The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

quickly than anything used abroad. Be
! cause of the nature of the average
road in the United States We must de-
! velop light gun and lighter mount.
We are always working on this problem.
( What We have decided upon, however
is the necessity for the use of a heavy
charge of high explosive to destroy
! trenches and other cover. Trenches have
! taken the place of fortified towns in
, warfare. and here we have no fortified
towns anyhow. The explosive used in
trench warfare must destroy trenches,
virtually root them out like volcano
or mine. Thus high angle firing is nee
essary and the gun used must have the
range OF a field piece with the angle
of howitZer. We have increased the
angle OF our field gun carriages by 100
per cent. thus increasing the range,
at the same time by 80 per cent. And
our experiments with new explosives are
satisfactory"
In this connection il might he stated
that while ordnance officers maintain
the greatest secrecy regarding it. new
explosive has been developed of tremen-
dous power Particularly for trench war
faEe. 1t is doubtful if any OF this ex-
plosl\e Is being manufactured al this
time. through fear of the formula be-
coming known. though il is reported that
one | nlted States. arsenal is turning out
and storing away the new explosive for
surprise purposes in the event OF war
"1,ba u.
will he, nrenared 80 faI pt ''iie .iu
ard ,rorsnan, .uppi9, equip
can he n,ohjtizod ,h as as IT.
declared divisional chief in the
Guartermasters department., discussing
the question Of the theory that the
army would have at least 10000
trained men ready to take the field
'.c' i.iii',a an" reg ulars'
ter of orpanization We baye hsen nbi.
t" apply the lessons of the European
war without resortlng TO Congress for
immediate appropriations.
We have prepared. in minute de-
TAN, a paper organization which. with
minimum OF delay VIII bring to the
service OF the army all the resources
IN men ana supplies OF the industries
of the country.
The Importance of uninterrupted
communications for the transporta-
ton of ammunition and other supplies
for a field army has been emphasized
by the European war. Our observers
there have obtained much information
along these lines as possible. and We
have taken immediate advantage of
such information.
The department is in close touch
would he of use to the army. We
know the output Of each factory, |
both on normal basis and on |
an emergency basis. With this in |
formation it has been possible to
prepare in advance an orSanlza- |
ton that We believe will be sf |
ficlent as that of any European army /
with the possible exception of Ger
many. where supplies have been stored |
un in advance and in great Quanti- |
ties.
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