Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1919 — YANKEE GUNS PROVE BEST [ARTICLE]

YANKEE GUNS PROVE BEST

Long-Range Cannon Used North of Verdun Superior to AH Others. London. —The long-range guns with which American forces north of Verdun bombarded the important Longuy-on-Mezieres railway were manned exclusively by United States naval crews and under direction of a United States rear admiral. The guns, which fired the biggest low-trajectory shell ever hurled across the western front, were most accurate and aroused the intense admiration of the French officers. It was not necessary to provide Cement gun emplacements such as the German were compelled to erect for their pow-

erfiil high trajectory guns. In other words, the Americans brought a new powerful weapon into play, which required a minimum of effort in manipulating, camouflaging and removing, if spotted.