Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-23
EXPLODING MINES
 |; BY THE WIRELESS 
New Invention Will Revolu-
 tionize Ar1maments of the World.

Rome, June 22.-The nervousness with which Marine Minister Milo replied the other day to an interpel- lation of a deputy on what has been l. done in order to reserve to Italy the exclusive use on Engineer Guilo Ulivi's invention for exploding mines and projectiles at a distance, has been interpreted here today as sure sign that world ornaments are on the verge of revolution as great as that brought about by the invention of gun powder.
 Since the day when at Florence in the presence of a committee of ad- mirals and experts Ulixi succeeded in exploding one by one four mines placed in the River Arno from dis tance of four miles, the general staffs of the army and navy have held number of secret s;ttings to consider the purchase of this invention and also to discuss with experts what change must be made in the chemical composition of the shells in order to be safe from the effects of such an invention as this in the hands Of rival power.
 AS the government now considers Ulivi's invention a state secret the press has ceased all comments and descriptions of the invention while Ulivi has suddenly disappeared.
 Today another startling piece of news comes from Syracuse. A young electrical engineer, Salvatore Spa doni, besides claiming priority of in yention over Uiivi, expressed willing ness to test before government eX- merits another nvention, destined fur ther to embarrass the government 5 selection of new armaments. Spa. doni in fact claimed that motor boat fitted with his apparatus is more pow eriul than the most up-to-date drea1- naught armed with score or four- teen-inch guns or any number oi guns.
 Speaking to 8 newspaper cores pondent, Spadoni. quiet, unasSumins young man who for the last five years has spent twenty-four hours day -n his laboratory, said that anly the lack of means has hiteherto prevented hin from experimenting on larger scale and bringing the public attention tC his invention, which he has named "Exterminator" on account of the ter rible effects obtained with smal ,nnde1 &W'
 ''9Utilization of magnetic waves ano their transformation into electric rays" Spandoni said, present endless possibilities. Besides infra-red rays which Ulivi has utilized for explosion nf mines at distance, there are other rays whose effects are more destruct i've. My invention can be easily car rjed by either aeroplane or motor hoat and can be used also as radio graphic transmitting and receiving station.
 "I cannot say much, but will shortl. proye to the world that regardless O their contents bombs and mines cal be exploded from any distance, rang of action depending entirely on tn relative potentiality of the apparatus that elementary metals can be melte and animal life destroyed.
 So far, not one per cent of the vas possibilities of electrity has been util iEed an dthe fture has tremendous things in store for us. The field i' so vast that fifty Marconis could no exploit it. As for me, I claim n originality, the only merit of my in yertion being the opening of one o the hundreds of doors which still shu from the ultimate secrets of nature and science"