Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1915 — BOMBS HURLED LIKE A BALL [ARTICLE]

BOMBS HURLED LIKE A BALL

French Devise Scheme Whereby Fuse Is Bet After the Grenade Is Thrown. Paris.—The hand grenade devised by the French to throw into the enemy’s trenches when they are within reach is about as large as a baseball. A string, tied to the wrist of the thrower, pulls out a plug from the ball after it has left the hand. A spring is released, which sets the fuse for the explosive charge going. This fuse may be regulated from one second to two three seconds, or intermediate jtbea it reaches the hostile trench.