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By HENRI BAZIN
Btftt Corrtlpondent ot lh ISitnlna t-tiaer vitth
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, KtKLD HEADQUAhTEIlS OP THE
MBniCA.V ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept
'"All through that portion of this war that
ipiave witnessed I have seen much artillery
Hrfe without reallilntr the Intricacy ot de
tell involved In It I remember upon one
occasion seeing a Ions Hn of concealed 75'a
belching forth shells, and from my obser
vation point witnessing the liavoo caused to
tfe Bocho trenches. And now, after a few
days' life In an artillery training camp,
where I seo sturdy jounR Sammees and
earnestly conscientious ofllcers on the job,
I,' have learned something of tho modus
operandi ot this important branch ot the
service.
iThere is very much for these artillery
Bammees to learn before they are ready
for the fight. They hae a good long road
to travel before that day arrives, but they
are on the way. Under Instruction of French
officers, they are moving with more than
ordinary rapidity toward their goal.
'This war has relegated to the scrap heap
the obselete methods of former artillery
warfare, when a field pleco dashed up to a
polL. in the open and, without unhitching
hordes', 'blaied away In a general direction.
Now It Is maps and tangents and geometri
cal calculation, coupled with meteorolog
ical observation all entering Into tho solv
ing of a specific problem That problem Is
simple to get the other fellow and to got
him quick. Hero is how It is done:
There are four guns to a battery bo they
3-lnch or 75, or 115 or 6. There are seven
men to a gun crew. No. 1 works the range
bubble, No. 2 pulls the lanyard, theso men
sifting at right and left of the gun's, rear ;
No. 1 sits at the caisson, always to one
side of the gun, and keeps the fuse settei
at the proper point for the essential dis
tance In lepgth tho fuse Is to be clipped,
this being determined by tho rango dis
tance; Nos. 4 and 5 are placed right and
left of the gun behind their fellows and
take the ammunition out of tho caHion for
transmission to the fuse cutter, while Nos
6 and 7 pass the shell to the breech ns
required. Each gun squad Is known as a
section and consist of sixteen drivers and
eighteen men, including the gun crew and
limber drivers. These men Interchange ns
tun crews,, so that each and all receive
the same Instruction.
Bo much for tho merely mechanical work,
which is directed by telephone from the
observing stations In messages given aloud
by a soldier receiver to the offlcer In com
mand, always a lieutenant, who tranJinlts
them aloud to tho sergeant In charge ot
the crew. The actual command to tiro Is
given in a sign, the lowering In quick mo
tion of an uplifted arm being the signal to
pull the lanyard. The rango Is anywhere
from to meters (figures deleted
by censor) and tho objective Is always out
of sight Of the gunners.
The target is an objective that may be
hidden behind trees or thick growth, visible
only to the observer who is In the air, either
in a sausage balloon or an airplane. His
signals are transmitted to the otllcer com
manding the battery, who makes his cal
culations therefrom, and as he is generally
a considerable distance away from tho gun,
relays hli own commands by phone, par
ticularly When directing concealed fire,
which Is here described.
BRITISH RAIDERS
DOWN SIX PLANES
German Craft Destroyed in
Foray Against Two Flan
ders Airdromes
LONDON, Oct 22.
Six German airplanes, were downed yes
terday during British naval bombing raids
on the Vlessenghan and Houttave aero
dromes in Flanders an Admiralty state
ment announced today.
France's coup in destroying or crippling
at least seven out of the eight Zeppelins,
with which It Is generally believed the Ger
mans made their Friday night raid over
London, gave powerful Impetus today to de
mand for Immediate assumption ot an
aerial offensive by England
What the average Londoner cannot un
derstand is why the French should have
been so extraordinarily successful in bring
ing down German aircraft while the sup
posedly perfect British defense system
failed. The incident served to create the
most Intense irritation in many quarters
today, because It developed a belief that
the Government was not bending every
energy toward protection of tfte people at
home.
Paris dispatches today Indicated that the
French bag was of Zeppelins of an entirely
new typ$ the dirigibles, which for months
have been secretly tested out over Lake
Constance. Official statements accounted for
the destruction or capture of four of these.
Two others were officially announced as
passing a point In southern France "out ot
control." A seventh disembarked. Its wound
ed and sped away toward Swltxerland.
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$400,000 Weokly Obtained From Pri
vate Hands; Tako $4400 Front Austrian
PAMH, Oct 22.The Bank of France's
statement qf receipts shows there Is stilt
a considerable amount ot gold In private
hands In Franco, 'it Is coming out at
present at the rate of about (400,000 a week.
In searching Jhe residence of a recently
Interned Austrian subject; at Nice the other
day, the police found 14400 in gold coins of
siveral different countries. This gold was
turned over to the Bank of France, while
more than 1200,000 worth of securities were
put under seal.
TURKS JOIN BULGARS
IN PEACE INTIMATIONS
Washington Advised That Both
Sorely Distrust Germany and
Austro-Hungary
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 22.
The hand of the Kaiser will be seen in
political and peace developments In Ger
many this week. According to word from
Berlin, the Kaiser lias arrived there from
Constantinople and will hold a number of
conferences during tho next few days wltl)
members of the Cabinet and the leaders of
tho various factions In the Reichstag
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.
That Turkey, ns well as Bulgaria, has
thrown out hints of willingness to accept
separate peace "on favorable terms" with
the Entente was admitted In diplomatic
circles today Both nations now are sus
picious that Germany and Austro Hungary
expect to utilize them an pawns In an
peace game that can be Initiated The re
sult Is that both are believed here earnestly
to be endeavoring to find a way to benefit
themselves even though In doing vo they
abandon the wnr. Realization of these
facts was responsible for tho recent visit
of tho Kaiser to tho Sultan and Bulgarian
King.
In this connection It Is reported In confi
dential advices reaching here that tho
Kaiser's visit did more harm than good,
especially his attempt to cultivate tho In
timacy of the Sultan Both Allied and neu
tral diplomats have received advices baying
that In certain German circles and In Scan
dinavia the Impression Is growing that
tho Kaiser only consented to visiting Con
stantinople after It had been Impressed upon
him that the lovalty of the Turks to tho
pin-German cause was distinctly under sus
picion His acceptance of Turkish hospital
ity. In view of the Turkish atrocities against
Christians, has emblttored many of his own
people It Is Rtated In the confidential In
formation reaching here.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct 22 D George
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greatest silk manufacturer, owning and
operating eighteen weaving and throwing
mills, today subscribed for $100,000 ot Lib
erty Bonds.
This Is tho largest Individual subscription
to Liberty Bonds In the Lehigh Valley.
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Eliza Evans, a negress, twenty-eight ears
old, of 232 Washington street, Camden,
wielded a boathook so well at her home
early this morning that It cost her $10
when arraigned before Recorder Stackhouse,
accused of assault and battery on Police
man Walter Stanton. Stanton told tho
Recorder he went to the rescue of the
woman's husband, upon whom she was
-fislng the hook, and was rewarded with
several blows over the head before he sub
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WHEAT AND MEAT
MAY FOLLOW SUGAR
Two Further Famines Cer
tain Unless Strictest Con
servation Is Practiced
FOOD AUTHORITIES WARN
An Ounce Less Saccharin Daily
Would Save Situation and
Supply Allies
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.
Tho National Food Administration
has canceled its plans for a special food
campaign lasting for one week in
Pennsylvania. Throughout the rest of
the nation this special campaign will
go on, as originally arranged.
When this "drive" was first projected
it was the intention of the Food Ad
ministration to utilize the week begin
ning October 22. At the request of the
President it was postponed until early
November, so that it might not inter
fere with the Liberty Loan campaign.
Just why Pennsylvania has been
omitted from the big crusade was not
revealed at the offices of the Food Ad
ministration today.
WASHINGTON, Oct 22
The sugar famlno Is Just a foretaste of
wheat and meat famines to follow If Amer
ican homes don't heed the conservative
warnings of the Government, a high food
administration official said today.
This will be one of the chief arguments
used to enlist the country's 22 000 000
housewives in active wheat, meat, fat and
sugir conservation during the food-pledge
campaign the week of October 28.
On the assumption that the arbiters ot
America's dining rooms will make the rc
nulsito conservation ot tlies foods, (he
Government Is going ahead with its plans
to supply our European allies with wheat,
treat fat and sugar to make up their enor
mous srtortage
Failure to restrict their use on American
tvbles will bring acute shortages, as of
sugar.
Last spring, when M Hovclacque, of the
rreneh war mission, i-ald that the world
was confronted with famine, many Intern
ment Americans tcoffed at tho Idea.
The truth of Hovelacque's statement Is
dally coming to light
Herbert Hoover also warns that there Is
a real world ehoitago of wheat, meat fat
and sugar The saving possible Is shown
by the fact that twenty pounds of sugar a
ear Is the least amount of sugar a human
needs to keep fit Americans cat ninety
pounds a ear Eating an ounce less a day
would end the famine and adequately sup
ply both America and the Allies
Italy's plight Is the worst Sugir cards
aro Issued, but often there Is no sugar with
which to honor them Making or selling
sweets of any kind Is prohibited No food
containing any sugar can bo eaten except
at dinner on Thursday and Friday, and
then only one sugar dish
Only by strict Individual conservation
can America's millions avoid famines In the
four foods named, administration officials
Insist
Chapel Cornerstone Laid
YORK, Pa, Oct 22 The cornerstone of
the new chapel being erected by the Sunday
school of the First 1'nlted Brethren Church
was laid yesterday The Rev Dr A. A. Long,
the pastor, was In charge of the serv Ices.
The principal speaker was the Rev Dr W
R. Funk, of Dayton, O The structure will
cost $45,000
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READING CONDUCTOR KILLED
Railroad Man for Forty Years Loses
Life in Automobilo Accident
NOnniSTOWN. Fa., Oct. 22. 8amuel
Hamilton, of Norrlstown, a conductor on the
Reading Railway for forty years, was
killed at Cherry and Mt. Airy street, Nor
rlstown, Sunday, in a collision between two
automobiles, one belonging to Stanley R.
Beck, of Allentown, and the other owned by
Abraham Sabloiky, of Norrlstown, The
Beck car. In which Hamilton was riding
with a granddaughter, with Beck driving,
was overturned The child escaped In
jury Hamilton's skull was fractured,
Nathan Sablosky, wno was driving his
brother's car, and Beck were each held In
$1000 ball to await the action ot the
Coroner of Montgomery County,
P. R. T.'S SUBSIDIARIES
SUE TO RECOVER TAX
Claim Refund of Excise Impost
of $73,000 Levied by Fed
eral Government
Suits to recover from the Government
excise taxes amounting to $73,768 32,
brought by the Union Traction Company,
the Market Street Elevated Passenger
Railway Company and the Philadelphia
Traction Company, all under lease to the
Philadelphia. Rapid Transit Company, were
heard today with a Jury by Judge Thomp
son In the Federal Court The court was
asked to make an order requiring the Gov
ernment to refund tho amount collected,
with Interest Decision was reserved
Tho point Involved la whether or not tho
three companies havo been doing business
within the meaning of the excise tax law
of August K, 1909, under which tho taxes
were levied by William McCoach, when
Collector of Internal Revenue, in 1911 nnd
1912. The Government claimed that they
had deviated from tho expressed purpose,
the collection of rents and Income for dis
tribution among their stockholders, for
which they maintained their corporate ex
istence after they were leased to the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit Company, and there
fore were liable to the taxes. The devia
tions consisted, It wsa claimed, In the leas
ing of trolley cars by the Murket Street
Elevated In hehalf of the transit company
and In otherwise assisting It In operating
the overhead railway, in tho action of the
Union Traction Company In assisting the
P R T In the flotation of a bond Issues of
$10,000,000 In 1911; and In the assistance
extended by the Philadelphia Traction
Compnnv to the P R T In Its operation
of the leased lines. For these activities
the three companies were assessed, re
snectlvelv. JGD44. t.is.nni; ia nmi tiioiTii
Counsel for the companies nsserted that
tno acts pcrrormeu ny the companies were
in pursuance of the leaso agreements and
did not constitute a performance of busi
ness within the meaning of the excise tax
law'.
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BiaB CorrenBOiHfrttt ot the Evrntnp Ltdatr IVIlh
the American Armv (n trance
AMnmcAN Fint.r HBADQUAivrnns in
FrtANCn, Oct 22
More complete returns of the Liberty I.onn
subscription Indlcato Kreat patriotic rivalry
among all branches ot Americas expedi
tionary force. Even xlvlllan clerks, French
Interpreters, headquarter stenographers
and Y M C A and Salvation Army work
ers are subscribing to mak" he success of
the Liberty Loan Certain
Oeneral TershlnB. In his proclamation
calling for support of the loan, said "The
new Liberty Loan being floated by the Gov
ernment to support the cost of this war
should appeal especially to our men at
home who aro preparing and to those who
are here to fight with tho nld of our Allies
for the Ideals that nrc mnklng our country
great We as soldiers come from n free
people ; we are here to carry out their will
"Ouri Is a patriotic service; ours Is a
nrlv liege few l Derations of men have had
o battle for the right and tho sacred
prlclples of humanity, with no thought of
'""It Is an honor, not a. sacrifice To fet
that our country, tinder the leadership of
President Wilson and the Congress. Is ap
plying Itf splendid efforts to the strugglo
for human rights Is an Inspiration
"Today wo are given nn opportunity to
do more than fight We aro offered the
safest investment In the world by our home
Government, for Its wholo Integrity Is
pledged to this loan Let every otllcer and
soldier proudly forward a voluntary sub
scription and thus proclaim to tho world
our abiding faith In our country's cau-so and
Institutions Let tho liberal subscription of
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everywhere. If you need more money, we need
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our armies demonstrate to our people t
home, and our enemies abroad, the loyalty,
patriotism and courago of American .sol
diers, "The name .of.tha regiment making the
best record and the total amount subscribed
will be published, according 16 ordcra cabled
by tho.War Department."
Ind cations aro that only a very small,
proportion of the men among all rnnks In
tho expeditionary force will fall to sub
scribe. Additional returns today show a
100 per cent gain In tho total amount taken
by the army.
Many of the companies are Investing un
der nn nrrangement whci'eby monthly In
stallments will bo deducted from the men's
pay
These American soldiers, regardless of
rank, aro , showing a keen Interest and a
willingness to fight vvlfh their dollars as
well as with their brawn
Soldiers Jurist JVatches
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breakable crystal and moisture-proof
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U. OF P. STUDENTS BtiftbT
MILITARY TRAINING TODA?!
' Mjlltary training for the studeAt t. A
the University of Pennsylvania foJruV'-l
day under the student oflleors th ..I lo 1
regular army ofllcers not yet haiin. i '
assigned Itf the War Department Th.VlB
will be conducted in tho dormitory tri..i, '
The principal work today will V! le
formation or me roll and teaching ii
rookies tho school of the squad and nr I'
company, In preparation for enrnn.. . '
battalion
drill.
Plans for oniZZZr.'
a drum and bugle corns nmt .i .
. and ..:'.,on
havo already bech completed cw'!l
Authority to use tho samo United st
uniforms that were worn last year iiv
red and blue cord around the cuff nf .v
sleeve, has been received from the Gov.
ment "vera.
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