Howells
WILLIAM DEAN, an American author; born in Martin's WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS as a writer of novels. Among his works are "Venetian Life," "Italian Journeys," "A Chance Acquaintance," "A Foregone Conclusion, "The Lady of the Aroostook," "Dr. Breen's Practice," "A Modern ook, Instance," "The Rise of Silas Lapham," "Indian Summer," "Their Silver Wedding Journey," "Literary Friends and Acquaintances," etc. Among his novels may be mentioned. "New Leaf Mills" (1913); "Years of My Youth" (1915); "The Leatherwood God" (1916), edited; "Library of Universal Adventure"; etc.
The National Institute of Arts and Letters awarded him a gold medal in 1915 for meritorious work in fiction. He died in 1920.
HOWITZER (how'itz-er), a cannon, differing from ordinary guns in being shorter and lighter in proportion to its bore, and used for throwing shells or case-shot only, with comparatively small charges. In the World War (1914- 1918) the Germans used extensively heavy howitzers and mortars, especially the 11-inch guns made by Krupp and Eberhardt. These were effective in reducing the Belgian forts, which were not HOWLING MONKEY equipped with sufficiently heavy armament to retaliate. The French employed later the 11-inch Schneider howitzer but not on such a large scale as the Germans, who were also the first to transport guns on wheels and fire from that position. The United States army uses the 3-inch mountain gun, or howitzer, and a 6-inch forms part of heavy field artillery. name