Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-08
GERMAN SCIENCE SEEKS
MYSTERIOUS FRAY
Possession of Secret Thought
to Be Key TO Next
Great War.
Would REvoIurIoNIzE Wan
infernliicd Disarmament Com mission
Find Oid-SchOOi German OHicers
HnnperinE DfsmnnflinE Munitiohs
Plans In Every Way Possible.
IBy Unitcd Newal

BERLIN, July German sciau-
tists, In secret. are seeking the
great?-Ray. which may prove this
key to waging OF the next war.
The tnteral'ied disarmament com
mission rcaiies this full well. hut
cannot ferret out the exact source,
ct The experiments. nor can IL very
we'll under Its powers proven. tht.
scientific research.
Tie fray in Itself may or may
not be wariike; 1t may prove. too, a
Room to humanity. Hence the com
mission is powerless to act. but i,
knows that II German science keeps
UP its record of other years It ha.
. good chance to discover this hidden
rhS which scientists OF other nations.
too. are hunting as possible war
weapon.
The question mark-ray lies some
where between the May and tn.
ultraviolet ray. There are. with
rays. series OF octavcs, as in music
The field between the May and the
ultraviolet ray consists OF several
octaves-an untouched field which
may contain ray that would strike
death and destruction TO peoples and
their goods.
Revoiutfonfze warfare.
Members OF the interallied com
mission believe that there NAV bs
developed ray which will, revolu-
tionize warfare. SO far. however, ex-
periments have proven rather fruit
less. An Italian claimed several
years ago 10 have discovered a ray
which could be transmitted through
The ali TO ignite heaps OF ammuni-
zion at distance. Investigation
proved. however. that he was using
time fuse TO assist In his "exueri-
ments' in Flowing up munitions
That theer are rays set uner-
plotted is certain. Whether they DOS
Sess deadly power or beneficial
action however. Is still mystery
And out OF this mystery arises the
peculiar designation OF the much
sought ray-the fray
The interaliied disarmament com
mission also lnds that the German
niiitarists 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 to Germany for her present
army. there Is n tendency to balk the
entente representatives at every
tnrn.
The central government. under
Chancellor Wirth. is not famed for
this proceeding. In fact. entente OF
nciais who have had business TO
transact with the Chancellor, ind
MIN an honest. straightforward man
who has done moro than any other
oihcial since the war toward fulfill
ment OF German obligations and
restoration OF good relation. with
the outside world.
ONcerS Cauae DELAY
But officers OF the old school still
IN the army establishment are put.
ting obstacles in the commission
path. They decline TO dismantls
plants Rs rapidly as the commission
demands. And they act apparent,
| on the theory that they can pursue
such dilatory tactics that Will Tire
out the commission.
The commission intends to stan
until the disarmament work is com
pieted. and complied to its satisfac-
ton.
The plan put forth by the mill.
! 'aristS FOR converting munitions
pants foresees period OF four tn
hve years hut the commission is
insisting that this work be accom-
pilshed I'm much shorter time.
Gas masks have finally been Do
nied the German army. This was due
| largely TO the French fear that I;
masks were allowed. it would NEAR
! mat experiments with gas develop
ment would be undertaken.
The navy. however, has been al
lowed $4,000 masks, as these were
found 10 be necessary to protect gun
ners from tho gases OF big guns
There are. besides these masks. how
ever. quite suantity OF gas mask,
| In Germany. used In mines and ir
| certain factories.
limitations that German chemist,
were experiment. with war gases
have come from time to time to tn e
| commission, but the latter is con.
WINGED that there is little to fear
from these sources at the moment
especially as the outside world has
| made tremendous progress with
gases since tho war.
| 0EEICIAI CHA NLOINIGS