Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-27
ST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY:.~THou CANS
, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1918

"The French front is intact" said the
note. "Any assertion to the contrary
is lie."
The bombardment of the capital
ended around l o'clock, and as late
as O'Clock no explosions had been
heard for more thar an hour. The
clear signal" was sounded at $40
o'clock.
Although during the earlier hours
of the bombardment the shells arriv-
ed on Commute intervals, later in
the day they began arriving every Is
minutes on the average, and some Of
them even fell IL minutes apart.
In military circles the belief was
expressed that the Germans were us
ing two long-distance guns. The
Matin says the position Of one of the
guns was established in the St. Co
balm forest, which would place it
somewhat farther south than had
been believed and In the wooded
area. This position would be about
~ mlieS from PnrlS.
Paris Streets Showed Animation.
During the early hours of the
morning traffic in the streets Of
Paris was shut down or curtailed,
but before noon both the subways
and tramways began running again.
In the afternoons the streets of the
city showed great animation.
The comment of the French press
this morning was about evenly divid-,
ed between the big gun which Is
bombarding the city from back OF
the German lines and the terrific bat
tie raging on the British front. The
tone of the comment on the lombard
ment was of astonishment ut the feas-
ibility of the performance. AS to the
battle. favorable ending Of 1t is
confidently expected. T;
Admiration for German Feat.
The newspapers do not conceal
their admiration for the mechanical
feat Of the Germans in constructing
their new weapon, but speak passion
ately Of the useless barbarity of the
bombardment.
- The Matin says it is consoling to
note that the number Of victims is
small, but it asks for reprisals on
German cities.
Prof. Paul Painleve, former pre-
mier and president of the Academy
Of Sciences, told The Excelsior that
by using tungsten in the fabrication
of the projectile, the tungsten shells
would be Of about half the diameter
Of steel shells Of an even weight, and
that therefore the atmospheric re-
sistance would be less, this account
ing for the extremely long range. He
also touched upon the possibility of
a propeller being employed on the
projectile.
Alfred Capus, in The Figaro, al
ludes to the making of the gun as a
great mechanical feat, but points out
that as military factor the weapon
Is entirely inefficacious.
The Petit Parisien comments on
the bombardment as an EXTREMITY mi
nor Incident as compared with the
gigantic battle in progress on the
British front. Le Petit Journal says
that Jules Verne had foreseen this
gun and 1t declares moreover, that
1t Is French invention. "More than
year ago." it adds, eve discovered
the secret of firing our cannon more
than 100 kilometers. The secret lies
In the greater suppression of the at
mospheric resistance"
The Echo de Paris declare the
bombardment Is designed to give the
impression that Paris is within the
range of the German guns. 1t is q
political cannon, the newspaper says.
Confidepce the Password.
Premier Clemenceau' newspaper,
LIE Homme Libre, asserts that the
password Of the hour Is confidence. !"
Germany" 1t declares, "has wish
ed to make 1t complete offensive on
all fronts, the land, water, and air
fronts, as we'll as the front of the
rear We are facing an enemy who
wishes to end 1t as soon as possible.
That suits us. Every she'll that falls
into Paris drives deeper into us the
confidence in an ultimate victory"
The newspaper, lie Journal, SAYS
the gun Is Of 240 millimeters caliber
and Of Austrian manufacture It is
q very delicate piece OF machinery-