El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

DRIDGEPORT. Conn. June 22.-I
u have come here TO tell you about
the machine euus ruey are now max
iur for our soldiers in Europe. They
are the most rapid and most efficient
man killers that have vet been put
INTO the battaGeIds and when our
soldiers are fully equipped they viii
sow death as they go over the top.
These guns are being manufactured
ia different parts OF the country, but
at this writing the biggest and best
equipped factory for making them is
that Of the Remington Arms Union
Metallic Cartridge company, here at
BridgepOrr- The establishment con-
sisrs of 48 buildings Of brick, steel
and glass, all Of which hum with the
machinery for making firearms The
shops cover -FOUR or uye times as
much ground as the National capitol
ut Washiu Et0u. and ] am told that it
IS q ten mile journey TO so over them
an
The buildings are walled with glass.
II took a solid acre Of wire glass to
equip them and more than ten tons Of
putty 10 hold on the panes- They
have enough electrical wiring to
reach from washington TO Albany via
New York, and their power plant
would supply all the needs Of a city
Of 10000 people
1900 Hands Are Employed.
Imagine structures like this filled
with the newest machinery and about
$4,000 men and women at work. and
YOU have an idea Of one Of the new
plants which have sprung up almost
in a night for fighting the Germans.
7 say in a night That is not tech
nicaly correct The actual time Of
creation was less than one year.
In March. 1915. the ground where
a nn rs d FHrsr H.HrH d
and COW pastures. The cattle Erazed
In the fields and the only other in
habitants were chickens and pigs.
Then TIE "cry from Macedonia"
came from the allies. and the United
states began TO supply rnelr NUM-
lions. Within a few months the land
was drained and the buildings went
Up and before the end OF the year IS
per cent of the machinery was work
ing. AT one time the establishment
had $4,000 men making rifles for the
Russians and fl has now many thou
sands engaged upon machine guns and
rifles and pistols
Description OF Machine Gun.
But first I would like TO give you
some idea Of what a machine gun is
and its terrible efficiency in the kill
ing Of men I have seen the several
kinds now in use On the baruefields,
and 7 have shot one OF the new
BroWuiuEs. I'm the rifle pit Of the
AZ the rate Of 500 per minute or eight
and one-uhird every second
Put your watch TO your ear and I
split each tick into eight parts, and Z
one Of those parts VIII give you the ]
speed at which the balls Fly forth I
from the gun The Browning 7 fired Z
was mounted on a small iron tripod, l
and a rapid stream OF fire seemed TO l
fly from the muzzle-
The gun was aimed at a square I
=
The balls passed through this hole I
into a sand bank beyond, and as /
turned the gun slightly some Of them I
struck the plate cutting its half inch I
hard steel as though IL were cheese /
After the shooting climbed Up a I
ladder on the side OF the plate, and 4
saw where some Of my bullets had ]
struck The edges around the hole ]
were chewed by the bullets. and in I
several places the balls had mads /
holes through the steel
Child Can Operate Gun.
This shooting was done inside the /
factory, and the noise was terrific ]
il would have been less out Of doors I
uuL as il was, 7 plugged my ears
with raw cotton and thus saved my /
hearing
was surprised at the ease OF shoot |
ing the gun A thre5-year-Old baby /
could IRE it as far as the force re-
CURED IS concerned All that is \
NEEDED is the touch Of your finger on .
the trigger and the bullets fly forth I
until your finger is raised.
At one time 7 shot a dozen cart
ridges fin less time than it takes to /
dictate this sentence and then one,
two and three and then 20. and then u
long stream Of lead which went .
Forth like the water from a hose
In shooting the gun from q tripod /
ir can be moved back and forth so 4
that ir sprays lead, sowing death as
il goes. One could put it on wheels I
and run il along a board fence, cut
ting the boards like a buzz saw. or I
you could swing IL around and cut /
out patterns Of fretWork. You can
mount it in an airplane and make it 4
ain death on the enemy
10000 shots in As Minutes
The working Of this machine gun
is almost perfection The one I fired /
was the first Browning ever made 4
with machine tools It was tested on