Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
CAREFULLY ORGANIZED
SENSATION BY GERMANY
Exploit i'm United States So-CalIed
Atrocities Caused With Dumdum
Bullets by British Soldiers.
WHOLLY WITHOUT FoUNDATIoN
Intended to Direct Attention From
Disconcerting Things Like Bonn
bardmcnt of Unfortificd Towns
and NIuI1ler of N0ncombatunts.
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ON0ENtV0l1 >VO
NNRSSs~U0O ,xk-
ny SIR GILBERT pAKI<ER.

LONDON, January o-In commerce.
Germany has always known how To ad :
vertise it's wares. and its commerciol
travellers have been experts al solicj-
tations of door-to-door canvass Eycrv
"inbaSsy has been Il commercial agency:
every minister has been expected to cy-
pand the functions of the diplomat into
any field Of profit for the German en- =
pire.
In the exploitation Of war wares. the
Germans have taught the nation OF
shopkecpcrs," as they call the British.
many things they did not know and do
not want to learn. Faithful servants
OF Count Won Bernstorff. with new born
Solicitude for the laws of war, have
Ihteiy been exploiting in the United
States so-callcd atrocities caused bv
dumdun bullets 10y British soldiers
IL is one of those carefully orgauizcd
sensations OF German war policy. In
tended To direct attention from dtscon-
ccttihS things-likc the bombardmen,
oil unfortiiied Towns. such as Scar
borough and Whitby, and the ruthless
murder of women. children and nom
combatants without any reason. save
killing of British people
iha' the British army Or any regi-
nHeht or battalion or company in that
army has used or was authorized to use
uumdnm bullets is wholly without
Refuta:ion would he needless wer.
IL not that this stale and ugly charge
made at the beginning of the war. H., =
nceh revived in the United States
through the distribution Of commercial
hrins ana other organizations of photo-
eraphs purpDrting TO exhibit the horri
nie wounds inflicted by dulndum bul
lets hred from British rifles or re-
volvers
bti'LI"F or HRITfsU nIFLE
AS HUMANE As Possible.
Let us inquire in this dark business.
The bullet Of the British service rife.
hke the German service bullet is
pointed and nickel -shcatl:cd, and is as
humane rs bullet can he made. The
sheath prevents the bullet from break
ing UP into fragments. save in very
exceptional circumstances, that is, af-
yer ricochet, etc, though some
times. rs Sir Victor IIorsiey, in his
report on these bullets points out.
so called explosive effects are some
times caused by any proiectilc. under
circumstances Of a bullet fired at re-
iatlvely short range or possessing Il
residual velocity exceeding 800 fee,
per second and passing through a
closed body or cavity. such rs the skull
or the centre of hollow bone"
The German service bullet is very
similar to the british service bullet.
It's muZZle velocity is rather more than
that of the British bullet, and it's
weight and size rather less
Neither of these bullets would cause
wounds similar to those inflicted by
dumdum bullets, which are inflicted nv
destructive because Of their explosive
nature. except in circumstances such
rs related by Sir Victor Horslcy.
the regulations laid down by Tho
HaEuc conference In 1907 are not very
cicnr IN regard TO the expanding bull
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