Word: poisoner
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...Charles Maurras, writing in the Royalist newspaper, L' Action Francaise, urged the use of poison gas against the Riffians. By dropping poison gas bombs, he said, France would have the Riffians begging for mercy within a few weeks-and "think of the expense in life and material that would be saved...
...Poison gas invented, by Prof. W. Le Lewis of Northwestern University while chief of the Defense Division of the A.E.F. Gas Service. Perfected late in the War, Lewisite never saw active service. Shells containing it are said to have been buried deep underground after the Armistice, tanksfull towed to sea and sunk. It is said to be so deadly that a relatively small amount would devastate a large area, making it worthless for crop cultivation for ten years...
Chemical War. The U. S. brought up the advisability of banning exportation of poison gas. Hungary brought up the question of abolishing the use of bacteria in war. Considerable differences arose concerning chemicals and bacteria designed for war and those for peaceful scientific purposes. The Conference ultimately adopted a protocol generally prohibiting chemical and bacteriological warfare as laid down in the Washington Treaty...
...injury received in the Exeter game some weeks ago sent J. W. Barbee, hurling ace of Coach Davidson's Freshman baseball squad to Stillman Infirmary yesterday when a slight case of blood poisoning set in. In the game with the schoolboys, Barbee was spiked painfully, and was removed from the game. Although he worked regularly in the ensuing contests through the Yale game last Saturday, the poison began to go up the leg yesterday, and he was ordered to the infirmary...
Whether or not tetraethyl lead, as prepared for dilution in gasoline to quiet "knocking" motors, would constitute such a poison, scientists disagree...