Show GAS MASK MAKER SAVED SAT OTHERS DIES AS PLAGUE T VICTIM By BT Service London Feb 1 The Tho Tho British army and all armies of ot the allies have suffered euf- euf n a severe loss In tho the death from pneumonic plague of ot Col E E. F F. Harrison C. C M M. I. I Q G. R. R E D. officer of or the tho 01 Legion of ot Honor For more moro than a year oar ho be had been beon In n solo charge chargo of research In conneCtion connection connection tion with Ga gas defenses and of ot tho the manufacture man man- of respirators for tor tho armies tn in n tho the field lold It Is mainly to his brilliant nt efforts that throughout tb the war Ito 10 allied troops have been BO eo well protected and that no new gas caa was wn against them for which his hh foresight had not provided tho antidote Colonel Harrison Was responsible for tor tho the manufacture of ot millions o of for tor British American and Italian troops lIe Ho built this enormous Industry almost entirely from improvised improvised means new now factories had hall to be tho the plants borrowed from fron other Industries and a n. hugo huge army of ot workers had to bo be trained to fresh tresh ta taJ taFt ks s. s In the midst of or this great work ho he lost his eldest con Don killed in 11 action at atthe tho the battle of or tho the Somme In n 1916 Though 47 H years ears of age ac c. Colonel I Harrison joined tho the army as a I private I In May MI 1916 nn and was just Juat going to Franco FIanco when Vohen a call for tor chemists was wae I made In England to develop anti gao warfare Ho Ito warm wan transferred tl as ns n corporal to two tito Royal noal En Engineers He lie lieC gainer gained C ned promotion very rapidly and Just previous previews to his death after aCter three and a n. half yearn of or Incessant toll ho had boon appointed controller of tho the entire chemical warfare department of ot the tho munitions ministry |