Evening journal., 1921-08-17
TELLS ROMANCE
OF MUNITIONS
William B. Williams Un-
folds Interesting Story of
Ordnance District
EXTOLLS RECORD OF
DELAWARE PLANTS

comprising Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Delaware. is the title OF an
Interesting book that has Jeen writ
ten and published by william Brad
ford williams. showing what the
Philadelphia Ordnance District did
for the United States Army during
the World War
The book has STA pages and is
profusely illustrated throughout As
compiled by Mr.. Williams. the book
shows what every factory. plant and
foundry in the Philadelphia ord
nance District did from April. 1917,
when it was organized, until the
signing OF the Armistice on Novem-
her II. 1918. It gives a complete
list OF the marvellous achievements
done by the manufacturers. engi-
neers. inventors. etc, OF Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Having been head of the explo-
sives department OF the Ordnance
District. Mr.. Williams was able to
get a most complete account of the
doings OF the tri-State group
namely. Pennsylvania New Jersey
and Delaware-which he has char
acterized as the keystone OF the
great American Ordnance Arch.
To show what great strides we're
made by the United States Ordnance
Department during the war period
a brief outline OF Its progress is
here quoted from Mr.. Williams
book: when the United States en-
tered the World War in April. 1917.
there were in all, six arsenals and
97 commissioned ordnance officers
at the command OF the Chief OF
Ordnance OF the Army. In Novem-
her. 1918, there we're 5000 arsenals
(every manufacturing plant engaged
in the production OF ordnance ma
terial was in effect an arsenaD and
1000 commissioned ordnance OFF,
GERS"
Among the many interesting
things set forth by Mr.. Williams In
his book is the work done by the
various Delaware plants and fac
tories particularly achievements OF
+. J. dupont de Nemours and Com
pany. during the World War. The
book has several illustrations OF the
various plants OF the DUPONT Com
pany. both here and at Carney's
Point. \. j. There also are photos
OF Pierre S. DUPONT, chairman Of
the board of directors Of the DUPONT
Company and OF 1renee dupont,
president OF the company.
In telling OF the activities OF the
dupont Company. Mr.. Williams says
in part: "duPont's accumulated
knowledge OF 112 years Gin 1910 Of
powder making in America was al
the service Of and drawn upon by
the Allies.
'In turn. this service drew from
the iips OF Lord Moulton. head OF
the British Munitions Board. a state
meut that. only because Of thc
great worl; done by the dupont
Company in supplying powder, were
the British and French armies able
to hold their own in 1919 Then
later. in washington. d. c., while
calling upon General McRobers, Of
the Army Ordnance Department, the
late Colonel r. G Buckner. vice.
president OF duPonts. met for the
first time, General Hedlam, of the
british Army. As soon as General
Hedlarc learned the identity OF Col
onel Buckner he thrust out his
hand and said. Please let me
shake your hand. sir, and permit me
to say to you that the DUPONT Com
pany Is entitled 10 the credit OF saw
ing the British Empire.
Here the author gives his OWL
knowledge OF the splendid DUPONT
organization. He says: THE word
splendid is used merely to describe
the how Il was done feature. Ir
contriving at a word to describe th'
results accomplished. or what wa
done. we do not believe that all hai
been thoroughly covered when w
use the term super-stupendous.
1--WE saw them build at the rat
OF nearly a plant day and hat
knowledge Of nearly two binioi
pounds OF explosives. which the
furnished; saw their engineering de
partment blueprint into history IN
most wonderful achievement eve
performed in the worlds history o
powder-making -- the Old Hickor
Powder Plant, and feel we are in
position to make the statement tina
were II not for the duPonts, tn
forty years of Germany's secre
preparation for the Day could nc
have been matched-as It was-th
war could not have been wonl
1.-THE proof? Take General He'd
lams' statement made to Colon,
Buckner. Of duPont's: The duPor
Company is entitled to the credit {
-.
Lord Moulton's: The British an
French armies were (back in 1915
able to hold their own only by res
son OF the supply of explosives fui
.nished by duPonts.'
"duPonts have shown the rest
the world that the United States
the greatest nation in the worl
We were that, OF course. and kne
that we were. but a big portion
the rest Of the world did not kno
IL. or. knowing it. did not concet
IT, They know It now, and the
own greatest writer's and publ
speakers are telling II to the worl
Again: duPonts forcibly in
pressed upon the minds OF the en-
my at arms the superior streng
and resourcefulness of America, al
some two millions OF red-blood
Americans drove the facts hon
and duPonts were there in the thi
Of battle; they were in the high e
plosive shell. the aerial drop BON
cartridge bullet. machine gun a
barrage employment; they We
likewise on the side lines as We
in the big drive that It was"
Tho Af1ao Dorudar Ton,ro-.r