The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
SAYS GERMANS
STOLE WIRELESS SYSTEM

, TENS so far You see. the real father Of
the invention is still a few necks ahead
in the race.
1T amused me very much" continued
Marconi in a confidential tone when
some little time ago. the German papers
dashed themselves into fine frenzy be-
cause a Marconi station on the English
coast had refused to answer the slaby
kilograms of a German vessel Why,
they couldn't be recognized, though the
distance was considerably less than fifty
miles,"
Marconi's latest reports show that at
the present writing there are thirty Mar
conf stations in England, -four or five
in America and several in Italy. while
the central station for Europe, on Monte
Carlo, in Rome is nearly completed
Besides" he said, with a few ex-
ceptions, all the big German merchant
ships carry the Marconi, apparatus.
when you ask German navy officers
what kind of a wireless telegraphy they
employ, they will answer at first: OF
course slaby,' but when they have few
glasses In them they are perfectly will
~.
is Marconi."
But how could they obtain your ap-
paratus7" asked the correspondent. Did
you ever sell any TO the German navy?s
Marconi shook his head energetically.
mo, no. he cried, I'VE never got a
pfennig from the kaiser's naval office.
AS far as I know, German warships
never paid a cent for a Marconi license
dare say though, they have some sec
| ond-hand apparatus. These must be
very antiquated, almost valueless by this
time, but, even so, they are better than
Slaby's. However, how they got them is
not my funeral; let the American COM
pany look out for that
Marconi and several of the officers of
the Carlo-Alberto complained of the lack
of sympathy shown them during their
stay in German waters. 1--WE were over
whemed with civities in Kronstadt and
Portsmouth," they said, "but aside from
paying us the regulation official visits.
the German authorities have taken no
notice whatever of our presence here.
Even the Turks are treated better in
Kiel than we.
1.-The Turks" remarked A.arconi dryly,
lowe a lot of money in Germany, and
we have just signed another treaty for
the perpetuation of the triple alliance"
Marconi would not say a word about
the new inventions he Is working on-"the
Slaby experience was enough for him.
he cried-but the officers of the Cairo
Alberto volunteered some interesting in
formation In that respect.
To coll ho
about completed a self-acting alarm ap-
paratus at sea. If two vessels fitted with
the apparatus come dangerously near to-
gether, the electric alarm goes off, indi-
eating at the same time the direction
from which the danger is approaching. If
only one of the vessels has the apparatus,
its captain is warned in the same man.
ner.
''Marconi," continued the officer has
been working on this invention for sew
eral months, day and night, hardly TAX
ing enough rest for meals and sleep. He
Is indefatigable and works with the sim
plest means. For instance he began OPP
erations with the alarm system with a
couple of empty soap boxes"
do you hold any official position on
board this warship?" asked your CORE
spondent when taking leave of the inven-
tor.
"Of course; I rank as electrician,
drafted for one years voluntary service,
and my pay amounts to one-half a franc
10 cenuts) a week I have to scrub the
deck like the rest and do other stunts"
''And you have no special news for four
friends in American"
Eyes. good news-I forgot all about 1t.
l hope to be able soon to send wireless
kilograms $500 miles. And this" he add
ed with emphasis, shall be accomplish
ed by simplifying the system now In
use" HENRICO 10.
with the crowd on the beach, and no one