Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1915 — Aluminum In War. [ARTICLE]

Aluminum In War.

Austria and Germany use more aluminum for war purposes than all the other warring nations combined. It has been known, in fact, that Germany has for some years been collecting and storing the metal for war uses. - The great majority of the drinking mugs, cans and cups of the German soldier are made of the light metal. The frames for Zeppelins and the fuses for shells are made from aluminum. One of the difficulties the Ger-. mans have had to face is the shortage of copper necessary for the rings around shells. Many of the German shells are now provided with aluminum rings. Although aluminum does make a substitute, even in cartridges as well as shells and fuses, it is not so good as copper. The French authorities experimented with it some years ago for artillery purposes, but rejected it. The Germans are using it in such large quantities because they’re forced to do so on account of the shortage of copper.