The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-03-09
WAR NEWS BY WIRELESS.
Exciting Adventures of an English
Newspaper Correspondent
az Port Arthur

Il Was an exciting story which Capt.
Lionel James. a Loadon Times var
correspondent. told Il fhs sosiegy OF
Arts a fev nigbts aso. Il showed hos
useful a seryauS af Journalism wireless
tslegraphy may Be mads to warfare.
and Il also provided instances ol the
dangers Incurred BY the correspondent
IA making use u lt SAYS the Lendon
Mail
Capt james, giving = History Of bis
Faperienccs while eeaalng news frum
The Times dlrpAtch baAs ~ means "
tbs wireless ayatem. described how ne
Witnessed naval attack GA Port Ar
thur and h0m ne foaAa nth boat ID the
middle 10 y Japanese torpedo fottlla
I'VE dctermlned - glse the system
. real trial be said We c0mmeneed
% send the message. uAish wa 800
words In length. 10 = station $50 miies
awAy The message pAs seat IN four
sections A. the sud ef the irst scc
tion the operator "a ths ship lisgsaed
in vain FOR a reFiy
"All excitement wzs waiting h the
operators room 20 49, II there Nas
any rcaall fof Aboat hTe minutes the
operator remained eith the gelephHnlc
reoeiyers glued - his ear. and then !
saw a nsht gleAm Ia his eyes He eAs
getting somsshins A. lsst be took oa
the irleph6ae and said IA hia quiet.
quaint AmerleAn wAg scAplain Ne
viii deliver the Eoota WeihAiwal
says that q Is cominE il like a. drum
Then | knew that the system was a
auccesa
The Times dispatch toat the Hat
mum. was fitted with the ne Forcst
wireless apparatus and resolving
station was erected near Welhalwei
lhe FIRST meksage sent being III rvla
tsun tn the lAnNng of kafokfs army
apt James nent Il from distance
u 50 miles and when be reached the
station found % his los that II was
an ~ way 10 Lonanh Then be Went
Ia quest 81 further adventure
Arriving 10 she nelehbofhuod n
Port Arthur. be sAV three haiiitahips
and two cruisers u the KasslAn feet.
and Immediately sent 3 wireless mes
sare % weihaiwsi. Is mliss away
AFTER this came a run . Chlnampo
and dash back a. Port Arthur. where
important events 0efe pending. The
ilspatch boat arrived there just in
time.
Just as day vas breaking the chief
1fnccr on the Hahnun woke me 10 say
that the Japanese nset vas on our
siArboard beNn. We had hit q on e1
actiy. and keeping abreast u Togoa
squadron. We witnessed tha operations
which cost the Russian cause a arst
class bastleahip and Admiral MAka.
rua
Hers Is a PASSAGE tslllaK 0f theperila
n the war correspondent rha Ycl-
low nea. and especially tat portion uf Il
witch u vas our custom 10 pasrol waa
alive with noatlns mines Moreover TIE
Russians. no doubt iffstated - their
mlsfortunys. had threatened both my
self and my operators wlth a violent
death u Ve should ehanSe Il fan into
their hands
The reason whY the Times system
ceased vas bteaass The Japanese bATai
and military authorities recognised that
The existence q 3 possible channel q
leakage ~ miliiaff secrets presented a
tias IN their plan 4 campaign
summing up The lecturer said that hc
thought wireless tsisEfsnhY. ln eoalnnc.
tlou sih journalistic enterprise. had
demonstrated lis gsss TOO eel and thai
the success Of the system aad assisted lu
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