The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
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WARS NEW TERRoRS.

DEVICES FOR SLAUGHTER THAT ARE ALMOST
BEYOND rMAoiSATIos's GRASP.
Indications are that when two European
armies eventually meet on the field, II the
war talk ever resolves itself into actual con-
Dict, good many men will faint away In
terror Of their adyersaries. The inventions"
which have been brought out lately In France,
Germany and Austria. and which have been
purchased by the Governments OF those
countries are innumerable, and everyone of
them are designed to slaughter human life nj
rate that appals the Imagination. The
most intense aud theatric secrecy Is main
'ained concerning all these inventions, and
,nly few general facts regardieg them have
been made public. The German army, II is
understood, ia armed with rifles which will
send a bullet through four men, standing one
behind the other, at distance of two and
half miles from the rifle. Austria has
machine-gun which shoots several thousand
bullets a 1inute, which Is operated by steam
and controlled by single gentleman with
A waxed mustaehe and "a monocle In his left
eye, who lightly turns the crank. At least
this Is the condition OF things according TO
The latest illustrated journals at hand. The
man with the eyeglass can turn the crank
fast enough to sweep thirty or forty thousand
men into eternity during the luncheon hour.
Incidentally, n German tailor has Invented
a coat that makes the wearer absolutely
indifferent to bullets at any range, aud the
Italians have machines for throwing very
small and almos. invisible torpedoes n dis
tance Of nearly quarter of n mile. The tor
Redoes describe n parabola In the air, drop
into the camp Of the enemy, and explode
with force enough to kill n hundred or more
iodiers II they happen to be in the vicinity.
Great numbers of them can be thrown at
dime, and pleasing and cheerful feature OF
Il all Is that there are no disagreeable odors
nor any smoke whatever when the explosion
occurs.
Mr.. Turpin Of France IL the latest hero In
his direction. He has invented something
which Is so altogether awful that tho taxpay.
srs have requested the Government to give
NJ. Turpin great amount of money
80 that he will not turn his machine over
! to the Germans The machine Ia operated
oy electricity, and. according to the inventor,
It is OF so terrible n nature that 1t will do
away with all Notifications throughout the
civilized world. This is merely detail OF
! the execution which this machine IL expected
10 accomplish. Forts will be OF no use. be-
| aause NJ. Turpin machines would rend them
all into atoms, and Mt distance Of several
miles man can NOV down the enemy at the
rate of 20, 900 at an engagement. The facts
are inspiring but there IL n lack of detail
about them which Is in accordance with
much OF the literature which has lately been
put forth by the various Munchausens among
the war Offices of Europe The Turpin H.
vention so far outstrips everything else, nc
| cording to tho critics OF modern warfare,
| that will insure universal peace. One
machine alone II enough to devastate a
country.-"N. y. SUM-"