The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-26
The HAND GRENADE ! nAR
Description . 0as u lEssE Deadly
Hsaposs o. Great Morla Struggle
Idea Originated In ~ Dsa-
gsreus lLisslls EeH Savings Banks.

Hsapons d Great World sIrzsels
Idea Originated In ~ Dss-
gsreus Misslls EsH Savings Banks.
Once again me old proph.ey
They shall beat their auoras into
glonEhshares .-Is being IlIalIed
onIy. this time. t should - I-ana-
posed 20 III more modern rao,,5ys.
mHnls and read. They. snaII t,,,.,,
Lnslr grenades into SAVINGS aa.l-.. !.
TOT millions Of the one-fIma 1sa.si,.
weapons, nov robbed of IhzIr hSss.
szp1oslye and provided with : nIot ~
aunt pennies and dimes ara do,,,s,
uazI IS savings banks for eh,ldra,s
- as the original znanadlar
ss..alsu TOT nIa mental and nhvaie,aI
ss.apsTIprlty IN 1he olden daxs5 20 was
- - man In tie trenches enIr,ste5
- ne dangerous business d -res,z
- throwing only when he .as sac.
- ana quick n Judgment. inlaIII-
~ ana fearlesa." Enlistlng n the
army O youthful zranadsers
sa0la, Tor these reasons. prove an
~ asplIs.tion = children OF III aee~
r. special qualifications ara S...s,,s
= .oaay from these Thrift cren-
. every child under the aee -
ssIsnIaen years will be given thJ.
IsER.Isanity OF enlistment. :. eaIIjne
ne local bank each one nav -,
sa.s hand grenade saving ha..- ~.
I'm Tor The summer nIa.Ihs 70
snoash money Is saved to .aee.,.s.
oaa OF more Var Savings sfz.ans ~.
sIslaae becomes the propsrz. of az
S.1Iu q the an1 Of q spe1zI1.H 49,
: q originally Intended !. s,ats.
- lean period Tor the summae -
szs.Ion only. buI due 20 uaz.oIa. ~
as1zy IN the preparation Of he ha.s
HIsnades for savings hanEz i ~
zen decided u extend ths Iz.a
n THIS way only children -.
.szzszpone and ambition ii .a -
mo the possession OF a rrsa.ds so suea
III take Initiative Al .s.,.., ~
- perseverance for the n,IIIlss..' ~ :
% md girl Tho win b. .s1sa 49, ~
mo The ranks Of the thrIf.x = az.
- Of making money ~ -. III
81 n hold o. . L until IT, s-s.s,''.a
- savings zLzmu h .yII.I. e.
= VII take intelligence - ~
ma=lasm. Il I'll take -. :. ~.
= thriving which Il aI..ys ', -.
- % ETenadicr for they viii
Or object and throw slnsss.. "a
slzoaE IN tn direction ahu
n short. Il I'll tale al ~. ~.
Qualities OF the fra6InaasI "a h .sa
...zzs.ss.s..'ay ETenadier. ThrouRh
/ Iz -. tarlH = acquire = .renade
a -. VII according 70 Thaoders
s.zzs,sa - Do cornerstone of
z zzz.zsasr. roosevelt said:
=. zlsv..sHnes rota eharac4er
- south aHay from Il. On ths
- naha, he habit . aavine
10y 10y. whiie i zIifens ths in. alss.
s :. ne energies. Il ~ sould
-. ss -. n on are beginning
N opportunity 30 aennaInt tha
...nsra OF t1s grenade BzaEz with
-. 5asnincanee d their standing ana
- Importance = their service h.
|.. - .a an4 their country Ill NO,
- school teachers IhToarho,,
=. ana VII ~ out al - aysii'
- asia about lha grenade ana ~.
.Zsaaa.ar. ~ ; child bal ~ viii
= aais1e 20 understand IL 1T mr..
= = ms mission. lie I'll - toia
=. ne word grenade h IzEsa frSra
n Romegranaza. shich i till sEsss
80 IN similar manner. :. sr,,n'
= for military purposes i ailcd
- various Eln1s Of .znIosIvcs
converted 70 ne rays d pzsea ~
explosives aFs replaced b zaginSs
- nus one = he mozI IL r,,e,;v.
Instruments u ar becumsz one ~
- mort constructive iun4rnnzas. ~
nSzss. The grenade reyer.z II ,ke
re from which i got ita nzns AM
EazaaIh seeds . prosperity Tor he
0nsnades zee known 70 M. han
= Hza i've Centuries ago n Iza7 q,
aas siege Of he Fortress ~ Ga
z@nzEEiore On ~ river p ~ a.
lenders used : primitive zTanaae
ME OF q Ga bottle Md vyi1h
powder. Grnna1sz were - - 49,
lie Of Rauen n 1862 ID A. an
. re Of VamI4uInnck in IL Inw
! Countries IN IS When Il. en-
fzInsf developed from RIazz - lr,r
. IT, made ; tremendous .ETsef
During the TaIEn Of Louis XIV N
IL The pocket used for CARRYING
! sIsnades beEan - be known a ths
EIsnadlere. M i waa moi Inng unit
- picked soldiers who secured IN
! country IN advance OF tn me al
. march. entrusted with Ins asadI,
hand bombs. Nere known n ths
. sHHna1iers
n English history, n al. the
ETenadiers are found from he seven.
TENN century N. and On Iha Con.
znsuI. during - wars = ne nraI
] pr % tn nInsteenlh century
, ErsHadea played ; large pzzz.
: .aa lei II The Russo Ianeuess
~. N 1907. u develop he hand
! grenade nearest lie ones n ne 1real
~. and the history Of tn develop.
msaI i extremely interesting. Jan
tn. tomato en-. any kind 0I metal
reeeplleals. weH1 aaved--eYan # the
beginning OF he European Har--and
filed Nith expInsIsaa, BIT # aheIl
H1Tannel BALI. nails and mud h
anTl at the better prepared enemy
TIE shair-brusIs. the f;erIaEelzball,
: s1e.. we're ths next atenz n tbs
evolution OF Ihs modern Nils bomb
which was Tie IInal type I'D b ths
! English and American armies.
! i the MIIla Defensive Bomb
MHTE II, which I'LL be used u equiF
The school children Of he United
States In their IIEht on waste Bn.
listed by CLASSES into companies oI
Thrift GrenadIaTa. they III IAN
LnaIr Erenades Tnll Of pennies and
dlmss with which to buy thrift and
Nar Savings Stamps. Win Ihs ait
Of ne grenadea. - drilling \ stead,
saving. wise buying and saIa invest,
ne. they vi become N InIepend