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Evening star., 1915-06-20

-HERE are various makes Of ma
chine guns on the firing lines in
4 Europe-the Maxim. the Benet.
the Hotchkiss the Colt and others-out
there is a strong family likeness be-
tween them They are all close KIN IN
that they are designed TO fire with great
rapidity cartridges also used by the mil
itary hand rife. that mechanical feed
supplies them with the cartridges: that
they are automatic in action and that
the gas produced by the explosion or
the shock Of the recoii opens the breech.
elects the spent cartridge. loads the
rife. closes the breech and fires the
charge.
In the British army the usual type Of
the aachine gun is the Maxim, though
in the British forces from over-sea do
minions the Colt gun is in use. There
are differences In detail in the mechanism
Of the guns. but they are very nearly on
a level so far as the results they produce
FIRE $50 rounds minute, or over seven
shots per second. and II in exceptionally
good order and cleverly operated can
discharge 900 rounds a minute.
Cartridges are fed into the Maxim by
means Of belt, there being $50 rounds
Of ammunition on a helt. The barrel
slides as II recols- This actuates the
mecha nism and as it flies back IL rotates
crank and passes the cartridge belt
through the feed block. The caliber OF
the gun is 1903 inch, or nearly one-third
Of an inch: It's weigh, is only thirty five
pounds and the ranges for which it is
sighted run up TO $500 yards.
One Of the perplexities Of these guns
of terrific speed. and which held theff
designers and makers al bay for some
tine, is the heating Of the barrel under
firing single shot in rife warns
up the barrel and a few shots make the
barrel so hot that the soldier cannot
bear his hand upon ii. This heating
causes he gun 10 shoot higher than
when il Is cold That is due to the
warming of the powder in the cartridge,
causing more rapid combustion in the
Maxim, as well as in other machine
guns II is sought 70 control the heating
Of the barrel by water jacket The
barrel of the machine gun would BE-
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clinging to her apron. looked towara
the white puffs of smoke shooting
through the air like swallows catching
insects 49,.
din of the battle Trees right and left
hit by shells were falling. and with
shrill whizzins noises cut OF branches
which dropped on our heads. me
top of a nearby hill stood under a most
fearful artillery fire, but no human
being seemed to be there, so far as we
were able to make out. The enemy
poured shell after shell into the pines
there: it seemed to US ne was sett,ns
very nervous. was wasting ammunl-
ton, that the brilliant attack OF our
troops had shaken his retreating INES.
The forest before us caught hre. the
smoke. driven in our direction oS the
wind rolled down the slope, nothing
more was visible: it blew into our eyes
and made them water. To get out or
it we rushed around burning hmper
and reached a ridge with an open we"
over the river Dunai iec, whose rushing
noise was lost in the thunder of the
volleys from the artillery. which threw
their iron hail high over our hea1s
into the invisible lines of the enemy
across the river. Out of the beautiful,
spring-clad nature. out of the deep
green forest, flashed his answer. but
soon it grew less. This artillery duel
was most interesting to watch: only.
when a shell tore up the ground close
to u.s. or crushed with a tremendous
crash one of the tall giants of the
forest. whirling upon our heads masses
of splinters and broken branches, or
hit rock with loud sounding splash,
we looked at each other-nobody Eaid
word, but every one thought: That
was close shave"'
Closely we watched the trenches: it's
curious how few men one sees about.
A battle nowadays is an entirely diff
ferent affair than in times gone by.
Here and there gray-clad figure
stepped from a trench and dived into
another invisible shelter. A long spread
Evening star., 1915-06-20
Packing the Lunch Basket.

There is more in the lunch basket
than the food it carries It is a
good rule to follow that the one who
is to eat the lunch should not pack
it. The appetite at noon and in the
morning are two different things, and
besides there should be an element of
surprise as to what one IS to have.
Wholesomeness. simplicity and dainti-
ness should characterize the lunch. A
box that can be discarded is a good
idea, but It is also good to have
one that is just right for size. light
and waterproof, especially for chill
dren. One should keep op hand a
supply of paper napkins. waxed and
parchment paper. fresh wrapping
paper and strong twine. Plain paper
napkins are a wise Investment. 1t
would be we'll to have both wrapping
paper and twine of a pleasing color.
If everything is wrapped separately
in waxed paper, there will be no mix
ing of flavors and the daintiness will
coax a weak appetite. This does away
with the necessity Of carrying the box
right side up If there are no cups or
grateful Among the off1cers-they
glasses holding liquids, and 1t is better
Evening star., 1915-06-20

mortar, its muzzle reaching up to the
top of the high pine trees, leaves an
overpowering impression: everything
around it looks dwarfed. The huge
shells. which are made by Skoda at his
works at WidkowitZ, carry as a factory
mark the three letters of the place.
wv. I. r" The Russians. on examin-
ing an unexploded shell. finding these
perator teutonicus,'' SO. of course. they
thought at first that the shell was
thrown from a German 42.6-centimeter
mortar.
movable this "Hanbitze" is. For the
gun and all its gear specially con-
structed train was built and 1t only
takes forty-eight hours to rig up the
mortar for action, and, II necessary,
night Is sufficient to change it's position
in case an aeroplane of the enemy dis
covers Its well masked place.
The detonation of this mortar is much
deeper than that of the thirty cent?
meter mortar-much more pleasant to
the ear. OF course, the man pulling
the lanyard does 1t with the mouth
wide open, and the crew Of the mortar
is not allowed to look into it's fash
because the effect Is dangerous to the
eyesight- The air pressure at firing is as
tonishlng, not on human being but on
material: it pressed. in one case, the
whole side Of railway car to bits.
The precision OF each shot is aston
ishing; the funnel-shaped holes. like
craters in the earth. with a diameter
OF about fifteen meters, are close to-
gether. The pressure Of the escaping
gas Of the exploding shell is so power
full that many deaths occur through it.
At good distance from the craters
bodies were found lying as II sleep
Ing. but the bloodshot faces told the
cause of death plainly The fountain
of earth thrown up in the air by each
shell is a grand sight: IL looks like the
outbreak of volcano: steeple high
the earth shoots up. Prisoners told US
the greatest anxiety was caused among
the Russian troops by the fearful
bowling noise that is made by the
shells on the descending curve; every
one felt kind of relief when the OK
plosfon had taken place.
The great bridge over the Dr1najec.
which was blown up by our men in
November. 1914. had been reconstruct
ed with huge timber by the enemy:
during his last retreat he set fire to it,
and now busy corps OF our pioneers
are rebuilding the bridge During the
Tour and one>half months Of trench
ea warfars It was much foug ht About
place On both sides Of the river the
srsn0has cape: down close to the banks.
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Witnessed Austrian Victory Along the River D1naj@s

people who camped. ate. drank. tried o
sleep or did duty. Everything seemed
to be chaos. yet good order prevailed.
A long row of prisoners was marched
through the village. They ere con-
trary to former groups I had seen. they
were well dressed, had good boots and
looked like fine. strong men. They
seemed in the hest of humor. They
knew very well that do not Kill
shoot our prisoners; they even had
heard that we treat them well. Some
spoke a few words of German.
great many wounded Russian prts-
oners also passed through the village.
All were well cared for: their wounds
were properly banda sed and those who
could not walk were driven past in
carts well provided with soft straw
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every stone. every meter of ground.
here carries signs of war Broken
down. rusty wire entanglements. with
damaged searchlights. dangle about.
but they could not give protection
against the furious heavy artillery fire
which roared more than 300 guns
across the yellow water of the wind
ing stream.
The whole valley along the Dunajac
looks al present like an orchard: all
the fru1t trees are in full blossom :;
only, the burnt-down houses. still
smoldernig are signs of the terrific
battle which ragged here a few days
ago. Hear what I saw.
Drunken with Joy lying on a ridge
In the fresh spring grass I watched
through my glasses the gallant attack
Of our men. In the air it did howl
rattle and crackle. was eager to get
near possible to the battle, so we
rushed down the hillside under cover
through hollow ravines Out of breath
we climbed the opposite slope. Quite
astonished. farmer plowing his field
under the shelter of a high ridge looked
after US. He thought us certainly mad
to expose ourselves to the bullets with
out need.
N'ossine we'll projected sue .SdlleE
I noticed several heavy mortars about
six, in~action. Their charges roared
above our heads-a threefold echo
sounded back from the mountains as
We climbed through the high staHding
pine forest. The sharp smoke and
smell of powder glided like a fog
through the slender trees Commands
sounded from the left out of thicket
"a long line of the brave kaiserjerger
every man with an edelweiss and a
green spray of Ar in his cap, faces
flushed with heat and excitement. guns
in hand. rushed along and disappeared
over the slope We passed a few
houses surrounded by pear trees in
full blossom that were still intact. A
frightened woman, several children
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death had been instantaneous. Others
they covered with their cloaks: many
were carefully lifted on stretchers and
carried down into the ravine.
AS we reached the ravine another
spectacle awaited us. In long rows
the wounded. friend and foe. were lying
on the green grass or sitting against
the sloping ground. while doctors and
nurses were busy bandaging wounds
and rendering all possible assistance
until the long file of waiting wagons
with the red crosses could take each
wounded man to a safer place in care
he so we'll deserved.
Then. suddenly, in the light of the
fading sun glorious word passed from
lip to lip-like a wave it rolled through
the lines-'We have been victorious
along the whole 'front.' From Opato-
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AUSTIANS TRENCHES BEFORE PRZEMYyI.


line rushed through the trees and dis
appeared over the ridge. Silence on the
ground-noise in the air!
The morning had passed. the noon
sun burned down upon us. We made
up our minds to go on. this waiting
was aggravating. We climbed down
the hill to find somebody who could
tell us the news. A few houses in the
thing quiet here. too. The anxious,
talking people could not give any in
formation. At last the shrieking horn
OF an auto drove us to the side of the
street. The motor stopRed~. and we
in full retreat and our troops were fol-
lowing closely. We begged to be taken
bit closer to the firing line. Seats
were offered, and on we rushed at sixty
kilometers an hour. Madly' we dashed
just in time to watch a grand sight.
In long lines our brave, dust-covered
gray coats swarmed up a long slope:
from shelter to shelter they sprang.
SHOUTS shns' were heard an rhroash sx the most
difficult wire fences, cut down by our
artillery fire, our boys rushed. fired.
threw themselves to the ground, start
ed again and took position after posi-
ton. The artillery of the enemy be-
came silent-only out of the trenches
near the ridge came volley after vol
ley, but these trenches also were TAX
en-. and over the ridge our soldiers dis
appeared.
Trembling with excitement. we
watched the keen attack. A few min
utes ago the slope was covered with
scrambling, climbing men. and now 1t
lay deserted in the afternoon sun. But,
alas. those still. gray spots on the
green hillside were those who had CIV
en- their lives and their blood for the
fatherland. The groaning of so many
wounded made US shiver, and with
Jumps in our throats and wet eyes we
watched the Red Cross column appear
out of a ravine. They went from body
to body. Many they had to leave
Evening star., 1915-06-20

to shoot the enemy out of the best for
titled positions The fearful! erect or
its terrible force of penetration. the
nerve-tearine detonation, combined
with the sense stunning atmospheric
pressure. and the material effect of the
bursting shell not even the best trained
troops are able to standard if they
try it. they are buried. killed, cut 10
pieces by the bursting shells.
The other day. starting from Bogum-
ilowice via Dabrowka InteriaCka for
Tarnow. we saw much of the battle-
field Already in Bogumilowice the
sights were interesting; its railway
station was destroyed by shell-fire, and
Evening star., 1915-06-20

and blankets. They all looked most
were under guard of our men in a barn
fine looking fellows, but the un-
educated number. I am sorry to say. is
much larger than the educated There
were even many who could not write
and read. Several of them were as
tonished when they got some good
food-pork, bread, chocolate. tea, even
a glass of rum. They told us after
ward that they had been positively
famine was raging and If they could
hold out a few weeks more Austria
and Germany would break down
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to eliminate these if possible If they
must be used have screw tops.
For a chfld's lunch the skin can be
removed from oranges and the sec
tons separated without breaking, and
then they can be put into shape and
wrapped in waxed paper and be eaten
cakes. put IN sweet crackers or home
made cookies Two or three pieces of
homemade candy and few nut
meats can go In some other day, and
even lump of loaf sugar. The things
named are quite sufficient for a lunch
with plenty of good homemade bread,
cut thin and spread with good butter
and anything else desired, such as
jelly. minced meat or cheese. Thin
slices of broiIed steak, seasoned nicely
are quite as good, if not better, than
roast beef for sandwiches. Crisp, sweet,
thin bacon is also excellent and is
one of the most valuable foods 1t has
the advantage of tasting well in warm
weather when fresh meat is less
acceptable.
The following are easily prepared: /:
Large prunes or dates with the seeds
removed and the cavities filed with
nutmeats or fondant and then rolled
in sugar: sweetmeats made of equal
parts of figs, dates ard nutmeats, and
all run through a meat grinder. then
formed in balls as large as a nutmeg
and rolled in powdered sugar; orange
sections covered with glace.
Evening star., 1915-06-20
BILL TO STEVE
BY RING W. LARDNER.

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vice to the Dukla pass the enemy was
beaten and retreating in full fight.
The River Dunajec was crossed and
the united troops. Germans. Austrians
and Hungarians. had taken all the en-
emy's supposedly impregnab1e posi-
tions. A glorious day was ours.
1t Is impossible to write down all the
impressions during the few next hours
which followed. Although dead tired,
I could not sleep. I went about in the
clear. moonlight night. l pushed my
way through the immense crowd of
people. The small village, not more
than thirty houses. was at the moment
filled with more than five thousand
Evening star., 1915-06-20
BY LIEUT.. COL. A. HEINICKE
OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

0pecial Correspondence Of The star.
VIENNA. May 20. 1915.
0N the great spring battle with the
III Russians along the River Dunajec,
which ended by our army breaking
q through the enemys front, our
various-sized heavy artillery did Won
ders. The firing of more than 1,500
heavy guns along the $50 to 200 kilometer
front was a spectacle which left an
everlasting Impression on all of US who
witnessed it. We all stood rooted and
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Struggle
Breaking Russian Pzeys-Oened
bugThe Effect the Fire Mobile oThough Forest the Firing
Le-The Victorious Charge IneRed Cross Work the Bat
tefedA Village Thirty Night After VoNws Of the
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Bogumilowice that the first Skoda
forty-two-centimeter "Hanbitze" fired
its first shot into the surprised enemy
at Tarnow. Words are too poor to
describe the effect of such a giant this
colossus of artillery.
Cases of instantaneous madness oc-
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Cured: others were blinded through
the heat of the destroying gas OF the
shells.
The first mortar was put in position
in the middle of winter under the noses
of the enemys aeroplanes, but they
never saw anything. so cleverly was
the work hidden and done. The, huge
Evening star., 1915-06-20

the walls were riddled with ever SO
many bullets A railway regiment was
hard at work repairing the line. It's
wonderful what these pioneers accom-
plish in twenty-four hours; the eleven
kilometers to Tarnow will soon be un-
der steam again.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Razed bewildered at such a show OF
science in modern gunnery.
Before this war broke out it was al
ways argued that heavy artillery would
be of little use in an open field battle,
because its immobility would be
great handicap to rapidly advancing
army. This opinion, however, no long
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SALLY LEAGUE PLAYERS In BOTH
LINE-UPS - GAME FAST AND
CLEAN-PRETTY FIELDING AND
BIG LEAGUE PITCHING KEEP
FANS ON NERVOUS BENCH ALL
THE WAY
Second Game This Afternoon, Camnitz
and Williams VIII Pitch-MOnte.
yuma Out After Blood TOday-Rec.
ord Crowd Expected to Attend This
Game-Augie Moran Umpires Pref
ty Game.

Baby Wilder a. Montezuma 0.
Such is the score as it should read,
though the score boards show Dawson
substituted for the infants cognomen.
But nevertheless the Baby aided
and abetted by eight other Dawson
ball players, turned the trick and won
the first of the series here from Monte
yuma over the kalsomine route.
Wilder was at his best. His slants
We're puzzles that the Sally league
players on the Montezuma roster wei e
unable to solve, and the former Geor-
cia State league star held the heavy
hitters all the way.
And it was rafting good game.
Redding, for Montezuma, pitched ID
pretty game himself and the men back
ing him pulled some spectacular field
ing. But Dawson delivered the punch
at the logical moment and walked
away with the game
Neither side was able to score till
the third, when Redding walked
Shorty Brooks, and allowed him 70
take second when he threw wild 10
first. L. Thrasher then uncorked a
double over Chancey's head in left and
Brooks scored. Two scratch singles
then filled the bags, but Redding tight
ened and forced Williams to retire the
side with foul to the catcher.
In the fourth Dawson chalked I'd
three runs. A scratch hit, an error,
clean single by j. .Thrasher and a
smashing two-bagger down the third
base line by Erwin, turned the trick.
This ended the scoring for the game.
Wilder held Montezuma to five scat
tered hits and famed nine of the hope
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Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to lmeS-Recorder.)
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 3.-Wise ones
at the capitol who have no axes to
grind are today Venturing number
of predictions as follows, regarding the
outcome of the present session of the
Georgia assembly, which is practically
within a week of adjournment.
The forcing of vote on the floor
of the house on the prohibition quea-
ton, resulting in leaving the law
so far as near beer saloons and locker
clubs are concerned, practically in
the same shape as now, but only after
bitter fight and promise Of its con-
tinuation next year
The appointment of a Western and
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chartered
zudedk Immediately
Orleans Philadelphia which
will sail for the Begian
within
greatly
o Begans will very greatly increased
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MoNEY LOANED-shovld you need
any morey, call to see me. am pre-
pared to secure money now at 81 Der
cent interest, on improved farm lands.
Loans promptly made. r. L. MAY
NAhD' Americas, Ga. Slit
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FOR SALE-Duroc-Jersey pigs O
very best breeding; will furnish pa
pers with each pig and guarantee reg
is'ei' l. VI. FurloW, 23-2w
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WANTED-The public to know that
| have Thoroughbred Jersey bull for
services. Henry R, Johnson. 1O-1m
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Or will exchange for
cotton; one cut-down E. M. F. Road
ster thoroughly overhauled and paint
ed D. R. Andrews.
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rolling Thursday
Friday of Americas delegation
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looks Chancey
day predict will
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Wise ONES Of LEGISLATURE
PREDICT OUTCOME Of MEASURES

Atlantic commission, empowered to
act, said acts to be ratified next year
or, still more likely, the calling of an
extra business session to handle the
Western and Atlantic situation.
The complete defeat of all woman
suffrage and "suffragette" measures,
so far as allowing the right of votes
for women is concerned, but the pos
sible passage of an amendment Civ
ing women the right to practice law.
The postponement of compulsory
education and highway commission
measures until another year.
These are all guesses, but guesses
of statehouse observers who have no
interest personally in any of the out
comes which they are predicting.
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the the Third District
big barbecue special
pared and Rochelle has guaranteed a big