Show aggy GAS MASK IS USELESS IN ault faith falth in ln au ara instrument that live 0 of f thousands of ameri 01 ea the idlers idie in broell is dally daily bendan the bava of scores core of men la in tl I 1 life tn in the united pratis dr director of the bureau 0 i cottrell in interview declared an h u I 1 of jains mines again at the uee use of army gas ra and mine in in nune ne explosions vu as li from despite rl warning fires department miners and persons en 0 jh 11 in rescue eue work persist i in mineree file stroy gas a make masks dr bottrell Pot Vot trell the device devices aia of Lal though ugh mine die dis use in the leslly no aster a num number ber f cases re mino mine res when in men e n attempting r aly fitly ina ks work ork with army tylo ayi e gas too hail had died dr 14 ove overcome reome aa a 1 cottrell 9 a 11 these fatalities hill illustrate strate afie the util of the belief quite prevalent I 1 ty that th this in tie country army bout t hog the will mask protect of gas a axer braidt gal 11 at ay type of gases under we conditions the fact is that the ril an mask was a vly very excellent arm anny gas intended that bitite for the purpose protecting goldiere eol diere ra froin from the diamol ef tf aped in warfare the mask kal it gases the nien men such absolute ib solute protection lave returned from france they that t when enthusiastic over it its per were ei eo thy they that they were willing to in for ann mance nce the gas g mask for or all purposes of protection against poisonous gaes basea thee men it mould seems eem do not real lit its that out in the open air of the bat bak pitfield tit tie field fiela the percentage of gas in the 20 ir woul boull I 1 not be nearly Q large as in the confined oe fined traces of a mine or fac fae lory tory fire P the iriny army milk afford affords absolutely abiol no protection against carbon monoxide gils which ii Is most preval prevalent tnt in miao fire fires and nd die etere ir dir cottrell said adding that the masats were ae ac tally a menace because of the false feeling of ot security they give tho the wear r the b bureal ea I 1 of mines indorses the use 0 C the ceif tout confined ined oxygen mine ree res too big thing apparatus and ie Is pr pre pared to fullil finish sh information regard regard ing its it use |