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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

A Hoyt production is always well
come here and draws crowded house
One of his greatest successes, "a Brass
Monkey" will be presented at the
local theatre, Saturday night, Iec. lst
This piece is thoroughly equipped
with Hoyt company, scenery, cos
tunes, speclalties and other features
including an array of pretty girls
Miss Maize Trumbull, the stellar per.
sonality as BAGGAGE is a dainty
charming soubrette. JONAH (of ne
Aplay),s Is her father, but this name /,
not "hoodoo" for the piece ran q
whole season at New York theatre
breaking sli farce comedy records.
"a Brass Monkey" is full of fun and
sunshine FROM start to finish.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Parties calling for any Of the
above will please say advertised
and give date of publication.
j. ID. Adlum.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

MrsL Bringhsm and Miss
Myrtle Bringham, of Brookston,
Indiana, mother and sister of Mrs
Ed Mason arrived in the Valley
this morning to spend the winter
with Mr. and Mrs Mason in this
city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Mrs @. 81. Denr is visiting
Omaha friends to day,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Mrs. Kate Clark gave very pleas
ant high five party to number of her
friends last night. A very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

The mania for combinations has
struck even the fraternity which caters
to New York's love for fancy dancing.
Every professional cskewslker has
cast his lot with the new organization,
which has raised the price of walking"
and caused managers to wax medita-
tive.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
Tuesday, Nov. p.

A. j. Thompson, of Arlington, was
In the Valley last night the guest Of
his mother, Mrs. M. M. Thompson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Miss Fahne Deur is an Omaha
visitor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Denton's New York. the first book
dealing with that locality, brought
$4,000 at sale in London few days
ago. 1t is small quarto volume and
vas published IN 1870 1t was bongh
" Dodd, Mead 4 Co. of New York
rhe work was in possession of Lore
Ashburn, who, upon the death of hi
#frher, sold his collection.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
Wholesale Prices
On 10000 Things

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Send for Our Catalogue with 1900
combined
Annals
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
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1..rs IL. H1hs Kind You Have Always Bsugh
''f;;;''' :; l14zzz7x

Edna Casey, daughter of Ed Casey
is quite sick.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Gen. Macarthur says that the Filipi-
nos stick together on account of eth
biological homogenelty," which natu-
rally leads them to prefer "consangu-
lneous leadership" Gosh, that beats
the vulgar assertion that "blood is
thicker than water" all hollow.-Des
Moines Gazette
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Moore returned
home Friday after q months visit
with relatives and friends in Hum
phrey and Norfolk, and also Fremont,
Neb. Miss Anna West, sister of
Mrs. Moore, came home with her.
She will visit few days in this city
and then will make her home in Oska-
loose, Iowa.
Ed Bradley is in the country today
on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
Letter list for the week ending

Letter list for the week ending
Nov 26 1900.
Cochurn Fred
Cohrs Henry
Hicks james
Hiles Estella
Jensen Ella
Jean Melvin E;
johnson G. b;
Jones BE
Jones Riley
Oconner Agnes
Obress j. w;
Peterson W. S;
Sublet Marion
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Miss Mabel Stevens who has
been spending the past few weeks
in this city with Mrs III. A. Moore
departed this after noon for her
home in Council Bluffs.
Until the close of the holiday
rush VIM Strobehn will assist at
the local Office of the American
Express company.
Mrs Elizabeth Brundridge
leaves Thursday for New Orleans,
la where che will spend the win,
t.r with her daughter Mrs NJ A
Potter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

The potato, hitherto grown as q
tuber under ground, is now being pro-
duced like fruit from the stem of the
plant. The flavor of these potatoes is
excellent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

Chss Hilliard and Geo. Reif, men,
bers Of the Harrison County Board Of
Supervisors were in the city this morn
ing. They were enroute to Onawa,
called there by business matters per-
tanning to Harrison County.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

In Rush county, Kansas, there
was tie in the votes received by
Mr. Mccormick aud Mr. A nderson
for the Office of county attorney.
Before drawing stravs, as pro-
vided by law, the men agreed that
the winner should make the loser
his deputy and equally divide the
salary. MrMcCormick, the popu-
list won and Mr. Anderson will be
his deputy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
MONTGOMERY Ward 4, Co. Michigan Avenue chicaon
W. A. Smith, of California

W. A. Smith, of California
junction has been attending court.
He told us that he tried test of
three acres in sugar beet raising.
The yield was seventeen tons per
acre. A careful account Of the
cost was kept aud found to be S27.
25 per acre. The gross proceeds
were 68 90 per acre. Net returns
s4O.l5 per acre. The general crop
of beets near California junction
is averaging fifteen tons per acre.
Price S4.OO a ton on board the cars
at the Junction. Mr. Smith ap-
pears to be we'll sati ,6.-d that beet
raising is all right. observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
The Ties that Bind.

During the past week, E 5. Garrison
County Clerk, issued the following par.
tioo lioopon %o ,vnd.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

George w. Peck says: LET the dem
ocratic party reconstruct itself when
it gets good and ready. This hast on
the part of come people who are not in
1t is too much like mere mourners pro-
posing to bereaved widow on the way
home from the funeral of her husband.
Wait till the widow can dry her eyes"
About three months ago j. H. Baker
was at Ida Grove and from drinking
from poisonous we'll contracted the
typhoid fever and from which sick
ness he never recovered. Mrs. w. A,
Stewart of Moorhead waited on him,
her brother, and soon after took the
same disease and something like q
month ago followed her brother. Now
her husband, w. A. Stewart, is down
with the same disease and is not ex-
pected to live unless change comes
soon.-Gazette.
The editor of an Illinois country pa
per was presented by his good wife
with young son and heir. A little
sister, after examining the baby. went
to her father and asked: ibid we take
him on advertising, too. papa"
The Tri-State Medical association of
Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia at
its recent session in Chattanooga took
steps to secure medical lepislation in
these states for the purpose of regulate
ing or prohibiting the marriage of
habitual criminals. persons afflicted
with incurable disease, drunkards and
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12
va zezna1 pod przysleg9, ze poznaf

va zeznaf pod przysleg9, Re poznaf
owego furmana, kt6ry go prze].-
chal. Krystecki -zalozy} aLslacya.
twierdzac re on W OWN dniu by
wprawdzie " G]iwicact, ale re
1echa1 lima droga l ple wlda'af,
ani ME pr~zejecnai zadnego zandar~
ma ale spelacya ia zostala odrzu~
60 ma. Wniosek daisy Krystec.-
k,ego. zeby to sprawe j~esscze rsz
prze]rzano ! rozsadzono, ME zosta1
przyjytYm. Pc diuzszYm czasie
przychcdzl iona Krysteckiego do
wIez.en]a i oxnaimla mezowl. ze
winnv sig znala.}. DO MEM ogac
,zn,esG wyrzutow sumienia, eam s'e
Ese1osif, Teraz Kfystecki jeszcze
raz poda& wniosek O ponowne
rvzsadzen,e tel sprawv, ale izba
karna Z dnia 1920 Marca r. b.
wniosek ten odrzuciia. Krystycki
zazalh sic D sadu nadziemianskie-
ga kt6ry nakazat ]eszcze raz ca}a
sprawe rozpatrzyG. w tych dnlach
vice rozegrai sic process ponownie
przy 81 swiadkach. Zandarm Gta-
va znow poprzysiagl, 10 ten. co
go przeiechak. Jest Krysteck'.
Jednakowoz ze swiadk6w w7stapii
gospodarz z. z Wlelkiego Ran'ewa
=, ~zezna{, re on zandarma prze1e-
cha4. Welding togo Kryetecki, pc
odsiedzen,u JUL jedenastu miesiecy
zostat uwoluionY cd why VIE
zlepie. Tax to pomy}ka zandarma
kt6remu rad w1erzY}, doprowodziia
gospodarzs do w'ezien;a. - Cos
podarzs podaG wniosek . wYna-
grodzenle - MECH w}adza albo
zandarm zapfacl.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

z pod Z n a. S. p. Apol1uary
SuIerzyskl syn zmar}ego " G6rkach
Z%againyoh W powiecie szubinskim
Wa|erego Sulersysklego, udat s'e
po sm1ercl OLGA zonY W dalek,e
strony; teraz pc d}uzszym czas'e
przybyt do EuropY dla zwiedzenis
wystawv parysklej i zamierza} od-
wiedzic ojczyste strony. TYmcza~
sem 20 drodze W notelu W Berll~
ME zachoroN al ma Influence, POI
czem wYwia4a}a sig chorcba, pc.
trzebujaca ~operscyi W klin'ce-I tam
zakonczyf zycle, op&trzonY sw.
Sakrameatami, ma dniu II z. No.,
a ziozanis zwlok do grobowca
familijnego rastapl}o " li.tek,
dnia Is z. M, do Brzyskorzystwi
Juz vice zywy liz og]adat o1czy-
stej wioski i tego koscio}a, W kt6-
rym by} ochrzcony. By} " w;eku
bliske 80 lat.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

WABRZENO Umar}a tn wdo~
wa Gorsokowska, dozYwszy po-
desz}ego wieku; urodzila sig " r.
1897. Syn n~ajstarszy llczy IS lat
i zyie " Australia. Zmarfa docze-
kaia sig syn6w, wnukdw, prawnu~
k6w i nawet praprawnuk6w. Zmarla
byla zYi6wka.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

TUCHOLA. Nleporsadk' /
zaburzenla, jake powsta1y " m'es~
Gle przeciwko zYdom, okaza}y SIC
wpbiian,em@zYb v mieszkanlach l
bo4nicy, ME mog&y by" n~alezycle
skontrolowane, a tenn mnie] MONA
inn by1o zapebledz. pon'ewaz "
m,escie byt na6wczas tylko jeden
p~ol,cvant, iandarmdw. sa d ! odko
mendero wano, by czuwall mad gor:~
szem MISREPRESENTATION, pan
stwo obawia}o sig BOWEN we
Woziwods,e zebrania Tow arzystwa
p%olskiego!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

F#KgATN%S1+E 80 -.EE 5EESI-F. rgF4FE& Hgs&CE e& EE%gF.I&E
Przes1nchiwano zn6w rzeznika.
Ado!fa Lewygo ! ]ego zons, take
w}ascic1ela hote lu Kphpa wzgledem
zyd6w, 0 kt6rvch doniesiono = re
W dniu morderstw va u niego m,esz~
kali. !
Sprawl przybycla o~ych hcz-
nych zyd6w za]muj9 sic sady' Po-
wodu dotychozas rie :nozna by3o
w~yszukat, DO iarmark " G'}dapiu
ME mogi tylu WIDOW spro~adsle
do Choinio. poniewsz Chojn'ce
lezs bardse daleko cd Go{dapia.
30 40 k,lometr6w, dalej 1e cnia
IL msrca ME hvto tergu ma konie.
correspondent Z Brodn'oy 90
Germanii zarecza, 70 rzezsk Z Do"
brzynia lezacego naprzenwko CO.
lubia, ale JUL " P"lsce kongreso"
vel, Z dn, bawit " Brodn,cy u ME
w,ssty Gruaberk. bez zameldowania
u pol,cy,, "a co to ! mrk. kary "a.
pfacic mua,a{a. Ten rsezsk W dn'u
morderstwa byt " Chojn'cach (-).
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

CHOJNlCE. Zaloga chojclcka
wynos, obecnle 600 ch&opa; do ba.
talionu wroclli wszYscY z%o&nierze,
kt6rzY byli ma urlopie. Sadly uwle-
zi1y robotrlka Masloffa komorn,-
CO Ross, ponlewaz oboje pred
sadem zezpawali pod przys1ega
falszywie ma niekorzYsc Levy ego
Landrat mlejscowY og{asza re
dw6ch ch}opc6w, syn6w robotnika
]edeu Is letni, drug; 5-letni, kt6-
rzy przepadli bez wiesci, widziano
ma drodze do Sepolua. Pewien
kuplec zydowski z ChoJnic adpo-
wiada pa pytsnie nlemieckiej gao
zety chcjnickiei, czemu W pred
dzien morderstwa przvjecha1o do
Chojnlc 20 handlarzy zYdo~sklch.
ze dnia IL marca by} larnark W
Go{dapiu' Inny kupiec &Ydowsk,
oswiadcza, ze zns nazwiska wszy-
stklch przelezdzajacych i got6w je
wym,enlc. -
= GImazyaste Sarnowsk'ego WYE
dalono z gimnazYum, "a to, re
wykrzyk,wa} ma zyd6w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12
2 Prus Polskich.

CHOJNICE. - Za}oga VOL
skoxa ma bye zmn,ejszona o jedne
kompsnja: Zburzonej b6znlcy, kto~
"a mae,strat ma odnowlc, jeszcze
teraz ME vienna " ?~reperacya, a
zydz, zmuszenl lezdzlG " szabas do
,nnych m asst. CESAR tax s's
Chsioicami- zaluteresowas, re cze~
sto zada sprawozdania stamtad.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12
SLASH.

GLIWICE. Ma drod2e do
PYekowic zandarm Glowa Z Gliwic
przYtrsyma} by} swego czasu fur"
mana bez latarki. Gdy mu ja
kazat saswieoic, furman rozpedz,t
konie, ohoqc uoiec> zandarm b,ee}
"a fura ] n~ieszezesoie .choiaao,
ze zostat przeieohany. Dnia 10
Czerwca r, :. lzba karna skarala
spodarsa Koistantega Krystec-
kiego M jeden rok w,s.ienia j IA
IS marek kary. DO 1andarm Gio.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

LIDZ BARK. w nocY wybuchi
oeien W miyrie O.. Kurzynskieko;
polar z~niszczyl ca1y budynek try
pietrowy, tax, II tylko injury ster~
ca. Wias,iclel by{ ubezpleczony
ale ME wYsoko.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

z ~Poznahskieg0
Lablszyn . Folwsrk Obielewo
nabyli cd sp6}ki budownicz-jBer-
cor 70 Slamotu{ l oberzy sta Mar
oinkowski z z Wrsnek "a 80 tyslecy
marek.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12
w sprawie III OrderStwa
chO7nickiegO.

~ SkBISS ~ AAsVA SAO
hO7nIckiegO. &
81
Rzezak Halter z Tusholl, zez-
nal, ze dnia IL marca ME byl W.
Chojnicach - tymczasem liczni
swiaikowio zsznali, re byt "
Chojnicach W dnlu popelnienla
morderstwa.
M}odemu Lewemu sad wytocsy
process 0 krsywoprsYslsstwq;; gdya
ssslamai, Ae pc godaiuie ds'eslatej
nlgdY : Wlnterem ME bYa rszem.
zooa lsraelskiego poplatata
SIC \ zesnaniach, dzls zeznaje ina
c,ej.
Waisku sakasano odwiedsad
lolsles ta,l6ca po = miastem.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-12

Gniezno O.. Lech donosi. ze "
tatoliokiej szkole elementarnej,
n%auczyciele blciem maja nak}aniac
dziewozeta polskie do podpisy wanna
sic konc6wkami SKI, a ME ska 49,
]ak ma przyk1ad Ssper6owski, za~
Mast Szperkowska. Jesli ia VIA
domost sig stwierdzi. by{by to
istotnie wYbuja{y kwistek nowo-
czesnei urzedowej pedagogiki. Co
tsz ten Franz (prezes sadu nadsie<
miansklego) parobii swoim reskryp>
tenn ma w}ana reke! Mlnistr by}
potem znlswolonv cofnaG ten ukaz
iego uaac.vcisle misliby sic
powszyc wznawlat te smissane
dzlwolaggi iszykowe?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
NAMES OUTPUT OF LUMBER
Estimates of the Timber Cut in the
Pine Tree state.

BANGOR, Me, March 1S.-The first car
20 of lumber to leave the Penobscot River
this season was shipped from Bucksport
this week for New York. Il consisted OF
750. OO0 laths sent down from Bangor by
rail-. In the course of a few weeks the
port OF Bangor will be opened, and then,
from present appearances, will begin the
busiest shipping season in twenty years.
The first estimates of the lumber cut ap-
pear TO have been too high, for the Pen
obscot cut, originally estimated at 10000
coo to 200. goo, 900 feet, probably will not
exceed l65 200, 600 feet. The KeRnebec will
have about 100. 00G 600. the Androscoggin
40 600 600 the Aroostock 40,0OO.OO0 to a.
0OO. 600 other points 42, 100000 to 100000
feet This would give total of 555, 600, 900
feet, much larger cut than the average
of the last twenty years. On account of the.
immense quantities that Will 60 to the pup
mills there will be no more logs than
usual if as many, for the supply OF the
sawmills. il is estimated that Of the total
cut of logs in Maine this winter not less
than 225 .O0O, 000 feet will be taken by the
pulp mills.
This week Sl4.25 a thousand was offered
here for the logs Of one operator. which
will not be due IN the boom until July, and
that is taken as an indication that prices
of logs and lumber will be as high in 1900
as they were last year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
THE MAGoTHY RIVER MYSTERY
Clothing and JeweIry Point to Miss
Giles. of NeMark.

NEW YORK, March Histories told to-
day by friends of Erma Giles, or Paula
Gies, in connection with her disappear
ance from Newark on January - last,
gave additional color to the belief that
she is the young woman whose body was
found recently in Magothy River. of Anne
Arundel County, Maryland.
The victims face was battered in. The
description given regarding the clQ.hing
and iewelry found on the remains tallies
with that worn by Miss Gies, her friends
say Miss Giles went away with DR.. George
W Mueller, of Newark, as investigations
proved She boarded with Mrs. Wieder,
of 107 Springfield Avenue. She Went to
Newark from this city, where her father
is said to be an orchestra leader. Mrs.
Wieder says the girl had frequent crying
spells. and wanted to return to her father
but feared him. She says Paula and DR..
Mueller entered the house one night,
their clothing sprinkled with kerosene oil
and explained that they had been planning
suicide by burning, but changed their
minds.
On the night of Dr. Mueller's disappear
ance, he left word at his home nat he
was going TO Baltimore. He and Paula
arrived at the Pennsylvania station at
Newark in a cab There they left the
girls satchel, and month later Dr. Muel-
Ter wrote for it from Jacksonville. Fla.
George j. Bush, Newark jeweler. today
told of having sold to Paula Gies an
opal pin set with diamonds, and an opal
ring Mueller used to wear a ruby ring.
Jewelry of this kind was found on the
body; also a gold watch. Miss Gies had
a watch. Because of the doctors frequent
threats to commit suicide his Newark
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

IT Is THE TRUTH-when Prot. Munyou says:
II know that my COLD CURE will break up
most any cold in twenty-four hours and pre-
vent pneumonia and grip
1T Is THE TRUTH when he declares: 81 will
guarantee that my Rheumatism Cure will relieve
any form Of Rheumatic pains, including sciatica
and Lumbago. in from two TO three hours, and
effect positive cure in a few DAYS
1T is THE TRUTH when he states: 81 DO
not believe there is a case of Dyspepsia. Ind
gestion, or stomach Trouble that cannot be re-
lieved at once and permanently cured by my Dys-
pepsis Cure"
IT is THE TRJ TIL when he asserts: Il can
produce more than 10000 testimonials TO prove
that my Kidney Cure viii cure all forms OF Kid
ney Complaint, and in many instances the earlier
stages of Brighi's Disease
IT Is THE TRt III when he affrms: Each OF
my Remedies is proved curative for a special
ailment. These Remedies. | frankly admit, arc
not due to alone. They the carefully Sc
cured results of the constant experiment and ac
tual practice of eminent physicians, skilled spec
ialists, and learned chemists of two Continents.
Each was demonstrated Cure before given ac-
ceptance. That which has cost thousands Of
dollars to secure is offered to you 10Y few pen
nies,''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
DIsPosING OF WASTE PAPER.
The Garbnge Crcmatory Made AvaiI-
able Tor burning It.

The District Street Cleaning Department
has found at least a temporary solution of
one of the problems of disposing of the
city's waste. Superintendent StutIer has
secured for the use of the District. free of
cost except the operating expenses. the
garbage crematory at the foot of South
Capitol Street which will now be en-
ployed for the burning of paper and other
combustible waste. The crematory is the
property Of Joshua Warfield. who holds the
contract Tor the collection of garbage from
the District, and it was through an offer
made by him that the crematOry was made
available for the use of the District.
Mr.. Suffer explained Saturday that the
Street Cleaning Department would keep the
crematory running and all those Who were
engaged in the collection of old paper and
mitted to bring it to the crematory where
it would be disposed of by burning. In this
way the throwing of paper on the garbage
dumps and on vacant lots. he thought,
would be avoided. and it is expected that
less of this material will henceforth be
the sport Of the winds in the streets of the
city. There win now be an available place
to dispose OF carloads OF paper. and all
who come said Mr. Stutler, will be ac-
commOdatef without expense to them
selves In this way the authorities hope to
solve temporarily one OF the problems OF
the disposal OF waste material in the Dis
trIct.
The contract for the use of the crematory
will last until July l. 1900.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
4 DESTRUCTIVE NEW GUN
briggs Six Founder Fires Seventy
Five Shots a Minute.
The Invention of nm American Naval
officer Put to n Severe Test at the
Indian Head Proving Ground-EN-
cccds in Execution the Work of
other Cannon - The Speed Tests.

The United States Navy has secured re-
markable new arm of extreme rapidity of
fire which in actual performance surpass-
es any weapon ever tested under service
conditions for endurance speed, accuracy,
and trustworthiness, in this country or
abroad 1t represents the latest develop
ment in semi-automatic mechanisms for
secondary batteries afioat or for light bat
teries ashore. and is the production OF an
American naval officer, Commander William
H. briggs, whose earlier gunnery inven-
tions have been in use in the armies and
navies of many governments for several
years.
The new gun has just completely met
every requirement of the most exhaustive
trials at the Indian Head proving ground.
making a sustained record for rapidity that
exceeds by nearly 100 per cent the best
ever reached by a gun OF its calibre in any
test and under any conditions, however
favorable.
Light guys OF this class are divided into
two main classes-those worked entirely by
hand and known as hand working guns.
and those partly operated automatically,
called semi-automatic guns. The new
briggs gun belongs to this second class,
though l. can at will be used as hand
working gun, fired as deliberately as de-
sired Herein lies one of the main advan-
tages of the piece. 1t is evident that 1t
would be an unwarranted waste Of ammu-
milton to make use of the extreme rate OF
the gun at all times, as, used IN TINS way,
the aim must OF necessity be relatively
rough and many shots lost.
On the other hand. there are times when
the range is short and the target large. as,
for instance the sudden discovery of
torpedo boat close to the ship when the
safety of the ship would depend or cover
ing the attacking boat with such a shower
of shells as to sink or disable her before
she could reach her object of attack. Vol
ume as well as accuracy of lire, therefore,
plays an important part in modern war
fare and this new gun is designed to cover
both of these important factors-that Is, 1t
NAV be fred as deliberately as desired or
at the extreme rate OF seventy-fve rounds
a minute The best previous record was
forty-two rounds for the same period.
which was made by semi automatic gun
of foreign make in private test.
Some idea of the advance in speed made
can be derived from the results obtained
only few years ago at Sandy Hook dur
ing a comparative test of many systems oil
rapid fire guns. The guns tested were
rated by firing for five seconds, each gun
having three trials for rate. The record
stood as follows: