At last, it is understood, the tank can make g its claim to the title of the battleship of the land. So much the optimists claimed for it after its first ex-plait in September, 1916, when the original fleet cleared the Germans out of High Wood—one of the most wicked places on the Somme—but that was an exaggeration, and despite the fact that notable developments took place during the war, including the evolution of the whippet, the close of 1918 still found the tank in a very imperfect condition. It is no secret that experiments have been proceeding steadily ever since, and*the latest report from Home gives the impression that the tank of the present day can do practically everything but fly. What seems to be-one of the most interesting devices attached to the latest model is a kind of camera obscure, said to give those inside a range vision. of about 500 yards in every direction, and in conjunction with this is an instrument enabling the guns to ko trained upon an; object shown. The speed at which the new tank -vill travel is not stated, but it is believed to be consider able, and if so a wonderful, weapon of offence has keen created. should be observed that the ~Germans never really devised an antidote to the tank, and according to present appearances it is going to be even more difficult in future achieve that result.
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