New-York tribune., 1907-11-24


consisted of bare half-dozen. In the hus Of those
vessels of the sea strove small army vatching
over and driving huge engines and sIpplying
them with steam; here were only one and an
assistant standing before levers switches nd but
tons, which did their work instantaneo-sly and
with noise. In those deStroyers of the waters
thrObbed mighty engines considered the modern
triumph OF speed; here was craft that by myers
pressure could almost run abreast the Sun Those
ships bristled with mighty guns; here Eere no
frowning muzzles unwieldy turrets science
was bringing an end TO brute force, ami he last
battle against barbariSm was at hand
For the first time since its birth, the great plant
was silent and idle and the men who had created
it and by its means built this new heet Il the air
were at rest. They had done all thev could and
now gathered silently round the radiopLar-5 which
stood in orderly array with pOrtlike door -wning
wide TO receive their crews Fighting Bevins
stood by his fagcraft the Norma, and ed at
the force under his command Captains 10 had
handled hundreds Of men and driven tl-.- great
floating crafts of steel. and engineers had
learned new callings waited attentively - IS last
instructions.
The battle SCARED veteran addressed m in
a voice that needed no high pitch TO be -dible
to all his hearers. Gentlemen he said. have
nothing more TO say TO YOU You are g1ir. 1T 10
tight what will probably be the last grea- -le in
history. You are active participants IN - final
chapter OF international war The time Is 1aCh-
ing when profession viii be useless .- | for
one shall gladly turn TO ways of peace
Norma, who had left the bedside of the ping
inventor, Joined the officers, and BevI-s pped
and saluted her
With us" he continued. IS a girl VIII. laid
all her talents on the altar of country. and S. now
prepared to Jeopardize her life for victory. can
do no less. Ii may be that some of us VII 1t re-
turn.-the hazards of war never be seer
You have been put in 4 strange position. d are
even robbed of the sailors right to send a
sage to Your homes; but that too has beer -1- the
ccountry'S good. To my personal knowle YOU
have all passed Your lives in trying to do was
right, and have given the best that was IN .1u 70
the flag. You will do less now
In the glare of the arc lights he took one So loOk
at his comrades IN arms and then: as if onoe more
at sea, loudly ordered, " Board ship. al,
He uncovered and stood aside in an atri.-ie Of
the greatest respect while Norma passed and en-
tered the flagship bearing her name. WITH eady
precision the other officers Saluted, took >sIOn
OF their radoPlanes. and the doors Clangel shut
behind them a mighty cheer burst from tho out
side. Before it had subsidized the dynamos the
strange collection were humming and dronr- with
uneaShed energy. and the unShuttered port AIRED
out into the gloom like eyes of fire suddenly rened
from sleep
From the Norma there shot up into the sky
swiftly alternating streaks of red white anL blue,
the night signal asking if all ready. From the
other monsters came flashing answers of ac r--eS-
cence There was an inStant'S pause The rsgShP
gave a Slight upward shock. and lifted SLOWLY INTO
the air: Immediately behind in stately pEard
sweep followed another radoplane and in guiCk
succession. like gigantic birds of the night. hey
took flight IN a great swinging circle until hey
reached a common altitude The cheer below had
died away, and all still
Then. as If answering the call of baton sSung
by god. the papltant air riven by a mighty
chorus from beneath Mounting upward there
penetrated to them quivering with terrific feryor.
the cry of invincblity voiced the majestic words
OF that deathleSS song of battle
Mine eyes have the glory of the coming of the ri
lie is tramPhng out the vintage where his grapes OF
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible
swift sword
His truth is marching on
Out to the west, over sleeping cities
and homes. across mountain and plain.
SET