A new bullet-proof cloth has been invented by a priest of Chicago,
Father Casimir Zeglen.

Father Casimir is a man of peace, who takes but little interest in
implements of warfare, and this great discovery was made by chance. The
discovery once made, he determined to bring his invention to the highest
state of perfection, hoping that through it he might lessen the horrors
of war, and save many innocent lives that are now sacrificed for the
honor of a country.

The cloth is intended to be used as a padding or interlining for the
soldiers' uniforms, and its inventor hopes to make the cloth so thin and
flexible that it can be worn without inconvenience.

It has already been tested, and the results were highly satisfactory.

The test was made at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, and it was decided to
use the Krag-Jorgensen gun against it.

The inch steel bullet thrown by this rifle has, it is said, been known
to pierce through armor-plate. It has made its way through twenty inches
of packed sand, pierced twenty-two inches of oak timber, and fired from
a distance of six hundred yards it will pass through five feet of earth.

The cloth stood the test of these terrible bullets wonderfully well.
Five thicknesses of the material were used for the test, all the pieces
being exactly the same size, and laid together in one compact pad.

The first shot was made at a distance of four hundred yards. It was