Evening star., 1915-06-06

for a week at Frommeles and Richie
hourg, and 10000 15-millimeter shell.
were used in the battle Of the Marne.
The Germans are reported to have EN-
ployed 1900 guns a twenty-mile
front at the San ard to have expended
1000, 600 shells.
The resources of the world must he
drawn upon to meet this demand: and
outside of Europe, where nearly all tn.
nations are engaged In angry contest.
tho private concerns OF the United
States are the only ones able to re
II has been said that circle de-
scribed about Newhurgh. on the Hud
son, with a 17o-mile ra'lius. would In
rlude nearly all the territory where the
factories for making war material lies
This would include Lowell. Springfield
New Haven. Bridgeport. Dover. Wi
mington and other cities.
Forecast on the part of the Germans
of their needs led them TO erect an"
maintain their great arsenals and t'
give imperial support to the Krupp fac
tory. The Austrians also are well pre-
>ided with arsenals and factories. Thu
they will have a sufficient supply %
ammunition as long their raw ma
terial holds out; and they seem to have
plenty of everything but copper
The provision OF the French led them
with the help of the explosives import
ed from America, has kept them ampiN
supplied with shells. which they have
used with prodigality. Their new plant.
nearly completed in Paris. Will turn out
15.0 900 mtllimeter shells a day. Their
split trail field gun firing fifteen care
fully aimed shots a minute is the stand
ard for all the nations
Th, English gun factories take good
care of the navy: but the army is not
so we'll provided for and they need
guns and ammunition made in America.
The Maxim Vickers Company. in add
supply of their famous machine guns.
which, in the hands of the British. have
done deadly execution on the nghting
line.
an especial loan to procure equipment
for their army. but their forces have
assumed proportions so enormous ana
their losses of equipment have been SO
of their arsenals and factories they
cannot meet the demands, and they OF
necessity are also seeking the Ameri-
can market.
The Austrian Mannlicher and the
German Mauser, each quite similar to
the American Springfield. are the best
military rifles in the great war; and
these nations are amply supplied with
them The French Lebel Is almost as
effective, although more difficult TO
load
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After ten months Of warfare the Eng
lish empire Is paying the penalty or
unpreparedness for land nghting. Her
navy has swept the sea Of every Ger
man merchantmen, and but for sub
marines her shipping is free. But in
general preparedness she was but lit
tie better on than is the United States
now. Nobly have her colonies respond
ed not only with fighting men, but also
with equipment.
From Canada, Australia and India
have come men and ships. equipment.
munitions and money; but England
must come to America to buy guns ana
ammunition, food and explosives; fot
the word has come from Neuve Cha :
nellie, Hill so and Ypres: We cannot
advance until we have shrapnei ana
more shrapnel l..
rentor is a thin-wall shell constructed in
such a manner that 1t carries in its body
a large number of heavy round puiieti
held in rosin. In the rear OF the oulIetf
is an explosive charge of powder Inc
fuse of a shrapnel operates quite diner
emily from that of other projectiles: 1t Is
a time fuse set by the artillerist. and when
II operates its bursting charge scatters
the bullets in all directions over large
area 1t is desirable that IL expiooe in
the air as near as possible to the OBJ
Briefly summed up. the manufactures
of this country have undertaken to pro
duce vast quantities OF war material u
meet the foreign demand for 1t. With
ont violating the neutrality requirement.
they may sell this to any nation which Is
able to take it across the ocean to Its
Mace of delivery. Germany and Austria
can get along very well without our
manufactures. but they want our ra "
material, especially copper and bread
stuffs: vet they cannot carry them home
France does not need our manufactures
although it will take some; but Russia
needs our manufactured war material
and England must have our raw material
and our manufactured arms and ammu-
milton.
The American leaders of industry have
risen to this opportunity: but without
American ingenuity and skilled workmer
their efforts could hardly be crowned with
success.