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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
Nerthwestern Leasa.
McCreery Wins Again.

Creery and Devogt.
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veteran Is former Gun capt Nelson.
who served for MANY years Oh the Olym-
pia. An amusing member 81 the com
panS is a former American tcamster and
mule wranGler named HenlIc who ship
ped 10 South Africa with boatload Of
mules during the Boer war. ard after
ward entered The British service as !.
scout. As ii member ri the American
company III Shanghai he wears Roer
war British medal, at which the British
companies are prone to protest. Henkle
came out OF the Boer war with u knee
Stiffen.d by a rife bullet. but ne makes
i good volunteer soldier despite his limp.
Among the missionaries located in Shara
hai there is d single minister who join
cd the lighting force The Rev. Thomas
Meyers Is known IN Shanghai aS the
fighting parson." lie j. with the Ameri-
can company in ali its drills which do
not take place on sunday. lie refuses to
drill Sunday. but If there is amy fighting
to be done OF that daN nc leaves his
flock ard Is To bc found III the thick Of
the action
Capt. Ransom. the commander OF the
company, Is why and active saw bones
from this governments public health
service lie had had military training
before he went To China and his great
energy a. foreshadowed in his flaming
red head has elevated him to the com
inand of this unusual company.
The american government recognizes.
to certain extent. this isolated militia
company In far-off Shanghai Ia fact il
supplies the company with guns and am
munition. The British government eN-
tends sim further recognition to the
British companies. BESIDES detailing i,
regular army officer to it, command the
British government supplies Ill manner
OF arms ana accoutcrmcntS. including
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onS treSpaSSing too near a Chinese JOSS
house in certain road constructions. The
Chinese arose in mob. overran a mis-
sionarN headquarters and threw lady
missionary down a long flight of stairs.
The French volunteers rushed to the
rescue and dispersed the mob. killing a
score Of them. In the so-called wheel
barrow riots which took place in 1897
the council which governed the city sur
rendered temporarily to the rioters. The
international corps promptly turned out
and recaptured the city and got control
OF the situate Similar riots break out
from time To time and have to be sup
pressed Hardly YEAR has passed that
the volunteer corps has not been called
cases ii is ne essary to shed blood in
TIN. process The excited Chnaman can
b. quoted by nothing .eSs than an OH
i.ct lesson So a few volleys are fired
into their ranks. they retreat into their
houses and cellars, carrying their dead
and wounded with them, and cause no
further trouble until something precipi-
tatc- another riot
This little handful Of foreigners rule
this city of GH.GoD people with an iron
hand Ii brooks no Interference Ii asks
no permssions of the Chinese govern
ment Ii simply grasps whatever situa-
tions may arise and hammers home its
object lesson
So this strange military organization IN
the heart Of tempeStuous China is today
resting upon its arms and expecting trou-
bic The men who go 10 make M this
force are hurrving back to China from
different points of the world where bust
ness or pleasure may have taken them
capt. Ransom of the American company
has Just been in Washington urging the
Ar I'"ra Imcnt - extend addt ional IA
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uniforms In fact. the British govern
nent supplies uniforms to all the militia
companies ii Shanghai that are not other
wise provided. The Americans are 80
supplied. The British 90 80 far az to cat
the uniforms for this American company
IN accordanc" with the patterns Of tie
American army So tho American com
panE wears its American uniform pre-
scented To it bN the British government.
1t gulpS somewhat in swallowing this pill.
but Americans abroad have been rather
roughly accustomed 10 being given little
consideration lay the home government.
These militia companies have been
drilling IN Shanghai for long time and
have consequently reached a high de-
gree of proficiencE. The whole thing be
gan back III the Triad rebel trouble of
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1>.s:: At that time the Triads captured
Shanghai and were being hssieged ny tile
government forces from the outside. IL
Was the government troops who precipi-
tated trouble with the foreigners hN Seiz-
ing foreign warehouses and 3upropriat-
ing tn themselves their cont htS. The
foreign delegation got together little
voluntary army some -four hundred
strong known the Shanghai Volunteers.
These volunteers met the government
forces III the battle of Muddy Flat and
repulsed them after considerable
slau" hter No sooner We're the govern
ment forces driven back than the rebels
attempted similar seizures Of foreign
Warehouses and had Ia b. similarly
driven out by force Of arms. SO did the
little volunteer army gotten together by
he foreigners defy and defeat both fac
lions in this great Chinese uprising.
This Vas the beginning II the Interna-
tional Volunteer Corps soon after this
the various concessions were given to the
different western nations. tertain see
tons on the outskirts Of Shanghai were
set aside to certain nations, and the
residents of these sections were allowed
a voice in the control Great Britain
and the United States both received
handsome concessions Great Britain
made the most Of hers. bat the United
states failed to grasp her opportunity.
So Great Britain became the dominating
influence in this foreign quarter If
Shanghai II was but shortly after this
that the langtZc river was thrown open
10 trade The part of Shanghai covered
t,v tn. foreign concessions then num-
rod hut 1.,'ro inhabitants. between
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$3.50 800 ~ ~. 'i'si"fli1'F ~ ".i@
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,sn.,l.4t,lrr 1ts conducted j r#-f.,tt,,,- =.
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tlhHe anu Ras h'th very S3stf''S~i III aIoNE
this line. However. sine" ;ter" of tic
sfltnr nfi,.ar- ba.-e ,tte.,,,,t,.l 80. - ,.,t-
-,
=. 80 tt-'''' ~
STATE whether ttts success = duo - th'
experiences of Lieut. kirkland aloHc -
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-
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bomb dropped from an aeropiane today
1T a height Of an or i.un feet would
have an excellent chance OF hitting the
object aimed at
Lieut. Scott has demonstrated that the
bomb after leaving the aerop!ane de-
scribcs a parabola through the air. and
when the height of the aeropiane and its
speed arc known to the operator. the
bomb can he released on the exact sec
ond with ~ per cent chance of bulls
eve In recent experiments at College
Park a bomb dropped from height
Of lGH foet and struck within twelve
feet Of the center OF the target All au-
thorities agree that if a bomb aimed nj
n hatfleship should strike within twelve
feet OF the vessel il would do great dam
age. In the experiments n twelve-pouni
shell was used. hut later the aviators
poet 70 use shells Of Vueh larger cali
Der
Scrct NJ Idzcrick is tho man who
mas been engaged in the work Of de-
signing shells for use on aeroplanes.
The FIRST shells designed were charged
with poisonous gases, which it was
expected would create havoc in any
army, but the action Of the Hague con
ference has kept the civil zed powers
from making use Of such bones. So
for this reason the idea Of handling
bombs charged with poisonous gases
was dismissed. and the bombs are now
being made Of an explosive character.
Sergt IdZerick. bomb expert. is now
experimenting with bombs not only
OF high explosive power. but he is
i,L ~ f or ;;.
49,. ,,,,o, o,,,;, 49, -, 80,
- - eot,. - -
over tn" widest possible area.
Ill disciaraine shells from an aero
PLAZA" the routriNance used is exceed
inslr unique The shell is hung in
!, rr,dIe snsnanded from, tbe hrac.s sc
,.. -. 81,
- '''@'' ti''. 'ai - '"ie
was exercised ~ Inc construction o.
this cradle and in its adjustment To
the mechanism asa premature ex-
,I.si,,, ,,,,,ld d.n,ar NOT opl,. ~
ti'i'hlhe. pu' thuahsei t"' ne VI the
operator. The bomb is discharged by
the pressing OF 4 button. and il flies
rr..r, ma ,-itb o.rca+ raniait, tbro,.h
'Hc "i''
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THERE Is a Little Band
L of Europeans and Ameri-
cans in Monaghan Shanghai
Who Are Armed to the
Teeth and Prepared to De-
fend Themselves Against
Any Possible Attack That
May Be Made Upon Them
They Are Organized Into a
Well Equipped Army, Expect
Attack at Any Moment and
Believe Themselves Capable
of Taking Care # Themselves
They Have Whipped Both
Federal and Revolutionary
Forces in Past Times of
Troubles, and Believe They
Can Repeat the Lesson If
Forced to 1t.
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In Honor of Saint Who Hid in Poultry Pen

the harvest lately carnerrd. and 4 ~
Of their Practice may still h.. frunq An ~
tn. Germans who celebrate - Ma
tins dav bV baking cakes in shape ~,
"A horn or horse shoe. = symbol sacred "a
Wodin. One of tie fsaSts al BarrhH
also is said to have he,1i held ~ ,hou
this time. a vintage celebration known sts
he Ninalia. Ou this thread have i, =
hung attempts - id"ntsfy - Mart i
Win EarehuS AMI make htl3 equally 4
mN th.i bat Tie weight ~ oNldeneo iitai
actually figured in tie 'dflF history
the spread Of the christian lal'A .tst
great e. permit ~ lilS being tAIS WIZ
OFT completely. = Is probable i5ai. - ~ =
- TUG fashion - pre- talent - lhdi 80 q
rnGralfinE oGds ana ems ~ pagan -,
upon ttos" established - TIC emu. 4, its'.
cloud of plantssy v'lich gathered ar"inG
his career has had 4 strong lniiHent' -
the forms OF IT. annual triifn'inofdtt"n
xa
1,ba bi.,c~ ,,,,.1it,cs i, t,f-h,.t, M4rffr. :
: 70 "c1'i 'tloS' "" iidh - -
1nent T. Sainfilood less dililSult - UNDER
stand shine forth III stories quite ~
1,ideE. known in suropc a. those oEi,h
+a,,.t ~ a.i+;..4, ~ tt. .,,..,,t,,.,
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T TNDER Direction of Brig.
. Gen. lanes Allen. United

INDEX DIRECTION OF Dig.
~ Gen. James Allen. United
States Signal Corps = Re-
markable Success Attends
Recent Tests at College Park,
the Home OF the Govern
ment Fliers-Bomb- Dropping
Tests Under Direction of
Lieut.. Scott-Sergt. Idzerick.
Uncle Sans Bomb Expert.
Engaged in Designing Shells
of Terrific Power : Unique
Invention for Purpose of
Dropping Shells : Expert
ments With the Camera
Wireless Telegraph Appara-
tus TO Be Attached to Each
Machine-Autornatic Stabll-
ity Device Success-Capt.
Paul w. Beck. in Charge OF
the Filters, Gives Interesting
Talk Regarding Use of
Photography. Sketching and
Bomb Dropping.
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their influence is not extended 10 II.
SO undermined Was the old city. now
ever with the spirit of revolution that
II fell without a struggle. But there
is ever smolderns the cXcitdalc TEN
permanent Of the aroused chinaman.
He Is fiendishlY dangerous II. VII
rend and tear and kill without mercy
The flame Is apt To leap up 81 any mo
ment When il does there is NOTHING
huL the thousand or TWO Wcsfernrr.
between the foreign colony and death.
To their aid may lie called whatever
marines may happen 10 b" IN the har-
Dor Of Shanghai But the lnterna
tional Volunteer corps must bear the
brunt of the responsibility. or tie
danger is most likely to come with
out warning. The International Vol
unteer Corps Is ready 10 battle To il
extinction when the great crisis comes
f,opyricni. 1911. ~ ~ puya
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the target a telescope device invented
by Lieut. Young used. Both officers
are confident that 4 twenty -tiNepuuIid
shell could he dropped with u good degree
Of accuracy from an even greater height
than that attained during this test.
The tests were the beginning Of a So
rieS of demonstrations Of the deroplanes
practicabiity III actual warfare. The
weight of the bomb will nc gradually III
creased until the maximum load that can
be carried has been approNimated. The
margin OF lift on an aeropiane is roughly
computed To be .sr pounds. excluding
the passenger II this is found correct
a bomb OF 80 pounds will bc desigrrd
and used. 1t is the opinion Of the army
experts that a nigh mower Of nitroglr-
cerin will be formulated and placed in
tho cartridges. Two hundred and nifty
pounds of nitroglyceriu would destroy
three city squares OF Washington
Lieut.. Milling said the test rra ctically
convinced him of the i"roplanc's useful
ness in war as an engine Of destruction
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moving picture machine had not been
worked ont. but it is expected the details
Of the scheme will shortly he arranged.
and moving pictures Will be made aloft
with much ease rs they are now made
upon the ground.
Tie first aetna! aeroDlane war scouting
ard aerial map making in history was
durc 81 a flight from Laredo. Tex. Fri
day March :. 1911. tasting lpj miles.
Intimate pictures Of this Eight We're
made. and the results were declared 10
he almost perfect. RaNines and arroyos
fiied with cactus and great stone bowl
ders We're faithfully reproduced by the
camera in detail. and these photographs,
If brought by an air scout To amy COM
handing general. would have been Of
tile utmost value in aiding him TO form
correct conclusions regarding the move
ment Of troops and the point of offcnse
or defense.
All details and features We're clearly
brought ont. ANA this group Of pictures
alone would have been Of immense value
- commanding officers as showing the To-
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Army Sigma. Corps and American
newspaper and magazine writer, working
together, belongs the credit for having
taken tie first photographs ever made
il any country from an aeroplane in
fight under actual war conditions. The
pictures were taken on the Mexican Dor
der during the recent civil war in that
country.
The first attempt ever made ny any
nation in the world To take moving pic
lures from an aeroplane was the attempt
recently made at College Park 1t was
not a. successful as Z might have been
because proper means for operating the
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vvYYHAT the eagle is to Independence
M day and the turkey TO Thanks
W giving is the goose TO the llth
Of November For Yesterday was Mar
tinnas the festival of the tine old saint
who didn't care to he one and whose &C.
elesiastcal honors during his earthly
life had to chase him hither and !"n
till they caught ~ with him MD
ing in a poultry pen. Ii Was the
geese. carkline wits disma, at liis~in-
truson. that arrested the attention u
lis pursuers who laid hands on him and
drew him forth and forced upon him =
bishopric in defiance of his protests. II
vas an instance Of the Office seeking the
man which is not often paralleltd in these
degenerate days, aud, as st. Martin lived
nearly 1.60o years ago. it Is more than
possible that the tradition of his reluc-
tance may somewhat exceed the fact. But
from the same source-amons the French
peasantryA-we learn that he was 50 in
censed at the geese for betrayinS him
that he condemned them To be killed and
eaten, and just as Adams indis 'retiou
made sinners OF all who came after him.
so the penalty imposed on those geese
which didn't know enough to keep their
l1IoutHS smut Is sun visited Yearly on
their posterity with the recurrence of the
day dedicated to the memory of the iratc
saint
Perhaps il is because Of his reputed
lnodesty on this occasion that ST Martini
dan has been employed in England
through many generations for the jill
dicial rite known as '.pricking the Sher-
if. 1t Is performed in the court OF eN-
chequer, where the chancellor, arrayed in
his most magnificent gown of state aud
surrounded by several of the highest dig
nitaries Of the kingdom receives from
every county a list of candidates for the
local office of high sheriff With A gold
pin his lordstlip nricks little hole in
each paper opposite the name of the
candidate selected for appointment. The
position has no salary attached to it, but.
on the contrary, lays q heavy burden on
the purse of the appointee. so 1t IS sought
only by those who being rich enough To
AFFORD such luxury, covet the prestige,
for the high sheriff takes precedence at
certain ceremonia.S even of the nobility.
But those citizens of d county who al
ready have assured social STANDING
and are fearful lest the Shrievalty may be
thrust upon them against their VIII are
Obliged to appear personally in court pre-
pared to set forth their reasons for wish
ing to be left out as the alternative OF
being subjected to a heavy fine for refuS
ing to serve after being appointed. Some
Years there are good many such APP
pearances. barking hack by association
TO st. Martins alleged attempt to escape
the responsibilities Of the hierarchy.
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as well as a scout He thinks that with
months time in which to work Tie
United States will be far ahead of any
other nation in aeronauticS
AT present" sad Lieut.. Milling We
the only nation among the great
powers that has accomplished anything
in real bomb throwing. With tie device
Lieut. Scott has invented | am sure it
viii not he long before the arnv will he
able IL completely destroy any large
fortress or fort III tho world fleet
IF rapidly moving a"r"planes, at a height
If 2,ttt' feet. could drop each a 31H-
pound bomb Of nitroel yccriu upon the
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deep that soldiers had to dig ii out
of the ground
On tho second attempt the marhsmar-
ship was better than on the first trial.
though the bomb was broken Tho ms
sile used was a type IF the usual six
pound torpedo-Shapsd shell used in actual
warfare II is of the blunt edge variety.
and had small arrow on the cap end
in order 10 counteract any DETECTION hy
the wind. In calculating the position Of
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yors - his Shanghai company. Like
wise has he been studying tactics with
the various regular army and militia
forces at various points. He is returning
to China equipped with the very latest
Information in military matters
The companies in Shanghai are III tile
meantime drilling with the utmos. r"gu-
Iality They are prepared IL answer =
call 10 arms at any hour Of the night OF
day They believe they will he abb" 70
cope with any situation that may arise.
They are ready 10 fling themselves IN the
face of any horde OF Chinese troops that
either the government or the rebels may
thrust upon them. Any day they would
march onto the flats which surround
shanghai and give battle to Il Mongolian
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pair eNcrH year to Budapest for thlS Gay.
there To receive the homage Of his .len :
isn subjects Tic purpose Of their visit Is
to renew their assurances Of LOYALTY and
express their gratitude for the kind treat
ment thet- have enjoyed under his reign !
and they bring A. the seasons most ar
propridto Offering . brace 81 Mhife gees,
tho finest 10 b. found IL the kingdom
IN Sualtia. St Martins day i oh
served among The school children ~ a
cift-hcaring descent upon their teacher.
The clef present is always q lag. ilN"
goose, decorated with ribbons and ~
settles. Accompany ing ii are hamper -
corn - fattcH it on baskets OF grapes
and fagunS 81 wine and Il huge cake.
Not 4 few proverbs attach - THE aa>
one warns you not 10 sit down 10 dine on
roast goose without inviting -. Martin
to partake OF your good cheer. lest on tic
next return Of his festival YOU may have
no goose to eat. Another, Whlch Tecoe-
nizss al geese as common property nl
this day, has become 50 Embedded IN local
custom here and there that no farmer
dare drive his flock Of geese TO pasture
on the eleventh Of November, for fear
that some hungry fellow may he lNins IN
wait by Tire WaNsde, ready 70 swo"p
down on 4 fowl and carry il off for his
dinner. Still other old SAWS relate 10 the
weather If the day be bright and sunny.
the winter that follows + hound to hc
stormy. and Ii the foliage sun cilngs 70
the trees there Will be devastating frost
4 little later These DEMONSTRATIONS are
closely related 10 one Vet more appfo-
pirate in form The goose that slips IN
the ice al Martinmas VIII stick II tie
mud at Christmas
IN tie ponGlar celebration u tie da>
in England. more solid siands take tho
place of the goose. which j. there reie-
eated to Michaelmas for its largest part.
-lrYrt .lt rod at H.
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Lecturers Sore Throat.

A NEW YORK theatrical agent va
condemning at the Colony club tli.
shrewish. scoIding type Of woman
You can ALWAYS tell her said she
If You can't tell her an one way 30.
can tell her In another.
II said f. a woman the other SUNDAY
Why, my dear. how hparSc You are
A." Yes. She answered, ansrilt MR has
4. = .-.. 81; lutc LAT ni-.L
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Corps. as are health officers and other
foreign representatives.
These men are organized. supplied and
drilled according TO the best methods that
the world knows. The British have a
stronger mold on Shanghai than any
other nation. and consequently larger
settlement So the International corps is
dominated by the British. \ regular
British army officer is assigned to duty
iii SlSinghai He i commander OF the
corps Lieut., Col. \. \. ). Barnes Is the
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the stimulus Of the opening Of trade and
the protection given by the foreign in
iiuence in its government this part OF
the city has en- joyed land boom that
could hardly be surpassed 10y the west
eln cities Of the United States. For il
now numbers Goprn souls. Tn. Chinese
who 20 Ia make up all this population
but la,ro live amicably with the foreign
ers and prosper under th. influence II
western municipal control.
From time to time, However. there
have been riots. and the cNcitable tenn
permanent Of the aroused Chnaman has
gotten beyond control. The first Of these
riots was orcasioncd by the French coli
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presen; commander The companies OF
the other nations are commanded ny their
own captains. and. in most cases, OUTFIT
ted BY their own nations.
The captain Of the American company
is Or. ;. A. Ransom. the Shanghai repre-
sentative Of the United States public
health and marine hospital service. The
company boasts hundred good Ameri-
cans Among these are men who have
seen much service III the American Army
AMI Navy. There i, for instance. Scrgt,
GilliS, who was orderly for admiral
Dewey a Manila bay. Another American
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Aeria map making q tile enemX's
country has also been perfected by Tn"ie
sans tiers. Tn" modern camera Las
been brought into uss and many excel
lent pictures have been taken Wtiie the
aeroniane has been travelling through tae
air at the rate of forty TO fifty mics AZ
-FOUR. The dey"inr mcnt OF The method o.
making photographs from an craft Is Of
great interest at this time. From a small
beginning. such rs So making IT pencil
sketches from balloons several years ago.
the science ct aerial map making has
grown with giant strides. anti today
army officers have even taken moving
picture apparatus in acrop'aucS and have
succeeded III making satisfactory pictures
Of the ground over which they deE
To Il member Of the nitcd States