LONDON, June, 5— (Corospondence of the Associ
ated Press): — “Of ali the weapons used in the present
w ar, the machine-gu • testionably proved itself t te
most efficient," says a liritish expert m the i *A' IA IVIAij,
“Probably a majority of the casualties in the war ha\e
been caused b> this weapoi . ct aii th< gr< t<
tion of the enormous looses dut ing the lighting of the pa. t
few weeks have been so ini iin.e» .
“Any type of much, o g at iu '.re ha ns c a SKililu!
operator has the . edes . novi
in mass formation that a ias in a field
of ripened wheat. It ct ts > *oad swat! es; nothing can
stand against it.
“A well served mac due gun is ti e i tost
thing that attacking-battalions have to tface. it is i ••
merely the front ranks that sufl . . nything approac
ing close ranges, the bullets wih go through tne trouirai \
men. often throng:- tav id ank as well,, and kill -
wound those immediately behind te mi."
There are seveial types oi liiaeame guu nuw i?i u>o i i
the British army, such as tat Lev. is, the lUaxim, the Vicl -
ers. a ml the Hotchkiss. -A:i v
moved quickly from one pLd Lot. * .a vantage Urn:
taken of any cover that oiler;. Each class of machine gu i
has with it a squad of about ten . a Should they l'in 1
themselves pressed too c.vsciy. i! eg pica up taeir weapoi,
fall hack with it. and reopen ire upon the enemy from tb i
next favorable position.
One authority has declared that in ti e field one m; -•
chine-gun is worth turn >si a \. .1 >le aUam a ot m a at mi i
with rifles. Few s nin*
ute rapid-i vith
charge 600 rounds in a
charge 1,600 round
the muzzle in a rapid devast .ti 1 r tve, , and t; ese gu:
use the same kin
difficulty in keeping them fed.
The Lewis gun is deseri ieii as 1 e most u.ui • e. Oi
man tires it, using 17 rounds in succession. Beshii him ••
another man w t .... s < <
required, thi ■ • '
while other men are hard at woi i till' . '..ays , ul passu. t
them on for use. The gun has an el ‘ective range of aboi t
1.200 yards and can lie fired either from a stand or a pa -
apet. the gunner placing the piece to his shoulder as h i
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the trigger.
Tor. Maxim and Vickers guns are fired from a tripe.i.
: r gunners squating with legs astraddle, and pressing a
• . As long as he keeps his finger on the key the gun cmi
•eaming out bullet: a
.igs, fly through it. Gripping the handles with,
; <> i it u• .too gunner moves his weapon hack and forth,
eh', lag on tho advancing troops much as a fireman plays
a hose on a burning building. Guns of this kind can also
be used for pu ling by liar-rages, and it is possible to ac
tack with diem targets one cannot see.
At the beginning of the war. the British army had two
maehim gems to each in fa itry battalion. The number is •
now . ui.e'ti larger. In addition, a special machine-gun
c > ha he; n formed. ,
OTAOF DRAFTED MEN TO
. v i-i d WAt 0 Aid. i MONDAY
f >m he Seward division, selective
.1 t, v. li! gather here at 10 o’clock next Monday forenoon
to I L sum ) start ■ linj for the
wa r .'"..o’vici,.; ‘.ovoral men ii the first call are here in Sew
ard •• tiling for tiie .ay to rpori. Others will arrive hei3
on the ii( xt sceaiikrs. The following orders have l>een issu
ed r . e can tap e with them to Foi v
l.iscum:
You v. ill not be permit a <i to take trunks or boxesj
,vi y« ;i i u shorn l take only the following art ids: i.!
oa • of sti o; g comfortable shoes to relieve jour feet from
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■ 1 marching shoes; not to exceed f<
extra . uits undereloiiiiii r: not to exceed six extra pair
c , four face a; twe i a to towels ;a com’), a brusl.
a t. ihbi m h. se ap, tooth p< vder, i azor, ami shaving soa )
It win .<• to j .nr comfort to bring one w< olen blanket,pi
-iieiebij of dark or neutral color. This blanket should I. *
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together and the loop of the blanket thus formed slung
from your left shoulder to jour right hip.
| 1NGIISH JOU INALISTS IN WAR
LONDON, June, 5— Six hundred employees of the
Lon Vi i'iiue have joined he army or navy since the war
•• :i. Of these 150 have been killed, wounded or disabled
Lv sickness
BIG FACTORY
TURNING OUT !
MANY RIFLES
BIRMINGHAM, Engl iud, June 5 -
One factoiy making
here forthe British lighting men has a
capacity approaching a m'' ion rifles
and 500,000 machine guns yearly, it
employs 10,000 men. women ami boys.
Many of its anangemeats fo the wc1
fare of the workers are attributed to
the fact that the managing director
of this firm is an American, Percy
Martin of Columbus, Ohio.
The factoiy has a canteen where
five thousand dinners are served daily
to the men and women workers. The
whole upper floor of one vast build
ing is taken up by this department
and here the men obtain mea’s of
meat and vegetables for eighteen cent
a remarkable figure when rbe present
prices in England are taken into con
sideration. while for another three
cents pudding or fruit may be obtained |
The women, girls and boys, who are
served in separate dining room > are
charged hut twelve cents for th^ mea .
The health of theworkers is one of the
first considerations.
NEW GERMAN TANK
—
COPENHAGEN, June 5 — The
Germans are said to have introduced
certain improvements in tank construe ,
. tion, designed to give heavier protec
tion against artillery. The crews are
also able to close the machine herme !
tically when passing through gas
clouds.
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they io not have to attach
leather hob-nailed so-es to
their hoots. 1 hose White
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