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The race was on. In the United States, the Ordnance Department still maintained a conservative policy and though testing of several submitted machine guns during the early years prior to entering the war, rejected all submittals including the Lewis Gun which was proving its ability in use by British and other allied forces. The Lewis-Crozier controversy is a matter of record. Whether the influence of S.V. Benet, past Chief of Ordnance, whose son was a co-developer of the first machine gun purchased by the Ordnance Department, bears thought. The performance in Columbia, New Mexico did anything but enhance its reputation or that of the military.