Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-02-10
JAPAN HAS her
WAR BRIDES TOO
Mi|lionaires Made by Selling
Goods TO Be|Iigerents.
ARMS SALE IS S34, 500, 900
Shipping, Mining and Other Industries
Thrive and Invention Feels Big Spur.
Munitions on Hand Are Being Sold to
Russia-Scientists, Spurred by Me-
cessity, Make Many Inventions.

Munitions on Hand Are Being Sold to
Russia-Scientists, Spurred by Me-
cessity, Make Many Inventions.
While because of the war depression
prevails in certain lines of industry
and business. yet in shipping circles
there is tremendous activity, says a
Tokyo dispatch. 1t is reported in the
Japan Times that several new million
aires have been developed since the
outbreak of the war.
The paper gives the names of cer-
tain fortunate ones. One young clerk
In the Kobe office of the Mitsui COM
pany is said to have made 100000
yen ($1O0O,00O in one year by char
tering small vessels at first and after
ward larger steamers Almost fabu-
leus prices are now paid by charterers,
who also make big money. The Tokyo
small shipping companies have been
suddenly metamorphosed into big and
busy concerns One such company is
reported to have netted $5.0OO.0O0.
The mining industry also is having
an unusually good season The price
of zinc. for instance has run up five
fold since the beginning of the war.
In this connection l may add that
Mr. Asano who is already multi
millionaire and is also president of
the Toyo Eisen Kaisha. the chief
steamship line running between Japan
and California. is reported to have de-
cided to establish ship building yard.
1t will be at Tsurumi, near Yokohama,
and will cost S2,5O0,OOO. Mr.. Asano
deems this step necessary to keep pace
with the progress of the shipping in
dustry.
Stimulus to Invention.
One of the best phases of the bene
fit that the war is bringing to Japan
is evident in the stimNlus to Japanese
invention. This is especially seen in
scientific lines, in which Japan had
been too content to follow the lead of
Germany. But now that trade with
Germany is cut off and supplies of
many materials are lacking the Japa-
neSe are thrown on their own re-
sources. In consequence Japanese sci
entists are busily engaged in expert
ments, some Of which have already
produced good results. For instance,
Professor Inouye Of the Ueda Sericul-
tural college in Nagano prefecture has
discovered method Of getting chromin
from the silk worm chrysalis.
The necessities of the time have also
given an impetus to the plan for the
establishment Of great chemical labo-
ratory, which has long been a pend
ing question in the imperial university
circles.
Gun Throws Graphing Iron.
That necessity is the mother of in
vent1on' has again been illustrated in
the matter described in the following
paragraphs from the Japan Times:
THE anti-entanglement gun on which
Captain Ochi has recently obtained a
patent is intended to throw a specially
prepared graphing iron to the wire en-
tanglements, which can be manipulat-
ed SO as to destroy them by an opera
tive remaining out Of range of hostile
fire. Even if the wires be highly
charged with electricity, the operative
can efficiently work the grapple with
1mpunlty, as it is completely insulated.
The Invention is expected by the ex-
perts to bring about revolution in DO
sition tactics.
THE captain is a youthful officer.
Inc recent invention is said to have
had its inception during his bitter ex-
| perlenceS with the entanglements when
he took part in the siege Of Port Ar
thur. For ten years since then he has
worked upon the idea. He intends tn
apply for patent on his invention to
England, France, Russia and the Unit
ed states and to have it employed in
the European war If possible"
The paymaster general Of the army
has given the diet some figures of the
sales OF munitions of war, which ha
hgures have amounted to more than
69,OOo,OOO yen 1884, 34,5OO,OON, of which
almost 100000 yen's worth waro
sold In 1915. In addition to this al.
most 2O,OO0OOO yen has been realized
from the sale of military shoes and
clothing. The arms and other mimi.
lions sold are those taken as nr;zos
and those purchased for the imneria,
army in the Russo-Japanese war Ia.
pan will have new supply.
| Inc minister of war assured tho d;o.
that there was no fear of a deficionor
IN the supply of ordnance for nationo,
oe1ense- He also explained how the
government was taking means to ro-
place the arms sold; how the arms moo.
essary for the mobilization of troons
were prepared, and how the necessary,
arrangements had been made with nri
Vate factories to supplement the work
of the arsenals.
| Ihese ARRANGEMENTS were temnoro
rily suspended because of misnndor
standings. but seem to have been ro
| Humed.
Veteran Of 1870 Again Fiqhtin,
| corporal Sarrugue, aged seventv-six
ana veteran of the Franco prussior,
| war. is tOdav fpbtiprr -A