New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1922, Page 12

AMERIGAN ARMY 1S LACKING N GUNS Artillery Equipment Not Up to Standard Washington, June 0 -—The can army came out of the war with a vast amount of artillery but still lacks the ideal types of guns and howitzers which a careful post-war study by army experts indicated to be the most | desirable. On the Whsis of the report of the ‘“caliber board this study 101% artillery Ameri which made existing ap to ap {deal equipment has b portioned ng the troops proximate as nearly as p ible conditions One striking fact was developed by | the ‘caliber board" study Despite the enormous increase in the amount of artillery used by the contending armies, the board concluded that the principles of the of field artillery continued unchanged Although the nch coined gaving during that ‘“the artillery conquers infantry oc cupies the ground war studies do not confirm this in American mili- tary opinion which holds that the infantry armed with rifle and bayonet {s the main line of-the army.and all other arms designed merely to aid the advance of the foot troops As to the increased use of artillery during the war, Sir Douglas Haig, British commandsr, noted in after the war reports that while the proportion of British arfillery personnel engaged In the battle of the Somme was about 50 per cent of the infantry, it reached | 80 per cent in the battle of Ypres in 1917. In the 1016 struggle British | guns hurled 13,000 tons of shell in a single day and in 1017 they poured | 23,000 tons in the German positions | in the same time Six Types Needed. The caliber board found that for the purpose of American field opera- tions there should be six types of weapons, a light weight gun and howitzer to accompany infantry di- visions, a medium weight pair for corps use and a heavy team for each fleld army. The board found that for divisional use, a gun of about 3-inch | caliber firing missiles of “man killing characteristics” weighing not more | than 20 pounds and with a maximum range of 15,000 yards, was ‘“ideal” but that the American and French 75's while not exactly filling require- ments, formed a practical substitute The army artillery as well as the National Guard field batteries are now equipped with these weapons supple- mented by some American 3-inch guns. As a mate for this field gun, the board recommend a 105 mm. weapon with range of 10,000 yards and pro- jectiles of 30 to 35 pounds. That type does not exist in the army today although the 155mm. howitzer sug- gested as a substitute is included and | amd use the | the war post- GRADUATE Pretty White Frocks That will delight the little Miss, * EW BRITAIN .DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. 1922, Dependable Merchandise—Better Values—Courteous and Prompt Service—Assured Satisfaction At All Times i Gay Summer Thin gs Now In TheirGlory Beruffled and daintily trimmed af- fairs of Orzandy, of Voile, and of Georgette. All wanted sizes. Pric- ed from $2.95 and up. Canton and Georgette Crepe Graduation Dresses For Older Girls %14.95 up to $22.50 Beautifully styled'and exception- ally lovély models in all white or pastel shades. 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The existing 4.7 guns of old model, with one regiment armed with British 5 | inch weapon. make up this element of the present American artillery strength, the guns being mated with the 10,000 yard range 155 mm. how- itzer. For the heavy fleld artillery handled by units of the field army, the board selected a 155 mm. gun with 25,000 yard range and an f-inch howitzer firing 18.000 yards Equipment ap- proximating this is made available by | using British-design howitzers which are on hand | It is pointed out that under pres- ent national defense plans, most of the artillery for a major mobilization must come from the National Guard which now includes 162" gun batteries armed with 75’s; 36 howitzer batter- fes equipped with 155 mm weapons and 13 gun batteries army with mm. rifles. is TAGNA-ARICA LIKE | ~ ALSAGE-LORRAINE South American Dispute Similar To Earope’s 1 Washington, D. C, what is the “Tacna and May 26 st| Arica Con- | troversy” which is holding the center | | of the diplomatic stage in Washington while special envoys from Chile and Peru try to solve it? 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Phases of the and Bolivia were connected upder the | vice-rovalty of Peru, but it { Washington meet- | that are Alibustering ex none peditions mineral deposits strong ions, national | sensibilities these are question can be| days when became a full-fledged problem during the last quarter of the past century Then Chile stopped more than 500 miles | short of its present northern boun- dary, Peru extended some 300 miles | farther south, and Bolivia—now the land-locked Switzerland of South | America—had a coastline of nearly| 200 miles This 500-mile strip is largely a region of desert plateaus and rocky mountains, and 60 years | tier provinces nearly | ade- | fron considered Chile had not even ago 1t was very vorthless nately exploted her northern and Bolivia and Peru| were far from being in‘imately ac-| (uainted with their territori Then | came the discovery or rich nitrate de- | posits in the Rolivian coastal region. | There was a rush of miners and pros- | | pectors from various countries, among |clearly set out, and the two countries them many Chileans. When friction arose between the Bolivian govern ment and a Chilean mining company over the payment of taxes, Chile sent soldiers and later declared war against Bolivia Pern was drawn in as the | ally of Bolivia, and from this three- | cornered war the Tacna-Arica ques- | tion was born | Chile was completely victorious, | and as the spoils of war took the en- tire Bolivian costal region with its| nitrate beds From Peru the vic- torious country took its southernmost province, Tarapaca, also rich in ni- trates Next to Tarapaca on the north lay the Peruvian province of Tacna with thes port of Arica This region Chile took for a ten year period after which there was to be a plebis- cite to determine to which country— Pern or Chile—the area should after- ward belong The details of the holding of this plebiscite were nou have never been able to agree as to the procedure Bolivia Wonld Buy “Corridor” ‘In the meantime, which through Bolivia, money indemnity winner, is that she, in dire to a port, he dollars to each of countries.” ad lost her road to the tinued to harbor the feeling that she sed and that some sort corridor’ should be For vears Bolivia accepted only a truce with Chile, unwilling to agree to the total loss of her sea provinces At one time Chile agreed to sell the land-locked country a port roadway through the vian province of Tarapaca, but Peru strenuously objected and the deal fell Later Rolivia accepted a “The treaty provision calling for a plebiscite for Tacna also provides that the country losing the land shall re- ceive five million dollars One solution of the matter which has been suggested by Bolivia ceded region, and that she pay five million sea, con- NAVAL RECRUITING provided for New Haven Are Seeking Men and a [ former Peru- for Sea Service. and re-enlisting men at their ven, Bridgeport and Hartford. from the|May 18, 1922, a total of 112 the U7, & navy. 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Spain has comparatively few industrics, and only 10,000 miles of railway.