UNITED STATES ARMY
BAS NEW BULLET
FOR PIERCING ARMOR
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON,—An armor pier
cing rifle bullet ha3 been developed
and lately tested by the military ex
perts stationed at the Sandy Hook
testing grounds, according to officials
of the War Department.
The construction of the bullet is
revolutionary. It is a solid steel,
pplpted projeptlle,. encased entirely in
ft thin coverning of lead. On striking
a solid body, the heat caused by im
pact-friction softens the lead which
acts as a lubricant for the passage of
the steel cone through the object.
Heretofore, several kinds of bullets
have been devised and largely used
with lead cores encased In steel which
resulted in a disintegration of the bul
let on striking its objective.
The new rifle bullet, fired from a
distance of fifty yards has pierced ar
mor three-quarters of an inch In
thickness. Army officers believe *he
bullets will prove to be very effective '
against armored automobiles, soldiers j
barricaded in houses, nnd certain kinds
of trenches.
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‘ ITALIAN WINE CROP
TOO SMALL TO COMPLETE
WITH CALIFORNIAN
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON,—California wino
growers will not experience strong
competition from Italian exporters in
the supplying of the world's beverage
demand in 1917, Consul Frost, at
Genca, has reported to the Department
of Commerce that Italy’s grape crop
and wine production this season will
be considerably less than the average
for the years of 1900-1915.
This year’s vintage in Italy will ex
ceed by about ont third that of las
year, the report states. This increase,
however, will not permit the expor
tation of any considerable quantity of
wine, because last season's serious
i hortage resulted in the depletion of
| he country's stores, so that the vin
t age of the present season will be re
tained to refill Italian cellars.
In 1015 only 503,377,000 gallons were ,
produced, against the average of 1,
102,700,000 gallons for the seven pro
ceeding years. Government estimates
place the present season’s production
at about 672,578,000 gallons.
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TEN MILES OF SHIPS
PASS THRO’ CANAL
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON,—If the ships that
pass through the Panama canal in
July were placed bow to stern, a line
more than ten miles in length would
be formed, according to Consul Julius
D. Dreher, at Colon, C. Z., in a dis
pfttch to the State Department.
The aggregate length of the 149 ships
that used the canal during July was
53,905 feet, approximately 10.2 miles.
__The average length of the vessels was
260.92 feet and the average draft was
20.9. feet. The vessel having the
largest draft was the Ohioan, drawing
23.4 feet. The vessel having the small
est draft was the Panama Railroad
barge No. 71, which draws only 2 feet, j
TheSiberia and Korea, each of 552 feet,
were the ships of greatest length.
The Sir Francis was the shortest craft
being but 32 feet in length.
WAR LIFTS
PRICES OF
HORSESHOES
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON—And now Dob
bin's shoes are going up. Reports
have reached the Department of Com
merce that horseshoers in eastern and
central states, observing around and
about them on all sides evidences of
steady advances in the cost of living,
have decided to get In line.
Needless to say, “It's the war."
Time was, before the war, when horse
shoes sold plentifully wholesale at
the rate of 98.25 a hundred. Now the
price the horseshoers must pay is $5.25.
" Horseshoe nails have advanced $1.25
per hundred pounds. The reason is
obviou3, according to dealers. Billets
of Iron and steel formerly turned out
to adorn the flashing feet of n
thoroughbred are now Taeing used In
shrapnel to kill off men in Europe.
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON,—Fur trappers ol
the United States and Alaska lust
year caught and sold raw furs to the
value of not less than $20,000,000, ar
4 cording to a statement of the Depart
ment of Commerce. Thl3 despite the
I fact that exports were only about hall
the normal proportion. The success of
the Industry Is attributed largely tt
- fur-animals protective legislatior
.?•, which has been enacted by thirty nlnt
states, tit addition to Alaska.
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COMPARATIVE !
TEMPERATURES
Following are the lowest recorded
emperatores for this year and las
»n the days designated. The minus
dgn before a number means belo\<
zero.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
1915. 1916
Dec. 1.. —11 — 2o
Deo. 2. —12 —3u
Dec. 3. —14 —32
Deo. 4. —II —12
Dec. 5. —16 —Su
Dec. 6. —H —28
Dec. 7. —14 —26
Dec. 8. —16 21
Dec. 9.. —18 - 4
Dec. 10. —11 2
Dec. 11. —1* 6
Dec. 12. —16 ?2
Dec. 13. — 5 26
Dec. 14. —2 12
Dec. 16 . —5 6
Dec,. 16 . —6 —3
Dec. 17. —6 —1
ec. 18.—9 —16
Dec. 19. —7 70
Dec. 20. --6 —16
Dec. 21. - -15 22
Dec. 22. —16 —26 .
Dec. 23. —24 —22
Dec. 24... -8 —14
Dec. 25. —16 —S
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