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From this beginning gas has now be- come recognized as one of the accepted arms of the military service and is be- ing used very extensively in all armies, especially in the form of gas shells. The gases were used against the Canadian troops contrary to The Hague Conven- tion, but are now generally used, not only by the enemy but by the Allies themselves. In answer to a question as to whether the use of cloud gases had been discon- tinued on account of the effective re- sults from gas masks, Mr Tilson replied. That is probably true as to cloud gases, which of course can be used successful- ly only against the front line of trenches, in which every man must be thoroughly prepared to defend himself against gases. It is our intention to have one of these respirators of the box type with every man, and a reserve mask of the type used by the French and the Bel- gians, so that cloud gases will prob- ably not be used much when it is known that everybody is thoroughly prepared against them. prev next |