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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

While the Zeppelin airship OF today Is about 40
feet long, thirty eight feet in diameter and capable
carrying twenty-sx men. the monsters
ured from the brain of the writer were from 500 to
1000 feet long, capable of making ninety miles an
calm weather and of carrying from seventy to
200 tons each.
To each ship attached number Of small
swift one-man machines called drachenhieger de-
well to swarm in countless
numbers, like wasps, about opponent and destroy
him by throwing bombs. Heavier explosives were to
the large vesses-the battleshps of the
air. II ..-s.-
Initial aggressiveness o this giant feet
directed against the United States and not against
England, according to the book. that had other
consequences followed, the British mind possibly
would have been disturbed by the story But as
the world eventually drawn into conflict.
and London in time. almost plotted on the
map rain of falling shells. the suggested sequel
dsquieting.
Especially Count Zeppelin came along so oppor-
tune1y-or nopportunely-with almost the kind OF an
air cruiser described.
More especially as England and not America might
be the object of German attack-and probably would
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

~ ESTINED for a ffteen-year cruise to all
accessible parts of the world, the
non-magnetic yacht Carnegie, recently
launched in Brooklyn, N. Y, is expected
to become prominent figure in the maritime hall
of fame.
Built for use in a magnetic survey of the
earth, the Carnegie is expected to encounter
experiences such as no other vessel has been
through She will wreste, probably, with ice packs
in the Arctic and may meet terrific typhoons off
the Asiatic coast Her may shorten sail
before the storm king of Cape Horn and whistle
for breezes in the sultry Sargasso
Even in her construction the yacht differs
from other vessels. No steel or iron has entered
into her construction, except about 900 pounds
necessary for certain parts of her machinery. She
will be nearer all wood than any other modern
craft ahoat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
LONDON IN A SAD STATE

England regarded the German inventors first
flights with about the interest it had accorded
the earliest achievements of -Dumont in Paris.
Flights of few minutes duration few miles in
extent not alarming.
Last year. however, the cloud in the sky grew
darker and more menacing The shock
when Zeppelin took with him twenty-five and
whirled them through the air distance of $50 miles
of ESQ miles remained in the all day and
Unanswered his giant aerial craft at will. That
distinctly grating upon the British nerve
Acute terror came with the counts memorable
and manifested complete control his great
chine. 1t is true, he carried only nine with him
this record breaking and alarming trip nine
men could drop enough explosives to wreck
q large part of London.
Stated cable dispatch from London on the even
Ing the news OF the S5Ome flight received there
noted is much greater
than that between Berlin and London
shaking their heads oninously tonight The Zeppelin
II there is why this giant member
nanys sky fleet might sail England.
possible safeguard there is against such visit.
With these questions and forebodngs came a re-
markable revival of aarmist stories concerning
parts of the United Kingdom These disturbing aerial
visitors according to accounts, appeared
careful and systematic survey of the land its
defenses. -
sea captains came into port with stories having
seen lights fitting about high surround
ing waters They must have indicated the
space in the English papers and were given more
2r less credence by large proportion the English
public What threatened to become a general panic
national hysteria, prevailed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
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Having placed the Americans hors du combat, ande
observing fresh German battieshps hurrytng up TO-
finish the fight, the aircraft turned westward 60"
ward New York, in order to strike bewtldertng blows
seize city before the arrival OF news Of the
conflict at sea. - II
New York, although greatly startled By the unsxs
surrender Thersupon hovsring above tbs
navy yard. Brooklyn bridge, the city hall, the post
ONCE and other prominent buildings smashed those
structures into sorry wrecks with bombs
This the official surrender OF the city, but
surrender Of the aroused ans indignant popu-
The latter bitterly resented the white nag and
demanded by the conquerors-to victual the
arships to supply lot Of explosives Tor the hall
the river fota and ransom Of $<o,0o0.oo0.
Taking the shape of active resistance, this resent
the undong OF the city Several airshps.
venturing near the ground, were attacked one was
destroyed cannon which had been dragged to the
top floor of skyscraper.
Lashed into q white heat Of rage, the German
commander swung his ships into line passed
slowly the city from south to north. following
the line of Broadway. Something could be drop
ping from the overhead craft; each something
struck a binding flame leaped up. terrifying
split the air and buildings ~crumpled and fell q
house OF cards might upon the blow. OF Est
SO the massacre OF New York began. Below, the
SLOWLY cruising craft Of the air Jay blazing
piles OF dead and dying. ~
No such destruction had befallen modern
CITY, The arship had proved It's fearful potentiaty.
So the British read this story with grave fears
anxious hearts. Why might not this dreadful
m To e e ssa eS 99s london far
Of sv prdua ana s o s
the coast defenses and the sturdy yeomanryf
alght9s5S withoSt paSss.ea%s to Bfi Sis
n0 Wondes s the Ss of
working in his building shed the waters Of Lake
than mortal since the daring threatenng Ma
poleon.
Answer to last weeks Problem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

n T IS HOPED that the voyage OF the Carnegie will
bring not only fame to herself, but lasting beneft
Il to all the great multitude who go down the
sea in ships The scientists to sail in her hope
discover among other things the location and char
The, Carnegie Institution, of Washington, which
built the vessel about hVe years undertook to
make series systematic There was
organized department of terrestrial mag
netism. which placed in charge L. a. Bauer
who was formerly in charge of the magnetic survey
OF the United States under the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. Since then valuable work been done in
the Pacific ocean. the yacht Galilee making three
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

~ ERHAPS Count Zeppelins achievement would not
- stirred up the islanders thoroughly
II but for several other recent proddings the An
One of these the drama, IAN Englishman's
Home" which put the stage in London and
such that companies sent scurry-
ing to produce 1t in all parts Of the kingdom This
eye-opening play dealt with fancied sudden and
ntirely unexpected invasion of England by Germanys
Military forces +-.-
Then, all the bookstalls and in the hands of
thousands of eager readers H. G. Wells sensa-
aiona1 book-many regarded 1t a prophecy-"The
Mar In the Air"
For years the English public had been reading Mr..
Wells writings with interest and his new child OF
imagination, dealing with the havoc wrought by a
wide-cruising. devastating feet of German airshps
stuck like burr in British brain.
Not only England but the world has watched Count
Eeppelins experiments in aerial navigation with the
deepest interest France. perhaps had greater
be frightened by his for French resentment
their crushing defeat by Germany and the humil
ating of Alsace Lorraine has not disappeared
With the years, and there few Frencnmen who do
aot expect another clash with the kaiser's
sohorts.
In fact. France took the Zeppelin much
to heart that conference of the ministers held
to devise plans for policing the air.
Yet it is in England that the greatest CONSERVATION
has been prevailing; it Is the lon of all the
beasts and birds of the EARTH which has been SILVER
ing and snarling and almost covering in fright
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

be, according to the prevailing apprehension
Most especially England has nothing In the way
of flying machine to match the great aircraft OF the
Zeppelin type, either In speed or carrying capacity
According to the Wells book. Germany. in pursuit
her plans world supremacy. decided that Amer
lea her most formidable rival and so seized pre-
text for sudden and unexpected declaration OF war
With that decision the German fleet of water-b
the Atlantic and the scores
of great airships began winging a similar course
OF the meeting of the German surface fleet with
squadron of American battleships and the terrihc
ensued there is not space here to tell one
may only conjecture what may have been the out
come of this water conflict had 1t been permitted to
continue uninterrupted. But at a critical stage tne
great feet Of German airships appeared. to take a
hand In behalf of their struggling countrymen.
The commander of the air feet had been informed
by wireless telegraph of the OF the battle
of the positions various contendng vessels ana
knew just what to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

The fame of national antagonism to Germany had
been smouldering long time. Perhaps it unfor-
tunate that Major du Maurier should along with
his drama bellows and begin to fan the glowing
Goals into fame.
While Major du Maurier careful. in his play
that the foreign troops who suddenly in
vaded England were those of Germany that interpre
tation was promptly and positively placed by every
other person of mature years in Great Britain.
Nor did the play explain how the foreigners landed
British shores. 1t placed them there it depicted
them ruthlessly scattering the militia and seizing
English homes and Englishmen everywhere looked at
each other anxiously and asked, Why not?
The play did probably just what it was intended to
accomplish, frantic recruiting of volun
all Britain to guard against Just such an
emergency startlingy pictured by the play
wright's Imagination. -
Then there was Mr. Wells sensational book, THE
War in the Air" The English public still remem-
the possibilities graphically pictured there
how, in pages. the Germans had been secretly
building immense fleet of giant arshlps with which
conquer the world.
They were wonderful airships those of the novel
lists agination; but why should they not be? The
time placed some years in the future. and won
derful possibilities nourshed in the bosom OF each
unfolding year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
CONFLICT OF WAR BIRDS

First that the Americans Knew of the enemy In the
sky was when the Vaterland, flagship of the nying
feet lowering over the Theodore Roose-
Welt flagship OF the American squadron but keeping
high enough to avoid all shot and bullets directed to-
ward immense bulk. 49,
must deeply interesting to British readers
who could readily imagine their vessels in the
plight of the unlucky Americans.
Most of the attack at this stage undertaken by
the drachenfieger dozens of which swooped down on
each American ship. dropping bombs on deck and
down the smokestacks into the boiler rooms. 4
OF course, a number of these small machines weee
wrecked by shot their riders killed or dropped into the
sea; but succeeding swarms swept swiftly after the
luckless
Then the low, lowering clouds breaking away, the
whole fleet German airships was seen swooping
upon the sorely harassed out bravery hShtins
Americans. -, -, ,.--
the line fighting ships dropping explosives upon
their thinly protected decks until they burst into
Finally, one ship gone. the others in desperate
and dying American gunfre slackened and ceased;
but still craft staggered on. unsubdued and
obstinate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
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because the compass needle failed to point to the
north Such eccentricities of the compass have
bothered mariners ever since Perhaps they did
before.
1t is well-k known fact that the compass. in Ger
tain of the EARTH does not remain true to due
north In Some localities the variation Way be several
variation much twenty to twenty five degrees
This variation is found on land as well as on the
ocean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

voyages aggregating 10000 nautical miles.
1t is because of the peculiar character OF the Work
for which she is intended that the vessel was built
without the of iron steel. Her beams and
panks are held together with wooden treenails and
spikes and bolts of copper and bronze; Her engine
and other machinery are Of brass and oronze ana
even the propeller is of manganese bronze
Those Of us who recall our early history LESSONS son
the great voyage Columbus his sailors mutinied
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
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The Prodigiious Fright
Count Zeppelin S Air
ship Has Given the Lion

IN IHEOE TConderfM days OF snvenfion
and progress the name and fame OF
Count Zeppelin, the German airsh'p
builder, may soon be ecifpsed. History, hos0-
ever, sUiH preserve for him one unique place
in IFS pages: he sciH always be remembered
as the first man since Napoleon to scare Eng
land SILLY"
For the usually impassive beef-eaters
of the tight Erle islapd undoubtedly have
gore silly" of late over the remarkable flights
of the Zeppelin airship, and the scare his
performances has "throson into" the British
people is the most thorough and general that
thai self-snGcient and complacent nation has
sustained since the veteran hosts of Bonaparte
camped on the south side of the channel in
1905.
During the last fesv months English
stnfesmsa haze been shrieking of possible i'm
pending dangers from invasion; there has
been pan:c-sricken demand % to i'm
proUe the national defenses and augment its
already vast ,feet; clouds by day and mysteri-
0us lights in the sky at night haze been dis
forted by frenzied imdginations into scouting
German airships. No such rush to enroll in
the militia service of the country has ever
occurred in times of peace.
AH because a little, Svhite-haired German
invenfor has sailed $50 miles in his big diri-
g;ble airship-a distance greater than that
betsceen Berlin and London-1Vithoat alight-
ing. What sCas to preVent an invasion of
England through the air? -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

Answer to Last Weeks Problem.
Answer to the Problem of the Mulcted Million
aire" The millionaires wife gets 500 alimony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

Statesmen appealed to each other, to.
Parliament and to the country for more
adequate means Of defense. Generals and
admirals demanded more liberal treatment
OF their respective arms of the service;
memories of Boer war reverses because of
unpreparedness were recalled and men
were urged to enlist in army and navy.
1t was decided to increase the appropria-
ton for new battleships by an enormous
sum and to rush work on new Dread
noughts ahead of everything
And in the midst of 1t all every one
frankly acknowledged that Germany was
the one power feared; that II war were to
come, the lions antagonist would be, I'M
douhtedly the country of the kaiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

y ERHAPS Count Zeppelins achievement would not
have stirred up the islanders thoroughly
but for several other recent proddings the An
glican mind had received and had forgotten.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30

conditions and the big work of
the future concerns the creation
of the future concerns the crea-
tion of a system by which the
prospective greatly increased
population will be adequately pro-
vided for. 1t must be a system
which will prevent the dangers
of poverty and misery that ARE
apt to accompany crowded
civilization"
Writing for the Decem Der
Worlds Work, the railroad mag
nate reviews the romantic and
golden development of the Ameri-
can northwest. In the space of a
single lifetime, he says, that great
section of the country has been
converted from a wilderness into
an imperial area constituting one
of the largest, most compact and
most productive resources of the
whole human race" He says it
has stimulated and financed immi-
grafton. 1t has supplied a large
share of the worlds food. 1t has
given homes to an army of work
ers who began with little or no
capital. 1t has revolutionized
some industries and created 9TH
ers. 1t has opened opportunity
for the increase of wealth and
for human progress.
The population of Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, Minnesota and the
Dakotas increased from 1,355,152
to 11,594,515 in so years, prior to
1900. Kansas and Nebraska had
2.536,795 people at the last CEN
sus, while Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon had 1,336,74O
more. Mr.. Hill says:
Without, therefore, including
those other states of the interior
basin generally reckoned a part
of the northwest, these ~ com
mon wealths contained in 1900
more than 100000 inhabitants.
Their population was practically
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30

Easy Fat Reduction

Yhsn b4ttsrmllk en4 S<uApsn-
tiles were the only known cubes for
oteffbthess many people preferred
Ito stay fat--dreading the remedy
Worse than the disease.
Now these two grim lions on the
road to slimness have been over-
come and the loss of 20 to so
pounds has become a very safe and
pleasant affair. You can eat and
drink and be merry and lazy and
still lose 10 to 16 ounces of USE
less fat daily. Folks with double
chins and stout abdomens can lose
them In month and yet hot strain
bother or deny themselves single
blessed thing. II does not cost
either---any druggist will
fix you up-and there is no Yait-
ing; results begin when you do.
Take a teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime of this simple,
mixture: " OF. Mar
mola, VI OF. Fluid Extract Cascara
and 3 n OF. Peppermint
Water, and you will strip off
evenly, without wrinkling, ali the
useless fat that now annoys and
Furnishes you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30

multiplied by IL in the last hal,
of the last century. Today they
have millions more people than
they had 10 years ago. This
growth has no parallel"
Hill goes on recounting the
marvellous development in so
years of the northwest as shown
by statistics-a brief history
which glitters with golden re-
wards garnered from the splendid
soil of the country.
He declares that the railroads
made the northwest and added
it's immense resources to the
wealth of the nation and the nat
ural capital of the world"
Hill recounts the disasters
which befell railroad men who at
tempted to build into the wilder
ness until he. with three associ-
ates, obtained control of the
struggling bankrupt lines, only
2S5 miles of track in 1871, and
prosecuted the development of the
Hill system of today, comprising
last year 6743 miles of track UNI
der operation, carrying 493,000,-
600 passengers and nearly six mill
lion tons of freight in 1908.
He says: "The primary BUSH
ness of the northwest hitherto has
been the mastery of natural con-
ditions. It's next contribution !
should be to the economic and
social evolution of the race. We
must determine upon national
economy quite different from the
present when our population shall
approach three times what it was
in 1900.
Practically speaking, our pub
lie lands are about all occupied.
Our iron and coal supplies will
show signs of exhaustion before
so years have passed. The for
mer. at the present rate of in
creasing production, will be great
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
SERIOUS CHARGE MADE
AGAINST SOCIETY MAN
BY 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
PRESIDENT OF ADVERTISING
COMPANY UNDER ARREST
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
-yBy United Press Leased wire.)

'IBy UniSed Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 80.
10. F. Babcock, president of the
Babcock Advertising company, is
under arrest today on a felony
warrant, charging criminal as
sault on Mecca Byler, a pretty
little 14-year-old girl, who is the
Sole support of an invalid mother.
According to the allegations
made by the girl, Babcock, who is
prominent in social circles here,
persuaded her to come to his Of
fee in the Columbia Trust build
ing, ON the promise of giving her
more lucrative employment.
While there, she alleges, Bah
cock insisted upon her drinking
a glass of wine, after which, she
claims, she became unconscious.
According to her story she awoke
several hours later and found the
office deserted.
She called at the office of Dep
uty District Attorney Keyes lass
Saturday and told her story. The
warrant was issued immediately,
But was kept quiet until Babcock
was taken into custody yesterday.
With her voice choked with
sobs, the girl, after telling Of her
relations with Babcock, said:
"When I woke I was in the
office lying on the floor. 1t was
dark. My clothing was disar-
ranged and torn. I managed to
Get out of the building and g
to my room"
Miss Byler produced garments
which will be used as evidence.
Every effort was made to keep
the matter secret for the reason
that Babcock Is engaged to be
married soon.
Babcock is 29 years old. He
has been in business here for six
years. He came from Illinois.
Immediately after his arraign-
ment Babcock disappeared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
CODE MESSAGE MAY
SEND SOLDIERS TO
NICARAGUA

1t is rumored that tomorrow will
see the first actual play against
the Zelaya government, IL such a
move is contemplated by the fed
eral authorities.
The gunboat Princeton, steam.
ing southwark from Seattle for
the Central American trouble
zone, is due to arrive in this port
tomorrow. 1t has been suggest
ed that the long code message Re
instructions to the Princeton's
commander.
Troops, supplies and ammuni-
ton are ready at the Preside to
be transported to Central America
at a moments notice and should
the message contain instructions
for a move in that direction, to
demand reparation for the deaths
of Cannon and Groce, who were
executed by President Zelaya for
their alleged connection with Es-
trada's provisional government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
NAME MUSEUM
TRUSTEES

The Ferry Museum trustees,
who will have charge of the man
agement of the big Tacoma insti-
tuition, were elected at a meetin g
yesterday as follows:
One Year,. l.. Mccormick, A.
j. Ruffell. C. H. Hyde and George
Brown.
Two. years-Frank B. Cole,
Henry Longstreth, c. L. Hoska.
Henry Hewitt.
Three years-W. w. Seymour,
w. c. Wheeler, p. c. Kaufman,
]. A. Sproule.
Wheeler. Kaufman and Hoska
were named a special COMMITTEES
to look up a suitable building site
for the museum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
HOUSE DESTROYED
BY MYSTERIOUS
BLAZE

Fire, which started In mys-
terious manner about $3.50 yester-
day afternoon, destroyed the q
story residence of Leo Bell at
1901 South X street Mrs. Bell
went down town about A o'clock
and, as she supposed, left every
thing in order. During her alb
sence, however. the residence took
fire and what was not destroyed
by the flames was ruined by the
water that the firemen poured on
the blaze.
Mr.. Bell, who is In the employ
of Hammond G. Co., had only pur-
chased the house recently. In
surance partially covered the loss
which is estimated at about 81
900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
AT THE GRAND.

At the Pantages theater the Ty-
rolean Sextette heads a musical
bill. Folk songs, Alpine yodling
and peasant dances are present.
ed by the songsters from Switzer-
land. Fisher and Burkhart, au-
thors of great number of popu-
lar songs, are favorites with q
medley of their own compositions.
The Three Lucifers combine sing
ing. dancing and high kicking In
an entertaining ten minutes. Sing
ers with a list of new jokes are
Moore and st. Clair. Crenyon,
vantriloQuist, and Mile. Emerlc.
trapeze artist, complete the bill.
Miss Margaret Bell has a pleasing
song, "If / Had a Thousand Livas
to Live"