El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
MINES To BE
SET OFF BY
ELECTRIC FAY.
Startling Inventions by Ital-
ians May RevolutiOnize
World Armaments.
CLOSELY GUARDING
INVENTORS SECRETS

~ ONE. Italy. June 20.-The nerv-
BUSINESS with which marine min
~ lister Milo replied the other day
to an Interpolation OF a deputy on
what has been done IN order 70 reserve
TO Italy the exclusive use OF engineer
Guilo-UlivPs invention for exploding
mines and projectiles at a distance.
has been interpreted here today as .
sure sign tnat world ornaments are
on the verge OF a revolution as great
as that brought about by the invAtion
OF gunpOwder.
Since the day when at Florence ia
the presence OF a committee OF ad-
mirals and experts, UliV1 succeeded In
exploding, one BY one, four mines
placed in the river Aruo from q dis
lance Of four miles. the general stats
Of the army and navy have held a
number OF secret sitttngs to consider
the purchase Of this invention and also
to discuss with experts what change
must be made in the chemical oompo-
sition OF the shells in order to be safe
from the effects OF such an invention
as this in the hands OF q rival power.
As the government now considers
Ulivfs invention state secret the
press has ceased al comments and
descriptions OF the invention. while
Ulivi has suddenly disappeared.
sim Another Invention.
Today another startling piece OF
news comes from Syracuse A YOUNG
electrical engineer, Salvatore Spadont.
besides claiming priority OF invention
over UllFl expresses Willingness TO
test before government experts an
other invention. destined further to
embarrass the governments selection
OF new armaments- Spadoni in fact
claims that mOtorbOat fitted with his
apparatus is more powerful than the
most uptOdate dreadnaught armed
with score OF Il Inch guns CT any
number OF guns
Speaking TO a newspaper correspon-
dent, Spadoni, quiet unassuming
young man, who for the last five
years has spent "a hours a day in his
laboratory, said that only the lack OF
means hitherto prevented him from
experimenting on larger scale and
bringing public attention to his inven-
ton which he has named "exterminat-
or" on account OF the terrible effects
obtained with q small model
To Use Electric Rays.
Utilization OF magnetic waves and
their Transformation into electric
rays" Spadoni said, present endless
posi- biliries- Besides inTrared rays
which UIivi has utilized for explosion
OF mines at a distance. there are other
rays whose effects are more destruc-
tive Ny invention can be easily car
r1ed BY either aeroplane or motor bOaE
and can be used also as a photographic
transmitting and receiving station
I cannot say much, but viii shortly
prove 10 the hOE4Q Lla-L regardless OF
their contents, bombs and mines can
be exploded from any distance, the
range action depending entirely on the
relative pOtentiality OF the apparatus.
that elementary metals can be melted
and animal life destroyed
so far, rot one per cent OF the vast
possibilities OF electricity has been
utilized and the future has tremendous
things in store for US The field Is
so vast that so Marconis could not ex-
plot it. As for ne. I claim no orig
inality. the only merit OF my invention
being the opening OF one OF the hun
dreds OF doors which stfu shut fror1 ms
the ultimate secrets OF nacEae and
science" -.