The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-27
WAR ECHOES

London Dispatch to the Philadelphia Public Ledger: The Krupp baby howit- zer' is the latest terrior the allies are call ed upon to face in the trenches. The huge howitzers with which the Germans bat tered down the strongest Belgian forts were for time the most talked of fea- ture of the German artillery; but now that Col. E. D. Swinton, the British "eye- witness" with the expeditionary force, has drawn attention to this trench howit- ger, the British press Is describing it.
 The calibre of the little howftzer is less than three inches; it throws a shell whose diameter is more than foot, weighing, with its charge of high explosive. nearly 200 pounds. This is done by the simple expedient of attaching a small ''adapter" to the shell, while the shell itself rests on the mouth of the gun in sort of a cup
 The 'adapter'' is metal bar, which fits into the bore of the gun. Being ex- pelled it takes with it the shell, which promptly separates itself and continues It's flight alone to fall in a trench where It's explosion demolishes earthworks so arduously prepared by the allies.
 The velocity of the shells is slow-only 2so feet per second. Travelling slowly toward trench with the annoying leis- ure of a lobbed tennis ball, the course of the shell may be plainly followed. Men can dodge it, but its explosive interior works havoc with the trench The weight of the gun itself Is only 13O pounds, and it's mounting weights 30 pounds less. Two men can readily transport it short dis tances under normal conditions.
 Bordeaux Cable to the New York Sum An unsigned letter on the situation in Germany, having been printed in an American review and caused a sensation. authenticity of the letter. He now reprints it over the signature of Adolf Lasson, a privy councillor and professor of philoso- phy in the University of Berlin.
 Nobody" the letter says, '.can remain neutral vis-a-vis Germany. One must either consider her the most perfect politi- cal creation known to history or approve of her complete extermination. A man who is not a German knows nothing of @N--<s$4S " otO iiOidiiy diiu lllcicC- tually superior to all. beyond competition. The same holds true of our institutions
 The Kaiser. 'deliciae generis humanis, has always protected peace. right and honor. The greater his successes the more modest he is. His chancellor, Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, is the most eminent man living. He has no higher care than truth, loyalty and right. Our army is so to speak, a reduced image of the intelli- gence and morality of the German people. We do good to all. Louvain was not de- stroyed; we only burned the houses of murderers. Rheims cathedral was not de- niolished; it was the French who pro- voked the damage.
 England rushes toward her ruin. France may yet be saved. As for Russia she can no longer be our neighbor. We shall wipe her out.
 "But our real adversary is England. Woe to thee, 'perfidious Albion.' God is l with us and defends our just cause" | Another letter from the same pen warns Holland that she is merely an ap-
 bondage of Germany and exists as state only by Germany's condescension. | we thank God" this letter says, '.tha.
 the Dutch are not our frinds. We ignore ; their miserable little bourgeois existence Our law is reason, our strength the victory of thought. We are truthful. Our characteristics are humanity, gentle ness and conscientiousness--the real | Christian virtues. In a wicked world we | represent love, and God Is with us'