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The evening world., 1914-04-28
'IIyS BIG STORES
kLACE THOUSANDS
INPER|L Of FIRE
woman Investigator Tells
State Factory Commission
Of Alleged Dangers Here.
DENIAL BY MERCHANTS.
Department Stores Will An.
swer Charges at a Subse-
auent Meeting.
DENIAL BY MERCHANTS.

\ eouf-hou verbal report on alleged
- hazards In department stores and
enail stores in all parts OF New YORK
Clty and state was made to-day IN
~ City Hall before the New York
otass Factory Investigation Commits
G1sn By Miss Francis Perkins. . pro-
SseBional Investigator. Former As
aDably Leader A. d. Smith In chair
QAn Of the commission. r. W. Bloom
lngoals, for the rctail dry goods deal
e. rsfutsd many OF Miss Perkins's
asatsptions.
Speaking Of the largo department
GaDsoa, Miss Perkins said there were
- Ore drills among the employees.
- that very often exits were con-
osAlsd.
During the week before ChristmaA
= hvsseigation was made Of twenty
~ New York CITY stores, Miss Per-
Ne nd. II was found that the
largsse number Of patrons were on the
gruunA floors where were the greatest
Dspaays Of goods
4. w. Bloomingdale wanted 20 know
~ ne crowd was distributed In one
bu1l1ing In question.
there were approximately 10000
1890 In the building" aid Mias Per-
~ there were $500 on the ground
-. $500 ON the nth floor. whore
1 We've there was . display Of toys:
~ % the third door. TOO on the fourth
- no On the ososoA"
; sl1ew DO you srrive at the conclu-
| - Tat thsrs would b great danger
~ t.Seo people on q floor space OF
1oAooe squars feet and With six exits
= aghtr' asked Mr.. Bloomingdale.
~Dlmpiy because the crowd from
onoVo would sweep down to meet an
unolocApainsd crowd on the floor be-
~. end % on to the ground noor."
poUolDd lliss Perkins. but she was moi
Ul1lng 70 admit that even the clearing
! q ~ aislss and other precautions
vouod have made conditions absolute
~ ensa
sAso the facts submitted by Miss
UB11us IN her report correct?" asked
Chairman Smith Of Mr.. BloominYdale.
1Asy are not" was the emphatic
49,.
- representative OF the Retail
~ Goods Mems Association vaid
ehuU was entirely too much inference
- ne drawing OF too many conclu-
49, In the report. Many OF these
1n1uEonooa. he announced, would not
~ 6ogno out, and that the department
ooogUo would b heard from later.
v0Umsr Deputy Fire Commissioner
Q1vUhsy, who represented the Real
1890 Board. told how the Fire Pre-
vont1on Bureau n making thorough
n4oDttgation of all mercantile houses
aQpong them the large and small dc.
( n&tu0Out stores. He thought New
yBe CITY was big enough TO look Out
- 1osslf.
No. Perkins told some Of the pre-.
041&oaaTy measures which might b,
q cnnon to reduce nres and Ore panic,
- . minimum. That revolving door,
ooD0t to be abolished was one Of tn,
gooonmendations. There should b
oooooe plan Of cleaning In the store,
81 rubbish should be looked after
Uetundas should be abolished ant
G1alrways inclosed. Waste chute
2 oAould b. made Of metal. she said.
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PATIENTS SEE WILD WEST
SHOW IN BELLEVUE YARD
iOi Ranch Crew Does Stunts for
the Sick, While Nurses and
Doctors Look On.

The courtyard Of Bellevue Hospital
Was IN animated scsus Of happy chill
dren and Srown.ups to-day whom the
Miller Brothers 1oi Ranch outnt gave
a wild West performance for the bon
ef,t Of the patients.
Indiana cowboys and prancing horses
and trick mules occupied the arena,
while the three balconies and al the
surrounding tarritory was occupied by
almost fftssa hundred persons. mostly
children.
There was Q sprinklins Of physt-
clans and nurses in white uniforms
and . mob Of 800 children from the
neighborhood stormed the gates lead
ing into the grounds. and many Of
them saw the show.
After the patients had walked out
TO the balconies some OF their COM
rades who could not walk were
wheeled TO the balconies. Others we're
carried out on cots and many OF the
children saw the show seated In the
lAps Of the nurses.
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FEARS TRoUsle IN YUcATAN.
Telegraa e New Yspk Nau lsat-
Gates There 10 Unsess there.

GosSD bo~be - Nobeou h1eTes
n. II. Barnes Of No. Sc Broadway.
President Of the United Gas and Electric
Improvement Company Of Mexico. re-.
ceived . telegram to-day from New Or
leans signed b. T. J. Asnsw. vIos-Prssi.
dent of the company and general mana
ser of the plant At Merida, Yvcatan.
Mr.. AGnsw's Telegram reads:
ARRIVED at quarantine Sunday with
refugees. Must remain until Thursday I"
This telegram" said Mr.. Barnes this
afternoon. Indicates to me that trouble
has broken out IN Yucatan and that
Americans have bssn forced to nee from
that state. I have been trying TO get
some word out Of Yucatan for two weeks
without success.
''Our headQuartsrs 10 at Merida. thirty
miles inlaaA from Progresso, the chief
port Of YucAtAn On the gulf. Thero were
about 1000 Foreigners In Merida whom
the trouble In Mexico became acute. In
all the deapatchas from MEXICO ] have
not seen . word about conditions In
YuoAtAn and ! fear they are bed. Yuca-
tan 10 far 10 the east a Vera Crus and
We hays no Ships over there. The fact
that Mr.. AgneW has led to New Orleans
and that cannot Get into communica-
ton With Anybody In Merida causes me
TO believe that there have been develop
ments Of . grave nature there"
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tso-Amsricau steamship Federico. bound
from cienfusgos. Cuba. TO New York.
with 5000 tons Of sugar. ran aground
on the Barnes~t shoals near High Point.
thirty-ssven miles south Of here. in .
heavy fog this morning. The steamship
10 resting easily in sand and the seq
II calm. Capt. suttora and her crew
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have refused 10 leave her. II y Se-
iisved that she may b floatsd.
The life savers Of the Harvey Csdars
station boarded the stranded vessel and
made an examination Of her. They DID
not urge her crew 70 leave. ~ they be.
iieved them In no danger. Tho cutter
Mohawk IL coming from Tompt1nsvills
and 10 expected before nishtfall.
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Retry Sgsstsnss Disturb 00sss sd

NoasY leooten0u D1stupA O0ses sd
Msyss IL Asked - Stso Thsa.
Mayor Mitchell has not made up his
mind whether ~ hes . right to stop
the open-air L W. w. meetings at the
Ben Franklin statue In Printing Hovss
Square 4 nunbsr q ths tenants a
buildings within sasshot q The noasss
that rise from The ohssrins. hootins
crowds have catered . protest With him.
II have received pstitioa Of protest. e
said the Mayor. hut have not decided
what I shall %. Before any action Il
tassn I think Il would BE- aAvisahas that
] have . talk with Police Commissionsr
Woods"
The evening world., 1914-04-28

Vessel Laden WftA Sugar does
Agrsuaa Near Asbsry Pssk.
topssiai - - Dpsstss wosiA,
AsBURY PARK. April 8.-Ths Aus
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Culp News.
!, ERiTAs.

VIII McDermott has been haul.
INK for Joe Murray.
The grain and hay harvest l.
about finished In this neighborhood.
Miss Erma Sipes visited with her
cousin, Miss Myrtle Lane, last week.
Miss Abbie Kreek has returned
home, after a weeks visit with her
aunt.
Mrs. John Lane and daughter,
Myrtle, visited win McDermot;'s
Friday Of last week.
Mrs. Dave Elder was unable to AZ.
tend Sunday school, Sunday. We
hope TO see her out again, soon.
There was . good attendance a,
Sunday school and church, Sunday
Brother Thompson preached . yer,
interesting sermon.
Mrs. Dennis McDermott was adj,
to attend Sunday school, Sunday, AZ
ter being absent for several Sundays
Her class greatly appreciated her be
Ing with them. She has q class OF !.
very interesting scholars, Of which
she IL very proud.
ROSEBUD
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-24
COUNTRY EDITION
Benton.
Harry Emerson is painting the
barn at the Hitz place.

Harry Emerson is painting the
barn at the Hitz place.
Quarterly meeting at the church,
beginning next Friday evening.
Mrs. Bessie Andler. who has been
quite sick, Is much better, We are
glad TO know.
Mrs. Andler came from Horton
kas., Saturday, 10 visit her son, Ger.
aid and family.
The ice cream social, given by tie
Sunday school. was quite pleasant
affair, and a nice sum was cleared.
Miss Lizzie Fields and little sis,
tiers, Ida and Ethel, spent week
with their sister, Mrs. Lucy pebley
at Craig.
We are having plenty Of rain
corn never VAS iiner-eyerythin.
growing nicely. Thr,slIing nearly al
done In this vicinity.
Everett King and wife, Of Kansa'
City, kas, who visited the last week
at the Walter Staley home. left Sat,
urday for a visit With other relatives
and then home.
NERirAs.
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Burr Oak.
ROSEBUD

Jesse Ammo lost q valuable young
mare, one day, last week.
Mrs. J. 4. Dively helped Mrs. Ira
Alkire cook for threshers.
Miss Ruth Ammo entertained her
friend, Miss Ella Hopper, Sunday.
Miller Blachly and family we're
guests at the Bowles home, Sunday,
Mrs, John holland entertained
her niece, Miss Sinclair, OF 81, Joseph,
the first Of the week.
Quite few people Of this neigh.
borhood, attended the Chautauqua at
Forest City, last week.
Miss Matte Stone spent Satur.
day and Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Stone.
Jake Million and family, OF Ham
burg, Iowa, are visiting Marshal
Crews and wife, this week.
The old livery barn at White
Cloud, Kansas, was destroyed by lire,
Thursday night Of last week.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Freemire spen,
the first OF the week here, visiting q,
the home Of her cousins, Sam Alkire
and Mrs. &. A. Moser.
Mrs. John Conner left wednes'
day night for her home In Keyetes
vile, Mo-, after spending the past i've
weeks, visiting friends and relatives
In this vicinity. Eco.
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New Point and Vicinity.

Charles Fields and family, visited
at Dave Fields, Sunday.
-Mrs.Jessie Augustine came Friday
10 visit friends few days.
Mrs. Pearl Kurtz and little son
visited Lille Benders, Tuesday.
Mrs. sam Fleener and son, kelso.
returned from South Dakota, sun.
day.
GRANDPA and Grandma Boswell
and Spencer Boswell spent sunday
with Robert Boswell.
MIR. aud Mrs. Frank Eunkel, Of
Forest CITY, visited 1.-THE children.
and other relatives, this week.
Grace Carson returned from
Mound City, Sunday, after spending
week with relatives and friends.
-Lum aud Fred Patterson vaccin.
a,ed a bunch Of shoats for Lille len.
der aud sons, Claude and Roy, Tues.
day
Will Terry and family. Fred and
Ethel Davis and Oakley Morris were
entertained at the Willis Acton
home, sunday.
Howard Teare and wife were
here, Friday afternoon, Howard elec.
tioneering, and his wife visited al
the Central Office.
An kunkel and family are "at
home" and glad TO he back among
the old friends. by the way, the old
friends are glad TO see them back, too
The New Point band went TO or,
egon, Saturday. Some OF the married
members were accompanied by theil
wives, and the boys by their friends
All enjoyed tie evening,
Oliver 7. Botkin and famil,
attended the Skidmore Chautauqua
Thursday, and visited Mrs. Oren
They found Mrs. Oren better, an,
able to attend the Chautaulua.
Mrs. Charles Brigham, OF st. 10
seph, came Tuesday, and Mrs. ALDER
Randolph, Of Creston, Iowa, cam,
Thursday, Of last week, to visit thei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cain
and brothers, Tom and James an,
their families. Their mother Is quit,
feeble. NEno.
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Nickell's Grove.

Earl Thurman spent Sunday with
Dwight Zachman.
Hess Smith visited In Kansas City
and st. Joe, last week.
-Beulah Thurman visited several
days In st. Joe, last week.
Grandma Kurtz visited her son,
George, and family, Sunday.
Earl Stephenson and family took
dinner At John Noellsch's, Sunday.
-Gean Silvernian and wife, Of st.
Joe, visited a. John Noellsch's, Sun
day.
Mrs. J. c. Morris and son, Ray.
mond, visited At Nathan Smiths,
Monday.
Quite q number from here attend.
ed the union meeting In town, Sun.
day night.
Mrs. Lash returned TO Rosendale,
Sunday, after several weeks visit with
relatives In the Grove.
Yves. Meyer and family visited In
Oregon, Sunday, with Mrs. Hershner,
who has been quite sick.
Those from here who attended
quarterly meeting In Oregon, Sunday.
were: Edward Thurman and family,
Dan Thurman and family, w. j.
Zachman and family, win Feuerbach.
er and family, Nathan Smith and
wife,
Those from the Grove who were
In St. Joe, last Wednesday, were:
Lee Stephenson and wife, Mrs. Yves,
Meyer and daughters, Maudine and
Alice; Mrs. Geo. Stephenson, Mrs.
Earl Stephenson, Mrs. Jas. Buntz and
daughter, Marjorie.
Size
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Gets the Money.
VIOLET.

Holt county's special road and
bridge fund is to be 81 1914 richer by
the operation OF the Option Stang
Act and the Corporation License
From these Holt county's apportion.
ment Is 81 1894, which under the law
goes to the credit Of the special road
and bridge fund.
On Monday OF this week, County
Clerk Zeller received notice from
State Auditor Gordon that he had
apportioned to the ia counties and
the city Of st. Louis, q total OF $2O3,.
900 OF good road funds. e2s,0OO OF
this amount arising from the option
tax, Is based on the school enumer.
alton. The option tax Is Q tax as.
sessed against option dealers on each
Individual transaction. el75,OOO OF
the amount arising from the registra.
tion of corporations was spportloned
on the basis Of assessed valuation.
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-Chas. Parker and John Whitmore
were St. Joseph visitors, Monday.
Mrs. Lee storus, Of St. Joseph,
visited Mrs. +, s. Lock from Monday
until Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fancher WIS.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitmore q
few days, last week.
Mrs A. J. Rand came home from
the Ellsworth hospital, Sunday morn
Ing, and Is getting along nicely,
Mrs. Edith Wright and Mrs. Lin.
ley, Of Ammonia, visited Mrs.
Wright's mother, Mrs. Ell Greenlee,
Friday evening.
Mother Hutton, who has been
visiting her son, Arthur Hutton, will
start for Southern Missouri In a few
days to visit her sister.
Charley Walker Is again seen on
our streets, after q short visit with
home folks In Kansas. Charley re.
ports fine crops In Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Keller and
daughter, Mary, returned Monday
evening, from their trip to Oklaho.
ma. Mr.. Keifier reports fine crops In
Oklahoma this year.
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Forbes.
CLEANER.

WIN. Gossett started his thresher
on Tuesday.
Frank Stout shipped AGAR ofhogs,
last Tuesday.
VIII Geyer was st. Joseph visi.
tor, last Saturday.
barney Stalcup was on the sick
list, a few days, last week.
F. NJ. Morris has been doing some
good work on the roads leading into
town.
Some OF the farmers that have
thresned their wheat lind II Is badly
affected with smut.
Lester Hodgin and s. s Meadows,
Of Maitland, were shaking hands with
their numerous friends here on Mon
day and Tuesday.
"A farmer told us the other day
his corn was so tall he did not see
how he could gather IL, unless II blew
down, and II II blew down he did not
see how he could drive a team
through II.
-Threshing has been very much
delayed here this year. Less OF the
grain Is threshed at this time In July
than for many years. Many OF the
farmers are stacking their grain so a
to get their fields cleared for early
blowing.
Mrs. A. J. Rand was brought
home from the Ellsworth hospital
last Sunday morning, where she had
been for several weeks. She Is much
improved, and her friends hope to SET
her in her usual health again. Ernest
Rankin met them at the train anc
drove them home In his auto.
NICK.
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Friday, July "a, 1914
Forest City.

Oregon was well represented at
the Chautaupua, Sunday.
Miss Lottie Williams, Of Savan.
nah, visited at the 4. +. Teare home,
Monday.
Mrs. George Clifford, Of Kansas
City, Is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Lunsford.
Miss Nellie kunkel. Of New
Point, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Kunkel, Sunday.
Miss Swope, OF Mound City, has
been the guest Of Miss Bernice Bul.
lock, the past week.
Miss less Sinclair, OF st. Joseph,
Is visiting her many relatives and
friends In Forest City and vicinity.
MIR. and Mrs. Alpha Hayden and
children, Of Omaha, Neb., are visit.
Ing relatives and many friends In this
city.
Miss Mabel MCGUIRE returned
home, Tuesday, after . three weeks
visit with her grandparents In this
city,
Misses Daisy and Bessie Hunt, OF
Falls City, Neb., were the guests Of
relatives In this city, Sunday and
Monday.
Miss A,ye,d. Kobinson and Er.
mes, Tho,nbill we're married in s,
Josepb. last Tuesday .JuIy q. Here's
wIsbin, them success.
"'s wv"
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-24
Oak Grove.

-Threshing Is now on docket and
Is the order Of the day.
Walt Spring Is hauling water for
the Meade Il banks threshing ma.
chine.
Frank Buxlitner and his sister.
Miss Annie, spent Sunday In this
neishborhood, visiting with friends.
Lutte Meade Was somewhat sick, a
few days last week, but lie Is able to
be back on duty with his threshing
machine again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Cordrey
entertained their cousin, from st. 10.
seph. Mrs. Mollie Knox and children.
one day, last week.
Mrs. Ernest Rankin entertained
one OF her schoolmates, Mrs. Mollie
Knox, and children, Of 81, Joseph, sew.
eral days, last week.
1t will be several days, this week,
before Chle Banks viii complete his
threshing, and they threshed several
days, last week, at his place,
There are several children here In
the Oak Grove district who are re-.
ported TO have the whooping cough
and some cases are somewhat serious.
Mrs George Gotten, OF Forbes,
spends every day with her niece, Mrs.
Uhle Banks, helping her with her
work through the busy threshing
time.
Mrs. Evans, Of Forbes, Is and has
been for several days, visiting with
her grand daughter, Mrs. Uhle Banks,
and helping her through the week Of
threshing
Mrs. p, Raiser, of Forbes, makes
q trip out to her daughter, Mrs. Uhle
Banks, everyday, helping her with her
work through the busy time OF
threshlng,
Mr., and Mrs. Emmett Cordrey
and sons and daughter, Irene, Russell
and Donald, and grandma all spent
the day Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bloof Fansher.
Mrs. G. W. Frederick and daugh-
ter, Leila, have returned to their
home In St. Joseph, after several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Err.
nest Rankin, and family.
j. A. Milne and family drove
home In their car with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Rankin and children, Max and
Alice, from Sunday school Sunday and
spent the rest Of the day together WIS.,
iting.
We are glad to see Grand
ma Fansher looking so we'll,
and her health has so Inn
proved she Is able to visit her many
relatives and friends, visiting q week
ago, last Sunday, with her sister, Mrs.
Kelly, and her nephew, George Tay-
lor, and family, Of the Highland dis.
trict.
We are informed that Mrs. Alex.
Cooksey did some good blackberry
picking at her home on Wednesday,
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Monarch.

Bruce Bullock had business In
Forest City, Monday.
George Garner was In Oregon,
Thursday Of last week.
-Gottlieb OFT was In Oregon.
Thursday OF last week.
Lee Hughes had business in ore.
gon, Friday OF last week
John Patterson and wife were In
Oregon, one day, this week.
Mrs. John Graham had business
In Nodaway, one day, this week.
Glen Profit and Mr.. Ilulse we're
seen IN our neighborhood. Monday.
Mrs. Lester Black visited Mrs
Nora Polsgrove, one day, last week.
james Smith and wife had bust.
ness In Nodaway, one day, last week.
Jasper Garner and son, George,
went 10 Oregon, saturday Of last
week.
Miss Viola Chilcoat visited Mrs.
Beulah Arlington, Friday night
Of last week.
Mrs. Josh Chilcoat and daughters,
Violet and Roxy, visited at Lee
Hughes, Sunday.
Fred Hughes and Miss Nellie
Lumley attended the show at Oregon,
Saturday night.
james Smith and son, Hen, yisi.
ted Clarence Lilly and family, Satur.
day night and sunday.
Mrs. Mary Williams and children,
OF st. Joseph, are visiting Lee Hughes
and family, this week.
Mrs. Mary Williams and children,
visited with John Graham and fam.
lily, one day, last week.
Mrs. Howard Addington and Miss
Beulab AddinRton were In Oregon,
Thursday Of last week.
Jake Esely and wife and little
daughter, Leola, had business on his
farm, near here, Monday.
Howard Addington had business
down At his fathers, Nathan Adding.
tons, one day, this week.
Miss Stella and Ida Garner spent
Saturday night and Sunday With
their father, John Garner.
Mrs. Josh Chilcoat and children,
Violet, Clifton and Roxy, were seen
In oregon, Thursday Of last week.
-Messrs. Lee Hughes, Josh Chill.
cost aud David Allen. ate Ice cream
with Gottlieb OFT and family, sun.
day.
Clifton Chilcoat visited his cous.
ins, Ralph Adams and Edward Col.
win, OF Andrew county, Saturday and
Sunday,
Mrs, Frank Hickman and Mrs.
Katie George and Mrs, Henry Noble,
visited Mrs. Jones Smith, Friday OF
last week.
( John Garner returned home, Sat.
urday last from Corning, where he
has been visiting his son, Albert and
family, the past week.
Josh Chicoat and Zean Colvin
went to Curzon after Mr.. Colvin's
hound that had been stolen, about a
year ago. lie got his dog back, all
except about six inches Of his tail
which had been bodied oil to disguise
him.
JouNNY.,IUMP-UP
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-24

Grown Gas means more miles
oer gallon at less cost per gal.
lon. Price now. gal. II +.lOc.
HKSNESS 4 FOSTER GARAGE.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-24
ATTENTION! COMRADES.

Members Of Meyer Post, G. A. R.,
will remember their next regular
meeting will be held Saturday, July
25th, 1914, at the home OF f. W.
Headley. Let there be q full attend.
snce. Comrades b. f. Morgan, T. c.
DUNCAN and Daniel Zachman are de.
tailed to look after the necessary
transportation.
G. w. CUMMINs, Commander.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-24

July 8. She picked six crates and
there Is "a quarts In a crate, and on
Monday, July o, she picked five crates,
so we think she should be praised for
her good picking, for the weather was
sure hot all that week.
VIOLET.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-10

thirty.five are sighted or trained by
means OF what is known as the Morris
tube, an American invention used in
instruction practice in the United
States navy. The tube in question
lies along the barrel and fires a one-
pound shell-weight and charge being
in exact proportions to the weigh. Of
the projectile and capacity OF charge
of the main barrel. A trail Of smoke
shows the path of the %one-pound shell
and SO establishes more or less accur-
ately what the trajectory course of the
sixteen hundred pound projectile will
be. When the piece has been "shot
in by means Of the tube the actual
charge is fired, with what results
Liage, Namur, Givet, Manonvillers,
Longwy and Montmedy will attest.