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The Table of the Race.

The Resolutc defeats the Vanitie by lam.
39s. actual time and ION. 20s corrected time.
The Resolute defeats the Defiance by 23in.
s3s. actual time and 2om. Is. corrected time.
The Vantie defeats the Defiance by ON.
las. actual time and 3m. s2s corrected time.
Meanwhile Sir Thomas Upton Is re-
ceiving ovation after ovation in Eng
lish waters where he has appeared
with his challenger, the Shamrock ".
According to those who have seen her
under her full spread OF canvas she is
the freakiest looking craft, as far as
rigging goes, that ever set out to lift
the cup. Like the Shamrock III she
is a seventy-five footer and so far all
Of her trial races have been against
her predecessor. According to the
cabled reports in her various trials
around the Isle of Wight she has
shown remarkable bursts of speed. in
one case beating her running mate
more than a minute to the mile in
some of her reaches, and even more
SO in her windward work. All that
was expected of her was not forth
coming In her earlier reaching, and
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Sir Thomas Upton again Attempts To Lift the Inter-
national Trophy, This TimeWith HisFreak Yacht
ShamrockIV Which WillMeet the Best Of
the Three American Defenders.

In this stirring event will not have
been definitely settled until about Au-
gust /. The final trials will be run
off over the ocean course off Newport,
r. l., and in these contests the three
yachts will be extended to their full
est. The flower of the yachting fra
ternity, or those persons afnllnted with,
or loyal to the New York Yacht Club,
pin their hopes to the Resolute, this
yacht clubs candidate. The Defiance
is owned by the Tri-City Syndicate.
yachting enthusiasts of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia. while the
Vanitie is the property of Alexander s.
! Cochran.
The New York Yacht Club has been
foremost in putting forth candidates
to meet the invaders and so far has
resisted most successfully all such in
vasions. England has sent the very
best yachts her designers could fashion
and all met the same fate. These in
cluded the Cambria, Livonia, Countess
Of Dufferin, Atalanta, Genesta- Gala
tea, Thistle, Valkyrie II and Valkyrie
III, and the three Shamrocks. the lat
ter sent by Sir Thomas Upton in his
| treasured trophy.
America has been hard put to hold
the trophy and in doing so put forth
such defenders as the Magic, Column
bia, Sappho, Madeleine, Mischief, Pur.
itan, Mayflower, Volunteer. Vigilant
Defender Columbia II, and the Reli'
ance. And now the Resolute, Vanitit
and Defiance to pick from We feel ever
better assured of winner than ever
American sportsmen realize more
fully than ever, however, that mucf
depends on the forthcoming races
This has been an English year anC
America has Jared badly in all thos
International contests where tn
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command, ably aided by Captain ED"
Willis, who tends sails, that yacht has
shown a marked improvement and the
hopes Of those who back her run high.
The Defiance is fast In certain winds
but 80 far she hasn't shown that
smartness and cleverness her sisters
have demonstrated.
There has been little betting on
the result of the international contest.
Not until the Shamrock ~ meets eth
err the Resolute or the Vanitie on the
Sandy Hook course next September
will anybody, not even the men who
designed the respective yachts. have
any idea as to which Is the faster. Ex-
perts are frank to assert that both
Herreshoff and Gardner have turned
out in the Resolute and the Vanitie
two boats Of the seventy-five foot class
which could easily save their time al
lowance over the Reliance the last sue
cessful defender. There are those who
go so far as to assert that under GER
tain conditions Of wind and weather
such as light airs and a tumbling sea,
either might beat the ninety foo,
yacht with time allowance excluded
| ueSc DIculCtlOllS 81 Aeii W DOiSlCi LIZ
hopes of American yachtsmen who fee
that the sporting honor Of the nation
i now rests upon their shoulders since
we failed so sgnally in other fields.
No better illustration Of the speed OF
the American yachts Is needed thar
the first of the trial races between
the Resolute and the Vanitie. In thai
race the winner, the Resolute, made
the thirty mile to windward and lee.
ward in the record time of three hour.
fifteen minutes and forty-one seconds
The next best time ever made ovel
this course was by the Vigilant agains
the Valltyrie II, when the oficia
timers recorded It as three hours
twenty-four minutes and thirty min,
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days. Lonesomeness and inconsistencies
caused nervous disorders and some
times insanity. The only cure for this
was to give the men some amusement.
Musical instruments and the Young
Mems Christian Association have done
much to aid, giving the men some
thing to occupy their leisure moments.
Mountain diarrhoea and malarial
fever, too, caused illness. Since the
sanitary conditions Of the Island have
been changed there are fewer cases
Of these diseases. The Philippine
Scouts, however, hold the highest
record for malarial fever. This is due
to a large extent TO the fact that they
sleep outside the barracks and unpro-
tected by mosquito nets. They are
also the most susceptible to tuber-
culosis. The Porto Rican troops suffer
from intestinal disorders, probably
brought on by eating improper food
when away from the barracks.
Alcoholism exists IN the army, al
though It has been decreased to some
extent. Every possible means have
been tried to prevent the men from
drinking. but tho saloons with their
many attractions seem W IiHNo an ~ =
resistible fascination for the enlisted
man. More amusements have been
added to the camps and posts in the
hope of keeping the men from these
dens of infamy which throw out so
many allurements to the soldier.
While as yet there seems to be no
preventative against tuberculosis. the
death rate from 1t grows less each year.
When a soldier is so unfortunate as to
contract the disease he is sent at once
to Fort Bayard, New Mexico, where
the army maintains splendid SAM
forum. The dry air of that section
of the country, coupled with diet and
rest. has drought back" many victims
of the dread malady. The army main
tains a number OF hospitals in differ
ent parts of the country, and the
greatest care possible is given to the
sick soldier.
Clothing And Shoes.
| Few people realize how much a sol
dier's clothing has to do with his
health, and of the study which has
been made OF the out-ftting Of our
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

~ URING the Spanish American
War one of the volunteer soldiers
81 complained to his captain be-
~ cause he was told to dig a
trench.
II enlisted to fight" he said. mot
to do this sort Of work"
you will continue TO dig that
trench" replied the officer.
THAT sort of work Is Just as essen
tial as carrying gun"
The man, who happened to come
from one of New York's aristocratic
families, went back to his work and
dug until the trench was completed.
Later he learned the value Of that
trench--it helped In sanitation. the
keynote of a healthy camp.
Only Healthy Men Enlisted.
1t Is a foregone conclusion that a
sick man does not make O successful
workman, nor does he make a success
full fighter. Realizing this fact the
United States Government Is using Its
best efforts to stamp out disease in our
army. OF course, in such large
body Of men sickness and death will
occur, but by the use of proper meth
DDS the epidemics SO common In the
wars OF by-gone days may be pre-
vented.
First of all, only perfectly healthy
men are accepted for service, and in
order that these men may remain
healthy 1t Is necessary to use every
precaution known to medical science.
Wherever q large number of people
are gathered together epidemics of
disease are likely to occur unless there
Is good sanitation. Our country has
spread its protecting arms over many
countries where the climate and con-
ditions Of living are entirely different
from our own. and eternal vigilance
Is the price Of health to the Ameri-
cans who live in these places. Even
in our own United States the soldier
lives In widely different climates.
, Camp sites are selected with the
greatest care-in fact, the army has
several medical men whose chief duty
it Is to select the spots for the tent
cities-spots where proper drainage
can be laid out and where pure water
may be obtained. Typhoid fever an6
dysentery have been the camp dis
eases heretofore, but today these have
been practically banished from oul
army. This has been no easy task
The typhoid prophylactic used OF
the men has practically exterminatet
that disease as only eighteen case
occurred last year in the army sta
4 toned within the geographical limit
r of4the United States. This treatmep
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for the prevention Of typhoid was
made compulsory in 1911. and Is be-
lieved by the army medical men to
be as potent a preventative against
typhoid as vaccination Is against
smallpox. This latter disease has long
been thing Of the past in the army.
as vaccination has been compulsory
for many years.
Dysentery is frequently communi-
Gated by foods of some kinds. partic-
ularly uncooked ones and milk, conse-
quently there is a most rigid inspec-
ton Of these articles by the camp
surgeon. OF course both typhoid and
dysentery may be spread by contact
as well as by flies and other insects
and these methods Of transmission are
often hard TO eliminate, and the most
rigid rules are made by the surgeons
along these lines with guard house
punishment for the soldier who fails
10 obey them.
Making Camp Healthy.
After a camp site has been selected
the work of drainage begins. all ditch
Ing being done under the supervision
of the engineer. Artesian wells are
then sunk and the surgeons begin an
analysis Of the water, and this con-
tinues until pure water is obtained. In
the country Of an enemy the potable
water question comes up, which usual
ly ends in boiling all drinking water.
Filtering plants. too. are sometimes
used, but as the smallest field filter
weighs about sixty pounds Its use is
only practical to the men who are
provided with transportation.
When the camp is emi-permanent,
such as for instruction or awaiting
transportation to a campaign, the wa
ter is frequently piped into camp and
distributed to the kitchens and shower
baths. The water supply is, perhaps
the most carefully guarded thing
about the camp.
Destroying Flies.
The question OF drainage and water
being settled, the medical men SCI
about to extermnate the disease
carrying insects-flies and mosquitoes
! A sanitary squad Is appointed usual.
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AA sportsman and 1olneSt OF ali
wv Irish peers, will have set sail
for these shores aboard his freak
yacht, the Shamrock ", here to make
his fourth attempt to lift the Amer
ica's Cup. Meanwhile three Ameri-
can yachts are engaging in almost
daily trial contests in an effort to de-
eide which of the trio is best fitted to
withstand the invasion and meet the
common enemy. The Resolute, the
Vanitie and the Defiance, the three
American yachts. have been engaged In
these elimination contests now for sew
eral weeks and while all chances SEEM
ingly favor the Resolute as the real
defender, each yacht has a host of
followers and the trial spins have been
carefully watched by the yachting ex-
perts of the Old and New Worlds.
No aquatic event in the world at
tracts more widespread attention than
the international races with its lifting
Of the Americas cup as the goal. For
many years now or since August 81,
1851, the cup has been in the possess
sion of American yachtsmen. Not
since the good yacht America, In the
gruellng race around the Isle of
Wight defeated the British craft,
Aurora, and brought the cup to these
shores has there been an English boat
Of sufficient prowess to come here and
wrest our yachting laurel from us
There have been many attempts, 1t is
true. and some of these were formid-
able enough, but the cup remained
and here it IS to stay, unless Sill
Thomas can achieve the most cher
Of h n
Three Defenders To Pick From.
The question as to which yacht viii
finally be chosen to represent America
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both the Vanitie and the Defiance had
undergone many changes. To illustrate
the superiority of the New York Yacht
Clubs craft the tabulated score of that
race is here given:
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The question Of drainage and water
being settled, the medical men set
about to exterminate the disease
carrying insects-flies and mosquitoes.
A sanitary SQUAD Is appointed usually
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Few people realize how much SOL
dier's clothing has to do with his
health, and of the study which has
been made OF the out-fitting Of our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

with the iron chain. II is possible TO PICK
them up after they have been exploded
and to use them oyer again. For they
may be provided with two or three Levels
OF bullets which may be hred at different
times. like the shot from a triple-decked
frgate
Furthermore. the mine grenade Is aD-
solutely safe except when IL ~ intended
10 be dangerous. IL bears out the injunc-
ton OF Polonius to avoid quarrel as
long as possible but once In TO put up
a good scrap" IL cannot be fired until
the fuse is attached and is so iinperyious
10 accident that even firing upon IL with
rife balls has no effect whatever. Time
does little 70 trouble the grenade, which
is effective after years Of waiting en-
tombment
In the Illustrations that accompany this
article there Is shown a battery OF Aasen
grenades exploding. the position OF gren-
AIDE. when buried in the earth. a battery
of erenadcs sufficient In force 10 Kill the
last man Of an advancing army and the
trajectory Of the bullets. when once the
grenade has been exploded IL remains
only for a shell 10 be made OF each bullet
80 that in It's turn it Will IN the air with
the product Of the steel mill.
Dr Gradenwitz says that the mine
grenade 81 but another example OF how
tie Individual is beins superseded in al
most all lin,s Of endeayor "A glance at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
EMERICA TO BE RADIUM CENTRE

stage In our study OF radium in which We
dare predict that the next two or three
years will see the most wonderful medical
marvel Of history
These distinguished authorities are rea-
sonably satisfied that permanency OF cure
can be insured II sufficient radium be
available FOR the purpose. Just the same
The knife still has its part TO play IN bat
ling with this malady. and time only VIII
nrove whether or not IL may be laid aside
in favor OF radium.
This brings US 10 one Of the most inter.
esting aspects Of this vital question OF
SUNNY. The physicist knows that ura-
MUM the parent Of radium, disintesrates
an - 900. 10000 years. and during TINS IN
co,,nrebensible period Of time produces
through various intermediate substances
,he precious mineral we now seek. "ha'
the wizard Of chemistry is now trying 10
a. - - convert uranium into radium
within an interval Of only moh''s' -"
can do this-and there are eNpcrls 'n"'
believe II possible-then. instead OF haNhls
"a wait for the ages to work this meta
,,ornbosis man may transmute uranium
f,,o rsdiun and produce in much lais'i
,,,,ar,i,ies this marvellous healing agency
WIN shall say. IN the light OF "h"' mas
,...,, do,e in the last few years. that Well
nigh an disease may not succuino " va
corrective force OF iadium gamma ray
p.rhaps too. helpful services may DE Oh
tsi,.ed from the alpha and beta rays 'n''
are now purposely withheld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

52S 60 The total for Christian associa-
lions. hospitals. relief funds. orphanages
private pension funds, art collections.
clubhnuses. fresh air funds. etc, is all
uounced as s1S,31S,2s Churches and other
religious associations received Si5.O12,ig.
This brings the grand total for the year
up TO the sum Of s2is,S24.33l.
Among those educational institutions
(which received 100000 and over appear
the names of Washington University (St
Louis. 4.5O0. coo; Northwestern University
Chicago, 100000, and Williams College
ClassJ. a like amount; Harvard. $685.
s6g: Yale Sl,ils.CC0; Smith College, S.00l,-
900: Goucher College Baltimore and the
George Peabody College for Teachers
NASHVILLE. N.C0OOOl each.
Among the institutional gifts appear such
items as the Presbyterian Church (North).
s26 2s3. coo. the largest of the church gums;
for church buildings in greater New
York. $4,000; Young Mems Christian
Association and Young Women's Chris
tlan Association in New York H,O52 500;
relief of sufferers in Ohio foods &, 10000
According 10 an economist, who recently
investigated these benefactions. fortunes
seldom remain concentrated in the posses
sion Of a single family. They are either
given away, spent or lost within two or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
MINI, AS AN AUTOMATIC SOLDIER

, the history of strategy" he writes, re
veals a tendency noticeable in nearly all
branches Of human activity, viz. grad
ual supergedng OF the individual by col
lectlve labor organized and controlled By
q few superior minds Individual strength
ana yalOr. once the m )st important factor
IN warfare. have been reduced TO a second
airy role. This change become especially
conspicuous with the introduction OF gun
powder and continued apace during the
nineteenth century with the rapid strides
made by engineering.
, Like industry, warfare is becoming
more and more mechanical. Soldiers are
now hardly more than tools in the hands
OF their captains.
Many things yet remain, however Men
must still be killed with bullets or 10 What
purpose Is the grenade and other modern
improvements? When we conceive an
army OF metal au:omatons that will have
the power TO rush forward with trowels
and siCkles. and dig up and cut down the
ambushed iron soldiers then the true era
OF peace will have arrived. and generals
will be placed in exactly the same position
as small boys VINO are playing with tin
soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
MOVING PICTURES.

The white slave" industry proved prof.
table. according TO reports. and so have
various pictures revealing II. What the
white slavers" neglected was an eXplana-
ton that they were teaching great
moral lesson in sacrificing themselves as
horrible examples" What with the nu-
merous plays on the subject that have
held sway so long. IL is. as an able young
man puts H. sex Of one and half dozen
Of the other.
Undoubtedly memory will serve YOU as
10 other details Of the year You know
that Miss Wilson was married TO MT.
savrs. that Miss Katherine Elkins be-
came Mrs. William Hit; that l. hoose-
welt doesn't drink; that balloons blow up
and airships blow down; that King Men@-
lex is finally dead for the gosh-awiul'es'
last time: that taxicsb chauffeurs don I
charge YOU any more than theS 'nihh
they can get: that Jack johnson escspeu
from Illinois and that California hasn |
ESCAPED from Hiram: that the Income tax
law is more dificult OF solution than ooih
the Philadelphia and Chinese puzIi"s'
that the Imperator is the biggest steam
shin IN the world: that Or. FHeamahA
isn't the biggest physician In the world;
that were going to have the great cup
race This year; that there were number
~ choice Jewel robberies al Narragan-
sett that Yale lost at everything and that
The year 1918 is so blamed weary and
sleepy it's going TO crawl right into lts
slot I'm the crypt and sleep FOR years and
wears and years. and perhaps few cons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

should drop IL. and after two years Of
costly northumberland Of which
meant feeling the way into new field
of electrical Dropulson-they built fully
equipped demonstrating plant over at
Paterson. y. j. The line OF rails covers
total length Of something over Loo
feet. and part OF the route runs over
bridgelike trcsue having maximum
gradient of 30 degrecs-a pretty stiff rise
and fall. as any railroad man well knows
Instead of toy car few inches long
the present vehicles, capable Of carrying
loads OF q thousand pounds, are large
enough TO have an internal capacity Of
eiehteen cubic feet OF free space. Not only
that. they can be sped through the three
foot tube "a a rate OF quite thirty miles
au hour. and this is ample velocity for
the service FOR which they have been
planned. g. e.. that of handling under
ground the great bulk of New York s
postal matter Now these hundreds Of
tons of loaded pouches are carried
through the city's crowded thoroughfares
by means cf motor trucks, TO the immi-
uent peril Of pedestrians and the regular
vehicular trafic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

suit has been obtained by using the basic
features Of an induction motor-by usinE
them as they have not been employ ed
before. Il you don't happen to know just
what an induction motor is. let us eX-
plain briefly. First. you have a biz iron
ring. and inside of this. more or less Ike
so many warts are a number Of electro
magnets. OF coils" These magnets are
excited by an electric current. and they
become alternately positive and negative
by the manner in which the Juice is fed
10 them. The technical man calls this
part OF the motor the "stator,' because
IL is supposed 70 remain stationary Within
this big ring is another smaller cylinder
Of iron and this is slotted and the slots
are filed with strips OF copper. Between
this ring and the wartike magnets there
Is an air space fraction OF an inch vice.
When these magnets are progressively
vitalizcd by an alternating current they
exert q pull. and in this fashion the NOV
ing magnetic field draws around the ''ro-
Tor" which we have last described. Mark
YOU. the invisible magnetism moves. but
the magnets do not, and the rotor re-
wolves accordingly. This is the essence
OF the induction motor stripped OF teen
nicaliues. and you will please observe that
no electrical current is fed into the
rotor"
Now imagine the "stator' to be broken
AT a point so that instead Of ring we
car bend It straight. In place OF wart-
Ike magnets substitute coils Of insulated
copper wires. which we can set or lay III