Show I J I WEA WEATHER TI-iER TI MAN HELPS IN n N Wi WINNING N NN N H N G WA W WAR A I Those who keep score on the weather er man say hi his batting average is very high but because of an occasional miscalculation most of us consider him a fair subject for humor This is not the case along the fighting line lineIn lineIn linein In France however there the forecaster forecaster forecaster fore fore- caster is an important factor and military military mili mill tary operations are largely governed i iby by tho the frequent bulletins issued from I the observing stations located at short Intervals from the English channel channel chan chart nel to the Alps The artillery must be kept Informed of changing conditions in temperature tempera tempera- ture humidity and the velocity of the tile winds at different levels all of which are considered In sighting the guns for distant targets One morning Inthe in inthe inthe the early days of the the war the English English Eng Eng- lish Ush batteries were ordered to resume firing at a range effective the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon before The fhe elevation or of tue guns was not changed but atmospherIc atmospheric atmospheric atmos atmos- conditions had varied aried so Instead Instead instead In in- stead of fam falling failing g on the enemy the shells landed in lD the British trenches If winter operations are planned it itis itis I is highly important to know when I freezing weather which will make the I I sodden roads hard enough to bear I the weight of or the guns may be ex I J I To the aviation service knowledge of air conditions up to a height of 20 20 I feet is vital and the tho old style of gas attack depended on the direction of the wind Poisonous gas was a I surprise when the Germans introduced introduced introduced intro intro- it with such cruel effect upon the Canadians at the second battle of I Ypres so they were unhindered in their preparations The Tho trenches were I leveled the nozzles of the big cylinders cylinders I ders pointed and when the wind favored fa fa- faI a- a I i the attack was launched I Things were not so simple afterward for a smashing bombardment followed fol 01 lowed a any aby signs signs' of the murderous preparations Nowadays shells filled with liquefied gas are used but Improved improved im Im- proved masks render it much less ef ef- effectIve It is important to keep weather reports reports reports re re- re- re ports from reaching the enemy Once the London papers announced that air conditions for Zeppelins promised ideal They neglected t to add however however however how how- ever that elaborate plans were being made at home honie so the big airships met meta a hot reception on the raid which followed |