Show UNCLE SAM GETTING ble steel WOKS are armament with a great rush philadelphia NOT 16 for more than two months the people alvina in and nicetown Nice town have commented upon the fact that the midvale steel works have not bad ehat down even for sunday and tho jarring noise of he big machinery hae penetrated at midnight or the early hours of the morning as during the day sickness has been the only plea that would permit any of the employed emp loyes to enjoy a days rest and three relays of men have been alternately kept at a high tension all this excitement it leaked out tonight is due to a harried order from the government for an increase of armament the order placed with the slid vale steel works lor fifty 10 inch disappearing guns and ten 12 inch mortars the government inspection works is in tte hands of captain T A lysle 0 the united states army he ie out 0 the rity and the manager of he midvale company declined to talk regarding the big contract made with the government an open gite of the main building at the to the view three castings ot the 10 inch pattern to one side of the furnaces apon temporary wooden mount ings were two apparently ready for transportation while this work of guns has been pushed eo assiduously at the midvale work equal activity has been waged at the big works of the sauth wark foundry aud machine company where the war department has a contract for tan 10 inch disappearing gun carriages and ten 12 inch mortar carriages the Sooth wark company hae completed beveral of the carriages and delivered them to the government there is enough work on the unfinished contracts of both plants to keep abo entire force of men at each place busy for several months it ie said there will be no abut down in either place for the holiday vacation |