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SECRETS OF THE WAR
BULLETS FOR ZEPPELINS. INVENTOR'S HEROIC DEATH.
Mr. Justice Surgiat presided, at meeting of the Royal Commission. Awards to inventory at Queen Anne's gate recently, at which a eluita was made on behalf of Mrs Brock, the widow of Commander Brock, the inventor of the Brock anti-Zeppelin buller, for an award in respect of the bullet.
KAISER KARL ATTACKED,
UERMAN WAR MINISTER'S BOOK.
Buy more has been added to the rapidlył growing list of books by Germany, war" leaders, the latest author being the War Minister, General von Stein, whose work christs of a number of short chapters giving his views, not only on the army commanders and the war, but also on the. Reichstage the tiernan Government, the Allies, etc.
General Stein considers thig ex Kaiserf innocent, and declares that he energeti- cally opposed the war, and only gave his Mr, Albert, a brother-in-law of tom-
consent, with a heavy heart, after the mander Brock. presented the claim,trongest reasons for a declaration of war which he said was brought on the de- had been out before him. General Stein finite instructions of Commander Brock expresses wonder that such a resulsion of contained in a letter written a few days Pinion among the Ferman pople is pos. before he went to Zeebrugge. It was die vinerit that no blaue for the war fell
sible, seeing thar alt were formerly con to Commander Brock's memory that there should be the fullest public recognition the Kaiser. He then reads the Reich- and acknowledgment of whne was nd
stug`a lecture for its Penos resolution of mitted to be a very valuable invention. July, 1917. saying it hoked, political Up to now the fullest secrecy had beenderstanding for war and peace. imposed by the authorities and loyally adds: What we desired to wagé no war of unquest, hit one of defence was placed beyond doubt at the very beginning. Boo little regardh was paid to the effect the Peace resolutions on the troops at the front."
accepted by the manufacturers and the family, whereas considerable publicity had been given to other inventors of bullets. Aver and over again it had begin glaimed that such and such a bullet hat been instrumental in bringing dewolweg was neither a diplomat 'eur
The General maintains that Betlimann Zeppelins, and all this time they had re
mained silent. The time had arrived statesmah, saying: He was no sintesi when it should be made public that time, for n statesman must have no fonz. Brock babet played a very important te overtok him despite, or rather part in bringing down these Zeppelins, wing, the way in which he gave way, especially in the early days, which was
Ludendorf told me, ns early as the the most dangerous stage of the menace
autumn of rate, that Bethmann Hollweg The built was net patentick, said Meuld never manage to bring about ugace, Albert, and anyone who knew fomal that, therefore, he must go,
nop
at that. . El. WAN that the State had the
mander Brock winddd`
be The writer in lets himself go regardle least surprised
ing the Engerer Karl, whom he turns glad to say
a weak priner who, in the end, was not unrestricted use of the invention, and taken seriously. He declares that arge- apart from that he was a man of many with risies in Vienna, and that the tiations We constantly taking place parts and as
An as he had attained Emperor in his conversations called Hin- feces, in one direction he turned to an-
ather. He had remarked that he hadyan, he writes, "people monde fun
Traburs
and fudendorff piss. Even in finished the Zoupelins and was going to
the same thing to submarines fa the Emurar Hart in the op street.
to make any saeri? 1916 a conference awarded certain marks Although he was ready to the different types of bullets, taking" be paly remained Esperor. It was into consideration the perseverance of the his, as also the Enuress's ardent wish inventor, civil and military values, and see "che ('yown of Poland on his hand. the resteration of public confidence. That such an ally nothing would be ex- omniitty dreided that the Brock bull without regrets of their own, and," Our albles were all weak and was worth a fer cent and the Pomeroy hersh cut cf, from the warld's markets. vote had to supply then, with what they ack For fent at their defection. wes mare too considerate to rds them. The
33 per cent.
Mr. Trevor Watson, for the Admiralty, said that the time the value of "a Zeppelin was taken at an arbitrary vale
to be £70,000.
an attack
Autente energetically held at its nations together, and united all in Common
netion. We did not sureerd in attaining. this unity In the end. the faithlessness and treachery, which we had tried to pre.
mite all the same. W were not en able of enforcing one will from the start. For of making the situation clear. Renter's Sprint Service,
rock produced a lot of other inventions the artificial fog at Zeebrugge.
The Chairman: Weshare all heard of
Mr. Watson said there were other in"}
eating in connection with colour filters, anti-submarin werk and a special sort ці для.
Mr. Albert pointed out that it was believed at one time that some way of countering the attack with bullets then in use had been found by the Germans,vent by our fielding attitude,, was com and Commander Brock set to work to And bullet which would function on the fabric which was the essential point. In the autumn of 1910 the first three of four | Zeppelins were" brough;, down, including those at Cuffley and Potter, Ban 79. Albert quoted from statnente” found anong Lommander Brucks. papers. Naval Air Service to investigate explo which he expressed the view, supported, but the consdential information be y evidence, that no other bullet had thus gned would not be of special age succeeded in, firing a balloon at over 200
o him in making that invertion. He yards range. He further said that hiss probably far ahead of others in his. bullet had been present in every mixture had heard face that Commander knowledge and experience of explosiven. of ballets, and that it was the chief factor in destroying the Zeppelin menace, It was also believed that the Pomeroy bullet had ever been used alone on on Zeppelins. The mixture of bullets was authorised to make doubly sure. The drums of a Lewis gun were loaded with a mixture of Brock and Pomeroy bullets, and third bullet which was used tracer ballet, Commander Brock attach ed reports by the well-known aviators, and L Brandon. Lţ Sowrey said, in his report, that the first two drums amgunsion had apparent ly no effect, but the third one caused the envelope to catch fire in several places.ing to the Puineroy case, He red traversing fire along the
Mr. Watson said that tamamader velope. This was An important point services he had given to his country Brock was a very exeptional man, and because it was suggested that the Pomeroy and his early and fumented death made bullet would only function on A hari! surface, and in traversing along the en-
ir particularly desirable that, in this case, velope there was only a remote chance of the Admiralty should not be tainted with the bullet hitting a hard substance. The any suggestion of ingratitude. On behalf next aviator spoke of seeing the Brock bul'ete bursting all along the envelope. I was greut misfortune, said Mr Albert, from al points of view, that Capt. Robinson, V.C., was dead. The knew quite well in the family of Com mander Brock that Capt. Robinson and his squadron accepted it as a fact that Brock bullets had brought down that Zeppelin, and Capt. Robinson had con- gratulated Commander Brock upon it.
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Sir William Pope, Professor of Che mistry, of Cambridge gave evidence, and said he thought the aviators' reports were conclusive that it was the Brock ballets which were bursting on the Zeppelin.
Colonel Fellowes, R.A.F., said, in the course of his evidence, that the theory that Zeppelins were surrounded by & non- combustible gas was found to be without foundation. Commander Brock et ont
The chairman commented on the great desirability of claims of this class being heard together. He said he could not help feeling that the award in the case
another balles might have been dif Ferens had all the evidence been before
persons who made it. He was refer
the Admiralty, be paid tribute to the. immense value of Commander Brock's services. The ideal of duty dominated.
othing in big It was more characteris the whole life of the deceased oficer.. tie than the manner of his leaving it. He had conic to the conclusion that the Ger tours had a range-finder superior to our own. He went to Zeebrugge as no part of his duty at all. He begged to be allowed to gu because it might give him an opportunity of finding out the nature
the construction of this rangefinder. according to the best contemporary nc- that range-foder, on the Mole at Zee- counts, it way while he was examining brugge that he met his death, and there of the man than the fact that, in the could be nofiner tribute to the nature turmoil at that attack, he could examine quietly a scientific instrument in order on his research on his own initiative, and gained at the service of his country. To fant he might place the knowledge he said he would produce a ballet to act
had been made in the case of the Pomeroy- buligt, but the award made in the case.
on the match-box principle. Tests show. But it briefly," the Admiralty were not ed that usually two or three British bulghting, the case. An award of £55,000
eta fired in the same place would explode. A balloon, hut he believed that one bullet would be sufficient to destroy a Zeppelin Colonel Fellowes added that, although it was not known at the time, the Bucking bam bullet would have done what was re- quired.
ON THE MOLE AT ZEEBRUGGE.
The Chairman Really, the special problem which the bullet was designed to meet was to some extent & problem which did not exist?
Commander Bruck was considerably smaller."
bullet was not.so effective in bringing It was thought then that the Brock down Zeppelins, and, further, there was. nothing like so large a number of them used. It had always been the practise of the Admiralty and the War Office to deal with the Service inventor on 'dif- ferent footing from the private inventor but the evidence in this case showed that Colone Fellowes agreed, but he said the services Commander Brock rendered that the Brock bullet was the bullet with
were not due to the training be received which machines" were first authorised to be sent up. It was practically capable peared that at least three Zeppelins were at the hands of the Admiralty Is ap.. itself of destroying a Zeppelin.
Colone Forbes, Aircraft Armoury Defired at by a mixture of Brock, Pomeroy, partment, expressed the view that the
In reply to the chairman, Mr. Albert chances were that what the aviators xawanid that they desired a complete seltie- were the explosions of the Brock bullet.
Trevor Watson called "Admiral Richard Farquhar, who said the view of the Admiralty was that there was no real risk with the Brock bullet. There never had been a serious accident Com-
mander Brock was appointed to the Royal
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The Commission considered its award privately, and will make a recommenda tion in the usual way.
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