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FOUR BILLION
WAY Be TOTAL.
FOR THE LOAN
SEVENTEEN MILLION
PERSONS TAKE BONDS
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. May 5.-(6y Assoc'-
ated Press.)-Ouring the last three
days the American artillery in the
LuneviIle sector has completely
chased the Germans from their front
positions and wiped certain sections
of the targets in the enemy rear
area Of the map. This is the same
artillery that not long ago gave
similar performance in another Lor-
raine sector.
On 1.-THE present occasion. so tar as
all investigation shows. the Ger
mans have entirely abandoned the
territory. at least as far back as
point beyond their second line.
The only signs that they are there
at all are a few machine gun pests
hidden in out-ot.the-way places. IN
the back areas, which cut loose
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ARMY MEASURE
WILL PROVIDE
ENORMOUS SUN
FIFTEEN BILLIONS FOR
THREE MILLION ARMY
Some Opposition to Taking
Off of Limit in Size Of
Military Forces

WASHINGTON, May 5.-CnuGreSs hS-
rims ihlS week with Interest c"ht"rco
upon The army Increase program. WhlCh
furnishes probably the last really DIE
task To b.. disposed Of hrf"r" adjourn
n"nt. plnuued for ahcut July l.
\ rcdr:tt OF The r"cord-hrcaktER
army appropriation bill. To carry SI'.-
nDn ono u00 10 provide tor nm army al
2 n0o. .Qnn men during tho coming year
is To b. laid before the house m!IltafE
committed to-m"rruw. war department
heads will appear t. discuss IN" "Apaa-
sion nrnrran and explain how the huge
sum OF money Is To. b. spent. Som"
opuosition Is expected in h",h S"'fNc
und house TO the administration plan 10
l,,ni. tho nations armed forces only TO
capacity for cQuiprinG. trainne Ain'
transportlne .hcm. but Leaders "f hoih
nar,ioS now believe tho blanket pHWcr
will DO granted.
In the Senate.
While tn. Euu>c is bu>% with IN" army
nrovruru. l.r senate TINS "rck has
long list y! appropriation hills ANA MIS-
rclIan.nuS matters ~ acl ul'om Tue
pos,ufflcr budget. involving The qucS-
lion of the second-claSS p"SthSr IA
crcas.s effective July !. H. I" have the
right ii way immediately. II VIII D.
followed by he cpnicrc.'' report Wht'''
il To pn framed Tomorrow ON the leGIS-
ju,ivr. executive and Judicial aprr"rr"t-
zion bin and hy the rivers ana hh!h"FS
budI.., and the naval bill. Th" post
,fric,. r"lm,nitl"c meets t"-m"rr"W ''
decide. uu ncwspaiscr publishers request
for SUSPENSION or modification vi t"'
second class rat" increases.
Other Measures.
Amone measures upon which iiI"'l A.
lion is cXlcct.d during !h" week. arc
the seditiuu hiil runs:rcnc: report Whi"h
! The senate adopted y"st"r'!ay AMI whi' II
awaits approval hy the house: The draI
extension bills: Tn" $i".nn".nnn housing
bill; the Indian appropriation hII an!
the measure amending nc nnlhralizH'
, zion laws to provide liIn"diat" cNi%"h-
shin for aliens lighting under Ia" SlarN
and stripes.
/ The Oycrman hill. giving tn" pres
id,nt blanket authority to r"orKani@"
| federal agencies during III" war. when
| the senate passed Jas week. VIII II" con
! .sidrr"d Tuesday by II" hVus" Judiciary
! committee and it's carly ptSShg" III t"S
house IS expected.
War inquiry.
| E.nnnring Ur tn" SENATE military r''rn.
! mir!r"s war inquiry. with particular
! reference to the charges and ir';inld't
! lions - irregularities In tn" aircraft
: production program may b" "r'I'r"'
! during the week tn" committee no"
! is awaiting '.r:niH Information IRON
! GutZuu E"rglIIn. the sculptor. Wiz
! mad" I report on ia" aviation program
: -. uresid.u, wilson. Thr house com
: lnittor nlen wjE rlvc attention D" Hr
/ rraFr prndurti"t in It's hearings "n ih'
! arrrurr!atinn hill.
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american Bio Guns Chase Germans from Their Front Line Positions

Last night an enemy sergeant
major and eight men attempted to
raid one of our forward posts, con-
sisting Of three men. The Germans
captured. cne of our men, but he es.
capped before he could be taken into
the enemy lines. Attempting to re-
cover their prisoner. the Germans
strayed into the American lines
They were attacked. and the patra!
leader was wounded ard captured
He belonged 10 a reserve Saxon
regiment. -.
One Of the American patrols et.,
countered a superior force Of twes
ty.two men. Fighting as they went.
they made their way back 70 the
American lines without losses.
TWO German airpIanes wsee
brought down to-day.
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when the opportunity offers. Just
now the German first and second
lines are in about the same condi-
tion as No Mans Land. in wh'oh lat
ter area the Americans arc working
more freely than ever before.
The sections affected by the work
of these American artiilerymcn are
the line south. southwest and south
east Of HaIloviie. (This town is
approximately 13 miles almost d.
rectly east Of LuncviIIe and about
six miles from the German border
at it's nearest point to the north
west,I
The American raiders have found
that the shells had worked terrific
havoc at many places plainly visible
where the big projectiles from the
heavy guns had fallen.
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Saturday. May 4.-(sy The Aseo-
ciated Press.)-What probably Is,a
new German Iquified gas was pro-
jected this morning against the Pi.
cardy front, where American troops
are fighting.
The cas in its fluid form is con-
tanned in glass tottes.' On burst
lng they give off some substance
from which heavy. white fumes,
transparent in texture, continue 10
arise for five minutes.
No detonation was heard as the
bottles were hurled through the air
and apparently they were thrown
by spring. The Gas caused nau-
sea, sneezlns and coughing, but did
not harm any of the Americans.
There has been lively artillery
firing. but the Americans here have
not been attacked by the infantry.
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AUSTRIANS TO STRIKE GREAT BLOW
Death of a Hero for French Boy Scout

publish the
cmpctm
the tmir
M
irnnul}u un-Io Iowcln
u> been
annlunn
He refuse" n information FIH S ur on M c h
telegraph post anu
his
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DR., ALLEN PAYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO BISHOP
FRANKLIN HAMILTON

The sudden death yesterday al
Pittsburgh Of Methodist Episcopal
Bishop Franklin Hamiltop was learned
Of with supreme sorrow by members
of that church in Wheeling. and DF
members Of all other Christian denom-
nations. Son OF a clergyman who haa
served his church in West Virginia,
and brother OF another Bishop Aamli-
ton who was born in West Virginia,
his death strikes home Only last Sun
day Bishop Hamilton appeared In
Wheeling as one Of the speakers in be-
half of the $4,000 Methodist minis
ters' fund. az meetings held in Thom-
son and Fourth Street churches. He
had presided over the sessions OF the
last TWO West Virginia Methodist
Episcopal conferences.
Or. compton's Tribute.
Re-. VI. +. Compton. OF Moundsville,
district superintendent ct The " hf"I-
ing district. paid glowing tribute.
He said "lti$hup hamilton WAS what
term 4 Christian gentleman III every
rcsprc:. H. was very highly .edu-
Gated aud refined The bishop was Il
polished speaker. also an able adIua-
isrraiur. His death will m"an Il great
loss 70 the West Virginia Conference.
l[r presided At The llst TWO meetings,
;.nd has done 4 great deal OF work IN
aiding the aye,. and ailin" ministers.
Or. Aliens Expression.
Rev. Clarrnc. r. Allen. y. n. pastor
OF Fourth Street ". T.. church. Wheel
ing. paid the following feeling trIoute
10 the dead bishop:
I'm the death ut bishop Franklin
Hamilton Worldwide MrihUdlsm SUI
fers an unSpeakab!r loss. lie came
of the SturtiirSt ChriStian stock and
exalted the highest traditions OF Els
race. Born and reared a!nit. stte pri-
vationS OF IN itinrralt minister's 5
hour, hp moved forwar,! by the pro
rtIlSion OF an indontahl" spirit and
an unfaiiing optimism. To the rich en-
uowmrnt thar nature bestowed ne al
Ged the. culture that tha best scnoiaS-
,ic training at home and abroad cuuid
AFFORD. AS preacher. h. was prlur"-
". Elevated in thouSht. rhaSt" n lau-
g,,ag,. ;,!nrninc his sermons aad ad'
dresses with ;hn choices! "leaniIg$ of
extensive travel and rradine. with a
voice Tx" th" diapa~on o! an organ
and under perfect control. POSSESSING
th. ability 20 mAii" "v""r word eH'
pres. IN ide;,. a;id pul$atllc with the
spirit OF the Christ. he charmed ana
edited mis- hearers. Iharr w"r" times
when hi. liiehis of genuine nratory
rcminde,. one III IL" great Simpson
He possessed th" power ni simplicity
in Sperrh A. an administrator. ho
revealed rhn rare combination OF n"Xt
hility and riaSi"ry. II" gay" every op
porrunity for the expression of diverse
:iews. weighed we'll til" ,tata in hand
and acteQ with precision and flrmn"SS
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line Of the sun Un his homeward
waJ. getting clea".
Later one Of the American photo.
graphing machines was attacked by
two enemy alrplanes. The American
observer emptied one Of his guns
Into ono Of the enemy machines.
Then the American pilot exercised
discretion and turned homeward.
The Germans remained in pursuit
until the American antt-alrcraft
guns picked them up. Then they
turned and went home. The Ameri-
can airpIane circIed once or twice.
and then went back over the lines
and calmly resumed the photograph
ic operations where they had been
left off.
Another report now available re-
lates a somewhat similar incident,
except that this time three Of the
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] ! ![.,(O) |
To Place Ex-Czar on Throne
Brings His Removal to
Another Prison

MuS"rW saturday. Ma" f.~-'i;y in"
ASsnriatrd l'rr$>.D Nirti"ln& E"nnln"fr.
Ihr FORMER emperor. i"G"lh"r VIII thu
former ..uuprrSS nud on ~ their ""l%h-
t"rS have hcrH transferred fr'Ih To-
hnlSk l., Fknt"rluhGrH l." m'h'N ~"'i'h-
r:L.;t "r Perm "n rhr .tSItil. sid "i IN"
Irhl muuutainS'. aC""T'iirG !" Il >''Nl"t
announcements Th. rr:In>irr was nr-
I"r,d hc,.;lIis" ur the ull' .;"d Efforts az
peasants aud tu"lEarChl>iS III ih'' ulG'l-
hnrh"ud "i Tuh"l~k :" promote ih" "S-
,p,lr, al In" prisoners. Ih' hTN"liI"'-
m"nt docs net mention III" former Herr
apparent. ihr young Ai'%I~ ii"nam"H.
From SrandiI:IN ian ~"iir'"S iN"r"
cam" REPORTS lat. last month jhat th"r-
had been serious rl"tln%r IN lrtr"%rhN
and that the young AI'>t< bad b""l
pr,mlalrn"d emperor. With Grand luke
Mlrhu,l Ai"NamdI"vrrh - regent. other
acivIrrs that hHN" ""nr. "ut "t RUSSIA
have r"ntnin"d nnIhjng I" confirm th"S'.
rrruriS HIrl il MAS announced IN iHe
itrtISh hnl;Sr "i "nmul"uS "n Thursday
last that th.. f"i"iGn ollie" Wa wiih"ul
"tlicinl r"uiirurnlIu!, "t th" r''l"'rI III Il
counter r'vuIuIi"u ~ F"iT'crnd
III" r"roriS w"r" a""rii"'i ~ some
quarters /" German inspiration. and. in
fact "u Man =. hey w'r' revived III
Nianum. M"auwhIi". ia" German f"r-
,"iru "tIi".. had manifested k'"n interest
~ III" rum"r~ and instructed tie. Ger
. mnn REPRESENTATIVES III i:US~iI I" lHtc
rn,I.ilrI"% regarding them. ii vH~ ~
ported ~ E,rl.u :l.i yi.'''' ~ 'rh" whore
:,huuts If ~ FORMER N,.tr :" ihr rhrrn"
Was ru, .u,In.a,.ri IN any # III" r"r"~rs.
Tie. f"rm-r "ui".r"r Anh hrs family
i
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. May Shy Asso-
ated Press. )--four more aerial bat
ties were reported to-day by Amer'-
can airmen flying ir the sector
northwest of foul. All Of the COM
bats were indecisive, although one
OF the American machines returned
with bullet holes in its wings. and
two others with holes torn by fraq-
nents Of shells from a7ti-aircraft
guns. How the Germans Jared is
not known.
The first report was from the pI.
lot Of pursuit airpIane, who en-.
countered the enemy over the lines
at d height of 5000 metres. The
pair fought a duel for se"eral min
utes. the German finally turning
quickly and, running into the direct
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War Inquiry.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. May Il
Fire which started in Il corner nj iht
boiler hnus" oE III" Standard Oh com
panv'S warehouse and tank ward her"
Io.day DESTROYED iwO 3n.mln gallon
tanks. consumed about I.n"n "aIiCnS "l
oil and did other damHg" 10 IL" rrnI'-
rrtv. according ia Il statement by rIt-
tenden Ford. special agent of IN" com.
nanv. who has charge nf the local huS.
mess of The company.
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Continued on Page Toni
French Aviator Flies From
Mineola to Pittsburgh

rITrSEl EGIl. May 5.-Iirur"nnmi
,;"nrg" Elarh:r"r" Il" French IlynS
~. rmri,lrird lii" slight from Mjn""la.
l.. l.. - PITTSBURGH. Lat, t"'iaH. tunklnS
= lhndlIr ut thu farE"gi" Tech nSlntr"u
,i,.lJ at sf< ur",k. I.l"ut"naut fla"ha-
irr.. l.Ti Nlinnrl az $50 "rI"rk this
aft"rn,.nn, and mad ih, lM&' ap."r h.S
l,.jt IN .-nnd Iimr without ;urrI.nI.
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LET IT GO AT THAT.

PARIS. May ). I'll" war cnrr"-
,pundcnr at lhr from FOR The Temps
writes:
Som" one. asked il" ""r"nrly what
The Germans called their tanks !
WAS compelled To ronlr$s Ignorance.
\ dnCunrnl found since. however.
shows That The German iur tank IS
'srurmpan"rkraflwa@
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enemy attached two Of our machines
which were working with our artII-
Icry.
In the fourth engagement a Ger
man sailed up in the direction OF
some o. the American Photographic
planes, but one Of the fast Aner'-
can fighting machines rushed IN,
causing the German to turn tail ard
fly toward home. The German anti
aircraft pieces get busy at the san1e
time and broke out numerous flow
er pots," or. as the British airmen
call them. flying onions" This IS
an "archie" she'll which when II
bursts throws out in all directions
smaller projcctIIes, each OF which
also bursts.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON q FRENCH BATTLE FRONT,
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WILL At TEMP
To REACH THE
VENET|A PLAIN
EMPEROR CHARLES ON
HIS WAY TO FRONT
Minor German Attacks on the
Entente Allies in the West
Repulsed

,,,,rr tho battle lines along .hc PIve
river md in. the mountainous region III
northern Italy. where tie allied forces
have, been hnldine their positions since
last November. after tho great lttllhh
retreat from l&r IsunHu. lu@rc Is IN
creased tension and the long-thrcat cncd
hIuyy nj this IRON, may -" launched ny
ihc .rrutnuir aiii"S within Il few days.
For uany weeks tho Italian war ounce
has been HwHr" that the AuStrihnS nave
been assembling the lcSi"ns WITHDRAWN
from the Ru$$inn ANA Nulnanthh lr"UtH
for - rlriv. at lhr Italian armies, and
Il is believed rhnl II VIII n"i DC ioiiE
hrfurr tho central powers will make
anrll"r attempt To reach the plains ol
Nrnctia. break through iii" allied lines
and seek "a bring about a decisive coin
l,nt III tia, theatre Of :he war.
Emperor on the Front.
Emrcrur Charles of Austria. accom-
rani,d nv his chief of staff and high
I;crmap and Austrian officers. u re-
uurtrd on his way to tAo italian front.
and the great movement "f troops IN
T,rol and Trcntlno would seem TO indi-
cat, that vast bodies Of men are being
taken from ulhrr fronts 10 be. hurled
1T The Italian positions.
The uluw. it is generally believed.
will fall &uln"wh her" in the mountainous
section ut tn" fr"ni. probably In lie
Iagarlnu and ASaEo valleys. These
Srcl,r4 face the north aLd, IL broken.
would permit tn" fne to penetrate Into
th,. lower foothills OF the mountains or
even reach the plains. lC this should
occur. the armies along til" Piave river
would hr compelled tn fall back, prot
ably AS far aS IN" Adigr river. TINS
would email III. loss ~ Venice and a
vast cxpansr Of country 10 the enemy.
Forced by Conditions.
The decision 10 launch an offensive
If grand proportions in Italy was doubt
less forced by political and economic
conditions prevailing III Austria. An
offensive campaign that yields gains OF
ground might serve 10 still The ele-
lncnIs witch nrC Scc'hinr throughout
I tha dual empire, and would postpone
, , IN" day If reckoning Iha; seems in store
for the rulers "f .tuStria.
German dnmInai ion nf Austria is he
, coming NOR" r"mrlc,c as time goes on.
ryrul and Rnh"ma have ht"u annexed.
for r"u.i administration purposes. 10
Germany. hui th,S muv" in 'hr great
! garn" nt slaJrcrurt has served only u
deepen tn" rhasln .lr.Iw""u the racial
:a,tinns uf Austria. Bohemian troops
hrvc deserted from thu Austrian armies
an dhnvr Joined th" Italians. and If an
uif"n<iV,' - no; iHuuchrd rlcmor;liz't lion
ur tur Austrian forces may como. sooner
lhan The. ont Siri" world expects.
Attacked by Teutols.
In rh4 meantime the situation on III"
! front i'm Franco and Flanders has 10
manned fairly quiet. Thcr" hnv" h""n
, local attacks hy III" Germans here and
: :hrr, alun" in" linz. hui nothing an-
! prunrhlns a general battle has h"%n re-
Continued on Page Ton-)
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THE WEATHER..

west virginia-Eair. continued warm
Monday. Showers at night or Tuesday
western observation-disclosures fa1F
Monday. Probably showers TUESDAY
ohio-Eair, continued warm Monoay
showers and continued cool at night OF
Tuesday.
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GENEVA. Switzerland. May >.
1t j. ntlirialIy anu"Hn""d from
Vienna tha, r.uir"r"r Charles
thn chief uf III" Austrian genera
<lan aid ~-Nrrm! hlEh German
and Austrian niih'"rS reached the
Italian front Yesterday. ThIS.
with ,h, cnnSirrra"l" movements
,.r ,r,,rps in III" ryrrl and Fr"n-
I'm, r,,imrI"d from tn" ini"rl"r.
- interpreted Ia m"au tiA' III"
long predicted uff,IISIvr "n III"
Italian front will soon. begin.
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PARIS. May 5.-hrtillery fghting
continued last night along tho Somme
battle front. both north and south of
tho Avrr; but there was no infantry
action. the war office reports to-day.
Near Lctrccourt in Lorraine. close I"
th,, German border. the French carried
on. successfully n minor operation. and
took prisoners in patrol encounters else
whrrn Tho text OF the statement reads:
The artillery on both sides was ac-
tive. near and north of the Avrc. ana
also in the sectors Of Douaumnnt tE"r-
dun frnn) and Fiery t-orrninc). near
the American Toul sector.
There was no infantry action.
I'm Lorraine. a raiding operation war
carried out by the French In the region
Of I.ctricourt Patrol operations In the
region of Anservillars resulted in the
taking nf prisoners.
THE. night was quiet on the remoin'
der OF the front"
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LONDON, May 5.-Fiend Marshal
TIaig's official report. mad public to-
night. reads:
"F'renCh troops captured number or
prisoners in local lighting in the neigh
burhood of Locre during last night.
With the exception OF artillery activity
on both sides and local encounters At
different points to-day there is nothing
Of special interest to report"
LONDON. May 6.-German troops
this morning attacked The new posi-,
tions gained by the British, Friday
night, on the Flanders battle front near.
Hinges. northwest oil Eethune. They
were rcpulsed, the war office an
nounces, the British line remaining IN
tact.
The artillery on both sides is con-
tinuing its activity along the Lys front.
The British positions were improved
in local operations last night east OF
Amicns. near SaiIly-le-Sec, and north OF
Albert in the vicinity OF Hcbuternc. .,
The official statement reads:
by successful minor enterprises
carried out last night in the neighbor-
hood Of SalIy-le-sec and east OF Heou-
itcrnc we effected improvements In our
lines at the points and captured several
prisoners.
early this morning tho enemy at
tackled the new positions gained by us
, Friday night. northeast Of Hinges ana
was renulscd Our line is intact. We
carried out successful raid iuS the
forest De Nieppt. sector ,.-- -
Tho artillery has been active on both
sides on the Lys battle 'front.'
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON A FRENCH BATTLE FRONT,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-06
Attacked by Teuto1s.

In III. meantime the situation on IN"
front i'm Franco and Flanders has -
,nairrl fairly uuici Thcr" hnvr h"rn
local attacks Ivy tn" Germans here and
,hrr.. along in" lin". but nothing an-
pr,nrhlns a general battle has h"@n re-
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-25
Wisdom Of Daylight Saving.

Who ever thinks nowadays that the
sun is an hour behind the clock? Who
ever tells himself it "really is FIVE
o'clock" when it is six? We go peace.
ably to bed when the clock tells us to !:
we arise by the same token; we eat,
play and work by the Promethean In.
strument which, for war and common
sense purposes, is stealing go golden
minutes every day from the sun to
benefit the human race. And nary a
vulture of any description is tearing
at the clocks vitals for filching the
same.
Here and there Is little petty thiev-
cry such as the beginning of baseball
games at 3 80 o'clock that used to be-
gin at three o'clock; but the public is
too busy with great work, and at pres
ent with the races and golf recreation
to worry about that. In general. Amer
lea is living by the clock as it should
do, and the wisdom Of the daylight saw
tngs law is thousand times manifest.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-25
HOW BIG GUN WAS FOUND
French Artillery Officers Made Care
full Measurements, and the Rest
Of the Matter Was Easy.

Careful measurements of two holes
made by single shell in passing
through two awnings in Paris fac
tory enabled French artillery officers
to locate the great German long-range
gun by feat of mathematics. The
two awnings were several feet apart
and the relation of one to the other
gave perfect data on the course which
the shell had taken as it approached
the earth. After the apertures had
been measured to the one-thousandth
part of an inch and the direction OF
the shells fall exactly established, the
earlier career of the shell became a
problem on paper. By applying the
laws governing the fight of projecti1es,
and allowing for the wind, the state
of the atmosphere and other consider.
ations, French artillery officers were
able to follow back the course of the
shell to the mouth Of the cannon in
the forest Of st. Gobain, after which
1t was speedily demolished by French
artillery.