South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-04
ALLIES POWERLESS
AS GERMANY HUNTS
FOR DEATH RAYS
Scientists Of Nation Devote
Month : To Mysterious
Quest for Future Wars.

BERLIN. Az by z. P)-
German scientists in secret. are
seek.ng the great?-Ray which may
prove the keg 90 vaging OF the next
war
The iutera cd disarmament COM
mission realize this fun weu but
cannot ferret out the exac, sources
90 the experiments. nor can 10 very
Well under Us powers prevent this
er-Ge research.
The Gray iE itself may or may
not be- warAke. 81 may prove. too.
e. boom no humanity. Hence the COM
missisn is powerless 90 act but .t
knows that u German science keeps
no its record OF other years f. has
a good chance 20 discover this hid
den ray which scientists OF other
nations too are hunting As a pos
sbIe war weapon.
The question mark -ray lies some
where between The N-Ray and the
ultraviolet ray. There are. with
rays, a series Of Octares as in mu-
.le The field between the X-Ray
and the ultraviolet ray consists OF
several octaves-an untouched field
which may contain ray that would
strike death and destruction 20 peo-
p'e and their goods
RcvoiutiouiLe Warfare
Members or tho iuteral.ed conn
mission believe thst there may be-
developed a ray which viii revolu-
t1uize warfare. So FAR. however.
experiments have proven rather
Ruthless. An Italian claimed sew
era. years ago 20 have discovered
ray which could be transmitted
through the air 10 ignite heaps OF
ammunition at a distance. Investi-
cation proved. however. thai ne was
using a time fuse 20 assist in his
experiments in blowing al NUM-
ticns.
That there are rays vet unexplOit-
cd IS certain. Whether they possess
a deadly power on a benefcient ac-
ton however is still a mystery.
And out OF this mystery arises the
peculiar designation of the much
sought ray-the Ray
The interaIlied disarmament COM
mission also finds that the German
militarists are badly delaying work
which should long since have been
accomplished.
This information came from a
member OF the commission who
pointed out that. particularly with
the matter OF munitions factories al
lowed 70 Germany for her present
army. there is tendency 10 ballI
the entente representative at every
turn
The central government under
Chancellor Wirth is not blamed for
this proceeding In fact. entente
officials who have had business to
transact with the chancellor find
him an honest. straight-forward
man who has done more than any
other official since the war toward
fulflment OF German obligations and
restoration Of good relations with
the outside world.
Officers Cause Delay.
But officers OF the old school still
in the army establishment are put
ting obstacles in the commission
path. They decline TO dismantle
plants as rapidly az the commission
demands And they act apparently
on the theory that they can pursue
such dilatory tactics that they will
tire out the commission
The comm 5ssion intends TO stay
until the disarmament work IL com
pIeted and completed 20 it's salts
faction.
The plan put forth by the mill
tarists for converting munitions
PLANTS foresee a period OF four 10
five years: but the commission is
insisting that this work be accom-
pHshed in much shorter time
Gas masks have finally been de-
rfed the German army. This was
due largely 20 the French fear that
III masks were allowed. il would
mean that experiments with gas de-
Nelopment would be undertaken.
The navy. however has been al
lowed $4,000 masks. as these were
found 20 be necessary 10 protect
Eunuers from the gases OF big guns.
There are besides these masks,
however. quite quantity of gas
masks in Germany, used In mines
and in certain factories.
Intimatlons that German chemists
we're experimenting with war gases
have come from time 20 time TO the