Show ALUMINUM FOR WAR PURPOSE germany and austria use more light weight metal than all other nations now in Con conflict flici it Is stated that germany and austria use more aluminum for war purposes than nu all the other belligerents belligerent combined it Is known in fact that germony germany lias has for some years been collecting and storing the for war uses and the majority of the drinking mugs cans and cups of hie german soldiers are made of the light metal the frame for zepp zeppelina zeppelins elins and the fuses for shells are also made from aluminum one of the difficulties the germans Germun 3 have had to face Is the shortage of copper necessary for the hie rings rou round shells many of the german shells are now provided with rings although lias has come to be re regarded gardea its as a even in cartridges its as well as and fuses it does not answer its purpose nearly as well as copper the freeth authorities experimented with it some years ngo ago for artillery purposes but rejected reject fd it says anys london tit bits the germans are using it tn in large quantities however on account of tilt shortage of copper |