The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-27


partment has not speeded preparations
sufficiently in some particulars. so now
it is not urging the organization of a
sufficiently large army to defeat Ger
many quickly and surely. That the fight
over this issue after the HOLIDAYS viii be
acute is becoming evident.
EVILS RInMEe cpozIEp
w,sh;naton No. o. posnn,,s;h;,i+,,
American army was laid on General
Crozier, chief of ordinance. TODAY by
Colonel Isaac Lewis. inventor of the
Lewis gun, in testimony before the
Senate military affairs committee.
General Crozier is responsible more
.han any other man for the obsolete
equipment and lack of any equipment
IF the American arnoy,, said Lewis.
In a. dramatic declaration that Amer
lea is not fightine the battle of the
allies hut the hattie of Annarica Lewis
declared it is a "shame and disgra ce.
that Amer "a troops abroad have to
beg artillery from the French. AL
.eady bankrupt and bled white"
A former West Pointer who saw his
machine gun rejected by ,he American
war denartpenf and accounted as one
Of the pet weapons of the allies told
the committee the g1In never received a
fair trial here.
II am not here to tell the story
of NV gun" said Lewis. of is telling
it's own story every day on every
battlefield in Europe The only Zep-
pelins the British have brought down
were brouphtfdown by the Lewis gun."
Lewis said that for the sax, Of his
two sons now with Pershing in France
and for the sake "of all Of our sons
who will he there before the terrible
war is over" faster progress should be
made in euuipping the army
v,.,.. r, r, ~, o., r, u
ernmen llts r ,J to adont the I,ewis
eililleli' Ieluc.ailce W auop. lle iIs VIZ t
machins gun was descripea at lehse IA
ps =, ~. Doiie, iiiaiiuiaG. i ~, iteau ~
can n,a1Iers tast;fVinp ~ the Senate
,.ir;..., ar,,,s;ttno, ;,a,astia.+ion of
~ ME-. ~
'the shortage ia army supPIies.
M'eai eiie MieAio "a op ~ aefauas Soo
a MI. tootie ~, saau a,tn,an+ i .',t
80, o,.aa,, e.. on1,, e5n r. ,1sa R,,itisI
MN W. o. ~ offe,ad a,.,s a,,ns
eo .i.e va. ~ ~ go 10 f7,sad
10 ,Ie WAL oea 4l1e 49, a,u + 5
n ,,..trs >, ". M ~ R 9,, said
II went to the war department in
February, he continued, put tney
would not 90 anyInlns u1,tll aitei the
tests ordered lor Way NWlieii r .ne new
browning gun was aoop'sul. Inc nay
department aiso uld not Manl ~ - pi4 49,
war oepartnents Jesus pul oi' oioet
some gun mounts. ;, 80
Aieel wa p ~ 80 uu do, W. .nd
ierec guns 10 Tue Mai uepai .,iS ,,a az ,,a
were tola asaln liie 'es.ls Woui 9 ~, ~
tWa!ted' Ine ii ,a uspa oraenaa ~
marine corps however, olueIeu d sp Pc,
clal test. Ihey ana no. WANT ~ val loi
nv ~ az, ,,,;I r. vas S,,c-
test for the navy April .. ~ was sue
cess1ul, Adtnlral r-aiie anu 'i'ei 81
Lalnclt stated. .,e,, +,4 +,,o
me test was SO suC , an A. .ne
navy ol e ~. W ,.aal,s AGni,a1 Earle
and General Barnett said they did not
want to wait any longer under the con-
ltions.''
On April ~, he said the war departs
ment ordered 1900 Lewis guns to use
with American ammunition before the
official test was held, "on the strensth
Of the navy test
If the war department had accepted
The original offer and saved time needed
FOR manufacture, Mr.. Borie SAID, II
could could have had 10000 more ma
chine guns early in the war.
Mot Sur. About Gun
~. Io :,
Inc ofdIlaiice puleau; W.. noi le s'i ~
approached MS iirhl iaSt sumner ~
have 1t make the new Browning gun
put the Ilrhl ueciineu uniess the sos-
eminent Would pay Tor me factory.
we KNOW via. tiie L.ew - 2 p ~. WI
do, but noDody Knows Wha az t,le bro 'Nn,
on paper and IN Few tests.
Private manufacturers 10 nave con
tracts TO make hfow5iins Guns as
fooling themselves ana the american
people, declared Mr.. BORE predicslne
deliveries couid not ne hiaae DIS con
tracted for.
Mr.. Borie said ne tod war depart
ment ofrlclals that II ms coilIeiii !laue
eight months to begin deliveries. even
IN small quantities.
o.L..l p,.,+ s+o,ned
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