaaoclatlon. In discus
sing tha charge* of violation of trea
ting by European nations. Mr. Taft
Bald that thla country should jmt It
self in such a position that It could
fulfill to the letter tho obligations im
posed by its treaties, and he recom
mended legislation to that end.
In his address, delivered as presi
dent of the Ainerl an Har Association,
Mr. Tafl also said that the Progres
sive Party was departing from "the
preposterous nostrum" of the recall
of Judicial decisions because It appar
ently had become a burden to the par
ty-
Praise for Wilson.
Tn speaking of the European war,
Mr. Tnft said that President Wilson
should have the warmest approval
and alncerest co-operation In Ills ef
fort* to maintain the strict neutrality
of this country.
"Wo nre the principal nation," he
continued, "of the Christian world
not so related to the struggle that
both sides may really regard ns as
disinterested friends. It is our high
est duly, and the President makes
plain his appreciation of this, not to
sacrifice and destroy this great lev
erage for aticceseful mediation, when
the oportuntty arises, by ill-advised
end premature Judgments upon the
merits We must hold our tongues to
be useful to mankind.”
Concerning this country's obliga
tion* under it* treaties, Mr. Taft
said:
Obligations of U. 9.
“And now (bat we are discussing
compliance with treaties and the ef
fect of treaties of arbitration and of
1-ace upon the chance* of war, Is It
not a good time for us to clean our
own house and to put ourselves in a
position where we can fulfill to the
letter every treaty we have entered
Into. We have made many treaties
of friendship and peace—lndeed, trea
ties with all the World in which we
have assured to aliens, subjects or
rUizgna of the other party to tho
treaty resident 'within our borders,
due process of law lu the protection
of life liberty end property. But we
now withhold, however, from Ibe same
authority that makes the treaty the
power to fulfill v. Us 1 obligations. A
Matute of a dozen lines would put it
Into the power of the president to in
stitute Judicial proceedings, civil and
criminal. In courts of the Vnlted
States to punish n violation of the
treaty rights of aliens and enable him
to use the civil and military executive
against their threatened invasion. In
our past experience we renltze that
mob violence committed through race
prejudice against aliens will never be
punished by state authority, and there
is nothing that a high-strung people
—gnd It Is peoples now who largely
control the matter of war and peace
resent so much as the mistreatment
of their fellow-countrymen living un
der iho flag of a foreign government
that has stipulated nud pledged its
honor to give them protection."
tn* to the president of such power
Denies Such Power.
The speaker denied that the grant
aa he outlined would be unconstitu
tional.
Mr. Taft said there were Indications
that there had been a distinct falling
off In support of the proposal* for re
call of Judges and of Judicial decis
ions These proposal*, he said, were
Incorporated in the platform of the
JTogressivs Party, whose leader "felt
called upon to declare (hat they were
the rock upon which It was founded "
“It would appear," Mr Taft con'An
ued. “that the party which fathered
these proposal* now finds that in
stead of being the rook on which It Is
found'd It Is. t<> change the meta
phor, the rock on which It founder*.
Ortalnly It seems wise lo Its leaders
to Ignore this part of their original
propaganda, an Indication that It has
censed to be vote-getting anu Indent
has become a burden to any party
that assumes to pres* it."
Anti-Trust Legislation.
Turnlns to the anti-trust legislation
of the Wilson administration Mr. Taft
analysed the Trade Commission Act
and lha Clayton Act.
"In so far aa tha field of general In
terstate trade Is within the practical
range of supervision and regulation."
he Mid, “the machinery adopted, it
••am* to me, is as effective aa any
could be. M With one minor exception,
hs added, the field of illegal and crim
inal effort In respect to restraints of
Inter-state commerce is not enlarged
under the nee* acts, which he char*
artertied as in many respect* mersiy
declaratory of existing law.
74 VESSELS TAKE
U. S. REGISTRY
Washington, 0. C-—Seventy-four
foreign-hullt vessels, with an aggre
gate of 219.5T1 gross tons, have taken
American registry since the European
war began, according to an official
statement toda> by the Depa.fluent of
Commerce Great Britain has been
the heaviest loser, (] of the vessels
previously sailing under the British
flag Raven German and five Belgian
■hips complete the llat.
Ittty-lIM of the craft are freight
ers and twenty are passenger ships.
The remaining five are not designated.
Eleven vessel, secured provisional
registry through American consuls.
“You don't mean to say that thla
Is the first you've heard of It"
"Absolutely.*
-Why. It's the talk of the neighbor
hood."
"Vee, but my wile is sway on a vis-
It*—Seaton Transcript
CONVENTION IN
110 STOUT
Zapata Delegates Cause Chief
Hitch in the Carranza-Villa
Conciliation Conference.
El Paso, Tex.—Advices received here
today indicate that the chief hitch In
the Carranza-Ville conciliation confer
ence at A guns Callentes had been the
attitude of the Zapata delegates. This
it was asserted, occasioned the ad
journment of the conference, which is
ordered to re-open today.
Zapata was declared to have In
sisted on matters to which neither of
the. delegates of the provisional presi
dent nor of Villa would accede. Zapata
delegates were commissioned to re
open negotiations with their chief In
order that the matter might be ad
justed.
The sessions of the Joint conference
of military chief* have been stormy,
according to apparently reliable Infor
mation. Officials of the Carranza
government at Mexico City were said
to have been as insistent against, the
elimination of Carranza as "first
chief as they were at the outset of
the most recent estrangement with
Villa. •
In the mcnntlrne the order of An
tonio Villareal, the chairman of tha
conference, has failed to prevent the
Indian uprising led by Gov. Maytorena
from attacking Naco, Sonora, defended
by the Carranza troops with Its inci
dental menac e to residents of the Am -
erlcati town of Naco. It was learned
today that this situation has been the
cause of grave concern to the. Villa as
well as the Carranza elements.
CIPT R. E. LEE
DIES IN VIRGINIA
Youngest Son of the Confed
eracy’s Army Commander
Passed Away Last Night.
Washington, ‘ D. C.—Word was re
ceived here today of the death of Cap
tain Hubert K. Lee, youngest son of
General Robert E. Lee. tho Confed
erate commander, at UppervHle, Va.,
last night. The body will be Interred
at Lexington, Va.. Friday morning.
Captain lam was educated in pri
vate schools and In the University of
Virginia. At the outbreak of the Civil
War he Joined the Rockbridge (Va.l
Artillery its a private. He took part
In numerous engagements and later
was promoted to the rank of captain of
srttllcry on the staff of his brother,
Gen. W. H. K. Lee.
Since the war Captain Lee had been
engaged in farming. He was mar
ried twice Mis first wife was a Miss
llu Null and his second wife Miss Ju
liet Carter, of Washington. He leaves
two children.
Captain I.ee was the author of
"Recollection* and 1-etters of General
Robert E. I.ee.” He was born at the
old Lee mansion, now part of Arling
ton National Cemetery, October 27th,
IMS.
JOHNSTON. S. C. NEWS
Johnston, S. C. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McNulty of Columbia, wore visitors
here Wednesday.
Mrs Ransom i’adget and Miss Hor
lenso Budget were spend the day vis
itor* hre from Edgefield. Saturday.
Mrs. A. P, Lewis spent Wednesday
at Hatesburg.
I Tho L. T. L. brgun its work Hat
urdsy afternoon The following offi
cers were elected: President. Jacob
'Smith: Vice President, Albert Mob
ley; Secretary, Davl* Lawls; Treas
urer. Elliot Lewis; Press Work, El
j Hot Lewis; Superintendent, Mrs. Jas.
LI White
Miss Cera Mobley visited Augusta
| Saturday
I Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Odum are now
residents of Johnston and occupy an
I apartment in the Strother home.
Miss Antoinette Denny left for
Converse College Friday.
Claude Deny Is visiting his father,
T U Deny.
I The marriage of ills* Tvg Turner
to Mr. Wallace Ruff on Sunday after
noon at three o'clock in the M. E.
church waa quite a surprise The an
nouncement wns made Sunday morn
ing ao many friends filled the church
and witnessed tiie ceremony as per
formed by Rev. Geo, Hutchinson. Mr.
I Ruff Is a promising young lawyer of
I Lexington, Va., and to thla city he car
irled his bride, where they will moke
• heir future heme The bride waa at
tired tn a blue broadcloth coat suit
with hat to match and made nn at-
I tractive bride. Miss Turner is a
bright. Intellectual young woman wtth
many personal charms and her going
lawny is deplv regretted by her many
friends.
ADVANCE THAW CASE.
Washington. The supreme court
today advanced for hearing on De
cember 7 the Harry K. Thaw extra
dition case and the Danbury Hatters
case.
former involve* the extradition
of Thaw from New Hampshire to New
York on a charge of conspiracy to
escape from Matteawan Hospital,
where he was confined after the kill
ing of Stanford White.
The other case concerns the liabil
ity of individual mam tiers of the nat
ters' union for $260,000 damage*
awarded to Dietrich K, law we for a
boycott of hla goods during a strike.
SAFETY APPLIANCE ACT.
Washington. The supreme court
day granted the government's request
for a review of the eighth United
State* circuit court of appeals decis
ion that the federal safety appliance
acta do not apply to "transfer” trains
moving from one freight yard to an
other In a etty. This decision was ren
dered in a case arising in St. Louis.
In Chicago, it was held the acts ap
plied. while In Jersey City. N. J., it
has been held they do not.
Marie—That's a beautiful gown you
lets on."
Molly—Do you know that lace if 49
years old?
Marie—That ao? Make it yourfflf?
[ -Baltimore Sun.
IHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA,
Lillie, Heavily Fortified, But Taken by German Armies.
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ANOI n£R PRIZE
Another beautiful city of Francs has fallen into the hands of the approaching German armies, according to des
patches from Berlin. I.IHe, which had for protection one of the strongest forts France had built succumbed to the
Germans In a fight of only a few days.
It was one of the forts on the first line of French defense, and was an important link In the chain of forts run
ning from Calais on the English Channel to Belfort in the south of France.
Once the Germans break through this line their dream of marching on to Paris will be so near 'realization that
the Parisians will he tn danger of panic.
CARMAN MURDER
TRIAL IS SWIFT
Within Hour of Court’s Open
ing, Prosecutor’s Address
and Five Witnesses Examined
Mineola, N.* Y.—o*l la Coleman, a
negro maid in the Carman household,
is expected today to tell her story of
the crime. Questions put to the tales
man yesterday by the district attorney
indicated he plans to build about the
testimony of the maid his case against
Mrs. Carman.
Prosecutor’s Address.
Mineoia, N. Y. —District Attorney T/PW-
J. Kmith Resented the opening stac
nient for tho prosecution today at the
trial of Mrs. Florence C. Carman, ac
cused of the killing of Mrs. lionise D.
Halley, who was shot in the office of
pr. Ha win Carman at Freeport on June
.'!0 last. The prosecutor sketched In
some detail Mrs. Hailey’s actions on the
dny of the murder.
"We shall show,” continued the dis
trict attorney, “that the shot that kill
ed Mrs. Halley was fired by this defend
ant. We shall show that she passed
through the kitchen, out through the
side yard a moment before the shooting
and that she returned through the
kitchen immediately after It. We shall
show further that the motive was Jeal
ousy and suspicion of her husband.
Dy the Woman Slapped.
“To prove this we shall call a woman
whom Mrs. Carman slapped on one oc
casion when she saw her husband give
her money while the pair were In the
physician's office. Also Ve will show
Why and how she secured a telephone
Instrument or mechanical eaves-dropped*
so that she could psy upon her husband,
of whom she was Intensely jealous.”
,r Wo will show somethings about Oeo.
M Levy, this defendant’s counsel.“ Mr.
Stntlh continued. "We will show how
she cnlleil this lawyer in the day after
the murder and consulted him. We
will show that before this defendant had
*»ven been suspected she began to pre
mie for her defense.
In First Degr*.
After we show all this, gentlemen, we
shall expect you to bring in a verdict
of murder In the first degree.”
Mrs. Jennie Duryee. mother of the
victim, was called ns tna first witness.
So swiftly did the case move that
within nn hour after the convening of
court, the district attorney had made
his opening address to tiie Jury and five
witnesses had followed one another in
rapid succession on the stand.
Pres’t of France in Midst of Fighting
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•VfjjSp vjyiH Jipjy Jfjfjy Is
AT GENERAL JOFPRE’S HEADQUARTERS.
Klrwt picture of President Polacare on fht filing line. He 1* her*
shown at General Joffre'a headquarters watching the operations of th*
tat tar's armies. General J off re la shown with bis arm extended.
MANY INJURED
AT LAURENS FAIR
Laurens, S. C.—Scores of people
ware injured, many of them seriously,
here today when the grand stand at
tha Laurens County Fair collapsed,
precipitating between 500 and 1,000
spectators to the ground.
I,DITHERS
DN LOAF'S SIZE
Richmond, Va. —Members of the Na
tional Association of Master Bakers who
opened their annual convention here to
day are debating whether or not they
will have to raise the price of bread or
reduce the size of the loaf because of
the higher cost of flour in consequence
of the Kuropean war. More than a thou
sand delegates are present.
AUSTRIANS RETIRE
UNDER SERB FIRE
Paris, 1:45 a. m.—A despatch from
Nish, Servia, to the Havas Agency,
says: "In the region of the Save, near
Mitrovitza. the enemy, after a brisk
artillery fire, attempted unsuccessful
ly to capture the Servian posflion at
Preklet. From tiie heights of Dejamia
the Austrians bombarded Topzider and
the banks of the Save and the Danube
and also sought to cannonade the vi
cinity of Semlin, but were forced to
retire before the Servian fire.”
RECEIVES BOMB PROTEST.
Washington.—President Wilson to
day received a protest against the
dropping of bombs by German air
ships from F. Hopklnson Smith and
other Americans who recently re
turned from Kurope. It was under
stood the president would take no
action on tho ground that the United
States had no right to Interfere.
COMBAT HITS
SIDE OF CASE
Hearing Resumed Before Inter
State Commerce Commission
in Matter of Request for Ad
vance in Rates.
Washington—Today’s hearing be
fore the interstate commerce commis
sion on the application of the eastern
railroads for increased freight rates
was devoted largely to a cross exami
nation of President Willard of the Bal
timore and Ohio on the relations of
that system to the Cincinnati Hamil
ton and Dayton.
lvouis D. Brandeis, special counsel
for the commission laid stress on his
question on the Baltimore and Ohio in
vestment of more than $20,000,000 in
the Ohio line and its assumption of
obligations of a like amount. The
witness said the Investment represent
ed only an Interest charge of $1,000,-
000 annually and insited that would
not have affected the present situa
tion of the line.
Taking up statements filed by the
carriers to support their plea Clifford
Thorne, appearing for several state
railroad commissions and shippers as
sociations, asked Mr. Willard if it
were not true that the yeaTs picked
by the railroads for comparison were
the only years that would show that
result. The statement compared fig
ures for 1910 and 1913. Mr. Thorne
read figures for 1913 and several
other years both before and after 1910
which showed earnings on new cap
ital. Mr. Willard did not challenge
the figures read and his cross exami
nation closed.
JUD6ES iSUTUML
EXHIBITS BEGIN WORK
Messrs. J. 0. McAuliffe, L. E.
Blanchard and J. C. Lamar
Started Work Tuesday at
Noon.
Messrs. J. C. McAuliffe. D. E. Blanch
ard and J. C. Lamor are the judges of
the agricultural exhibits at the Geor-
Kia-Carollna Fair. They began their
work about noon Tuesday and had not
completed It up until the time for The
HtFald to go to press. It Is expected
so be a close mce for first prise be
tween several clubs.
JAMES NELLING KILLED
BY SOUTHERN ENGINE
James Nelling. a 13 year old nqgro
boy, was killed Monday night while
trying to hop on a Southern railway
switch engine at Thirteenth street and
Kailruad Avenue, The boy fell be
tween the wheels and his body was
cut In two.
JUSTICE McREYNOLDS' CIRCUIT.
Washington. Justice Mcßeynolds,
the new associate Justice of the su
preme court, was today assigned by
Chief Justice White to the seventh
circuit, comprising Illinois, Indiana
Wisconsin. In this assignment he
succeeds the late Justice Lurton. Un
der modern practice a Justice seldom
holds court in his circuit.
LEGAL NOTICES
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
RICHMOND COUNTY—
I.ula Bare vi. Geo. Barr, in the Su
perior Court—Libel foe Divorce.
Ths defendant In the above stated
case. Geo. Barr, is hereby required to
be and appear at the next term of the
Richmond Superior Court to be held In
and few the County aforesaid, on the
third Monday In November. IH4, then
and there to answer Plaintiff in her ac
tion for divorce, as in default In such
appearance the Court wil: proceed there
on as to Justice may appertain.
Witness the Honorable Henry C. Ham
mond, Judge of aatd Court, this Slth day
of September 1914
GKO B. POURNELUE,
Deputy Clerk. Superior Court, R. C.
H. A. WOODWARD.
Petitioner’s Atly. 8J5.29010.i0
5,000 German Prisoners, Within
Wired Enclosures of Camberley,,
Again Hopeful oi a Soon Exchange
These Men, Civilians and Soldiers, Are Separated, Each Having
a Stockade of His Own, Respectively---Were Permitted to
Keep What Musical Instruments That They Had With Them
---Are Now Playing, Not a German Air, But An English
One.
London.—The 6,000 German prison
ers, within the wired enclosures at
Camberley, today took on revived hope
of soon being exchanged. She sun
shone brightly all day and the psychol
ogy of the sunlight was apparent to all
the onlookers who came over the sandy
roads in motorcars, all kinds of horse
drawn vehicles, bicycles and afoot to
peer at the impounded subjects of the
Kaiser. “They ain’t so cheery when
its raining,” said the officer of terri
torials who walked about the camp
with the writer.
The civilians are separated from the
soldiers, each class having its own
"stockade" with several lanes of wire
and rows of arc lights and sentry
boxes surrounding it. The two camps
are on a hilltop, so sandy that even
heather seems to grow upon it re
luctantly.
In the civilian camp today were
about 2,800 men, most of them growing
beards, all of military age, garbed in
all kinds of clothing. Among them at
least a score of sailors wore their ship
clothes. Many bore signs of being
careful about their dress even in such
handicapping conditions. Some were
taken off ships, many were arrested in
England and a few have every appear
unce of having a good-sized wardrobe.
Some of thdfee men have been prison
ers for seven weeks. None knows
what has gone on in the world since
he entered this camp since no news
papers or other sources of information
are available.
British War Song.
This afternoon over half of the civil
ian population were listening to the
strains of as singular a band or or
chestra as ever assembled. The men
were permitted to keep such musical
instruments as they hapepned to have
with them. The British officers say
there were some excellent musicians
among them, including several violin
ists who delight the camp in its quieter
moods. But today technique was swal
lowed up in volume and about 60 in
struments, including cornets, horns,
drums, violins, triangles and three ac
cordeons were vigorously at work,
playing, not German airs, but “It’s a
Long Way to Tipperary,” the Briton’s
most poular war song.
The humor of the thing appeals to
tiie imprisoned Germans who always
applaud this selection vigorously. The
repertoire of this peculiar band or ot.
chestra is increasing but I was told
that it avoids all German melodies.
There must be more psychology in that
though the officers said they had
playced no taboo on German songs.
ANOTHER RUMOR SAYS KRUPP WORKS
TURNING OUT 56-CENTIMETER GUNS -
Is Hard to Believe, However, it Must be Remembered That
a Siege Piece of 42 Centimeters, Existence of Which Was
Doubtful Before War, Has Become a Convincing Reality, '
Which Even After the Outbreak Was Looked Upon as )
Object of an Interesting Fable.
The Hague.—To the rumors that the
Krupp works at Esser. are building
66-centimeter guns, has now been add
ed another—the claim that the same
plant is turning out 66-centimeter
pieces. While it is hard to believe
this, it must be borne in mind that a
siege piece of 42 centimeters, the ex
istence of which was doubted before
tlie war, has become a convincing re
ality, as has also the Austrian 30.5-
centimeter piece, which even after the
outbreak of the war was looked upon
as the object of a very interesting
fable.
To be sure a 30.5-centimeter (about
12-inch) gun was not in Itself a nov
elty. But that the Austrians would
be able to make such a piece mobile
for field purposes was thought out
of the question. The same process of
reasoning was applied to the German
42-centlmeter or 16^4-inch gun. A
mathematical relation of cause and ef
fect in this Instance, the ability of
steel to withstand the shock of the
propelling explosion, and the weight
which such a machine of destruction
would have, led to the conclusion that
a 16V4-lnch gun while possible could
not be transported easily enough to
permit its use in the field. Neverthe
less, it was shown that though the
German 42-cartlmeter gun weighs
about 26 tons, transportation difficul
ties had been overcome largely with
the aid of motor traction and other de
vices.
Increase in Weight.
Since the increase in weight of a
66-centlmeter, or 22-lnch, gun over a
42-centimeter gun would not be very
great, and since the Increase in a 60-
centimeter or 23 >4-inch gun over a 22-
lncher would be an almost negligible
quantity, the existence of such pieces
need not be doubted in this respect If
it. is possible to move over ordinary
roads and across soft fields a 26-ton
piece, it is not unreasonable to expect
(hat a gun weighing 35 tons would of
fer no new transportation problems.
The case Is one of increase in motive
power instead of new aspects in trans
portation.
No attention need be paid to popular
rumors making the rounds in Germany
that the new pieces are designed to
bombard the English coast from the
coast of France. The extreme flight
of the 12Vi-lneh shell has recently been
given as about 12 kilometers for ths
• krumbahn” or high trajectory pieces,
and 16 kilometers for those having a
flatter course. Sines the Increase In
calibre from 16 *4 to 23H does not nec
essarily mean a proportionate length
ening of range. It is not at all likely
that the English const cities opposite
Calais and other channel points will
make the acquaintance of the "Brum
mers”—as the Germans have come to
call their large siege pieces.
Would Find Their Usee.
The 54-om and 60-om pieces, should
they actually exist, would find their
uses, and these as mere or less well
informed circles £ ore assert, would
consist of >me naval base on
' TUESDAY, UUTOBER 20
In another part of the camp one or
two good acrobats were amusing
groups of onlookers and a few -were
wrestling. But even in the sunlight
there were hundreds of men silently
walking about or sitting alone think
lng'of—what?
The camp of soldiers reevals all
kinds of uniform as varied in fcharae
ter as those seen in the civilian camp.
The sunlight seemed to have a less en
livening effect upon these men who
hav been nearer the fighting, have
seen their comrades dying and know
some of the temper and character of
the fighting across the Channel.
2,000 Strong.
There are over 2,000 soldiers in this
camp. They appeared much less rest
less than the civilians. Most of them
lay about in small groups. There was
no skylarking, no wrestling, no leap
frog, no acrobatics as in the neighbor
ing camp. There have been no at
tempts at escape, no attempts to com
municate with outsiders, according to
the officers. It would be useless any
way. The prisoners’ camps are sur
rounded by two rows of sentries even
in the day time, the outer row to keen
back the curious.
The tents, the food and the camp
equipment are substantially the game
as those of the British soldiers a few
miles away at Aldershot. The pris
oners have all been listed, ready for
exchange when it is deemed advisable
or when the diplomats have cut the
necessary red tape. The soldiers,
strange as it may seem, excite less
sympathy than the civilians, perhaps
because imprisonment is considered a
regular part i <St their business, because
they have not been detained so long,
or because they have had more excite
ment to help them pass away their
time. Whatever tiie reason, it is no
ticeable that two-thirds of the onlook
ers loiter around the civilian camp.
"What can I give you for your cour
tesy?” asked the writer as he left the
officer who had escorted him around
the enclosure, at the same time reach
ing in his pockets for cigars.
“Oh, you might put a half-crown in
the box at headquarters for the Prince
of Wales' Fund,” was the reply.
BASEBALL AND POLITICS.
“Now it is suggested that we have
municipal ownership of baseball.”
“Do you think we could elect hon
est umpires?”
the channel which the Germans hope
to establish during the course of this
war. It is maintained that Calais has
been decided upon as the best locality
for such a base, and that the great
activity in the Krupp works is in a
measure due to this. ,
There is an authentic report that in
this establishment over 46,000 men are
busy day and night turning out war
material. While a large percentage of
this force must be employed In sup
plying current demands of ammuni
tion for the field pieces and replacing
losses in this arm, It is only reasonable
to assume that this huge force could
In part be employed in the making of
new and larger “Brummers.’i That the
works are turning out new additions
to the 42-om equipment is known, for
only a few days ago six new pieces of
this class were taken to the vicinity
of Antwerp.
Heavy Piece.
It is of some interest to know with
what the French oppose these heavy
pieces. According to an article In the
Berliner Lokal Anzeiger of September
28th, the French use a 27-om mortar'-
smaller than the Austrian mortar
piece—and a 120-mllllmeter and 150-
millimeter flat trajectory gun. In ad
dition there is a 138-millimeter guu
of older pattern. To facilitate com
parison, the Austrian, French an*
German equipments are given in a ta
ble of millimeters:
Austrian motor-battery piece, 805
millimeters.
German siege mortare and howitz
ers, 420 milimeters.
French mortar, 270 millimeters.
French fiat trajectory piece, heavy,
French flat trajectory piece, lighter,
120 millimeters.
French fortress piece, old type, 138
millimeters.
German piece, said to be in course of
of manufacture, 560 milimeters.
Germa piece, said to be in course of
manufacture, 600 millimeters.
As already stated, the 66-om and
€O-om pieces of the Germans have still
to prove their existence, but the ru
mors concerning them are too persis
tent to be Ignored, especially when it
It remembered that even the 42-om
piece was looked upon as a myth un
til it was brought Into action at Liege
and other points.
Between the French mortar of 27-
om caliber and the German 42-om
there is a difference of 15 centimeters,
while between the much-heralded 56-
om gun and the original "Brummer"
there is one of only 14 centimeters. It
must be admitted that in view of these
proportions even a 60-om gun seem*
possible enough. But whether or not .
the Germane tre actually building gU' J
a piece has for the time being no bear-J
lng on the fact that their heavy artil
lery lias l>een a surprise to the armies
of the Allies and that a few additional
caliber inches must be to the Krupp
works merely a matter of mechanical ,
detail in view of what was achieved
In the building of the 42-om
mer." ..... ,