The Washington times., 1916-10-16
KRUPPS' INCREASES
TSOUTPUT OF GUNS
Fresh Activities at Essen Plant
Show Mighty Effort to Turn
Wars Tide.
Continued from First Page,

munitions factories. They pay the.
highest income tax In Germany. -.
From conversations with Krupp d.
rectors. with August Thyssen. the Car
negie OF Germany" and other industrial
leaders. three facts become apparent
regarding the German campaign since
HIndenburg assumed leadership.
First--Germany plans to maintain her
supremacy In the artillery branch of
warfare by increasing the supply Of
guns and ammunition.
, Secondly renewed submarine eff
forts she plans to stop contTaband go
ing to England from neptrd European
countries, to halt ammunition ship
ments from America to England. and
to stop Canadian transports from
carrying troops to Europe.
Thirdly an offensive against Rus
sia and Roumania. while maintaining
plans to bring England between the
jaws OF Won Hindenburg's military wise
and pinch her until she makes peace.
Getting Second Wind.
Krupp's may be said to be getting a
second wind: Industries throughout the
entire Rhine and Ruhr valleys. where
shells roll out weekly by the millions,
are preparing the army for the final
here gives one an impression OF the 81
gantic plans Germany Is making.
EssenTnow feels so secure against pos
sible air raids that the anti-aircraft
guns have been removed. Defense Of
the city was found to be unnecessary
because OF the smoi.e ris' ng from hun
bred thousand chlmneys night and day
forms n cloud over the entire Rhine and
Ruhr valleys. making II impossible for
aeroplanes to distinguish between Duis-
berg, Muelheim and Essen, though miles
separate the cities. -.
In the last all ed raid. three children
were killed And the roof knocked on one
house near Essen, but the Krupp estab-
lishments were not touched.
The Krupp factories are so enormous
and the machinery so great that work.
men look like dwarfs. The women
workers. numbering 10000 and dressed In
overall boomers, added a touch OF fairy
land.
Grow Like Mushrooms.
The plants are growing like mush-
rooms. Some idea OF their tremendous
size may be gathered from the fact that
In one storeyard a million shells are Kept
always on hand. and this number il be-
ing steadily increased. In the center OF
the plant IL a large target range, where
shells and cannon are tested before be-
ing sent to the front.
In this great plant, science studies
every lesson OF sea battles and OF artil-
lery duels, and works out the details.
The making OF armor plate and big guns
Is tedious exact series OF acts as those
by which a pharmac prepares pre-
scrption. Before the metal r. first
poured II Is boiled for twelve hours.
Before some OF the ingredients are
used II takes four months TO prepare
them.
In one building. LOO men are working
on only big guns. In another building
smaller guns were being drilled.
Baking Armor.
In stu another thirty-seven-ton pieces
OF armor plate were being baked, rolled.
pressed. and polished before thsir final
marine inspection and shipment to Kiel.
We were the guests OF Director Won
Bodenhausen. who has visited the steel
works both In Pittsburgh and Gary.
Ind. and has met Judge Gary and other
American steel officials. Bodenhausen
said he saw no chances for peace now.
but he echoed the views of some other
industrial leaders that II the United
States would stop ammunition ship
ments to Europe the war would end.
Won Bodenhausen contradicted David
Lloyd-George' statement to the United
Press that England didn't complain
when the war went against her. Just
the reverse Is true. he said. Regardless
of whether Germany pursues vigorous
submarine warfare during the coming
months he Is convinced that England's
food situation will be uncomfortable by
next spring.