The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-15

q. a-.rLity. kcst ~oaas:fai Of all, how
o,er. Is 1Ae electrical communicative sysi
tsn shsea -,vsrs the modern coast de-
feuse hks a sensitive network. aud which
oAees il, tss Maids OF a man or men
k,cs ted " central points she Whole active
<outrol snd direction " a military en-
eaxenent. This y. III 4 word, N mys-l
.e.4ous Fire Consrni'' system, regarding
.rhich the public hss lad f~"egmentary
srraus Of Information from tiua 20 time.
a;d uccr which Uncie Sam has expended
so2ae s5.O0o.W 900 these past few Yeas.
II 10 .,ct M "ust.:n- !aGeed. 1t would
ret he ptasuraoia-~ to train the heavy
.,r..;,snce Of our coast de3srses on NOV
irg o. stationary targets In the manner
that 4 tide Is sighted or In the prim-.
!tive way Ia watch cannon we're sight
ed uar.nx tina Civil War. In this en-,
!t,EIeued age, as has been explained
ab,vo, guns and Junners nre shat odi
srs:a the sight Ut the enemy behind a
;~esastwork and the aiming OF the pom
d.:orts yes 7son Is accomplished Dy mathe-'
~p,attcsl means Just as discharge is elected
b; 1."hsuLca! or rather electrical mea as
What IL more. the range nndiDg." In
20 far A. It Involves the seeuranee Of
data for these mathematical esl~ula-i
tisus. IL not a task imposed upon tho
xvnners Of each battery. Rather Is this
Information obtained BY experts In q,
u.ntraiiy-located observatory tower-,
safnciently lofty 70 enable their In
s.ruments to sweep the horizon. The
knowledge Acquired - IT, esatsa ~
teAneence once must be communicated
"a quickly as possible to all the DIFF
ferent batteries and 1t is accomplished
by an electrical network that involves|
telephone and teleg "a phic systems and
a nayu Invention for tra n mitt1uo a ro.t
production of handwriting.
BY means of this comprehend nervei
system the "battle command station,
presumably in charge OF the colonel or
other officer in command Mt the post:
il in touch with the two fire COM
mnnd stations" In charge of majors.
and through them with all the different
batteries in the fertilization, so that even
though the big guns of the defense sys-
TEN be scattered along more than a.
mile of waterfront the officers in COM
nand are enabled to exercise the CLOSETS
supervision over the operation OF ALI
tie different gun squads. :
Unafrected In Its operation By the roar
OF the big guns or by any other as
tracing influence that might interfere
with verbal communication at a coast
defense is an invention which has lately
been introduced by the War Depart
me0t ut q number OF coast aftilleIy Stn-
lions. This is an electrical device
which enables~ one to transmit instan-
taneously a ,-produets9 q his hand
writing t. ans distance. Each station has
transmttter and a receiver associated
together, SO that messages may be either
sent to or received from the other emo
OF the line. 1t is accurate and secret;
will transmit the most rapid writing:
and give permanent records, which nx'
responsibility. The new invention Ii as
we'll adapted as the telephone forl ser
vice in a fort because a number OF In
struments at various points can bs con-
nected to a switchboard and, further
more, one transmitter may be connected
to operate a number Of receivers simul-
taneously in series. the Same message
going to aA-as. for instance, the order
Commence nring." which 1t might DO
desired to send to all batteries stimuli
taneously. All the conditions and In
nuences above enumerated have CO.
operated TO bring about q high state OF
efficiency at our coast defenses.
In q recent test a CUR crew operating
one Of the largest and heaviest Of the
disappearing guns loaded, aimed, raised.
nred, lowered, unfoaded and reloaded
the huge weapon in a total elapsed In
terval Of twenty-five seconds.