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red flag. Naturally the signalman
wouldn't change flags all the time, and
as the result the messages were all
mixed up.
This year we're using something
brand new" continued the captain.
We are using flashes from the CO.
inch searchlghts to transmit signals,
and they seem to work all right. The
war department has just gotten out a
/. code of ten signals for target practice,
and we're trying them out Then, IL
necessary, we can change and send
messages in the Myer code, or In
Morse. RI -
We. were well of Diamond Head
and probably five miles from Shore.
when thrilling rescue at sea- was
performed The U.4S. Engineers
launch Hilo had come out to see the
fun, and the little boat was making
such heavy weather of it that Captain
Babson offered to tranship the only
juvenile member of the party, a little
girl who lost all her ardor for life
on the ocean wave, and several other
things, during the voyage. The trans
fer was made without incident or ac-
cident''' rsz, .-@,-.-~. .. - ! 49,.
Some ManeuVering.
It's no easy matter to get target
exactly in the right zone for target
practice and tow it smoothly across.
Whatever the tug does is just the OPP
posite of what's. wanted ashore, it
seems. I learned that one cardinal
rule for a successful target practice Is
for everyone ashore to 'cuss out the
towing and everything connected with
it, and lay the blame for all misses on
the tug, while, to play the game right |
the men on the tug have to be equally |
censorious of the 'boneheads' ashore. !
who don't know what they want from
one minute to the next This is an |
unwritten regulation, and no target |
practice can go off without the dis
pute.
1--WE left the navy dock at o'clock,
and it was nearly before the search
light at the Kupikipikio station began
to dazzle us with conversation. Re-
ceiving signals from a 60-inch light
is like being the target for a hundred
small boys armed with hand mirrors
on bright day. There's no question
Of seeing the light, and If the beam
is properly trained on the tug, the new
method of signaling is about the best
ever devised"
Shooting Commences.
Dot-dot-dot- dash, came the hrst
message, three short flashes and {
ong one. A hasty consultation of the
code card showed that this meant IN
cline to starboard." Captain Clarke
pulled the whistle cord to show the
signal was understood, and Jimmie,
Captain Babson's very lively terrier,
ct off four staccato barks. That was
he program for the next half hour,
diving the opportunity for the requis-
te "cussing out" process. We "inclin-
"a to starboard" as per signals until
We had made couple of complete
urns. Captain Clarke pulled the
whistle cord until he blistered his
land, and Jimmie barked himself into
frenzy
Finally a red flag was run up to
he staff on top of Diamond Head,
howing that the battery was ready
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when the shot is fired the flag will
be dropped" explained Captain Clarke
They will fire four trial shots first to
get line on the wind drift, and when
they've made the necessary correc.
tons will be ready to get us on the
range" e. :
We saw only one of the trial shot
fall, as the fire was directed at point
in the water possibly a mile of our
port hand Just before the trial fir
ing started, though, the liner Mariana
blundered into the field of fire, and
tied the practice up for another half
hour, while she scurried out Of range.
Finally the tug was headed due east
in the proper zone, and the signal
ne that the battery would COM
meRce firing.
Shots Really Shrek. : .-~. -.
Up went a red flag on the Navajo,
as a combined signal of danger to
other craft and to let the battery know
that all was ready aboard. Up went
the red flag on Diamond Head, and
then after moment of intense watch
ing. it came futtering down again.
Captain Clarke and his two assist
ants grabbed their range rankes and
made threatening gestures at the tar
get. The camera man, who, by the
way. is most important parsonage,
leveled his box astern and waited re-
suits
How can you tell just when shot
is coming" / had asked Captain
Clarke previously i .sg
: You'll hear it right enough" he
had answered with grin.
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practise, to check on each other. and
when shot is, fired each man levels
his rake on the target, with his eye
glued to the rear sight The projec-
tile falls with g. mighty splash that
sends the water thirty feet or so in
the air. If the splash is opposite the
third tooth on the right hand cross
ARM Of the instrument, thes shot has
fallen short by fifteen yards. the
range rake Is about the easiest in
strument to understand that ever
had explained to me, and an expert
'ence which ranges from the latest inn
pruvernent in astronomical photogra-
ply to a mouse trap which saves the
cheese by jerking it out of reach the
moment the door shuts on the mouse,
the patent on which once had offered
TO me for one dollar Mex, makes me
a qualified judge.
Signals by searehiight. :. + r.
AS the Navajo threaded its way
through the channel and began to
buck the choppy seas of Diamond
Head, Captain Clarke gave some in
teresting sidelights on signaling.
last year" said the captain, .'they
signaled, or tried to signal from the
station. to. the tug by flag wig-wag
from the top of Diamond Head. 1t
was almost impossible to make out
the numbers on account Of the back
ground, for one moment a dark cloud
would go behind the head, and then
only a white flag could be seen. The
naxf momnnf d white clolId Twoul1
come sailing by, and the only thing
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that reminds me Of funny thing that
happened at Fort Carey a year or SO
back The range officer had been
tracking on the tug In practise, and
when the firing came along he forgot
and, out Of habit, kept his instrument
On the tug instead of the target. 1t
was a splendid shot, and the projec-
tile went right down the smpkestack
and wrecked the engine roen &c was
only subcaliber practise, with three
inch projectiles, but Il it had been
service practise it would have sent
the thing right to the bottom. Funny
mistake to make, wasn't 1t
Oh, yes; very funny" answered
somewhat weakly. THAT officer does
not happen to be stationed here, does
hep
He gave the requisite assurance, and
also comfprted me with the informa-
ton that mortars were very good for
line shots, their greatest difficulty be-
ing shooting short, or over the target.
As there is q good 500 yards of tow
line between tug and target, and as
several men with families who were
going along didn't seem to be hunting
notaries to witness their wills, took
heart and was at the navy dock
promptly at / o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon, in quest Of copy" and some
new sensations.
Shooting Conditions Ideal.
On this second day of the practise
the conditions for shooting were ideal
The atmosphere was clear, and there
were no drifting fog wreaths over the
ocean to complicate the difficulties
of observation from the station, and
TO blur the signals that must be in
terchanged between ship and shore to
put the target across the proper range
of fire.
The Navajo had been turned over to
the army by Admiral Cowles for the
practise, and as her skipper Chief
Gunner Babson, has had plenty of
experience at target towing, the-Coast
Artillerymen were fortunate in this
respect Besides, after towing the big
30x6O material targets that are used
for naval practise, and for the big
guns of coast defense batteries, the
little ten-foot triangular affair used
to mark the center of the. imaginary
circle which means hit, is child's
play to handle. .....
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Captain Charles A. Clarke, C. Al. C.,
a man of many titles and varied dur
ties, was in charge of the ocean end
OF the shooting. For the time of prac-
tise he was assistant to the chief
umpire, Lieut.. Col Archibald Camp
bell, and it up to him to see that the.
signals from the station were obeyed,
and to see that the fall of The pro-
l1ectiles wax properly fl1easuse for
range He had to compute the shorts
and overs, but had nothing to do with
the lateral deflection, which was
treasured by an officer in the station
Capt. Clarke is notable for his win
ming SMILE. his thick spectacles and
his fund Of general information, all
of it useful and most of it interesting.
He is district artillery engineer, dis
trict ordnance officer, officer in charge
of fire control installation, and has
other titles too numerous to put on
one visiting card.
About Rakes. 80
The captain jumped aboard the Ma.
vajo and, after nodding collective
greeting, asked If the range rakes"
were all right.
This was stumper No. /, for any
sort of rake carried strangely ag-
riculturaf note which was out of tune.
with nautical surroundings and mar
tial atmosphere. The only thing like
it l ever heard of aboard ship was
a land no." which a man up a mast
once called loudly for when happen
ed to be sticking round the deck OF q
steamer .its.
! asked for an explanation, and Capt
Clarke produced the implement and
told us all about IL. A range rake. it
seems, is used to measure the angle
between the target and the splash
which the projectile makes. 1t isn't
"a very impressive hooking instru-I
ment, and one doesn't feel impelled
to pass it with bated breath for fear
of putting it out of adjustment In
fact, it's nothing more than a wooden
bow gun, with the cross piece studded
with small nails, for all the world like
the teeth of real rake ~
The observer picks up this gun and
sights it dead on the target. It is SO
graduated with relation to the length
of the towline that each tooth is equal
to a DETECTION of five yards. Three
men handle the range rakes in target
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CUNNING FOR BIG CAME HOW UNCLE SANS CRACK SHOTS ON OAHU DO IT
Great Mortars Ready
To Rain Shell on
- . - &
Inuaders >.
BY LAURENCE REolNeToN.

ksLTyune In HAWAII and a good
many people not SO :Jrtunate as to
hIG IN HAWAII, know that Diamond
Head is a fortified rock. some OF
these people know that, sheltered be-
hind the crater and frowning pail OF
the old volcano, mortar battery Is
ntudGn, ana while some have fair
working idea OF what mortars are,
there are sun some wno confuse the
term with the building trades and col
kge headgear. %s.-a5-
a mortar is a dock-tailed cannon
that looks as though II had grown
suddenly ricn And inets a FORMS az
G.dinLa4ce from the old village. 1t
carries It's nose In the air perpetually,
and has q trick or Iooklng over peo-
p.Cs neaas and then dropping some
thing on them. Mortars won't look
an enemy straight IN the eye, as pig
guns will, but lie out OF sight in pits,
ana maze their attacks via the back
DIOR IL. r ..-.-
There are eight mortars in the Dia-
mond Head battery, located In two
adjacent pits just above Fort Ruger
Itself Hewn out Of tine solid rock at
the very crest OF the neadland, Ia the
position finding station, where are To-
Gated the delicate instruments used
10 track" hostile vessel and to
make the calculations as to it's exact
position at the end of the known in
teryaI that IL takes to fire the piece.
and for the projectile to travel its
journey. The officers In: the range
station take their observations ana
a - Ir@ - = -
afimuth liateral ain11 to the battery.
inc mortars are then laid according
to these figures, and fired and, II ey-
eryone has done mis- work properly
the thousand pound projectfie. carry
ing It's highly-explcsive load which will
0etCnste on contact goes roaring sky
ward and seaMard, to drop on the
deck OF an eigntmil lionsdollar battle
ship and send ner TO the bottom.
shot Seven Miles.
Roughly speaking, the maximum
range OF mortar Is seven miIes, and
for the shorter ranges the projectlles
travel nearly four miles upward. For
q mortar ID the exact reverse of a
gun in that the shorter the range,
the greater the elevation must be.
Under these circumstances the mar
vel TO the Iaynaan is that mortar bat
teriee record any hits at all. and when
II comes to making fifty to ninety
per cent Of hits, as is sometimes
done, the whole thing looks like a.
Missouri proposition.
The most interesting end of any
WEAPON Of Warfare is the business
end. The sharpskoot who lies be
hind rock and takes pot shots at the
man ACROSS the ravine from him, IN
doubtedly has pleasanter feeling In
the pit OF his stomach than the
shootee, but i very much doubt II ne
has as much excitement: This is es-
pecially true Of mortar firing, where
the fellows who are doing the shoot
ing never know whether they are max
ing hits or missing By half a mile,
while the men at the receixfg end
or the combination have q very vivid
idea OF whether the projectiles are
landing near or far
Having taxed my ear drums to the
breaking point on the first day of the
mortar practise held this week at Ru-
ger, BY hearing and seeing the firing
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
BY WAY OF EFFIC1ENY.

By way of fair comparison in the
matter of indicating efficiency of a
department operated directly on
funds that come from the pubic
at large, we will take the record of
the Fish and Game Department of
Idaho under the last two admins
trations.
Under Ben R. Gray. Democratic
one Chief deputy, six assistant chief
deputies twenty or more county
waldens.
Up TO date sS1,942.76 collected
Expended during the came period
SIS 1905.
No part of$600o paid on Hepburn
Park, the mount pas, due and un-
paid.
Were this paid here would be
Il deficit in the department right
a.v.
t.eyenue from Hepburn Park con-
~ 1 but nothing paid on the pur-
Sc price.
When the Democrats took the
Off e there was a balance OF 50.
445.67 with $26,991.25 in out
Standing licenses.
This has been collected and nomin
ally the department is in the hole
Is it 5 in debt. with the license
season about over.
Few fish ladders installed.
Fish screens not installed.
Trout fishing ruined i every
good sstream by careless stripping
OF spawn.
Travelling expense of warden.
chief deputy and assistant chief
deputies very heavy.
General office expense" S47.-
2SS.7S.
Every deputy warden a demo-
cratic political emissary. No eff
cheney in any branch and incom-
peney the rule.
Privileged interests allowed free
hand.
Deputy wardens have collected
s17,463. 60 in cmmissions on the
sale of licenses.
Scant protection given game and
fish.
No Improvement in the hatcheries
or other institutions under the de
artment.
Warden Gray has turned over
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
Culture Of Alfalfa.

The culture OF alfalfa can only be
successful under careful and intelli-
gent cultivation. or In other words
high-class farming. In .ke dry-farn.
ing sections alfalfa IS o successful.
" grown. Under the irrigation sys.
TEN the crop is a sure and abundan;
one. In the Atlantic states the great
est returns have only been secured
by those following careful prepare.
ton of ground. heavy fertilizing and
best method of harvesting and feeding
the crop.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
-. 81 -.:.-s.s.I-..-. ....1.I-

Is the recital CT such ACCOMPLISH
ments as are attempted by but few
senators in a life time of service
IN the senate of the United States.
1ou believe in these things which
nave been done in large part by
senate Borah. You approve of his
work. The people of Idaho stand
with him for the principles and
ideals which he represents and for
the people of this state to fail to
return him to the United States
senate at the present election
would be, in the language of an
other, like an army deserving its
leader upon the field of battle.'But
you say you propose to return him
to the senate, and l know that it
is your wish but that wish can only
be accomplished by the election of
a legislature that will support the
candidacy of Senator Borah and will
approve of his reelection"
In concluding his talk Mr.. French
the use of harsh lam
guage toward public men, saying
they were honorable and not de-
serving of denunciation.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10

~s5.445.s7. with ~s2S.3s1.25 In out
standing licenses and all bills paid.
A record for economy.
H~atcheries improved and added
10 In every possible manner.
Breeding places and haunts of
game given consideration and pro-
lection.
A republican administration tn at
ie1t a greater record OF efficiency
competency, economy and progress.
compare the two administrations
and see which got the results for
the department. accomplished the
most. secured the greatest revenue
and saved the most money with
the least number of men.
Governor Hawley said two years
ago that he he'd the governor
personally responsible for the acts
conditions of any department OF
state. Take him at his word. place
responsibility where It belongs
ana take measures Of protection
against further incompetency The
department should be not only
seifsustaining' but profiting. The
present democratic department has
not even paid It's debts.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
Notice For Publication.
Final Proof.

l, Joseph S. Schrock, of Ameri-
can Falls, Idaho, assignee of Alma
l.. kitner. who was assignee of
Charles e. Delaney, who made en-
Try No. 25s. under the provisions
OF an act of the legislature of the
state OF Idaho, commonly knowp
as the Carey Act" approvedMarcl
Ind 1899. which embraces NWn
SWA, of section /. tow nship ssoutl
range 30 <. B. NJ. do hereby give
nouce OF my intention to make
maj proof to establish my claim to
the land above described, and that
l expect to prove that | have resid-
ed on. reclaimed and cultivated said
lahd as required by law, before
David Burrell. representative OF the
state land board, at American Falls
Idaho on November 9. 1912 by
two Of the following witnesses.
NJ. Il. Drake, l.. r. Drake. w.
A West and Paul Spalding. all
OF Ameri' Falls. Idaho.
Joseph S. Schrook. Assignee
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
RAISING CORN AND ALFALFA
Two crops That Do Not Require Much
Attention VIII Greatly Relieve
everworked Farmer.
By DR. }. Fl. WORST. Pres,der, n,
North Dakota Agricultural ColIeua

CBy DR. }. Fl. WORST, President, Of
North Dakota Agricultural COLLEGE,
The more thorough tillage recon.
mended cannot be had under any sys-
TEN OF single cropping without more
added expense for teams and men than
conditions warrant. The farmers are
working hard enough already, but they
are spreading their energies over too
much territory. To remedy this a con.
siderable portion OF each farm should
be devoted to corn and alfalfa. two
crops that do not require attention
during the eaNy days Of spring. when
small grains should be planted. BY
thus lessening the area TO be seeded
by small grains. more time can be de
voted TO its better tillage without in
creasing the number OF teams or men
to do the work. Moreover. corn and
alfalfa are splendid wood killers
The frequent cultivation Of the corn
conserves moisture as well. while the
Alfalfa lowers the temrerature when
hot winds blow. 10th imply the feed
ing and breeding OF live stock. which
acts as an Insurance against total los
Of income when wheat fails as It
sometimes will. from one cause or an
and moreover. the fertility they
'eaye Oh the land will M intain it's
productive power. In fact a farm is
hardly a fern without i've stock. nor
is a farmer a real farmer VI 10 does
not keep live stock or his farm.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
Home Visitors Excursion Fast

Via Oregon Short Line-Union
Faelflc railroads October 18th.
november 23 and p and December
Il and %; limit of October and No
Vember tickets January 31st. and
or December tickets. February %.
Low rates to Omaha, Chicago. Min
neapolis, Kansas City, ST. Louis
and many other points. See agents
for rates and particulars.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10

the duties of his office to officiate
as democratic chairman and the af-
fairs of the department are in the
hands of an inexperienced man.
Less evenue collected by demo
cratic department up to date than
was collected under previous adj
ministrations; it should be more.
Gray has collected sS1,342.76 up to
date.
Frmer Warden Stephens collect
ed s~S2'129.25 in 1909-1O.
No attempt made % raise spawn
ers.
Revenue from fines, c~onfiscations
and sales only ~s5,295.46, which IS
not 1-3 the amount Of commissions
paid to deputies.
No provisions made to better the
feeding grounds or natural haunts
OF elk, deer and other big game.
No protection to breeding grounds
of ducks and other wild foul.
1nefficiency has followed incom-
potency and extravagnce is motor
ious.
No attempt to build, improve or
better game and fish conditions or
institutions.
records of office obscure.
Under w. n. Stephens, republi-
can: Thirteen alleged private fish
ponds abolished after they had TAX
en- native trout from the Snake
river for years.
Damage suit of $1,000 against
the department was won. and fish
conditions placed on a sound foot
ing, stopping the illegal shipment
OF - tons of native trout annually
Binkley and Purdy arrested in
California. returned to Idaho and
sentenced to twelve months in Jail
and 4S Elk scalps confis ated.
Rigorous prosecution Of all Of
tenders.
Credit TO the department after
the first term $4,000 20.
Fish h~atcheries built at sand
point, Hay Spur and Warm river.
thoroughly equipped and placed in
Grafton.
There were s.OOo.o 600 .rou, fry
distributed and over 1000 Chinese
~Pheasants placed in FOOD localities.
Rights OF the public 10 use fish
Ing streams DEFINED.
Public land bought n placed
disposal of people be aus ofrhe
fact that wealthy combinations had
secured control of much of the
land along the streams.
Hepburn park established for use
Of the public.
Pureased 1880 acres in Fremont
county for the same use.
One chief deputy. three assistant
thief deputies who did all the work.
cry rarely was q special or a
'ounty deputy appointed. This Is
II marked contrast TO the demo-
ratio heavy expense item.
Efficiency prevailed in 9 de
1artment and competent men on
he job.
Receipts in the office increased
n the amount of s25,53s.63 over
lis previous term. Coincident with
his it should be noted that Gray
lac a decrease instead OF an in
'rease. In the same ratio Gray's
objection for 1911-12 should be
~s115.0O0.O 90.
The department advanced under
stephens and revenue properly
observed.
Stringent enforcement on fire
equation in timber TORS.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10

Clean, plump. selected seed. rue &c
variety, not mixed. free from weed
seed and from disease and with
strong terminating power should al
ways be planted by the farmer as Q
means o~t-increasing his own yield.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10
OF THE DRY FARM CONGRESS

ny pei cent OF the reople Of this Immediate v;cnf-
y u III state depend for their prosperity unon ou,,t-
r""on OF u 60 In order to grow crops without rigat,o
Vi Ce FARMERS are meeting with very great success
IL the success Of others is only moderate ?. y. -
sreius be brought up to equal the average, II will moan
hundreds OF thousands of dollars a year added ~ m va,.
OF the crops grown here
" max This Increase possible in the semi-arid reeions Of
1e world the Dry Farm Congress was organized n VOC
"pd o education. At the Lethbridge meeting moro
" speaker lave been arranged for, and the exhibits
VII more han a half mile Of frontage. No who
IS growing 100 acres Of grain can afford to miss the Coming
"ee"ng winch VIII be held at Lethbridge, Canada. October 10
10 70. The fare IS only s26 50 for the round trim n
scat many oil our farmers can learn enough from attending
- GEAR ner expenses on ten acres of grain, and the better
'ie.ds they VIII be able to secure may make the difference
between success and failure.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-10

To prevent roup setting in. when q
bird appears to have taken cold. wasA
the birds face aid nostrils with car.
bolic acid diluted In the proportion
Of l to 60 with chlorinated soda.