The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-12
WILL BE A MODERN
WAR
Latest Improved Engines of
Death Dealing Capabilities
Will Be Used

The only present hope of war going
into dsuse is the fact that the means
of carrying it on are becoming mors
and more deadly, the promise being
now held out that at no distant day
the nations will become possessed OF
such destructive engines as would end
a battle all at once. When it comes
to such pass that the sinking of
battleship with the loss of all on
board viii no longer be the result of a
prolonged engagement altogether
they are not generally very long as
things are now-but will take place
in the twinkling of an eye, contend
ing nations will surely think several
times before declaring war.
The most effective device looking to
such results that has lately come into
existence is torpedo. dirigible bv
wireless methods and f-propelling.
| 1t is almost impossible to escape from
| 1t If the object of attack is within
easy sight. 1t is easily the most in
/ fernal device ever brought into exist
ence, acting as it does with some
thing closely akin to intelligence. Be-
| ing placed in the water with its per-
cussion nose, behind which are sew
eral pounds of gun cotton. pointing to
/ the object of attack, its mechanism
begins to work and away it rushes on
| its er~and of destruction. AS 1t
ploughs it's way through the waves
small stream of water is projected
into the air and by this the operator
on shore or on the vessel from which
/ Ii is sent can keep it's location always
under his eye, besides which the
stream serves as a gatherer OF the
wireless energy by which the thing
Is guided AS 1t speeds away the OPP
orator follows the stream through his
telescope. On a table before him Is
the guiding mechanism. From a lit
tie motor a wire leads to a round disk
on which are a number of slightly
raised buttons" which are touched
at will by a little lever worked by the
operator. On these buttons are GER
tain words. One reads Go ahead,
another stop" and still others, Re
| verse" up" Down" Right,
| Left, ana SO on. WIN liiS oSAot~ =
him and with sharp eyes and good
Judgment, any man can guide the
new torpedo. Sometimes 1t may be
detected by the enemy, who Will, OF
course, begin firing on 1t: then the
operator presses the down" button
and the messenger of death disappears
| completely. The operator must de-
termne when 1t is low enough. then
set is going ahead again. If 1t en-
counters netting an automatic con-
trivance reverses its motion and al
the same time gives a signal which
the operator understands; he lowers
the torpedo still further. then SENDS
il on until under and within the net
ting. when it Is thrown upward with
a sharp turn, and strikes the hull OF
the ship, which through the resultant
explosion jumps halfway into the all
and ther sinks Immediately.
Whether Japan or Russia is equip
ped with these satanic contrivances
or not does not appear at present
Undoubtedly a collision, perhaps more
than one, has occurred on the water
by this time, and the extent of thu
damage done is not determinable al
present 1t may be slight or very
great. Anyway, this is now the p. e.
vailing theme and must occupy, while
it lasts, O great deal of news and edi-
tcrial space inthe newspapers.
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