The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-02
WEDNESDAY, NoPEMBER 2. 1921.
CHEMICAL WARFARE OF THE FUTURE

VAST areas OF war gases in the upper spaces in
which aeropanc pilots will find instant death; ;
pockets OF hydrogen which will burst into flame as
an aeropane enters them; attack defying barrages
created by the chemist-a complete system OF chemi-
cal offense and deiense-is the picture painted by
General Eugene Debeney, commander OF the French
First Army during the in describing the tactics
that the general staffs OF the leading nations of the
world endeayorng to perfect
I'll hoStiles had been drawn out for few
months longer says General Debeney 'The war
of explosives would have become struggle between
the manufacturers of gases"
"To create supplies OF chemicals and gas is so
simple the French general points out, all that is
needed is laboratory and few dye factories. And
then. the path OF scientific research is so broad
Coloress odorlcSs gases will be discovered that can
he condensed into infinitely small compass and
,olidfcd into tablets and pills Already we know
something OF what the effects OF these things will be
Scatter the contents of few small boxes on the
ground. and dense smoky mist will spread stead
lily. under favorable wind, over several square
niles OF countryside deadly fog. fatal 10 every
thing living within its will be created at any
desired point merely by shot from a cannon or
even from cunningly placed machine gune. Broad
belts OF territory and entire villages will be poison
ed and rendered uhapproachable for weeks at a time
by other gases poured ont here and there. a drop at
4 time.
Where will one be able to go? There the
ground is suspect; that airpane overhead may be
dropping mpenerable log in another direction;
at third point 4 sudden shot from gun has Great
ed an OF several acres covered with an atmos-
phere OF strychnne; those bushes down there may
breathe out an invisible OF death.
The poor infantryman will stagger along under
an enormous mask covered with Shapeess and gas
proof cloak and protected, to the feet with in
sulated soes, Chemistry makes attempt to pre-
serve manly beauty and worries itself still less in
regard to the feelings OF the women who may have
the desire to recognize, under the disguise OF this
hideous dyerke costume, the beloved features OF the
heroic husband, son or sweetheart. Poor women!
"Agains. attacks by airshps barrages will he
launched-no longer the nfante barrage fire OF ex-
plosiyes and Shrapne, but barrages OF tenuous gas
that will create in the air poisoned pockets" in
which the unhappy pilot will meet with instant
death pocket, OF hydrogen which will burst into
ilamc Is the AIR from hundreds OF flexible cables
contact with which will smash propellers and destroy
both pilot and machine. The air will be filled with
ambushes and snarcs
ION the terrestrial battlefield gas-tght tanks will
be used in front of the infantry fitted with appara-
tus whose reaction will reveal the presence of hid
den gas and enable the pilot Immediately to launch
gas, while Seipropcled watering cars would
delugc the poisoned ground with an antagonistc
liquid
General Debeney believes that chemical attack
and defense will tend to offset each other provided
tina, the rival nations are equally skilled The expert
chemi,. Will lind way TO ueuiralize poison gases.
However, the French veteran concludes. the nation
that ills develop chemical research and chemical
industries will be poWeresS against highly skilled
invader even though the attacking forces might be
inferior numerically