Show WANT MODERN GUNS UNS i i Continental Armies Hasten to Strengthen Their Theil Batteries The Iw haste with which continental i armies are ure rearming their batteries with tiring quick guns is proof of tho the Importance of the tho new ordnance There J h k a unfortunately no sign l of or diminishing diminish diminish- ing armaments In the light of the lead leat given ghon h by the British h army on en tho the contrary each nation is expending every ery penny which can be extracted from the thc treasury in modernizing the artillery arm and und the personnel I is apparently apparently ap all- ap- ap of little importance The rearmament of the artillery of or various armies with quick firing guns Juns still continues continues con con- and only Italy Greece Grecco and Ser Ser- Servia via of oC European countries would ap- ap appear pear par to have not yet ot come como to a decision de do- in tho matter mattea Germany has made rapid strides during the tho last lust twelve months though retaining a Cl six-gun six buttery battery c establishment establishment establish establish- ment mont although both France Franco and ancl Japan Japan Ja Ja- pan pan have reverted to gun four batteries batteries bat bat- teries s as have also Holland Sweden Turkey Spain and ancl the United States Ant Irian u BI Si lengthened Th The Tho Austrian arm army that thata I a n battery at war strength is In future I r t to have six Rix guns instead of eight as asat ut at t present and tind upward of rapid rapid- l tiring Gring guns gum have recently boon been c n manufactured manufactured manu manu- for COI the Held artillery units L' L ed lum ha has a adopted a 1 Krupp Krull rupp gun Sun after protracted trials and the tho rearmament ment of or batteries is now proceeding n Bulgaria has recently received gun four-gun quick firing batteries front from rom Lo Creusot and has arranged for fora or orn a n minimum l reserve of 1000 rounds a agun agun asun gun sun to be available for fOl war Denmark has hoH secured a Krupp quick quick-firer similar similar simi simi- lar lal to the Belgian gun and remarkable progress has been made in the thc handling handl handi- in ing of or the new weapon Germany has eras issued a a. I quick equipment and I Is experimenting with another pattern rn of or Bavarian manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture while a long range field Held gun n nor of or Inch caliber has been cen introduced ed Into the thc heavy heV he V artillery by hr tutu Japs Holland has hus reconstituted her artillery artil hay lery h I the Dutch military authorities being keen on the thc employment of or guns suns Italy Haly is in treaty for Cor fora Cora a supply of modern ordnance Japan since tho the battle of or the Sha Ho has In Introduced introduced In in- light t shields to all uIl field guns uns and und the Osaka ar arsenal enal Is turning out outa a large num number er of ot quick than men being constantly em tm- employed In the manufacture Portugal has been supplied with thirty six batteries of Canet Schneider Inch Inch j-Inch quick firing guns Roumania will receive 3 30 O quick nr MJ from Krupp during next year Russia has armed half her batteries with a inch 3 firing quick gun and Spain is acquirIng acquiring acquiring ing fifty batteries similar to Portugal S Swe Sweden Seden eden II ha has lias now nu completed her armament armament armament arma arma- ment of ot quick firing Krupp field guns buns S Switzerland has Inns rearmed her four tinny army corps with new material while the tho United States have decided on the organization o of sixty gun four batteries with the thc new Ehrhardt pattern gun un which has a sighting up to I yards London London Chronicle |