The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
NaUal Expert Declares
BaHleShip Is Doomed

The statements made by Sir Percy|
Notwithstanding the extent 10 which,
his opinions have been opposed by|
American naval officers. have set aui
thorities az the navy departments II
thinking and Il Is more than probahla|
that within the next year the result
OF the English admira's criticism OIL
the efficiency OF the larger battleshir
would show its results A battleshir.
costing many times what torpedo or
a submersihle ship would cost and art
alrship costing only fraction OF tho.
most of either compels thoughts Old
eConomlZlng I'm war costs and has
started American naval experts plan
ming for q new kind OF hghting craft
There are some naval officers who be
liCve that changes may be made be
fore many wears are past which will
mark the beginning OF a revolution.
Ia naval construction.
officials az the navy department.
called attention yesterday 10 the fact|
that an Important
Weather Service anniversary passed
by Wireless. during the past
week practically
Iunnoticed Just one year ago last
Wednesday the navy department putt
IN operation a daily weather service
by wireless The earlier success OF the
service giving the ships at sea correetI
naval observatory time, and also spe-
Clal notice OF storms, warranted the
| establishment of the daily weather.
service. which Is said to have proven
entirely satisfactory during the years.
trial. thus increasing the heavy debt
1 which the world already owes 10 wire
/ less telegraphy
] The first anniversary OF the daily
/ wireless weather service for the bene.
/ IN of ships at sea caused the govern.
meDts radio experts 20 ponder on the
! rapid progress which has been made
| In the use OF wireless telegraphy both
I by the government and by commercial
interests during the last five years. In
promoting safety ar sea- II is estimat-
ed that during this period at least g.
/ 600 lives have been saved on the At
/ lantic ocean alone This includes res
cues resulting from the use OF wire.
! less direction finder" This invention
enables a ship TO locate her position
/ In the thiCkest weather without the
aid OF either compass or seXtant,
when the vessel equipped with one OF
the finders is within 80 miles OF a fixed
radio station or Of another vessel
equipped with wireless
! A ship carrying a wireless direction
/ finder will be able on receiving a dis
tress signal 70 set her course imme-
! diately toward the vessel sending out
/ the signal. preventing the loss OF min
utes or hours OF time In locating the
source OF the distress.
Another recent application OF wire
I less in which the navy department eN.
perts are interested is a wireless con-
4 troled fog horn which has been
brought TO this country from Scotland
i for experimental purposes This horn
lis designed 10 be located on isolated
points and 10 start Immediately when
La wireless-eq uipped ship approaches
within range Of danger during
storms or foggy weather.
The navy department Is itself con
Quoting wireless experiments OF tire.
mendoue Importance, publicity TO
4, which officials cannot give at this
/ time. II Is known, however, that
some Of these experiments concern
the control OF torpedo boats from
shore hy wireless Before another
year rolls around il is believed a mum
Z her ~ new applications OF wireless
! will be made both by the government
and commercial companies, and that
the field OF use OF the comparatively
new invention will constantly broaden
flor the benefit Of mankind.