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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
PADCETT GIVEN Term OF
TEN YEARS FOR ASSAULT
Leader in Attack on Henrico Jailer
Now Has Total Of Twenty
Six Years to Serve.
ADMITS CONCERTED PLOT
His Confcdcrates, II. T.. Wheeler and
l.. II. Stanton, VIII BE Brought to
Trial Friday-Gaddy Given Addt-
tiOnal Sentence.

To the sixteen years he must serve
| in the State Penitentiary for the
crime of highway robbery. William H.
PadEett was given nn additional SON
tence OF ten years yesterday in the
iIenrico Circuit Court on conviction of
assault upon Jailer Il. &. Garnctt,
whom he painfully wounded in an at
tempt to escape from the Henrico
Jail.
padgett was the leader Of the three
white men who made determined
assault upon Mr.. Garnctt when he came
TO bring them their dinner. heating
him over the head with two steel bars
and locking him in the cell in which
they were confined. The attempt at
escape was frustrated through the
vigorous resistance offered by MIR. Gar
nett and through the prompt response
of the city Police Department.
All three men admitted yesterday on
the witness stand that the plot TO
escape had been long i'm the Matching.
but denied that they ever had any in
ten,ion of seriously hurting MIR. Gar
nett. Fadgetts two confcdcratcs. RI.
L. Wheeler aud l.. II. Stanton. tho
former under conviction. with radgctt
III the Corporation Court OF Hopcwcll
OF highway robbery. will be brough,
To trial on Friday.
WE'RE BEING HELD FOR
HONEYWELL AUTHORITIES
huSctl dilO mnccIcr were DeiuE holu
In the Jail al the time OF tho attempt
cd escape, pending action by the Hope
we'll grand jury on the charge against
them of highway robbery. Stanton
was serving sentence of thirty days
for trcspass. PadEett was acquitted
Yesterday on another Indictment, chars-
Ing hi with shooting at Joe Evans,
colored. who offered to assist Mr.. Car
nett in holding Off his assailnnts
The wholesale jail delivery In Hen
rico Jail several months ago, when
seven negroes over powered Jailer
Heckler and made good their escape,
was recar"! yesterday, when Fercy
faddy, color"', who VAS tho leader of
that gang, ar. AZ .u &c under con-
Tiction for the offerrt 'rlnd guilty
in the Henriro Circr., Court Of house
breaking and given an additional sem
tencc or one year in the State Pom
Hentiary. Upon several convictions
for various offenses. Gaddy will serve
sentences in the pcnitcn;iary totaiinC
twenty years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04

The hearing OF John q. watkins and
j. c. Allcn. charged with ASSEMBLING y.
@. Bailey. by applying "a powerful air
hose TO his body and injurinx him
internally, vas continued in Police
Court yesterday 10 April a.
Bailey who Ii in a serious condition
IS at tho Virginia Hospital
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
Regulation for woo,.,

Governor Stuart yesttrdav issucd .
reauisition on the Governor Of Norm
Carolina for George NJ Wooten want
ed in Hopewell on the charge Of yio:
lating the prohibition law Tho man "a
in 1ai! at Kinston, ~ - Officer
f. Hutchins, OF the Hopcwcu police
left to serve the pa pcrs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04

N.fsinia Coz. ycar-old so,.
Nant GIRL was faced YESTERDAY u,I,t
e!snt more charges Of petit ,arc.n,.
niaHtn9 Ten in all. The compliments
s s MISS DAISY Massie. Mas Mc(;eoroe
H. q, W"'lhonse. Miss Virginia
StaieS. Mrs. j.. Cantor and Nv. ~"
iasS our. L.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
Postpone. Party nnt, u.,r,,,,.

AZ the request OF the railroads ioin.
ing In the petition. the State Corpora
tion Commission yesterday postponed
The nearing on the application of the
roads for permission to increase their
intrastate party fare rates from . cents
a mile per person to ga cents a mile
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04

Frederick J. Watkins. charged Win
stealing two fraternity pins from r
+. DuTal and "a tortoise pair Of glasses
from -. . Divers. students Of tn" Mcdi.
cal college of Virginia, was sentenced
To thirty days in jail by Justice ,,,,,,cb
field yesterday morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
transporting Liquor

brind!e. OF lIopewell. was ar.
.'s'en Yesterday by Policemen Sweet
ca" waters On n charge OF ilegalIy
transporting ardent spirits into the
S,ate Brindle was arrested a, th.
Main Street station. VIC
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
Ste.rnes Re.ppoInted.

Lewis r. Stearnes. Of Newport News,
was yesterday renppointed by Cover
nor Stuart a member OF the State board
OF Charities and Corrections for a ,,sw.
hre-ycar term beginning April /.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
Al Emmanuel chnreh

Rev. James w. Morris, u. D.. rec.
tor OF Monumenta! Episcopal Church
Will preach AT Emmanuel Episcopai
church at S:l5 O'Clock tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
DULUTH

/. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 26.-Flaxseed
market showed strength today after a
show of weakness at the start. Fresh
buying to complete shipping contracts
appeared and short covering was In
evidence through the session. The close
was at the top of the session. Novem-
Der closed unchanged; December 2 1-2
up and May &c up.
Coarse grains for prompt delivery
were about steady, but buyers backed
off from offers where delivery could
not be guaranteed before the close Of
navigation Rye closed let off
for spot at 1.76 and the May future
&c off at 1874 asked. Barley closed un-
changed at from los to 1876.
Closing-Linseed on track 1850
1886 1-2; arrive 3.1S 1-2; arrive No
vember 3.26 1-2: December 5th arrive
3.24 1-2; November 3.23 1-2; ,Decem-
Der 3.18 1-2 asked; May 3.17 bid.
Oats on track 69@7O; arrive 50.
Rye on track 1.76; November LIZA
1-2 nominal; December LIS 1-2 bid;
May 1.84 asked.
Barley on track 1.05@1.35.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
EARLY STOCK
GAINS LOST
Advances Speedily Forfeited
in Offerings of
Steel.

New York. Nov. 26.-Early ad-
speedily forfeited On offerings Of steels
and pressure against rails. Union Pa
cific lost its initial gain and Canadian
Pacific. Northern Pacific, Atchison
and Norfolk and Western yielded a
point each, Delaware and Hudson.
however, gaining two points. General
Electric and Pullman extended their
losses substantially Shippings stood
out for a time, marine preferred ris-
ing 3 Ia points. Utilities were vari-
able. Brooklyn Transit gaining 2 1-2
points and American Telephone re-
ceding l 1-2 points. Liberty AS sold
at 1888 to 97.98 and the 3 1-2's at
$3.50 to 1902.
Trading was at low ebb during the
intermediate session., but he list
hardened on a renewed inquiry for
steels and shippings. Rails were al
most neglected and specialties on
tinued irregular, National Biscuit,
however. rising 8 points.
The week in the stock market OPP
ened with a general rally from last
Saturdays moderate depression. War
shares. shippings and specialties
gained l to 1 1-2 points and Union
Pacific featured the irregular rails,
advancing 1 Ia points. General
Electric was reactionary, however, on
the new financing of the company,
yielding more than two points. Cen
eral Motors and Pullman were in
cluded among the other heavy issues.
Liberty bonds showed little change.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
CORN MARKET
IS BEARlSH
Heavy Shipments Have Eff.
feet on Pit-Omaha Sends
Cars to Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. 26.-Notices of heavy
shipments from rural sources had a
decided bearish effect today on the
corn market. 1t was sale also hat
Omaha was turning consignments to
Chicago. Dry cold weather. likely
to improve the quality of the crop,
tended further to ease prices. Opening
figures which ranged from is to SIS
cent lower; with January 1.20 SIS to
1.21 and May 1.18 1-2 to 1.1S ga,
were followed by a rally. but fresh
weakness quickly developed.
Oats were relatively firm. Absence
Of selling pressure was the chief
feature; especially in the December
delivery. Lower quotations on hogs
pulled down provisions. A good de-
mand for ribs. however, sprang up
after the market had undergone a
moderate decline.
subsequently, the, market hardened
rs 4 result Of oats advancing to the
highest prices yet this season. Big ex-
port sales of oats were said to have
been made. The close was unsettled,
January 1.21 ga and May 1.19 5-8,
with the, finish as a whole ranging
from 7-Sc decline to 5-8c advance,
compared with Saturdays latest fig
ures.
Corn No. 2 yellow nominal; No. 3
yellow 1893; Nc. 4 yellow 1.75@1.so.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
LIVE STOCK MARKET

! .
.h.saso, R~. 2s.-Hogs weakenee
in price today On account 81 liberal
arrivals. Supplies Of cattle and
sheep were also plentiful.
s17.so q ' ;i7's5; '' light A' $3.50 ' %
$17.s5: mixed $3.50 a s17.s5;
heavy. $3.50 q $17.s5; rough $3.50
q s17.5o; pigs $500 q $3.50.
Cattle. receipts 5000. weak; native
steers $7.35 @14.S5: western steers,
$6.l5 @13.65; stockers and feeders,
$500 Oils; cows and heifers $500
@l1.75: calves s7.oo@ls;oo.
Sheep, receipts $4,000, weak;
wethers 1915 q 1890; lambs $12.40@
17.15.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Flour
unchanged. In carload lots. fancy
patents. 5000, wood; first clears,
$3.50. jute; second clears, $5.75, jute.
Shipments, S1.732 barrels.
Barley, $1.O8@1.35.
Rye. $1.77@1.79.
Bran, $35.OO@36.OO.
Wheat receipts. sos cars, compared
with 941 a year ago..
Corn-No. 3 Yellow $500 a $2.o5.
Oats--No. 3 White $40 Ia q
$.71 Id.
Flax $500 1-2 q 1928 1-2.
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
South st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 60
Hog receipts, $4,000; 10 to Is cents
lower; range, $17.O0@17.2O; bulk.
$17.1O@17.15.
Cattle receipts, $4,000; killers, Is to
25 cents lower; steers, $1,000 1850;
cows and heifers, 5000 $50; YEA
calves. steady, 500 1000; stockers
and feeders steady.SS25 cents lower,
$1,000 1000. *,
Sheep receipts, 1000; steady;
lambs. $S.00@16.50; wethers, $500 a
1900; ewes, $5.O0@1O.5O.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
Chicago. Nov. 26.-Butter steady;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26

Oats No. 3 white 70 1-4@73 Ia;
standard ~ 3-4@73 1-2.
Rye. No. 2, 1.79.
Barley, 1.10@1.4l.
Timothy 5.OO@7.50.
Glover 1000 $500.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, 27.25.
Ribs, 1850.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
VIEW YORK

New York, Nov. 26.-Butter firm;
receipts. 1850; creamery. higher than
extras, Al 1-2M48; creamery extras
t92 score), At; tirsts, 43M46 1-2; sec
onds. 40@42 1-2.
Eggs steady; receipts. 4,SS3; fresh
gathered extras. 57m5S; extra firsts,
SIS a Sc: firsts. 52m54; seconds, Asa
SO; refrigerator special marks. 34@
"a 1-2; do firsts, 80 1908 IL: state
of Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites, fine to fancy, .72@76;
do browns, 58662.
Cheese steady; receipts, 1855; state
fresh specials, % 1-2; do average run,
% Ia.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth, MIMI, Nov. 26.-Elevator
receipts of domestic grain: Wheat
91,7o0 bushels. last year 241, 800: oats
1920 bushels, last year 79,4O0; bar
ley $4,000 bushels, last year $4,000;
rye 5000 bushels, last year 10, 200:
flax $4,000 bushels, last year 49,
Shipments: Wheat $500 bushels,
last year $4,000; barley 1895
bushels. last year 1900; flax $4,000
bushels, last year SIG, 800.
Elevator receipts of bonded grain:
Wheat 1900 bushels, last year 100,
No shipments. .
Duluth car inspection: Wheat Nos
l and 2 northern rs; No. 3, 1; other
spring, 2: durum 9; hard winter 2;
mixed 20; total wheat Sc, year ago
ls4; flax 10. year 8 IS; mixed grain
oats s, year 20 AZ; rye /, year ago
Is; barley II, year ago ~. Total Of
sli. sratns 132, year ago 354; on track
36A.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26

$3.50 tubs; creamery extras, $50
as 1-2; extra firsts, "A; firsts, 80 1-2
042; seconds, 46@37 liz.
Cheese steady; daisies, 25@26;
horns, Is 1-2@26; Americas, rs 1-2
@26; twins. % 1-2@24.
Egg receipts, 1859 cases; unchang.
ed.
Potato receipts. SIS cars; unchanged.
Poultry, alive, unsHttled; fowls,
1908 1-2; springs, 10; turkeys. 81.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
MILWAUKEE A

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov 26.-Corn-
$1.95 2.o5; No. 3, $1.s5@1.95.
Oats-Standard, 70 ga; No. 3 white.
1904; No. 4 white, 70 3-4@73 Ia.
Rye-No. I. $3.50.
Barley-Malting, $1.27@1.41: feed
and rejected, $1.15@ 1.34; Wisconsin,
$1.30@ 1.41.
Hay unchanged.
Close: Corn January $1.21 ga;
May $1.19 5-8.
Oats December $.71 1-2; May
$40 3-8,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26

CHICAGO PRODUCE. d
Chicago, Nov. 26.-Butter steady;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
SPEEDING UP WAR LEGISLATION
IN SENATE, WITH HOUSE RECESSED

settled. Administration leaders are
positive the Senate will adopt Senator
Chamberlain's substitute for the
Houses bone dry" sections. The ad-
ministraton compromise would stop
the manufacture of distilled beverages
only, giving President Wilson no pow
CT over beer and wine. The question
will be considered by the committee
tomorrow before the Senate con-
yeues.
Many OF the prohibition champions
will make night for Senator Cores
amendment 70 empower the President
to suspend The manufacture Of malt,
fermented and vinous beverages, and
limit their alcoholic content as we'll as
absolutely prohibiting dstllation for
beverage purposes.
General debate will be, resumed in
the Senate tomorrow with discussion
OF the amendments. With the House
in recess until July Q. even should the
Senate dispose Of the bill this week,
a conference agreement and final en-
actment probably will not come until
near the middle of the month.
The Senate finance committee plans
a final vote on its revision Of the
ably after rejecting Senator La Fol,
lette's substitute. which would levy all
war taxes on incomes. excess profits.
liquors and tobacco. Chairman Sim
mons expects TO introduce the re-draft
Tuesday. but may wait until after the
independence Day recess.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02

WASHINGT July 1.-Evidence
that Germany is obtaining vast guam
titles of food from the European neu-
trail countries has been presented 10
the United States by Great Britain 1or
the American governments guidance
in determining an export contFol
policy. Much of this. the British sta-
tistics purport to show. is replaced oy
the neutrals with imports from Amer
lea.
From Scandinavia and Holland. the
British information sets forth, enough
fat is going into Germany to supply
7 700 900 soldiers, virtually the entire
army of electives In the empire: Ger
man imports from these countries. IL
is declared, reduced to carloads Will
equal the total ration Of 2,50O.0p0
troops. the size Of the German army
in the. west.
German purchases OF food stuffs
abroad are made through the govern
ment department Of the interior,
which has organized special divls-
ion to buy from the neutrals. In the
early days of the war the German
government stimulated importation
of food by excluding exports from op-
Grafton Of maximum price laws out
this drew such vigorous protest
from German producers the practice
was stopped.
Now the German authorities are
said to be using coercion, exchanging
for foodstutfs bought In the neutral
countries. coal and other commodities
necessary for maintenance OF the neu-
traI industries. To some extent these
coercions have been recognized by the
British in operation Of the ir blockade
but with the entry OF America into the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
LITTLE. DELAWARE
LED ALL STATES

WASHINGTON. July l. = Latest
tabulations by the American Reo
Cross, announced tonight, show that
Delaware led all other states In per
capita contributions TO the Red Cross
war fund. with rate Of IS. Figures
for other states follow:
Connecticut $205: Ohio. $751;; Mas
sachusetts, $3.50: Rhode Island, $1.43;
District of Columbia, $L37; New York
(outside New York City,, s1.2S: Colo
RADIO. s127: Michigan. S1:1S; Penn
sylvania, $1.14; California, s1.12: New
Jersey, $i.10; Missouri, S0.95; Mon
lana. s094; Illinois. s0.SS; New
Hampshire. sO.s+: Oregon, 1882;
Maine, $o.75; Utah, $O73; Idaho,
s0.71; Wyoming. S0.70; Minnesota.
s0,65: Washington. S0.6S: Nebraska,
$O.53: Indiana. s0.49: Wisconsin,
s0.4S: Kansas. sD4S: Mississippi,
s0.47: Maryland. s0.41; Louisiana,
sO.40; Iowa. $0.40: Tennessee. 1898:
Vermont, $O.39: Arizona, so.3S; West
Virginia. sO.36: Virginia. 1894; OKLA
homa, $0.27; Florida. S0.25; Texas,
S0..5:. Nevada. $0.21; Kentucky, $0.l6;
Arkansas, s0.15; Alabama, S0.l5;
North Carolina, sOl"; Georgia. .s0.12;
North Dakota, SOIL; New Mexico.
s0.12; South Dakota, S0'V9, and
Hawaii 5000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
Big Porcelain Strike
At Trenton Settled

TRENTON. y. j., July about
900 porcelain workers who have been
on strike in this city for about three
months voted to-day TO return to work
and will 90 back tomorrow morning.
Nearly 200 quit work April >. de-
manding better working conditions and
Increased pay. An increase in pay
was offered and number OF strikers
returned To work. but most Of them
held out for the original demands.
Threats against the lives of some Of
the porcelain manufacturers were
made bs q number of.thc strikers. and
destruction of property was feared
Nearly all OF the ten porcelain plants
in this city were closed bv the strike
At the meeting to-day 1t was pro-
posed that those who had returned to
work contribute a good share Of their
nav 10 the strikers. but this was re-
fused. The strikers then accepted an
offer from the manufacturers, secured
through Dr. Frederick Collier, Of this
city. mediator. giving the workers
more nav and better shop conditions.
Several hundred women were involved
in the strike.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July IA
formidable midsummer legislation pro-
gram, with food, prohibition and reTe-
nue. the major measures. still con-
fronts Congress in its war session,
which began three months ago TO-
morrow.
ate and the House marking time in
recess. Senate leaders hoped tonight
1o make rapid progress on the tood
control bill with its provision prohlo-
hing the manufacture Of distilled spir-
;ts and send it to conference by the
end of the week.
Launching Of the war revenue bill,
nractically rewritten from the House
draft and reduced from $1,000, 100000
to sl652.1T0.0 900 by the Senate finance
Committee. also IS planned this week.
Several weeks revenue debate prob
ably will follow disposal Of the food
liquor measure.
Members Of the Senate agriculture
committee and Herbert E. Hoover.
food administrator, were in conference
today at the Capitol. discussing the
amendments and measures to expedite
the food control legislation. Many ad-
n1inistrative changes were suggested
and will be presented to the Senate by
9enator Chamberlain, but none was
said TO materially restrict or enlarge
the scope Of the measure.
Except for sharp but probably
brief fight expected late this week,
the prohibition issue seems virtually
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
WEARERS OF UNCLE SANS KHAKI BREAK Up
SOCIALIST PEACE DEMONSTRATION AT BOSTON
BAND COMPELLED TO
PLAY PATRIOTIC AIR
Unpatriotic Parade Banners
Stirred Up Ire Of Bostonese
Many Arrests Made.

BOSTON, July Il Riotous scenes
attended Socialist parade today
which was announced as a peace
demonstration. The ranks oil the
marchers were broken up by self
organized squads OF uniformed SOL
diers and sailors. red flags and pan
ners. bearing Socialistic mottos were
trampled on, and literature and fur-
nishings in tie Socialist headquarters
in Park square were thrown INTO the
street and burned.
Police reserves stopped the rioting
after It had been in progress an hour
and a half. Many arrests were made.
The police took into custody some
of the participants in hundreds Of fist
fights that were waged on the com
mon and in the line Of the parade on
fremont street, while agents OF the
federal department Of justice, under
the direction of Assistant District
Attorney Goldberg arrested in the
crowd a number Of persons who were
alleged to have made unpatriotic re-
marks in the heat Of conflict. None
of the soldiers and sailors who rguTed
in the disturbance was arrested.
Carried Red Flags.
Inc pCOCSSolOA, " AISAA NSASASNSN "
hundreds Of men and women, many
of whom carried babies, formed in
Park square and. passin through
Eliot street, marched along fremont
street, one division going to the base,
ball ground on the common where a
meeting had been arranged. and an
other proceeding to Scollay square;
Most of the marchers carried small
red flags with white centers. en-
blematic of the peace demonstration,
and there were large banners bearing
inscriptions, some OF which read !:
Russia has a siS-hour day. Why not
American" and Liberty Loan a first
mortgage on labor" A large American
flag was at the head of the process
sion.
Attacked by Soldier Boys.
Half hundred men in the uniform
of naval reservists, national guards.
men. marines and Canadian "kilties''
who had watched the formation OF
the parade marched across the COM
mon lin double column and inter
cepted the procession at the corner
of West and fremont streets and
again at the corner of Winter and
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
ARTILLERY IS:
THE Bic NOISE
GUNS AND MORE GUNS
TO WIN WORLD WAR
Big Guns, Airplanes and In
fantry Great Trinity
of the War.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS /

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. July 1.-(By Associated
Press) officers who nave
been studying conditions on THIS
front for sometime past, say that they
are wonderfully impressed with the
British artillery, which has made them
more than ever conscious OF the I'M,
mense efforts the United States Will
have to make in that direction. Inc
American people have been quick 10
appreciate the value of great aerlai
fleets Of battle and scouting planes;
the air service appealed at once 10
their imagination. But when. AFTER
all Is said and done. il has been guns
and sill more guns, shells and sun
more shells, that have turned the lloe
Of war in favor Of the Entente Allies
The artillery has solved most Of the
problems Of modern war. 1t was tne
artillery that blew the Germans from
their grim grip on Fimy ridge; IT was
the artillery that shook them loose
from their nearly three years nolu
on the high ground about Mossines.
It was the artillery that shattered ana
crumpled the steel and concrete de-
fCnSeS Oh lQe f1lnueHDulG me tiShA
Arras nearly all the way to Queant.
II was the artillery today that Is
harassing and pounding the Germans
until they are fairly dazed when the
infantry attacks begin.
The limited depth Of the battles today
is due. to the fact that the infantry
must not get beyond the protecting Gov
or of their artillery. 1t was with their
enormous guns. which no other nation
possessed. that the Germans expected
10 blast their way to quick victory In
1914.
Now their military ambitions and
their military prowcSs arc being daEhed
to picces against the rocks nf skilled
supremacy in guns and gunncrs. Guns
airplaneS and infantry form The great
trinity In modern war; they can only
move hand-in-hand.
The life OF high velocity guns Mt the
rate Of fire it now Is necessary 10 main
tain is very short. pcccssitating cont
slant replaccmcnts and rclinings "f
barrels. 1t Is one of the most SiEni1i'
cant phases Of tho war as 1t npprna ches
thc end Of tho 'hird year that the al
lies including America. with wealth
Of raw materials nj their disposal. ca n
make these requirements. while the
Germans arc becoming more and more
desperately in need In that respect
Their artillery Is very strong at times.
but tho Smelling In which thcy indulge
is as nothing compared with what must
be endured by the Germans from the
allied guns.