Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1912 — Wooden Ammunition. [ARTICLE]

Wooden Ammunition.

Three years ago Civil war was raring between two Afghan tribes, the All Khel and the Mala Kh aL The latter tribe built great hopes of success on a cannon of such a slap that IfiO men were required to draw it. A Sikh trained in a British battery was engaged to work the gun, on the understanding that he received. SO’ rupees every time he hit the village fort of the foe. This did not prove remunerative, for, according to an eye- < witness, the ammunition consisted of “olive wood balls bound with Iron bands, which have a highly eccentric flight and are calculated to do about equal damage to friend and foe.” After a three days’ bombardment, in which the fort wag frit only three times, the hostilities came' to an end. .J*