Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1913 — Illuminating Shells. [ARTICLE]

Illuminating Shells.

Experiments have recently been made at Toulon with! shells intended to illuminate the seat at a distance from the land, thss disclosing the presence and movements of an enemy at night. The shells are»made to explode at a great height, k and to give light for a Sufficient thneito permit an examination of the surface of the sea for several miles «from the shore. The officers in charge of the experiments regard the illuminating shells as more effective than search-lights in disclosing the position of hostile.ships. Another form of shell has been proposed, which shall, in bursting over the sea, spread a cloud of thick Smoke about the batteries on shore, thus preventing their seeing the approaching ships, and rendering the illuminating shells useless.' ” :