Show l U. U S. S Gets H Huge e Bill Bill for Use 4 Of British War Inventions The United States has been presented presented pre pre- a bill for nearly by British inventors claiming credit for forthe forthe forthe the steel helmet the six inch trench mortar a famous secret cipher r and a a. a dozen other devices which helped win the war The bill has remained unpaid because because because be be- cause the United States disputed the value or authenticity of the In August n a mixed claims commission com corn mission appointed by congress held hearings in London of the British Inventors Inventors Inventors' inventors In and adjourned until some fu fu- hire ture ure date in Washington After the Washington hearings are arc concluded the commission will tell the theU U. U S. S government government gov gov- how much should be award award- ed BRITISH SUBJECT The inventor of the tin hat used by jy the British forces is John Leopold Brodie a British subject now living in Buffalo His design was the only one In submitted to the war min mini stry which was deemed satisfactory He demands from the United States Slates in royalties representing 6 pence on each of steel helmets helmets helmets hel hel- hel- hel mets supplied by Britain to the A. A E. E F. F The six Inch mortar one o of the deadliest trench weapons of ot the war was invented by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Kenry Newton l Early in the war Britain had only two Inch mortars with with a short range that enabled the enemy to locate them easily and train heavy fire on their crews The larger mortar with its longer range rang was highly praised by the war office and adopted by the United States Slates forces Newton is leaving the commission to decide the amount a of the award SECRET CODE The A B. B C. C cipher was that most widely used in the last year o of the war Its originator J. J C. C F. F Davidson claimed the American navy found it valuable in cooperating with British naval forces It had the advantage of simplicity but was baffling because one group of letters might mean several several sev sev- eral words instead of only one It dispensed dis dis- dis with the necessity of many cipher ipher volumes and tedious Ing ng saving valuable time in critical moments Among the were two for a ship and an army hut that could be assembled in the fastest possible time One of the inventions which did most to combat the submarine menace menace men men- ace was the submarine mine Invented by Commander C. C C. C Sherman Com mander G. G B. B Riley and Lieutenant J Commander H. H O. O Mock all retired navy officers It was the first that could be laid at any depth easily and rapidly Ten thousand could be laid in a month The United States award I ed cd them but they felt the sum sum t l 3 Insufficient for mines They Thy now ask 2 2 a mine In order to prevent the city of Syracuse Syra Syra- cuse from reverting to the Onondaga I Indians the state of New York gives members members' of oC the tribe trIbe- 16 pounds of salt every year to keep up terms of at ofa a n treaty made in 1795 |