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Canada to Make Arms
Ottaws, June 4,
Canada is preparing to produce
war materials in a big way.
'The Minister of Defence (Mr. Iaw
;Mackenzie) announced to-day that
the Dominion was considering a
proposal to develop the armament'
making industry, and that already,
arrangements were complete fot
starting the commercial productio4
of cordite for gun cartridges.
Nitro-cellulose is being produced
from Canadian wood pulp instead
of from cotton. A Dominion ar4
senal, located at an unnamed placeo
is exqporting steel bullets and forge
ings for high explosive shells.
Canada has 625 industrial plan
which have been inspected an
passed for the production of wa
stores, to be available in emergen
cies.
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