Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28
Famous Structure, Once About
to Be Torn Down, Is Now a
Most Important Part of the
Aerial System
FRENCH OFFICER INvENTs
A FLYING TORPEDO
Terrible Engine Of Destruc-
tion Will Work in the Air
on Same Principle as TOrpe-
do in Water
Especial Correspondent of tile Asso-
clatgl prc~sb


Paris. oct 26-Thc famous Einel
tower ~ Paris. the highest steel struc-
|turo OF its kind va the world. was
kbuut TO DE torn down several years
go on account Of its usclessness. To-
l.tny 10 is REGARDED as one of France q
4 most valuable possessions. The
French capital. because OF the Einel
Flower, has become the wireless Ccntrc
Iof the world
Underneath the Champ de Mars, Ina
which the tower stands. u vast sub
1terfauoau wireless plant has been
Arunstrurtod. lts presence d. scarcely
suspco ted by tho passcr-hy. Tor its
soniy entrance ls little more than a
trup-duor in the ground. partly CON
|ceolcd hy 20 clump Of trees. But
should hc attempt to approach too
.ncar the little iron staircase leading
Underground De- viii INA his Way
barred ht soldiers
Reluw ground, amid maze Of pas-
ignres gigantic machines and Con-
tinuai rr1ckllug ana flashing 'of the
Nirrlcrs, corps of military engineers
|'nnd electrical experts are working
day and. night to perfect instruments
ON tho accuracy Of whose messages
i ln wartime may depend Frances vice
tory or defeat and ON which also
win depend the adequate cooperation
of me allied army of Russia. u was
/
Henri Abraham, az the SOrhounc,
talked today OF what his work as
member uf the French wireless mis-
sion sent hy the government 90 WASH
iuutou. VIII hc. Professor Abraham
viii not join his colleagues until late
| iu October
During our work al Arlington last
eprinE,' said he, eve succeeded in
tu-Dp operation with our American 1s-
H.H IA. Us... L.. d d IUH ~.
time OF Washington ana Paris within
the tenth of 20 scrund. since then We
have been able 90 Improve greatly tho
receiving and recording af wireless
messages We expect now 90 estah-
fish the time Of Washington Go with
in the huudrcdth of "a second, ana as
a part of this result the longitude of
washington as related To- Paris.
France viii later send missions 90 the
other principal nations with the ob-
ir.t of establishing "a similar aecur-
acv iu tho relative times. once this
work is accomplished. the world Viii
receive time signals from the Elnut
tvcr aud will be- able tu register them
Co within the hundrodth of a. second.
"This effort for accuracy 90 within
tho hundrUdth of second has re-
mlrpd % tremendous Improvement ln
the wireless apparatus ana groui ad-
vance in clock making Two OF the
most important pieces of the equip
mont which we shall take 60 Amer
ira win be- chronomcters Of such exc
trrWc precision that after being ser
before leaving France they are relied
uuon not t8 vary upureCluhly dulluH
tht whole of our time ln America.
"Wc shall use photography In reg
lrtcrlug Eiuol tower Signals for iiNinf
the exact longitude ~ Washington.
We arrive easily no an accuracy "I "
hundrodth part of second hy means
of 90 nlm revolving nt a hNeh rate %,
speed ana "a luminous spot luhuch''u
by The wireless message. I'm register
ing tho speed az radio waves have
surrppdcd in dividing tho second M
to 40. GOO parts. Experience so tar
an tho spcod of wireless waves tend u"
show that the ytrnvcl at the same
epeed as light. from which We make
the ,muortnnt deduction that they
are tho same thing
A rival 10 the tango has found iis
way to Paris u ls called the Crawl
ing Dance" It's future is dlh'ul' I"
prcdict for owing Go the nature ol the
now stem. n particular blouse, bon-
not ana nlaves are prescribed. AFTER
s,trrai bars 81 wnlt2ing, tho two
a,prerg rolense their hold ana lie
dnO.n gracefully nd fun lonRth. Thon'
Ee.piur time 90 the music theY SLOW
4, raise themselves 90 ION ehch ulu''
ana waits again Enthusiasts Tor ,n'
nr,y dance affirm that it VIII Dee the
d,uco az the coming Partisan season
A new and terrible engine oi ur-
struction whose function in the ar
vii bc tho same as that OF tnrp"nu
ot sea. has hcon designed by C9pl.n,lan.
peboul of the military general H'nu
IN paris .,.. a.n.,t,,.nt. olth