The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

MT. RichardSon said, of whom 66 were uninjured. Those still entombed in the inner workings cannot be reached before tomorrow, he believes. Hope that many of them will be found alive is slight.
 Officials of he.~mining company say it will be impossible to determine the cause of the explosion until the workings have been cleared sufficiently to permit thorough examination.
 our needs. As for the heavy artillery, we had in August, 1914, 300 guns grouped in regiments In June, 1917, we had 5000 of them, mostly modern During our present offensives we have, on an average, one heavy gun for 26 meters. If we sum all the French field heavy artillery we have one gun for meters in the sector of attack
 AMMUNITION INCREASE
 Our output in munitions was ar ranged in August, 1914, for 13,0o0 shots of '75s day. It now is arranged for 25O,O00 shots of T5s and 1O0,Oo0 shots of heavy guns.
 TO be equal to this enormous produc- tion, invaded France did not hesitate. III the midst of war, to create new indus tries and to bestow- on military author ities the best of it's productive strength
 If you consider on another side, the weight of the proiectiles shot on the German trenches during one of the last offensives, you will find the following figures for one lineal meter: Field ar- t1llery, 407 kilogrammes trench artillery. 2O3 kilogramnles; heavy artillery, 704 kill ogrammes; high power artillery, 723 kilo- grammes.
 Here, lastly, come figures on the monthly expenditures in ammunition for the '75s'; July, 1916, 100000 shells; Sep tember, 1916, 100000; October, 1916, $500 GOO. During the last offensive the ex- penditure was 100000 shots in all cali bers. l might also add that we com petely re-equipped and rearmed the Bel gian, Servian and Greek armies.
 T recall likewise that the number of heavy guns given by us to the allies ex- ceeds 800.
 MONEY NOT EXHAUSTED A. Financial effort: The financial ef- fort cannot be separated iron. the mili- tary effort. Here are some more figures France has expended since the beginning of the war the following sums: In 1914, 8040000,00G francs; 1915, p 800, ,000 900 francs; 1916, 32,640 000000 francs; 1917, 19,167, coo GOO francs. Total, S2 6I7, COG, 900 francs She
 
 August 1, 1914, to January 1, 1917, 6,OO0,- O00,000 francs. During the same period she loaned to several allied governments 100000 francs.
 "If France alone, who has only &, 900 900 inhabitants and whose richest and most populated provinces are invaded, was by herself, capable of such a financial ef- fort, it is because of the strict discipline which she forced upon the employment of her resources. This discipline also is a proof of strength.
 Such is the situation. Severe was the ordeal Stronger is the national en- ergy.
 Now it is a question of striking the last blow to the adversary. You will help us.
 "But, at the moment when the Amer ican soldiers may arrive in France, it is proper to let them know that they will 1 find to receive them a country which, today IS well as during the past three l years. bears the principal exertion of our dreadful foe, country which maintains l to the maximum of her power. without | hesitation and without weakness, heI i strength, her means and her will"