The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-26
IMPLEMENTS
OF WAR NAMED
Roosevelt Proclaims These
In New Step To Keep
u. S. Neutral
By HOBART c. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. (UP)
President Roosevelt issued proc
lamation yesterday defining elm
plements of war" under the neu-
trality act and took another step
to insure that the United States
keeps out of the conflict now
threatening European nations.
The list conforms closely to
those now used in embargoes
against China, Paraguay, Bolivia,
and Cuba. 1t includes all rifles
of 26.5 caliber and above, making
the Japanese army's standard 26.5
caliber rifle the minimum.
The list is not the embargo list,
which the President is required to
issue automatically against any
nation that declares war before
March l. If an embargo is de-
clarcd Mr.. Roosevelt must pro-
claim a new list, but it may con-
tain the same items or may b
made even more inclusive.
Manufacturers of any of the
equipment listed must register
with the cabinet munitions board
by Nov. 20. 1t is estimated be-
tween 500 and 1000 American
firms are affected.
Other countries which have
sought to control munitions manu-
facture in the manner adopted by
the United States are Great Bri-
tain, Spain, FRANCE, Italy, the So
Wet government, and all Scandi-
navian nations.
The Presidents proclamation
listed the following items:
Category l.
/. Rifles and carbines using am
munition in excess Of caliber 2G.5
and their barrels;
2. Machine guns automatic Ii
files, and machine pistols of all
calibers and their barrels;
3. Guns, howitzers and mortars
of all calibers, their mOuntings
and barrels;
4. Ammunition for the arms
enumerated under l and 2 above,
i. e., high power steel jacket am
munition in excess of caliber 26.5 !;
filled and untitled projectiles and
propellents with a web thickness
of obs inch or greater for the
projectiles of the arms enumerat-
ed under (3) above.
5. Grenades, bombs, torpedOes,
and mines, filled or untitled, and
apparatus for their use or dis
charge;
6. Tanks, military armorcd We
hicles, and armOred trains.
Category 2.
Vessels of war of all kinds, in
Guiding aircraft carriers and sub
marines.
Category 8.
/. Aircraft, assembled or dis
mantled, both heavier and lighter
than air, which are designed,
adapted, and intended for aerial
combat by the use of machine
guns, or Of artillery or for the
carrying or dropping Of bombs, or
which are equipped with or which
by reason of design or cOnStruc-
ton are prepared for any of the
appliances referred to in para
graph (2) below:
2. Aaerial gun mounts and
frames, bomb racks, torpedo car
riers, and bomb or torpedo re-
lease mechanisms.
Category 4.
Revolver and automatic pistols
of a weight in excess of one
pound, six ounces $3.50 grams),
using ammunition in excess Of
caliber 26.5 and ammunition
therefor.
Category 5.
l. Aircraft assembled or dis
mantled, both heavier and Lighter
than air, other than those includ-
ed in category 3;
2. Propellors or air screws, fu-
selages, hulls, tail units, and UNI
dercarriage units;
3. Aircraft engines.
Category 6.
l. Livens projectors and anne
throwers.
2. Mustard gas, lewisite, ethy-
dichlorarsine, and methyldichlor-
arsine.
A LivenS trench protector is q
weapon similar to a trench NOR
tar. 1t shoots cylinders loaded
with gas, which explode when they
strike their objective.