Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
UTTER DESTRUCTION
OF PARIS PLANNED
Huns Intended Using Aerial
Flame Thrower If War
Had Lasted.
CHRISTENED "FLYING DEATH"
Liquid Fire Was to Have Been
Squirted From Black Mid
night Sky.
CHRISTENED "FLYING DEATH"
tEy Universal scryicel


LONDON. Sept. ia hin, OF one
war horror. az least. which was not
TcSorted TO in the las; war, but which
may well take It's place among the
oesttuctlve agencies 70 be employed
come out with this weeks revelations
OF war secrets in the German National
Assembly. This is the aerial flame
death"
,.l. Ghopenhhassp MESSAGE, published
which Herr Erzbcrger sent TO General
non raj. snnayn; ;hen War Minister
the var rtcd-whereIn ne recon-
incndcd that Ieppelus invading Eng
lana De eauipped with flame thro~'ers.
Eou!d be dropped 'n A drenching ram
Upon Upon crowted cities: The alleged letter
mat all Humanitarian considerations
ana scruplcs relative TO the violation
Of International law should be set aside
IN the Fatheriand's battle against her
ring OF enemies
Idea WAS Feasible One.
Unfortunately. the published letter
9 1tooes no, enter into the details OF how
rom black midnight sky upon a
acfcnselcss enemy CITY: but ] nave
S ssfn int1r'n%d by an Official of,lhe
N" !uca practicable. but that the Royal
Asr Force engineers actually had
Wh di w o0II'a rr, [!on an nysn,ion
very idea. But beyond giving prac
, ca em"nstralions. Of the appliance
INC British flyers did nothing Tncv
lid not hold the same views as
IrHoerser is alleged 70 have held in
regard TO sanct:ty Of International
Jaw.
Horror, of "Nc1t War"
am privileged 30 make tho state
mcnt. however. that IT, when tho next
great war comes 1t is accompanied bv
amy wholesale disregard OF ope.i!mn
conventions concerning tho rights OF
nonconoa;4nts. such as characterized
IN ne, last 'rochal struggle. tho
dreadful rain 81 ire from the sky
may become one Of the incidents d,
dtstr1ction THIS, with tho reported
sunerpoisonous gas said 10 he
eccTct IN tho possession OF tho United
states Army. ana. Ike tho aerial namc
capable 90 being dropped from tho
skies would mako the wipinE out OF
q race merely 4 matter OF mathematical
computation.
BIZ by bit the stories of tic war
horrors the rrnpuilnE nations in tho
AS great conflict rad locked UP in
not Put in use. arc coming 30 light
irmisticc Nipped Plan In Bud
Before IN" revelations concerning
the hrc from tho skies &c heard a
few months ago in roundahon, fash
destruction or Paris which vas to
hav" been employed this year hut
which the arm!st!c. happily rippeI
before The bloom. This was in Nay
even 4 rohnam"rt over the Erzhcrgcr
notion Of a death rain.
Light dying scouts wcr" n rrc-
ccdc Germany's sNimUm possible Nact
OF bombing Hla in = FINAL sally
against III" French capital The scouts
were 20 he equipped with small fire.
bomhs OF some chemical which when
burning. dcfed the action or water
These wore 20 he showcrcd upon Paris
by tho hundreds. creating fires every
where Tf-n the heavier hombers
were 10 follow hard after and drot
tons upon tons OF high explosives upor,
the city. which Law revealed by the
light OF its burning buildings
The only possible defense against
such an attack Hnuld have been bar.
rage FIRE and coun,.r.atta"k hy
Ercnch guarding airrlanes of the
fighting iyn". Eiu' The war demon
strated what * nov counted an axiom
in air warfare. which is that neither
OF these methods Of defense durin
night attack - more than a stab
in the dark. Had such = concerted
attack by German airpianes been
made upon Paris, there is no question
but that the worlds most hcautifrl
city, would hay. been wrecked b..
yond restoration.