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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
Only the Other Day Dreadnough Seemed the Very
Climax the Fighting Ship but ltay Scheme for Huge Tor
pedo Battleshp and the Gun Torpedo Invented by Com
n1ander Davis, of the American Navy Threaten
Dreadnoughts Mastery of the Sea.

dence Of the success which has crowned
the IabOrs of the torpedoist The skill
shown in bringing the so-called White
head torpedo up TO its present mark Is
proof Of what mechanical cunning can
accomplish when the end is worth the
while. The difficulties that have been
overcome seemed at each stage OF the
progress insurmountable, but one by one
they have been mastered.
The story is a long and exceedingly in
teresting one but we cannot do more than
refer to the two principal achievements
which brought the Whitehead TO It's state
to-day. The first was the invention or
the Obry gear-a gyroscope control
which regulated the horizontal movement
Of the torpedo and gave TO II straightsr
course In the beginning this apparatus
was essentially crude and It's period OF
effective operating was short, but me-
chanical refnements and some detailed
changes gave to the Obry gear greater
effect and for a longer interval OF time
making II possible to exercise cor
receive guidance over the torpedo TOT
ranges even beyond the running distance
Of the torpedo as II then stood. Inc pro-
pulsive energy OF the automobile tor
pedo is from air compressed to more than
two thousand pounds TO the square inch
but even with this force the air-hask
could not hold enough to drive the torpedo
as far as the gyroscope could do Its duty
II was quite impracticable to increase the
size of the air reservoir materially, ana
eouaIlv undesirable TO risk higher storage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

s. The interior long itudiral view Of q Ioodery.
Whitehead torpedo with its war charge OF
Sur- cotton
S2 Shows The Davis War head, consisting Of
O. a,ly. Of vaY1adi,ra- steel ard
piercing she'll loaded with. a high -explosivs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

plunging shot. But the torpedo battleshipi
would still be an easy prey TO chance
torpedo Ii her own underwater body were
not properly safeguarded. Therefore, pro-
vision Is made TO localize the injury in
flicted by ordinary torpedoes, and In this
particular the torpedo battleship is q
counterpart of the present Dreadnoughts.
The aim OF present target practice is
TO make II possible TO fire whole salvos
at an enemy and by sheer weight Of con-
oentrated attack to cripple his powers OF
retaliation IN two or three broadsides,
whilo at distances varying from 5000 10
1900 yards. This does not mean that tho
gunner expects to drive even the biggest
12-lnch shell through the foes armored
defences and down into the vitals lying
behind and below that steel plating but
It does mean that the object is to destroy
or seriously irjure the enemy's heavy
guns so that he may be beaten into sur
render afterward at leisure. The foe
might otherwise be sound In motive
power, despite the damage above water
Imagine the torpedo battleship under SIM
liar conditions. IL would make no differ
ence to her prime means OF attack il
every one of her guns were swept over
board by the accurate fire Of her foe,
provided she were still able to run speed
lily toward the enemy and take position
where she could bring either broadside
OF torpedo tubes TO bear upon the target
Her hull armor would probably make her
safe against the heaviest attack until she
had reached n good position, and then /,
some OF those fifteen torpedoes would I
surely hit the mark! II the torpedo bat
tleship were assailing fleet, the chances
Of doing injury would be that much
greater, the torpedoes that missed one
vessel standing a pretty good chance OF
striking one or more OF the other ships.
It was only the other day that our ar
mered cruiser Maryland, while taking |
part In a mock battle with some of our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
PLucKINo vcToRYFRoM DANGER

The torpedoist was stumped, but only
for a while. An ingenious American pro-
posed TO increase the air supply by ex-
panding the volume through the applica-
ton Of an alcohol flame right inside the
alr-flask This seemed pretty nearly IKE
lighting q match in a magazine De-
cause exploding air-fasks have SHOWN
more than once the latent destructive
power Of air at high pressure. But hiost
engineering advances call for courage
and in this instance IT was promptly
forthcoming. There was not an cXpiooio'l
when the fame was ignited at the IN
slant the torpedo was launched, ana the
heat expanded the air so that Vlrtuah'
the nronulsiye reserve was greatly aug
mented-to put Il popularity, the torpedo
had got it's second wind and was aole 10
cover distances at good speed previously
deemed impossible Of attainment Atdih'
this method OF experimenting the air charge
has undergone various improvements. I'M
III the nresent range Of eight thousand
wards and the forthcoming range OF ten
thousand yards have been maze possible
The torpedoist no longer is looked uo"n
upon by the partisan OF the fine' oe
cause the automobile torpedo undef soine
circumstances Is equal TO the gum wmie
under others Il is actually superior 10
that weapon-being capable OF hitting
more vital part Of foes ship ana aUic
TO do far more damage at Single
stroke.
The designer Of Dreadnoughts reaiIZeu
the menace Of the torpedo few years
ago and took steps to strengthen inc
underwater body Of his big snip, anu
there is no denying that he succeedeu III
discounting the destructive powers vi ,no
torpedo. He did this by subdiVidihs 'he
interior Of his craft in the neighborhood
OF the outer hull and by reinforcing THESE
small compartments through the employ
ment OF thin armor This meant tHat
honeycomb Of steel. filled with air. "ouid
provide space In which the guhcottoh
gases could expand without resistance
thus greatly reducing the violence OF tne
blow. In fact, 1t is now quite unlikely
that torpedo could sink battleship'
although IL might occasion troublesome
leak which would temporarily disable Vi
impair her efficiency as a lighting unit
the difficulty is that q blow OF even ~"
pounds OF guncotton cannot now reach d
really vital part of n modern Dreao
nought.
Again, the torpedoist had new prop
lem confronting him; 1t was not prac-
ticable to increase the charge OF the war
head enough to better materially tiie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

ITALY is rapidly forging again to the
front as d fruitful source of novel
propositions In the way OF advances
II naval architecture. Recently, an Ital-
ian designer prepared the plans for a
startling departure in lighting ships
nothing less than a torpedo boat destroyer
u batueship proportions. The biggest
dsstroyers In our service to-day have dis
placements Of 100 tons, and the Italian
torpedo battleship is designed TO have a
displacement Of 1920 tons.
proposition of this sort, few years
ago would have been promptly ridiculed
~ the naval experts, but such revolu-
toaary changes have been wrought IN
the creation Of the dreadnought and IN
tie perfecting Of the torpedo that the
present scheme, startling as it is. Is quite
possible Of successful fulflment-prom-
Sing stlll another lighting unit for the
battle line. 1t was but short while
TACK that the twelve FOUNDER gun was
deemed amply capable Of keeping torpedo
raft at a safe distance, and the search-
light then carried it's rays far enough into
The night to detect the approach or tor
redo boats before these hornets or the
sea could get within likely torpedoing
range
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
IMMUNITY DUE TO FLAWS.


In fact. the chances were all against
tas torpedo boat, and service aboard Oh
hem In time of war was not unreason-
ably Nkened to the leading OF forlorn
hope. The battleship commander knew
full we'll that a torpedo could disable his
vessel even II the explosive might of the
warhead should fail to sink his ship
outright-there was no disposition TO be-
little the destructive power OF hundred
or more pounds of exploding guncotton-
but there WIS a goodly margin OF safety
m the doubtful accuracy of the tor
pedo's course and the somewhat restricted
range within which II could be launched
with a fair chance Of hitting It's target.
But all Of these conditions have been
altered by cumulative improvements in
the torpedo, and the best proof of this
S in the type of rapid-flre gun now being
placed aboard Of our battleships for the
very purpose of contending with torpedo
vessels. Instead of the 12-pounder, our
ships are now armed with 5-iDch guns
capable OF sending their O-pound shell
through three inches Of hardened steel
al a distance of quite 600 yards, and
even this Is not a guarantee Of security.
The torpedo boat Extraordinarily only q
"a keeping torpedo boat Of high speed
and greater displacement-has partly con-
tibuted 10 the advance, because she can
Weather a pretty stiff gale and turn UP,
where the torpedo boat could not, TO in
lercept a foe away off shore. But this
@pablllty would not imperil the security
the heavy ship If the torpedo were not
tar superior 20 its predecessors Oh only
lour or i've years back. The destroyer's
powers of defence are no better to-day
uaan they were a decade ago--a well-placed
FOUNDER shell would probably put most
them out of action, but the aggressive
aseirocy Of the torpedo has made II Vi
any necessary that the torpedo craft be
-eled In her attack at much greater
u~'ahce from her quarry. IL Is Tor TINS
'sson that the J-inch, quick-hring flne
.S taken up the burden of dealing with
we destroyer. Five or six years ago the
,pedo had an effective range OF prop
-" not more than 1900 yards; to-day
s automobile torpedo has real ofen-
~ value at a range Of quite 5000 yards
~0 even greater distances of speedy and
s'urate flight are promised by RESPONSE
"s authorities.
:" years there has been good deai
"airy between the partisan Of the gun
:. inc advocate Of the automobile tor
~" and the gun man seemed to have
:. "tter OF the argument, especiaiiy
IN smokeless powder and improvements
IN. me training OF gun pointers effected
h"a'sh revolutionary betterment. But
a, ~rpedo was. IN It's turn, quietly being
| e,.eo. and ono by one It's faults were
sppearing and it's virtues becoming
As conspicuous; the very defence which
M. satueship must now provide against
Underwater weapon is the best eyi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

powers OF attack Once more tho .n-
ventive genius Of the American met the
obstacle, but instead OF trying 20 get
over II by pursuing traditional lines he
skifully sidestepped and presented
startlingly new form Of attack. which
has completely turned the tables upon
the naval architect. giving him ample
cause for pause and serious study. This
Is the gunpowder torpedo OF Commander
Cleland Davis. Of our navy.
The gun-torpedo IS Ike other torpedo
save for the substitution OF gun firing
an explosive shell IN place OF the usual
charge Of guncotton in the warhead. In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
1T MEANS HEAVIER sATTLEsHIPs

The gun torpedo has been tested by
our government, but pursuing its present
policy OF secrecy the Navy Department
has not disclosed the details Of the trials.
Enough. however. has been given to the
public to show that the gun torpedo is
new instrument OF attack to be seriously
reckoned with and one that puts every
Dreadnought to-day az Il disadvantage.
II ships now being planned are TO have
an effective measure OF protection against
this novel weapon, then some thousands
OF additional tons OF armor Will have to
he placed upon them TO guard their
under water bodies. IL the ships are
otherwise to retain their present defences
above water aud In their other depart
ments to keep up with existing stand
ards, then tho advent OF the Davis tor
pedU will mean still larger battleships-
the additional displacement going TO fur
nish support for the necessary defence of
its vitals. In round terms, therefore, the
Davis gun torpedo quite reyoutonizes
the problem of underwater attack and
defence, while all that has been done TO
give the usual automobile torpedo greater
range and speed and more accuracy of
latest weapon Just that much more
formidable.
Now we can begin to see what has pre-
ceded the torpedo batteship and has
helped to make IL possible, because the
underwater weapon has reached de-
gree OF precision In working which gives
ample Justification for the construction Of
large craft depending upon this sub
aqueous weapon as prime means OF
dealing a deadly blow to an enemy. The
torpedo boat destroyer, as we know that
craft to-day. expects TO operate at night
or In hazy weather, or to be held In re-
serve and 10 run In upon the partly dis
abed foe when his guns cannot be worked
effectively against the speedy hornets of
tho sea. No torpedo craft of any existing
surface type would ordinarily expect to
1.-Two against the whitening retaliatory fire
OF an alert ship II exposing itself In day
light, and yet much might be gained IL
the torpedo could be fired when deliberate
aim was assisted by the light OF day.
The submarine Is supposed to Ill this gap,
but up to the present the relatively slow
underwater speed and the circumstances
under which the submarine must work re-
strict the field of Its activities. Thus ne
see there Is breach In the fightin line,
so to speak. which can be filled only by
some form OF torpedo craft which can
work in the daytime, run at high speed.
and yet take good many heavy blows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

fist and the stroke Of a dagger-one may
stun, but the other is certain 20 go deep
or and cause graver results.
To a large extent the Davis gun-tor-
pedo would he quite impossible but for
the help that metallursy has lent Nana-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

suniire, but. nevertheless, this novel ves-
sci Is to carry battery Of twenty AZ
inch quick-firing rifles, which would
answer to keep other torpedo craft at a
respectful distance in this particular the
torpedo battleship being substantially as
well equipped as any existing Dread
nought. In order TO make it possible for
the torpedo battleshlp to get within hit
ting distance Of her quarry and to with
stand the foes blows up TO that point,
she Is designed to have belt of krupp
armor reaching from we'll below the
waterline 10 a point ten feet above-the
thickest portion Of the plating to be
twelve inches through, while protective
decks inside are counted upon 70 halt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
Tho "Plusser", orc Of our
hiSSese eea-SoinS oestrovers

Is one reason why the naval architect
has been able to pretty successfully meet /
tho menace OF the ordinary torpedo by .
the manner I'm which he subdivides the ,
interior OF the man-o'-war. But the con- /
ditions arc different IN the case OF the .
gun torpedo there every pound OF added .
weight can he made TO give a proper /
tomato benefit in tho form of higher /
powers Of attack and either the size OF
the gun or tho weight OF the loaded pro- /
jectlle can be modified with a certainty .
OF valuable gain.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-31

that possesses every requisite Of a
moiOrCar -- speed, beauty and rcla.
rility. Within less than three weeks
ing car. Summing up, II is an auto
this car win he given absolutely free
70 some one Of the young women now
entered in this contest and the near
approach oi the awarding is another
reason for The unprecedented interest
being shown in the outcome.
Interest OF Friends Great.
Then every young woman has
friends who have been helping her.
who are Interested to the extreme in
the success uf her campaign and who
are DESTROYS of seeing her come out
vic'oIious Tn" large and extensive
acquaintance of candidates naturally
includes HE great majority of people
throughout Hawaii and oven further
away. In fact, so important has this
campaign become that subscriptions
and votes have been received from all
parts Of Inc States, and these people,
too. are naturally Interested in the
outcome OF the campaign. Hence, IIa.
wall is at present a center of interest
for many people, while the Territory
itself will soon be a sCcthinG center
of excitement as the end approaches
near and nearer.
What Some Candidates Are Doing.
While some Oi the candidates seem
inclined to believe that Honolulu ii.
self has been dcnuded of subscrip
tions. this Is far from being a fact. No
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tOforc done but little towards boosting
her chances of success. This young
woman canvassCd a section of the
city which others had declared had
been thoroughly gone over and came
in with five new yearly subscriptions.
Several other young women, rcaliz,
ing that there are a great many poo.
pie yet in Honolulu who do not take
the Bulletin, have stated it as
their intention to make a thorough
and systematic canvass Of the city
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-31
CONTEST DAYS

within the next few days. having held
OH previously because Of other work.
A systematic canvass will prove to
enc who undertakes II that enough
subscriptions arc to be secured right
here in the city to win the Capital
Prize Automobile. System Is the
thing that brings success, and cam.
align properly followed out with sys
tom is certain to yield great results
Here is another idea that may prove
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The Work OF Candidates,
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iul Candidato-in fact, these qualities
are essential to the success of any
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-31

From this time on tho Grand Popu.
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the Territory. There are several rca
sons for this In the first place, the
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are awards of real worth and value.
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ia prize far greater in value than has
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-31
DISTRICT NO. 4.

T. Consists of all OF the Island +
= OF Hawaii. +
T. PRIZES: +
+ The prizes that must be won +
T. In this district are M
+ perfect 800 diamond ring; +
+ Remington" play er-piano; -
+ solid gold ladi"s' watch and I.
+ round trip to Kilauea or Homo +
+ lulu and return. Winners of the =
= player-pianos have the privilege l.
+ of choosing round trip to San +
= Francisco. with a stay of ten +
= days In the Western Metropolis T.
= All districts have an equal +
+ chance for the Capital prize 1912 +
T. Regal" automobile. +
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splendid WORK OF MANY Strong TESTIMONIAL TO THEIR ABILITY
To ACCOMPLISH WHEN THEIR Minds ARE MADE Up TO DO Things
CAREFUL PLANNING And WELL CONDUCTED CAMPAIGNS
CERTAIN TO Bring SUCCESS

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candidates who possess them are GER
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ncrs when June 90 arrives.
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DISTRICT NO. 2.

4 Consists of Honolulu and the
: Island of Oahu from the center
= Of Nuuanu Street, East.
= PRIZES:
= The prizes that must be won
= in this district are an elegant
4 Remington" player-piano; a
= perfect 500 diamond ring;
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ONLY TWENTY-THREE MORE

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Cecilia Akin. Kalaupapa ...... 6O,26
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pa, Molokai .......,........ $3.50
Miss Il. Il. Edwards, Kilauea,
Kauai ........... .......... $3.50
Rachel T. Kiakona, Pcahi, Maui 1852
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Adeline Correa, Lihue ........ 22,42
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DISTRICT NO. I.

+ Consists of Honolulu and the :
Z Island of Oahu from the center !
!. of Nuuanu Street, West.
Z PRIZES: I
: The prizes that must be won !
Z in this district are an elegant .
= Remington" player-piano; I
Z perfect 800 diamond ring; :
: solid gold ladies' watch and :
: round trip to Kilauea or Homo 4
: lulu and return. Winners of the :
= player-pianos have the privilege :
+ of choosing a round trip to San
:: Francisco, with stay Of ten
: days in the Western Metropolis.
+ All districts have an equal :
+ chance for the Capital prize 1912
+ Regal" automobile. :
4 + 4. + + 4. + 4. 4. + r + + + + 4. .