Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
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NN/E ASSOCIATE with modern wars the dropping Of
w propaganda leaflets, poison gas bombs magnetic

w mines submarines and the like
But all these things much Older than imagine
for in the Peloponnesian War independent
states OF Greece, gas attacks used Is. c.
the Sparans attempted capture the cities of Beium
and Platea by burning sulphur and pitch Marco Polo
refers To the kaIpunas Persian tribe who applied
cloud of gas to warfare. The Crusaders burning
pitch and its nauseatng stencil their attempts take
Palestine.
British distributed $4,000 messages over the
German lines in October 1914. II old stuff
then for during the Napoleonlc wars Lord C"crane had
pamphlets dropped from kites tOwed by the brig Pslas
along the French coast
raids and blaekous are not inventions of modern
warfare is generally believed Civilians bombed
by airpanes during the Mexican Revolution in 1912. and
there is a proclamation in the Public Record Office in
Dublin, Ireland dated 1641 which states that Lights
N QUITE of We Lantiorns shall not be hung the
fortress owne of Chsrlemont from the doore
down we Darke from the hour of sundowne from we
l4th September to prevent disorders and mischief"
Incendiary bombs invented 600 years ago in
the so-caled "stinkpots" of the Chinese This vile
invention consisting of earthen pot with heavy
contains mixture of something like the ancient Greek
fire" and emits pungent suphur0us odor When
smashed the contents bubbled out soaring flesh and
ting fire woodwork while suffocating every within
These still carried at the mastheads
of pirate and junks ready at moments notice to
be dropped upon an enemys deck.
Contrary to popular belief, trench warfare did not
originate during the first World War but actually
employed by Romans and BritOns from 50 Il. c. until
the 9th century when forts came into favor
Robert + Lee used trenches during the Civil War
at Petersburg Virginia with first, second and third
lines OF defense communication ana supply trenches
trench mortar empiacements and zigzag lines To pre-
enfsdng fire. French and British military experts
went to Petersburg during the early days of World War
to study these early entertainments which they later
used large scale
You're wrong too If you think the first great walls
like the Magin0t ami Slegfried lines built the
World War The Celts used a similar
construction some 1900 years one of the forts
Coress Ireland contains Wel-prescrved underground
shelter the banks of which supported heavy posts
the Roman type In those days such defense system
would have been very dfficat to pass similar
sructon to ne found the first this than
20 feet high from the bottom OF thu ditch to Tie baA
1t is supposed to have been Used corral for raled
cattle
Many persons enormously believe that the submarine
developed during shortly before the
Actually the first submarine was constructed during 1919
when James was king of England The inventor and
maker Duchman named Drobel His sub
mersble tested the Thames River by KING James
Who found that able 10 stay under water ton
several hours depth of Is feet Thy difficulty
with this early submarine that dozen had
to propel it
The people think balloon barrago over Lon
don quite new wrong for London had similar
barrage la17-ls Then It known tho balloon
apron and consisted of series of horizontal vines
attached 90 tho nporug cables ~ kite balloons iNu-
heights 600 10 10000 feet The Italians thought mp
the idea balloon barragc aud introduced IN the last
war part OF The defense Venice
AS for mines 100 tnc Diary ot SaH.l d rcrys FIRST
Lord Admiral of tho British Navy l THIS passage Eli
day. March a 1862 Home for dinner I'm the afternoon
come German. Or Ku,fnor. 10 discourse with
about his engine blow up ships We doubted the
matter fact II being tuci 10 CrouVcls time but the
safety Of carrying them IN ships tut ho do tell U.S. that
when he tell the King hls secret Ton but
the Kings successfully ana Their heirs must know IT, II
viii appear 10 be no danger at all We concluded nothing,
but shall discourse with tie Duke OF York tomorrow
Tanks had Their origin Ia the scytbecqunoea cl.lii5s
chariota nj the states sung and C1l
Leonardo GA VncI improved upon 90 otI mai r! made
sketches COVERED chat|u l' lf y.a N....rc
gtsted ID sluiIal machine 81 f. r..s Frame
Ariuorci wagons emhoeyIng the 'ar.. rrtsiIo were
manned 10y the Amcu'au ,"."n.s's ...f'- 'nc War oi
the Revolution bat tho pfcs.ut-lay n.,,hauz,a TAM.
evolved from patent 10Y IocoWot'e land battery