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Show JAPAN SMELTS IRON FROM VOLCANIC SANDS XOKIO, Nov 14. (Correspondence) A method whereby Iron may be smelted from volcanic Iron oxide sand, heretofore regarded is wholly refractors refrac-tors has been reported by scientific experimentors working for the war department. While the discovery cannot can-not he employed as yet commercially, the cost of the Iron so ohtalned being loo high to compete weth Iron smelted smelt-ed from ore, the value of the process to Japan from a military standpoint. Is avid to be great, Inasmuch as II places thla country In an Independent position so far ax Its supply of steel for military mili-tary and naval use Is concerned. japan, like every other volcanic country. Is rich is deposits of Iron oxides. ox-ides. A statement of the war office yesterday saya: Th recurrent anti-Japanese movements move-ments In different parts of the Chl-n.A Chl-n.A republic that have been pronounced pro-nounced since the peace conferenr at Parla, demand of the Japanese govern tnent every effort for the dlaeoer of some means to ensure a steel supply adequate enough for domestic con--uruptlon. In anticipation of a possible possi-ble future suspension of Iron Imports The experiments of a year have now been crowned with toler&bln success They have so far been made chiefly with the mllltarv necessity In view and also with the object of making up the ablating shortage In the Iron supplies The process discovered, therefore, does not aeceapaiily Insure economic ad-vantages. ad-vantages. while the success U limited limit-ed to that stage of producing Iron-sand Iron-sand blocks which may with advantage advant-age be blended with the ordtnar pig-iron pig-iron In producing steel."' , fir, - |