New Britain herald., 1916-12-01

and it is reported that in case of war about 4,50O machine guns of all Xmas
 could be turned out by American
 plants each month. It is estimated
 that about 17,000 machine guns S,ooo
 of them heavy type and 9,2OO ot them
 light machine guns, will be required
 to equip the regulars and Natlonal
 guard at the rate of six guns to a
 regiment. The Lewis gun which isl
 used in the British army successfully
 is of the light type, but the French
 board preferred the Vickers gun.
 Further tests are to be had of vari-
 ous machine guns, it is understood.
 The boards first report is understood
 not to have been satisfa ctory to Sec
 of War Baker, who called the boards
 attention to certain additional 1nfor-
 mation. He is said to prefer that a
 certain number of the light type of
 machine guns as well as of the heavy
 type be supplied to the army as soon as possible, instead of eXpending all
 availa be funds on the heavy guns. The board admitted that the light type could probably be developed to nearer perfection and that it is prefer able for aeroplane, skirmishing and
 other special uses to the heavier VickerS gun.
 Bids on Planes
 Among the bids received by the war department recently for aeroplanes for the army were the following:
 The Cohen Motor company, New l Britain, Conn.,, offered bids ranging from S25,OO0 each for four machines, down to $23,150 each for eighty ma chines speed of 75 miles an hour, and a climbing speed of 2,5OO feet in 10
 minutes. Galludet company, Norwich, Conn.,, S2S,11O each on four machines $25, 92O each on 32; speed S5 miles; climb ing power 5,O90 feet in 10 minutes. The war department rates Battery C. Connecticut field artillery as 46th in the list of National Guard field ar
 tillery batteries, with a total of 3,O6S credits; Battery E, Connecticut, as 55th on the list, with 2,72S credits; Battery B, Connecticut N. G., as 56th with 2,71S credits; Battery A, Connec- ticut N. G., 60th, with 2,522 credits; Battery D. Connecticut, as 62nd, with 2,341 credits BatterysF. Connecticut N G., as list on the list, with 1,485
 credits The credits include allow
 
 proficiency, and qualification. Several of the Connecticut batteries, namely, c. D, A, B, and F, the department says, were organized late and did not take full course of instruction. The state depa rtment announces that George F. Chamberlain United
 States consul to Georgetown, British Guina, is on leave of absence in this JT 1, berlain, Woodstock Valley, Conn. Population of State. The census bureau estimate that ! on January 1 next Connecticut will have a population of 1,254,926, com pared with 1,223,5S3 on July 1, 1915, 1,234O31 on January i, 1916, and 1,244,479 on July 1, 1916.
 Notes.
 It is stated that Mrs Ernest Thomp-
 son Seton of Connecticut, wife of the famous naturalist, has been appointed
 member of a special committee of
 women suffra gists who will lobby in the halls of congress this winter, rep resenting the National American Woman Suffrage association, in favor of a resolution providing for a con- tsitutional amendment to remove the restrictions imposed by Connecticut and other states against women in the exercise of the franchise.
 From December 1, the post office department authorizes the postmaster at Torrington to provide five times a week mail service for transporting first class matter only from Torring-
 ton to Waterbury. The mail will leave 0to 1oj1 1,, Sunday at { D. m., arriving in Wa terbury one and one-half hours later.