| Show QUARREL OF OFFICIALS OVER THE QUESTION OF NEW explosives new york june 7 the new now york heralds washington correspondent says high explosives have disturbed relations between the bureau ot of ordnance and the board ot of ordnance and fortifications A bitter controversy has been raging between these two branches of 0 the army for more than a a year and has bas been brought to the attention ot of secretary root for or final ato action the fortifications law authorizes the secretary in fals his discretion to purchase tor for the right to manufacture an explosive for filling shells and the laham isham shell a projectile tile in which the explosive gelatine gelat lne can be fired the board of ordnance and tor for presided over by general lilies miles has recommended that the secretary ot of war wat acquire the patents upon the explosive shells named the board of 0 which major rogers birney Is president has been conducting tests at sandy hook these explosives include alax imite and others its report has bas just been received but general buffington declines to make it public it Is known however that the board reports anat after exhaustive trials of as a shell filler field siege a and nd sea coast shell it Is found that a reasonable degree of efficiency can not be obtained and the board therefore recommends thai that the tests be discontinued in the course of trial made with high explosives and the mixture have bave been both tested with unfavorable results aa as compared with other explosives seems to have pleased the board more than the board of ordnance and fortifications thinks animus influenced tho the ordnance board in its conclusions in the cafeo the isham shell an ordnance board found that the isham projectile Is not best adapted to the ends sought and fills no present or prospective necessity of the service |
