The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 11, 1918, Page 6, Image 6
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[neons assortment of material used in
[the manufacture of the "jam tins."
Tommy would stoop down, get an
empty "jam tin," take a handful of
clayey mud from the parapet, and line
the inside of the tin with this substance.
Then he would reach over,
pick up his detonator and explosive,
and insert them In the tin, fuse pro- j
trading. On the fire step would be a
pile of fragments of shell, shrapnel
bells, bits of iron, nails, etc.?anything j
jthat was hard enough to send over to i
[Fritz; he would scoop up a handful of |
jthis junk and put it in the bomb. Per- |
jhaps one of the platoon would ask him j
jjvhat he did this for, and he would
jexplain that when the bomb exploded
[these bits would fly about and kill or
rtconnd anv ftprman hit hv same! the
Questioner would immediately pull a '
button off his tunic and hand It to j
the bomb maker with, "Well, blame !
me, send this over as a souvenir," or
another Tommy would volunteer an
old rusty and broken jackknife; both
would be accepted and inserted.
Then the professor would take another
handful of mud and fill the tin,
[after which he would punch a hole In
(the lid of the tin and put it over the j
jtop of the bomb, the fuse sticking out i
^Then perhaps he would tightly wrap ;
(wire around the outside of the tin, and
jthe bomb was ready to send over to
(Fritz with Tommy's compliments.
A piece of wood about four Inches
wide had been issued. This was to be
strapped on the left forearm by means
of two leather straps and was like the
6ide of a match box; It was called a
"striker." There was a tip like the
jhead of a match on the fuse of the
[bomb. To ignite tne ruse, you naa to
ji-ub it on the "striker," just the same
|^.s striking a match. The fuse was
{timed to five seconds or longer. Some ;
ipf the fuses issued in those days would
[burn down in a second or two, while
[others would "sizz" for a week before
[exploding. Back in Blighty the munijtion
workers weren't quite up to snuff,
the way they are now. If the fuse took
a notion to burn too quickly they generally
buried the bomb maker next
fday. So making bombs could not be
called a "cushy" or safe job.
After making several bombs the pro- |
jfessor instructs the platoon in throw- |
jing them. He takes a "jam tin" from
jthe fire step, trembling a little, be;cause
it is nervous work, especially
when new at it, lights the fuse on his
striker. The fuse begins to "sizz" and
sputter and a spiral of smoke, like
that from a smoldering fag, rises from
it The platoon splits in two and
ucks around the traverse nearest to
tiem. They don't like the looks and
[sound of the burning fuse. When that
ffuse begins to smoke and "sizz" you
want to say good-by to it as soon as
,possible, so Tommy with all his might
[chucks it over the top and crouches
iagainst the parapet, waiting for the
"explosion.
, Lots of times In bombing the "jam
tin" would be picked up by the Germans,
before it exploded, and thrown
[back at Tommy with dire results.
After a lot of men went West in this
manner an order was issued, reading
fsomething like this:
"To all ranks in the British army:
.After igniting the fuse and before
throwing the jam-tin bomb, count
Slowly one! two! three!"
This in order to give the fuse time
^enough to burn down, so that the bomb !
would explode before the Germans
could throw it back.
! Tommy read the order?he reads
ithem all, but after he ignited the fuse
tend it began to smoke?orders were
forgoken, and away she went in record
time and back she came to the further
jdiscomfort of the thrower.
: Then another order was issued to
count, "one hundred! two hundred!
three hundred!" But Tommy didn't
care if the order read to count up to
a thousand by quarters, he was going
|to get rid of that "jam tin," because
from experience he had learned not'
jto trust it.
When the powers that be realized ;
ithat they could not change Tommy j
ithey decided to change the type of j
bomb and did so?substituting the,
j"hair brush," the "cricket ball," and
ilater the Mills bomb.
The standard bomb used in the British
army is the "Mills." It is about the
shape and size of a large lemon. Although
not actually a lemon, Fritz insists
that it is: perhaps he Judges it
fby the havoc caused by its explosion.
iThe Mills bomb is made of steel, the
[outside of which is corrugated into 48 '
small squares, which, upon the explo-1
?ion of the bomb, scatter in a wide
[area, wounding or killing any Fritz
[who is unfortunate enough to be hit
jby one of the flying fragments.
I Although a very destructive and efficient
bomb the "Mills" has the coriidence
of the thrower, in that he
knows it will not explode until released
from his grip.
I It is a mechanical device, with a
jjever, fitted into a slot at the top,
[Which extends half way around the j
^circumference and is held in place at j
bottom hv a fixing oln. In this pin
jthere is a small metal ring, for the
purpose of extracting the pin when
'ready to throw.
You do not throw a bomb the way a
baseball is thrown, because, when in
'a narrow trench, your hand is liable
to strike against the parados, traverse
or parapet, and then down goes the
bomb, and, In a couple of seconds or
so, up goes Tommy,
i In throwing, the bomb and lever are
grasped fa the right hand, the left foot
is advanced, knee stiff, about one and
!a half its length to the front, while
ithe right leg, knee bent, is carried
^slightly to the right. The left arm is
.extended at an angle of 45 degrees,
pointing Ih the .direction the bomb is to
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U-BOAT SINKINGS DECREASE.
: Only Six British Ships of 1,600 Tohs
Sunk Past W^ek.
|
i London. April 3.?There was a
; sudden marked decrease in the losses
to British shipping through mine
, or submarine in the past week. The
: admiralty reports that only sr: British
merchantmen of 1,600 tons or
| over and seven under that tonnage
I were sunk in the week ending March
30th.
Five fishing vessels also were
I sent to the bottom.
The admiralty statement continues:
"Fifteen British merchant vessels
were unsuccessfully attacked by submarines.
"The large vessels sunk include
one sunk during the week ending
March 16 and the smaller vessels reported
sunk includes one during the
week ending March 23.
"The arrivals during the week ending
March 30 were 2,416 and the
sailings 2,739." ,
The losses to British merchantmen
i,i*r\ct*Vi enhniarinos unrl mines in the
1111 UU511 ow. W*? v? I
past week are less than one-half the i
losses in the previous week, when
twenty-eight merchantmen were j
sunk, sixteen of the vessels over 1,600
tons.
The, admiralty report for the pre- 1
ceding week showed the loss of seventeen
vessels, while for several
weeks prior to that the weekly loss
was eighteen. i
"What is the hardest part of your
work as a lecturer?" asked the man
designated as toastmaster.
"As a rule," replied Mr. Jenkins,
"the hardest part of my work is
waking the audience up after the man
man who introduces me has concluded
his remarks."?Washington
Star. I
be thrown. This position is similar
to that of shot putting, only that the
right arm is extended downward. Then
you hurl the bomb from you with an
overhead bowling motion, the same as
in cricket, throwing it fairly high in
the air, this in order to give the fuse
a chance to burn down so that when
the bomb lands, it immediately explodes
and gives the Germans no time
fnnmnni* An f Ifo f*oncrA AT* f a wa_
IV ov,aiiipti vUt vi Ato x vrx tv x\turn
it.
As the bomb leaves your hand, the
lever, by means of a spring, is projected
into the air and falls harmlessly to
the ground a few feet in front of the
bomber.
"When the lever flies off it releases
a strong spring, which forces the firing
pin into a percussion cap. This ignites
the fuse, which burns down and sets
off the detonator, charged with fulminate
of mercury, which explodes the
main charge of ammonal.
The average British soldier is not an
expert at throwing; it is a new game
to him, therefore the Canadians and
Americans, who have played baseball
from the kindergarten up, take naturally
to bomb throwing and excel in
this _ act. A six-foot English bomber
will stand in awed silence when he
sees a little five-foot-nothing Canadian
. outdistance his throw by several yards.
I have read a few war stories of bombing,
where baseball pitchers curved
their bombs when throwing them, but
a pitcher who can do this would make
"Christy" Mathewson look like a piker,
and is losing valuable time playing in
the European War bush league, when
he would be able to set the "big
league" on fire.
We had a cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us it was a regular
vacation, and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans
portation and rations to return to our
units up the line.
Arriving at our section, the boys
once again tendered us the glad mitt,
but looked askance at us out of the
corners of their eyes. They could not
conceive, as they expressed it, how a
man could be such a blinking idiot as
to join the Suicide club. I was beginning
to feel sorry that I had become
a member of said club, and my life to
me appeared doubly precious.
. Now that I was a sure-enough
bomber I was praying for peace and
hoping that my services as such would
not be required.
(To be continued next week.)
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With the American Army in
France, April 1.?Definite official announcement
that American troops
will actually fight side by side with
the French and British in northern
France reached the American troops
in Paris newspapers. It was greeted
with cheering. The men who will go
are envied by the rest of the American
forces.
As they passed by the roads they ,
were speeded on their way with cries
such as "eat 'em up," and "gee, you
fellows are in luck!"
Orders to proceed towards the
plains of Picardy were received from
the French high command three days
ago, out until it was omciany announced
no mention could be made
of it.
Sales of war-savings stamps have
run as high as $3,000,000 a day. This
amount provides the Treasury with
about one-tenth of the entire amount
now being expended by the Nation ;
for the war. While $3,000,000 is j
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woman and child in the country, the :
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