The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-27

ures for what they are worth"
was shut down or curtailed, but be-
fore noon both the subways and tram
ways began running again. In the af-
ternOOn the streets of the city show
ell great animation.
The government has decided that
in the future the bombardments of
Paris by long distance guns shall not
interrupt the normal life of the capt.
tai, but that the population shall be
warned of a bombardnent by distinc-
tive means. differing from the usual
warnings sent out in cases of air
raids. Drums will be beaten and the
police will sound whistles. The pub
lie services, the trains in the subways,
the tramways and the automobile
busses will continue to be operated d
normally.
The new warning is to be known as
warning No. 3. 1t will mean that
any formation Of crowds in the streets
is prohibited and that all shelters, ex.
cept the subway stations, will be open.
The end of any kind of a raid will he
announced, as before, by a special
trumpet call and the ringing of church
bells.
The newspapers do not conceal
their admiration for the mechanical
feat of the Germans in constructing
their new weapon. but speak pas
sionately 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 repri.sals on
German cities.
Prof. Paul Painleve, former pre-
mier and president of the academy of
science, told the ex-chancellor by
using tungsten in the fabrication of
proJectiles the tungsten shells would
De OF about half the diameter of
shells of an even weight, and that
therefore the atmospheric resistance
would be less, thus accounting for the
extremely long range. He also touch
ed upon the possibility of a propeller
being employed on the projectile. AL
fred Capus, in The Figaro alludes to
the making of the gun as q great me-
chanical feat but points out that as
military factor the weapon is en-
tirely inetficacious. The Petit Pari-
slen comments on the bombardment
as extremely minor as compared
with ginantic battles in progress on
the British front lie Petit Journal
says that Jules Verne had forseen this
gun and it declares that it is a French
invention.
More than a year ago." it adds,
we discovered the secret of firing
our cannon more than 100 kilometres.
The secret lies in the greater sup
preston of the atmospheric resist
ance."
The Echo de Paris declares the
bombardment is designed to give the
impression that Paris is within the
range of the German guns. 1t is. u |
political cannon, the newspapers say.
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper,
lie HOmme Libre, asserts that the
password of the hour is confidence"
Germany" it declares, has wished
TO make it n complete offensive on all
fronts, the land, water and air fronts,
as well as the front Of the rear. We
are facing an enemy who wishes to
end it as soon as possible. That suits
us. Every shell that falls into Paris
lrives deeper into us the confidence
n an ultimate victory"
The newspaper lie Journal saws the
gun is of 240 millimetres calibre and
If Austrian manufacture. 1t declares
zach shot costs about $4,000. This
s new conception of our enemies"
he newspaper comments.
The ordnance experts were not
'eady last night to commit themselves
Is to whether shell was a sort of a
'erial torpedo driven by propellers,
whether an inner projectile contained
n the original shell is released by an
after the shell has Travelled