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BFRANCE'S OUTPUT

“ities in Crewsot. Works~—Some:
Saat, ‘Misses, Made,

A recent. issue of Le: Petit Par: |,
Sisien contains the. ‘following re-

S print of .what.a. Swiss. represent-

l ative of the Gazette of Lousanne

B wrote to his paper after a visit
8 to France’s munition’ ‘factories: ,

“y have: had.an opportunity. of
Bsecing at Mourges, “and at’ the
reusot works, numerous batters
Bes of 75,°105, 120 and 155 ‘guns,
1 newly. turned out: and ready.
Bo be sent away; also complete
hatteries of mortars of 370, some
mt which have already been. dis-
Matched, others in course sof be-
ging finished and to follow short-
fy. Nothing’ ‘can convey an: “idea
apt the destructive power of these
mormidable pieces of. orduance,.
Se hrowing toa distance of so
o any kilometres projectiles of;
al.55 metres (61 inches) in height |
hich weigh 500. kilograms: or
,100 pounds, which are charged
ith 150 kilograms ’ (380 Ibs) of
melinite, and- whose - cost: is B00
ranes each. = “ .

- “It is quite conceivable: that ‘it

s worth...while.. delaying opera-

ions for some’ weeks in- ‘order: to:

ssure oneself of the co: sopération

f these redoubtable: engines of |

estruction. It is to be. presume.
bd that shells will, not be: wanting:
‘0 keep. their ‘mouths: belching:

orth. fire,‘ for-I have ‘seen : hun-

Nreds and hundreds: ‘of them ,pil-
ad upin the immense store-rooms:
bf the factories. While some: of:
hem were being charged at: the
powder magazine at ~ Bourges,’

‘white. heat, ‘were. groaning ene
aes presses. of. Créusot, demon-

SB Siiss Cortéspondent D Describes: Activ: |°

GUNS AND SHELLS ie

J of 240, mounted on a gun-carriage,

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293.
T have. also: been ‘present at

j ite (par

the ‘firing: of. a Aus k:

which. sent. -projectiles ° ‘weighing |’
170. kilograms (874 Ibs.) more
than. 20 kilometres (over. twelve
miles) ‘at, the. rate of four. per
minute: : :
series. of mortars. of 260: destined
to Italy, and I have. contemplated
with fearful wonderment. the
great, guns for. the navy “of 340,
which’ ‘are “21 metres’ in n length.

Some. ‘of ‘these ; aré fixed ‘in lathes ,

50 metres. in ‘length, ‘and were in
the’ course. of having their bores |
grooved. — :
- “But I noticed’ more particular:
y, in every stage of their: manu-.
facture, -and in. “all the’ factories
which. I visited--at Commentry=

Chatillon, at Bourges and‘ at the;

Creusot : works — thousands® and

‘thousands of shells of every’ ‘éali

bre.* ‘Day ‘by: day; ‘it: might | al-
most be’ said hour by hour, ot
withstanding the constant’ in-

crease ‘of consumption, ‘the’ stock
of munitions is growing: at) such

a rate that the moment will soon.

arrive:when it: willbe possible, to
erush: ‘the: ‘adversary: ‘under‘a ‘har- |

rican : of. iron and fire: with: the
certainty of being able“to’ ‘keep it

up, RO : long as.it may ‘be. found
‘jecessary. General Joffre’ knows

that, “and, with’ his ‘geriius ‘and|’
fondness for. matheriatical cer-

étion | “armored ‘trains. a i

‘T. have seen a ‘whole!

formed: a “he is” Stal

ae ta’ ‘precepitate mat-

is’ * prejudicial, “and ’ that “France
point i in her. effort." This is true
in- regard to’ Germany, ‘but it: is
not true in ‘regard’ to’ ‘France; nor
either: of her’: ‘allies, - Brigland:
Russia and’ Italy... ad

“The facts’ point to the: jnudis!
putable’ conclusion that there is

undue haste, - The Generalissimo |j-

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British’ éxpeditionary force’.
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~ Unnecéssary mention of higher
formations, such: aS : brigades, di-

and: ‘causes: delay. :

. “The Herald. vants a “chanee to
talk office stationery to you. |

is hour, sensible of ae

no necessity-for acting with: any |

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