THE, OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL, Z PORT LAND, THURSDAY, i NOVEMBER ! 15, 1917.
FRENCH
ARTILLERY
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USES LARGEST GUNS)
IN WORLD CONFLICT
I Government War Film' Re-
l veals "520" Gun arid Use
! of Stee! Shields,
EMPLOYMENT IS LIMITED
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of the Chimin r Des ' Dames In the
neighborhood of Laon. It great pro
jectiles rained down on , the quarries
where the enemy , reserves f were "J?
mcr.nmA r.uri th ntr -tnt -open switch and bore down
Veoessltr of Bpeotsj Xosds, Bridfes and
; JUllwavs Hakes. General Use of
' icaaunoth Oia Impracticable.
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, Paris.' Oct. 2. , (By Mall.J (t '"N.
First 'official confirmation of
the fact that the French artillery, is
eoulpped with the largest calibre guns
i In ... the world has come through the
release In Paris motion picture the
atres of the government's film en
titled "The Military Power of France
In the War."
The action shown in the film
wherein for the first time also Is
J Officially revealed the fact that
Frenoh storming troops carry steel
V shields Is more stirring than that In
any other "war picture" presented.
f One of the most stirring scenes In
I General Petaln's review of the troops
!( OX uenerai uuuiaumai s army wmcn
recently drove back the crown prince's
forces to practically the identical line
from which they started in the terri
ble drive which began February 21,
Thousands of short, sturdy
oollus filed past the cameras.
J--, "5ao" Proves Biff Surprise
.-' .'Heretofore the "quartre cent' how
i ltaer as the 400-milllmeter gun is
i called has been regarded as the most
powerful weapon in use by tlfe allies.
V It Is slightly smaller in calibre than
1 the 42-centimeter or 420-mlllimeter
( Skoda howitxer which the Germans
sprung on an astonished world at
t Liege in August. 114. The fact that
f'France had devised, constructed and
perfected a weapon four Inches larger
In calibre than the greatest German
t piece nas Deen iiiuiuuuu oevi cl,
'. unaware of the exact bore or the mon-
' f strous cannon.
I have seen French official photos
of the German "big Bertha" of 42
C centimetres and, comparing the Skoda
' I produuet with the French "520." one
I finds the allies' gun a much more ef
ficient weapon, due, primarily, to Its
greater range. The 42-centlmetre piece
is in reslity more of a mortar than a
. howltser, having a short, squat par
'' .rel and always being fired at a very
I high elevation,
t Xiong Barrrel Is Vsed
Naturally, it was necessary that the
i length of the barrel of the French gun
T should be longer, owing to the greatly
A' increaaeo CH-iiurQ ni iiiv. piriTt?, uui n.a
".' a matter of fa-t. the French rifle is
''lengthened to such a degree that the
'.rruge pleoe Is" In fact a howitzer and
-''capable of hurling Its thre-ton shell
7 at high velorlty and therefore on a
? relatively Tat trajectory.
The -"620" was used In the great
Verdun surnrlse attack of August-Sep-t
ttniber luit and'agSin In' General Mais-
scoased, wrecked the entrances to
these underground positions and pre
vented the men . Inside from debouoh
lng to aid the first line troops actually
engaged. Two shells from a "520"
made debris of Fort De Malmalsotu
which the Germans had reconstructed
into a supposedly Impregnable posi
tion. ' -
Too Biff for Ordinary Use ; v
i Obviously the mammoth 25-Inch gun
Is . tod . massive for ordinary! use.
Roads, bridges, railways ? and i other
transportation lines have to be spe
cially constructed to bear even the
weight of carrying up projectiles- for
the weapon. Smaller shells are able
to accomplish the necessary work of
demolition against German field posi
tions, trenches, "pill-boxes and block
houses. The sphere of the "520" is
F..rvni tn itself and limited to such
operations as smashing In quarries or
other great natural uronj yumis
which the Germans hate consolidated
Into fortified positions.
Albany City Council
Adopts New Budget
Albany. Or., Nov. 15. The city
councUl atr its regular meeUng Wed
nesday night, adopted its budget for
the coming year, based on the 1917
valuation, exclusive of the public
utilities, the valuation of which Is In
the lands of the state tax commis
sion and not available at this time.
The assessed valuation of the city
i ta S88.65. without the unities.
The amount to be raised will be I49.-1
490 Of this amount Ue.700 is esti
mated required for general running
expenses and $1897 for the public
library; $10,093 is set aside for in
terest on the sinking fund for out
standing warrants and proposed bond
issues, and the rest for Interest en
bonded indebtedness and sinking
funds. '
Instead of making a mlllage levy,
the council acted in accordance with
the new law and stated the definite
sums required. The mlllage is fig
ured by the county assessor.
Northern !" Pacific " station; ' The local
was on. a siding waiting for the on-
upon the local with warning whistles.
George ;f vanco . conductor ; of the
Moxee local, sensed the situation, in
time to warn his train crew and the
nine- passengers, and had - the train,
clear when the crash came. The heavy
freight smashed, the lighter engine but
suffered severely in the impact, Two
of the cars loaded with . logs for the
mill telescoped and the debris piled
up on the track. The railroad officials
are making "'inquiry va .to how tho
witch came to be open. .. - i?
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Miners Must Keep
; Tab on Explosives
Begulations prepared by the. United
States bureau of mines for carrying
into effect a federal law enacted Oo
tober , to regulate the manufacture,
u - - --. - . .
sale, distribution and storage - of ex
plosives, went ', into effect, today.'
y The national bureau of mines, how
ever, has been nnable to supply the
Oregon' state bureau 1 of mines ' with
the necessary blanks for carrying out
the provisions of the law. so it has
been , arranged, according to wo rdv "re
ceived by Hi. M. Parks. , director , of
the -state bureau, of' mines, frdm the
national.: bureau, that until .such
blanks are received. ; mines - win con?
tinue in operation as in the past, but
they will have to keep an accurate
account of stock - on, hand, used and
old from this date. '
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Speed Law May Be Modified
Albany, Or., Nov. 15. Hereafter,,
motorists passing through this city
may not be troubled so much by Al
bany's speed "cop." The city council
at . Wednesday night's meeting con
sidered a bill introduced by Councif-
man J. JL Robinett, which will raise
the speed limit in the outlying dis
tricts from 15 miles an hour to 20
miles an hour. The speed is left at
15 miles In the downtown section,
bounded by First, Baker, Washington
and Fifth streets. The ordinance was
read twice and left over for the next
meeting. November 28, A bill was
passed lowering the minimum fine for
violation of the traffic ordinance- from
$10 to $5. The maximum was left at
$50. . . . : ..
Trains Head-On In
Yakima N. P. Yards
North Takima. Wash.. Nov. IB.
There was head-on collision' in the
Northern Pacific yards this morning
when, a tralnload of 25 cars of logs
tor the Cascade Lumber company and
SO 'car of coal ran into the Moxee
I local on . the tracks in front, of s the
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