Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-28
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80 4.
EDWARD 3. CLARK.
I. 4tssI t1ngress. after .
Ii the advocates Of
2 tls issue, has decided
s IS, IL star Of the army.
= Nod by legislation the
u yIrslrs sers Ice. otherwise
a Is service IL Uncle Sans
ISL. tlse 30, 1920, therefore, the
81 order Of the law
t4e continued With the
-. mi sqtharitles that 4 had on
.,sf lie Hrrnistice went into
~ 4eiaIIar d. 1913 The CONF
go Il .coi ggess which went into
\. .gslest Heard the whole history
- ia serylter rs intimate rela-
,. Nh ne chemical and dye In
,.,.f aStg ire Gicrfnans built their
,-lsai i.FtistFies and later utilized
WI, Il, la4t ltihg ii form OF warfnre
.sisl faHela tllt allies nnawarcs, and
XXX ater iIot met, would have
.,,s, defta, for the entente.
t,srrt5l5y broke It's PLEDGE when Il
.,s sas against Tie british forces
!, ges IN Anril, 1919 The view
,f., ea,4srrs4 has taken OF tile mat-
!. eplartsti WIS lint when country
MS ffoktn pledge there Is no In
,3.sbff illat II viii not do the sane
nag again, md therefore legislation
y, leen lassed md approved which
hi eoniinue The chemical wnrfare
srIse mi defensive purposes for an.
abet year md ttis means almost I'M.
,,e,tlai at,ly dat II Will be made q
sarste unf ii the regular army
sttn organization Of the regulars
na!f be completed next winter.
Nature Of Gas Warfare.
mere seems 10 be some nisunder-
hsdlae throughout the United
s,tes about the natpre Of gas war.
hrs G;assis not as deadly d weapon
d ether approved weapons Of war,
ba Ii Id enemy Is unprepared TO
s.st gas attacks he Will be put out Of
IL conflict until preparation can be
sade and In the intervening time the
ounny which las gak and which
ssuslng Il Is certain to win Its vic
aysunless preparation can be made
rltkly,
British, French and American ali.
astttes say that with the develop
MI of gus warfare to its present
adltton Ii Will be impossible TO pre-
IN quickly against an attack of the
sny who IS fully equipped with the
Kiern offensive gas appliances The
msan the british we're able to pre-
M IN iill5 IS that the first gases
ss1 wore not as effective as those
ssIfh later were manufactured with
rs as Il Is today the army which
HIS It can ,lefcat out Of hand any
thfr army which may confront II, no
natter Whit Its size mt least so runs
~ ppiatn Of military experts In
R.alJ0gtan
fhe cflaleni warfare service II
sosely related With chemical develop
! ntat II tsery direction In the United
Siits Here IN mhn4 Nal. Gen. VII.
Jan perf director OF file chem
ttsl sart8re service. has said on this
natter
When one looks back he must APP
EesIafs tla absolutely helpless con.
elton tie Hitel States would hive
setf n ar 70 1917 Ind II been
talet lit..3n q prosecute a war With D
Efest aati9Ii and had II been unable
eeItr hi seas 1t would not
aNf blrl r enough 20 last two
eftks flla hive had no MI
'ass 81 hlrh 10 make more.
Ids Il tiyesiuff industry
coke ovens. would
tsyfs supply Of oil mate
'3als 3,liaeture 81 exnlo-
s.'.s future wars VIII be
het,toai wars, more
md The nation
It's chemical pos
ea56y a great adYan-
questions presented
-f8y 10 this country II
stress for war
rncm of chemical
peace application. I"
seEs'td 70 Chemical Industry.
nns came IL tie con
sanctioned the con-
chemical warfare
ry line of chemical
d Il VIII Be found
apnlieatton as well
ii,
gress makes II
tlfat the chem
~ viii 80 hand In
aris to develop d
his country. to de-
and acetylene In.
, hftrfftfi foreign COM
ie have studied the
ar,are say TINT had
Ypres the full
hl0eIne cloud that