The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

'.l4. nv I-ul 'i'dn t'l'liiNe
Icing fresh inspiration to
Yarh,. u.. ..tulcal genius. Novel kinds
II pi..,,t..- . portable forts. guns OF n
description u.fu'rto unhcard Of and
mar,,.. De- .uuirlyances for fighting
On ,., -,a aly among the ideas offered.
4 few .. '.,m may prove of practical
us- .U i.l.y wars.
Warftr, f.. school Of invention. Even
nov ta, ..u',Uding armies in Europe
AZ, ,ui'u..u- many devices altogether
new. ard ~ which nothing has been
sad ~ tu, newspapers. Thus, for eN-
ample. Oh, Austrian troops have shelter
tents who. when taken to pieces serve
as storm coats for the soldiers. The
material ~ which they are made is a
.trorr. waterproof linen, bound along
:he edges with wide braid and provided
with cord which serve the double pur-
pose u fastening either tent or coat.
The newspapers have had somewhat
10 say about the petrol bombs which
he Germans use for setting fire to
buildings. These incendiary devices are
new IN modern warfare, but in effect a
REPRODUCTION Of an idea that dates back
10 the eighth century. For. as matter
u fact, they are substantially the same
hing as the famous Greek fire. IL was
d mixture Of petroleum. salepetre ana
pitch. and the most terrifying thing
Abpat IL VAS that ii was unquenchaoie'
burning even in water.
Torre4l,s loaded with high explosives
md lng,uIuus tools for tearing struc-
lures apart are part Of the equipment
arred b.. drtaChments whose business
1t Is rapG.y 90 destroy railroads. bridges
.el,rrap. lines, &c. The Russians haN ;
tan observation towers. which, taken
To pieces ana distributed among men
n the march. can be put together and
rect,d 10 tW .nty minutes. FIoatihS
DOT bridges MY feet long, in use py
he Aus,uans, are similarly reduclpIe
70 por,anl, sections, and. when river
IS TO bc crossed chain Of them Is
quickly extended over a series OF canvas
boats, t.y latter being colIaps!ble lor
.a>y transportation.
Il is 1y uO means certain that IN inc
mex great war liquehed air VIII not
axe N. place Of gunpowder as pro-
p,lNng agent for rifle bullets. The SO
allied mu.,e gun invented by Tau
.itarl, Il freedman. utilizes this ide'
n a way that seems entirely satisfac'
.ory
Ar is compressed TO a liquid in a stee
.yDudrr a''aDhahle to a rifle. A touci
m the u.g-,r lIbera,es small guam
uiy o. H. which instantly expands
0Aegtiug a pressure Of 10000 pounds u
ne square inch, and drives the buiIe
,ut Of thr sun. Another bullet drop
automatically into the breech, and III
OPERATION .s ,peated.
There - no smoke and no flash. ON
y"Hdog Us good for $50 shots, and cost
% cents That number Of ordinar!
aru,dg,~ at ga cents apiece, woul'
ost S5..5. When the cylinder is USE
20, another can be screwed on in
.H.nkau4.
'ne 81 the most picturesque expert
/ mems .E War coutrivances ever made b.
: ac American Government was the dy
ante cruiser NrsuvIus. which tool
at n '.. ~tr with Spain. She oper
led with ., fleet in Cuban waters. OF
NH'a-. ... caused considerable dam
~ o. d.. rocks in that vicinity b.
.'Io"'- ..r formidable projectilc'
a4'o N'. ..sh explosive, against tn
IDS a...r .lIc. They made an cnor
nous n'.. .Jt, apart from the shoe
.''r ''' ..s may have inflicted upo
he h'..' 20 the Spanards, they di
dauH-. whatever to the enemy.
40 d0.I.d finally that this type {
$50. N|t loot a success, and the Ncsu
'tS "t- ,-ttcd to the scrap heap.
me dynamite guns she carried whic
""d Doc fH.d only by turning the shi
~" W."" position, were the inVentio