. Bates Student. or another of the battlefields ofEurope. The desolating fire of machineguns has turned the battle-fields intofacing lines of almost impregnabletrenches, so that hand to hand conflicthas again become almost the only de-cisive form of fighting. lie described some of the weapons ofthe war, among them the great Germanhowitzers, which throw shells weighingmore than a ton for nearly seven miles;the Hale grenade, used by the English;and the German gas bombs. Mr. Sullivan, 17, gave a talk, show-ing the various strategic movements inthe capture of a fort. He describedhow the gunners ge
. Bates Student. or another of the battlefields ofEurope. The desolating fire of machineguns has turned the battle-fields intofacing lines of almost impregnabletrenches, so that hand to hand conflicthas again become almost the only de-cisive form of fighting. lie described some of the weapons ofthe war, among them the great Germanhowitzers, which throw shells weighingmore than a ton for nearly seven miles;the Hale grenade, used by the English;and the German gas bombs. Mr. Sullivan, 17, gave a talk, show-ing the various strategic movements inthe capture of a fort. He describedhow the gunners get the range, throughthe observing stations. He said thatthere are three methods in reducing afortress: First, gentle bombardment;second, removal and destroying offnines; third, heavy bombardment, dur-ing which the ships try to get aroundto the rear of the fortress. He saidthat usually the fortress stood a muchbetter chance of victory than a fleetof battleships, and that capture of thestronghold was an forlS* _ Ashby^^Lexicon^ ARROW COLLARspring Style, in two heights , PHOTOSUPPLIES DEVELOPINGAND PRINTINGBY STERLINGSYSTEM
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