Show Iu S. S ORDERS WORK I ON GUNS TO BE BEI I RUSHED I I Bethlehem Plant to Turn TurnOut TurnOut TurnOut Out New 96 Instrument I for Government m r ll fly 11 ll n l r P-ni P e to Th The r ra I WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feh Feb 9 Secretary of or War Baker today sent direct orders i ito to the tho Bethlehem steel plant to cease I work on minor orders for the war department and concentrate all aU available available avail avail- able men immediately on the production production production tion of ot thirty nine batteries of inch 4 and thirteen batteries of Inch 6 guns ms 1 for the United States Stales field artillery These guns will be built from de designs designs de- de signs completed as tho the result of or observation ob oh- of ot military officials in Eu Eu- rope The Bethlehem plant also will immediately immediately im im- mi- mi mediately commence to turn out a 96 inch gun for Cor the United States which It is declared will prove a far Car more efficient weapon than tho the 42 centime ter guns of tho the Germany army These guns ns as a result of or a new departure of r design will not bo be wasteful and ancl can be handled far easier caster than any I weapon of or similar design now in use useI usein usein in Europe I The new inch 4 and inch 6 guns are areto areto to be distributed to artillery units unite as soon as they can be comp completed Up to the present the guns in use have been heen the inch 3 pieces and It is admitted admitted ad ad- that they are of or decidedly doubtful usefulness The 92 guns will be an experiment but the tho ordnance ordnance ord ord- nance experts declare they are convinced convinced con con- vinced they will prove provo a decidedly formidable weapon Secretary Baker has taken personal charge rge of the rushing of work on field fieldpieces fieldpieces fieldpieces pieces and munitions He Ho now is examining offers made by the managers of or a number of or plants and large orders for materials will witt be bo given as soon as specifications can be bo completed One arm which is to be he manufactured in as large quantities as possible is rapid fire guns All MI plants now constructing these for Cor the army have been ordered put on an extra time basis bash batteries will bob ready to re received re- re the guns within three weeks Army engineers boll believe eVe that when the new batter battery Is in place New Now York will bo be comparatively safe sato from sea at at- at tack These guns will be relied upon to keep a hostile squadron from dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping hells shells Into Brooklyn something Brooklyn something It Is said that could be done with Impunity The Tho fort will stand t twelve telve elve miles distant from Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook the other side of or Ne New NewYork NewYork York ba bay These two forts torts military experts believe e will be able to crisscross crisscross crisscross criss criss- cross the tho city's water approaches with witha a a. gunfire that no fleet could venture venturo into I |