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SHOTGUNS IN THE TRENCHES Even shotguns have been found useful for war purposes and while there is no doubt of their pur ¬ chase by the United States government Hi mo doubt exists as to the uses to which they arc beins put putThe The guns Of which several thousand have been supplied by both the Kemington and Winchester companies have slightly shorter muzzles than the sporting firearm and are fitted with bayonets and designed to shoot cartridges loaded with buckshot in fact they are practically riot guns gunsTheir Their ability to scatter their big pellets at short range manifestly makes them useful for stopping Uun trench raiders but as tlie rules of war restrict soldiers to rifles firinc a single projectile it is not authoritatively known that they are being uti ¬ lized for such purposes though the manner in which the Germans have violated all laws both human aiid divine would seem to justify the use of al ¬ most any implement of death deathAccording According to another story instead of being utilized abroad these shotguns are being carried by men guarding bridges aiid war plants in this country
