The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
WEAPONS OF WARFARE
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States Ind looked upon the allies as tho
first limo Of defense when tds county
entered tho war and formulated It's Inu-
milton plans So rs not to lntertcre Win
the gun and ammunition CONTRACTS LOT
France and, Great Britain Many Amen
can gun fOrEingS and completed Eu,9
have been ;Iorcd across to Great BrNan
e.,d shipments to the French armies ma
reached a total of 1000 guns 4 month.
The needs OF the navy as the second
defense line also gave II prionty' Sna
tho Shipping Board came next In tho llst
fu- steel and other commodities necdeo
10 carry out the huge proSraIn rnaPPeu
out for the American army ltScit- 11iiS
placed the American ordnance program!
fourth on the list with the necessity OF
m,lIdinc from the ground UP. AZ every
existing facility for sun naanufacturc
was in use.
A striking featu-e Of what WIS nc
complishcd, 1t WAS shown by Objects az
the proving ground, was inc Iac1 sr,a - "a
rho l55 m. n. howitzer program. an oSt-
nut had been reached that exceeded inc
estimated needs OF the American FORCES
cvr7, on the basis of four million men IN
Franco and six hundred hOWltzIs were
sold 20 Franco as excess.
I'hn demonstration today. covered oil
th,, trench warfare weapons ana inc
field artillery. including tho six incn
guns taken from the American coast &c
lenses and many OF winch rcsIcncu Ule
ended. It took in also the first pconc
demonstration Of the giant guns MOUNT
cd on railway cars. solid ranSS Of '-ircn''
74-jnch md lS-irch weapons hurting pro
jcctiles over tho range.
Among the guns fired were le-lrlch
mortar and n lG-iuch howltzcr.
Goth wore mounted on especially dc
signed railway carr!a -es from which
they were fired and which could D.
rrinve-! quickly to another post. rFtolhS
,.,t, ~ "a r
rang" and power. also Railway mounted
and so designed that tho rccni! - t2hcn
10 in the backward movement OF the
whole massive carriage along TN" trackS'
also was fired. Ii IS purely American
nu;pu. and is the Cirst Of the great mo
bill" SO, coast batteries ~ be added TO
tho Gcfnns"s II :hr country.
The tank demonstrated today Was the
thr"e-ton. two 'aan tEpe. "I American
design \ production uf 100 day vi
these swift .rachin" gun armed land
stirS was almost ready 20 start when
Tho war cam" r. Hu end. Fairly in tn"
spring II would :;:,"c been reached. sup
r,lnu.niint- "a" eiX-trn tank program
tiron which tho United States was work
;n.. Jointly with tn" British both in do
sign and rHauurartUrr Mr. Cr"w"ll said
rhat six thousand or IN" big ;ar!ts were
in process Of manufacture" III III" United
St;>lrS rlCN".
All H.. working parts q: many others
w." hTiit IN Ii" tHit"i States an!
s;.i:,rrr! 90 England r"r assembly. In
this way they r"arhc! tho front with
I British or American crews.
/; 4 whole tl""t nf American artillery
tractors ais" WAS d"mnn%t rated rs were
! twn n>w types Of guns developed in this
/ country.
Ntr. Crowrll showed that tho United
c'r'".. has on hand ROW TN enormous
stock Gc reserve ammunition ~ N"
! arr.v'e standard guns. For In" TIS
nln:.". rrp"r th"n i5.p"n. GOO rounds arc
! G.t Land and ,hls wili h" d"I''i"d before
I tn. contemplated rrs"rvH IS C"'np!"t"'!.
T. IS p,".;trh 80 'i."n - p"rc"At IL tics"
; l0rd"d.
when ia" rr"rt German dri"" start 81
ils' Morr'r II was disclosed Franc" had
e. GHr. nOG rounds FOR h"r as - -"2"rv"
When -" ar:misiir" vas signed. h"r re-
! .,.rv" Stu",t lad boon r"'iSc"d 20 iI.nNh =
: n'.r rruuf~ ! "rl' va" md" by N"
French IN III" i'nit"l states f." .
200 n"6 rounds rnr th"s" guns - ln"n'h
IN t..t.!..r' -" l'u;:"I St"t"s delivered
- rnf, Gro rounds. ~ Ir'nr. and H1d ~
otter "'n Gnr waiting - 'h.' docks. tH'
rIr,.'h. rE;' pU' "m this ID" hnElU"
...:,,.f:,fs; hr".- and = half m,li!"ns vi!
~:":Idll: Increasing. flow.