| Show WAR DEPARTMENT HONORS tribute has lias been An n unusual to paid by the war department the memory ot or John M 31 Drowning BrownIng When the th body arrives arrive In New NewYork NewYork York Vork tomorrow a military guard of honor will be b at the pier This is jg the first time Urn in Ia the history deceased of cit the country that a In been recognized civilian n has that manner manner The secretary of oC war in iii explaining the tb military contribution made to this coun- coun country coun country try by John M t Browning says tays showed The Th great eat emergency the necessity for fot two Improved types ot or automatic machine guns suns One with tripod I water ater cooled for forlong long stretches or of o rapid firing and the other a light arm that could be easily carried in the front wave ot of troops and tred from rom the shoulder or tram from the hip Mr Browning BIo In operation inco-operation co with our ordnance de- de department de department and the forces ot or the Colt com company pan filled the thc task or of designing and building two such guns that would eclipse In sim sim- sim simplIcity simplicity durability and reliability any of ot the models either of o for foreign eign or domestic manufacture then in twice service On the first fint day or of oMay 1917 these new weapons were brought to competitive tests arranged by the ordnance depart depart- depart After Alter the tests the board pronounced these weapons the most effective guns of o their type known to the members Preparations Preparations ions were immediately made for forthe the manufacture of or an enormous or machine q quantIty ot of Browning uni gun and Browning automatic I rifles Great numbers ot of o these weapons were ere produced and used by our troops In the world war and they are still the standard for manufacture lu iu case of o another er ci emergency It may be added that after arter the development or of these weapons weapons Mr r Brownings Browning's er- er erfort ef torts ef-torts fort forts were constantly directed to- to toward to toward ward ud the Improvement both ot or the guns and nd accessories HI Ills His serc- serc services ices along alone these lines were or of o treat great red value to the war depart depart- meat ment Referring to Mr JJr Browning as the greatest wizard of ot the age the secretary of ot war says It is 11 L a a tact fact to be recorded that no design or of o Mr Bi Brownings has has bas ever proved a failure nor has any model been discontinued Time The war ar department through it Us its agency the ordnance department ot of the army wilt will be greatly handIcapped hand hand- handicapped in Its future development work on automatic firearms as 55 asa II a result ot of the loss oss of ot Mr r Brown Brown- BrownIng's Brown inc's logs log's services It II Is not cot thought that any other individual has hll conS con con trl so much to the national security or of o this country as Mr Browning in the development or of our machine guns cuns and other r auto auto- automatic automatic matic rustic weapons to a tat state ot of mili mill military military tary efficiency surpassing that ot of all nations nation The entire country Is indebted to Mr Bro Brow nine for tor or the contributions contributions ho be made to the lighting fighting forces of ot the United States In time of ot war ar and It is 18 a L fitting acknowledgment that thai the war department Is jg making 00 00 |
