Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-11

th<~itAN I'll HI itlti'b. OUT.
III permission. Ill hll my pipe
ar bowl. Indeed. when | came
'ur room II WAS only for Il little
ran oUt myself cigars all
md here t * already l. o'clock.
: how time lies when one gets
cencing. Rui. 10 continue
when ny good friend Lieuten-
ISL takes possession OF me and
ut II p. H.. do not always
: il ny duty To listen 10 him.
been such 4 frequent visitor OF
nee lac has been staying ut our
q house. and. then. he is one OF
Individuals who 81 lose them
I their own variations that they
get they have an audience So.
he lieutenant said: Now. To
e. | sank deeper into by bic
III Gazed abSently into the fire
Is talking warfare of the future.
AIRED for that. who possessed
stocks that would go down nor
oductS tAat would 80 up. Ny
closed YEARLY: how ] wished
Id 90. Then he made a state
absurd that | laughed.
pOh place OF July rs. 1916" l
lin say.
tteen foIry-six. | corrected.
see here" said tie naval man.
How old do you think | am
shaw. was 81 then. 1t was
nd please don't contradict me.
fifty years hence it all hap
on viii have It 50. all we'll"
the date IS settled and YOU
yhly understand the cause Of the
Great Britain claimed the NJ
,ric covering OF the earth 10 Il
OF 10000 feet, basing the claim
fact that as far back aS 1889 an
lbaloonist had disappeared from
that height he was never seen
Such a claim ~ this. had it been
zed By other nations. would
iven h. too great a control over
ld's supply OF breath. We claim
altitude of l.0Oe over the nit
les. bur She would not recognize
nd refused To arbitrate. The
was terrible war"
pk my pipe from between my
and fixed u cold eye on the
T.
ltenaut Swash. ! said in low
stinct tone. YOU have explained
use Of the WIZ five times.
swallow ed your dates and may
2 To sulp down your facts. bun
at YOU deSist from repetition.
Il. well. if you'll have il 20. I'll
al. Having The cause straight
r mind. Won will remember that
July 10. 1915. that tie fight oc-
There were three battle ships
fleet: Admiral Wad's flag ship.
vaIIoe-. carrying fifteen tons OF
ate and TWO machine guns; the
ling. Captain Blower. ten tons of
lite and two siX-inch rifles: the
Captain Wind. eleven tons of
lite and one pneumatic gun. used
rowing explosives at the enemy
e she got above Us. We were ac-
.nied by two small torpedo boats
re swift unarmored cruiser Kala-
,. which we expected To be of lit
ryice. since Il bullet could have
ured her anG sent her 10 earth
.r. We lay about 900 miles east
w York for four days. awaiting
pproach Of the enemy's flying
ron. II was IL o'clock on the
ng Of July 1G when we sighted
about 200 miles away. running
I'll Us at Il rapid rate They must
seen us at about the same time.
ey sheered off little toward the
and began to rise
rniral Wad. at whose side | was
ing on the quarter deck of the
ow, 1t once understood their
uyer. In modern warfare its the
= who gets above the other and
dynamite on him that wins in
bly,. We We're then ut an alti-
Of about 5000 feet and did not lose
ime getting higher. | can see the
old admiral now rs he stood al
witch board cooIly putting his
as if he was at his club down in
York. There was not Il trcmoi
vable in his long thin finger rs ho
ii the button marked up Then
gan to ascend.
!e two other battle ships followed
IS we arose we cleared Tor action
and the torpedo boats
left behind. * il was not deemed
able to expose their frail Strac
to the enemy's fire.
Dnfess, rs stood beside my brave
r and felt our ship mounting
r and higher and shooting on to
the enemy ut Il speed of ninety
an hour: watched the crew Of ten
rOOlly placing dynamite bombs il
most convenient places: saw th,
great steel balloons of our en-
, squadron glistening an the sun
as they shot toward us, felt tina