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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-04
FOREIGN NEWS

Brussels, Aug. liking Albert dur
| ing his recent visit to Switzerland, ap-
pears to have found sympathetic re-
ception of his idea for an economic
and political alliance among the small
states of western Europe. He is so en-
thusiastic over the matter that he is
actively at work in furtherance of the
idea and hopes that eventually Hol-
land, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxem-
bourg, Sweden and Norway, may be
brought together with Belgium in the
alliance.
1t is understood that King Albert
sees no practfcability in the suggestion
of defensive alliance along military
lines, as the countries concerned are
widely separated geographically and
weak in military forces even when
taken collectively. But he believes
that some understanding for common
commercial and economic aims would
be OF advantage to Offset the CONNER
cial aggression practiced by some of
the great powers.
The course which Germany has TAX
en- in cutting .off Holland from much
OF the trade of eastern Europe by the
new canal connecting Emden with the
Rhine is taken as one instance of such
economic pressure. Switzerland is
said to suffer particularly under the
shadow of German business rivalry.
King Albert also recently approach
ed the government of Nuremberg with
his proposal, but he has been inform
ed that as the principally is a mem
Der OF the German Customs union, it
is not free to enter into any economic
arrangement with other countries.
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CAN the Titanic be raised? The
question has been asked more
than once since the ship sank
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he strong enough to Withstand the
deepest submergence required for the
searching Of the Titanic wreck. In this
direction the inventor IL practically
celebrating on the work Of the noted
Italian submarine engineer SignOr Pine.
The latter designed a type Of globular
submarine. which because Of Its par
ticular form and the nature of its fab
rication would stand up under the
crushing stresses Of very deep sub
mergence. In fact, the bOat-if such
It could strictly he callsf-was Nd ar
ranged that increasing pressure actually
served to make the craft more water
tight.
According to Mr.. Smiths plan, these
submarine auxiliaries will he lowered
from big wrccking steamers and will
obtain their limited propulsive energy
from the electric power plant OF the
surface craft. Their purpose will be
twofold: that Of locating and exploring
externally the shattered wreck. and to
assist in guiding and in pushing the
powerful magnets into contact with the
steel hull. It would he Of the utmost
Importance to place these mechanical
leeches where the internal structure Of
the Titanic would be hest able to sup
port the lifting strains.
Lifting magnets are extensively EN-
ployed nowadays In big steel plants.
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case Of the White Star liner?
The Titanic, like her sister ship the
olympic. measured upon her lOngest
deck SS2 feet and her beam was ~
feet. A rectangle Of these dime nsions
would have "a total area Of 81, 144 square
feet. Of course. plan view Of the
Titanic's body was ship shaped and not
rectangular. and let us suppose that q
goOdly part Of II In buried bow first In
the sand. and that only SO per cent. rises
above the bottom. In that case approx
imately 10000 square inches would be
exposed to the downward thrust Of the
everything two miles Of sea water.
Al n depth Of 1850 feet there In a
hydrostatic pressure tending to crush
ar to hold amounting to "a force Of
4.5A0 pounds to every superficial square
inch. II you multiply the 100000
square inches by this pressure and d.
vide by 2.24O--representing the pounds
of a long ton--you will find that the
superposed sea has laid It's hand upon
the body Of the Titanic with weight
Of more than IA. zoo. 900 tons.
When afioat and fully laden the great
liner represented dead weight OF co.
900 tons. II she be held In the grip of
the ocean bed. with the wa further
aiding that hold, then IA salver would
have tn exert hitting force Of more
than two hundred and fifteen times her
service tonnage in order to free her
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WITH ELECTRIC MAGNETS, SUBMARINES AND FLOATING;
CAAAEL-S A DENVER ENGINEER HOPES TO RAISE TITANIC
Charles A. Smith Has Ambitious Plan to Clear Lost
White Star Liner From Resting Place and Tow
Her to Shallow Water-The Many Diff
culties He Has to Overcome

service. something that would be alb
solutely needful In dealing with such
project as the lifting Of the Titanic
and holding her during the towing into
shallower water. However. news has
come from Paris of late announcing an
important discovery in this matter Of
increasing the strength Of magnets
without adding materially to their size.
It seems that NJ. Delandres, director Of
the Meudon Observatory, and his as
sistant. NJ. Perot. have discovered a
means to quadruple the field Of an
electro magnet. According to the re-
port u ribbon Of copper Instead Of a
wire In used for the conductor and the
coils are cooled by a current of petrol
which is purposely chilled to q low de-
gree.
tnquestionably the temperature Of
the sea water where the Titanic now
lies is very close to the freezing point.
and II may be that the Denver engineer
counts upon this condition to promote
the efficiency Of his magnets when first
gripping the wreck and starting It sur
faceward. As the matter stands, how
ever. the present state Of the art calls
for q magnet weighing about sixty-eight
hundredweight to lift n burden OF
twelve tons. II the Titanic broke Just
forward Of the bridge. and II the after
section represents two-thirds Of her
total weight. then the load to be lifted
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Things Every Boy Knows

IT HERE'S freemasonry OF boy
hood that extends from Maine
To Oregon and from Michigan to
TEXAS. Nobody passes the signs along
hut the young Floridan and the Iowa
youngster have the same supcrstitions.
the same line Of lunches and the same
good omens as the boys in Utah and
New Jersey.
Every 'boy knows that a snake NOR
tally wounded at any hour of the day,
will not die until the sun sets. That
rule has been ,proved by un!ucky rep
tiles from the Lakes to the Gulf.
Another bit Of snake lore that the
boys all know is that "A hair from "A
horses tail dropped into Il pool Of
water will, II given time. develop into
horsAair snake, wriggly and mys-
FERROUS
Mulberrles left in water will also de-
velop reptllian tendencies. as boys from
time far past have known.
\ turtle will never let 60 until il
hears the rafting Of thunder. though
II is possible to fool the tenacious bird
with good heavy club and an empty
barrel. II you cut or a turtles head
1t will toddle. headess. an exact, meas
ured mile. before it wahbles over and
dies. That bit OF Information has been
the execution writ for thousands Of
turtles all over the United States. For
a novice 1t might be difficult Ia induce
the turtle to obtrude it's head from the
shell long enough for the execution,
but with a certain magic tumble Of
words recited In its presence the turtle
will at once respond sto the cue and
hasten the execution.
The subject Of luck makes all boys
akin. II horseshoe is found in the
road the finder has but to pick it up,
make a wish, eXpectoratc Justify upon the
horseshoe, hurl II backward over his
head and walk away whlstling GER
tain tune. II he keeps on going. with
| out looking back. the wish Will he re-
allied.
II a horseshoe is not available. per
| feCtly round stone treated in the same
way will produce similar results. That
rule will work on all subjects but one,
and that Is wish that the school
house will burn down. All sorts OF
| tricks Of black magic have been tried
without avail in that case.
II one sees IA load Of hay and makes
a wish while 1t is passing along the
| road, that wish will come true.
| The first star at night is also full
filler of wishes Ii the wish is prefaccd
with this formula:
Star bright. star light, first star I've seen
tonight.
I wish l may; l wish ] might
Have this wish come true tonight.
| Every gray horse one sees Is an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
City Traveller on Skis

DEnrLE in Audubon avenue, in the
upper section Of the city were
treated to a spectacle on a recent
afternoon that New Workers do not have
the opportunity If h.holding every day.
Because Of the snow Nehicular traffic
had been largely suspended and the
trolley cars were not running. Two
modes Of travel We're available to those
who did not care To walk omobiles
and sleighs. These Convsyanccs became
so numerous that they soon ceased to
attract much attention, but now and
then some persons remarked, That's
the only way YOU can get over the
snow to-day unless You foot it,
These positive persons were soon APP
prised of the fact there was sim an
other means of travel over the snow.
Their attention was attracted by II man
going north on Audubon avenue. Even
at IA distance ii was apparent that he
was not walking.
When he drew near il was seen that
he was ON skis and he was experiencing
difficulty in making Roadway, II was
hard walking on the skis, and even the
grips which he carried in his hands
were not assisting him To any extent.
Pedestrians turned around and stared
at the sight II they had been in Nor
way they would not have paid attention
to the nan hut in New York "A man
on skis Is novelty. AS one pedestrian
ejac ulated as he gaped at the man.
Say, he must be on his way to the
mole
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omen of good ,ucx ~ nronsr recogni,,o.
is made One must wei tho Tin on the
foreflnper touch tho n,lm az tho hama
and then hit the p.lm vigorously with
the clenched hand Count e.ch xrav
horse this way un,i, ninc,v.nine have
been noted I'pon seeing the hundreith
something of value NAV at once be
found In this game "a gray nuie
counts ten votes.
1, ia had luck n xii, n frog Such nm
act affects the milk NJ tho COW suppIv-
ing the family ~ tho younus,er killing
the frog and Thus serves 10 convict the
culprit Mt the dinner table
n one will catch n butterfly and bite
IN ito head tho hter vii, receive n
sui, ., c,o,hos tho ox,c, shado ard
| coloring OF the butterf,y's wings. BOYS
do mot care for tho morley colnrs renre.
| s.p,ed hv some butterflies but little
girls sometimes SECURE fin. new dresses
nv taking advantage Of the same rule.
In rider On catch a good string OF Ash
| In Virginia ar Vermont. ar anywhere elsa
ror ,,h,, ro,,or I, 10 onlv necassarv IN
hait the hook with a nice. wriggiy
| ang,ou,,rr,. mak. n wish and exnec-
,nra,e an tho unfortunate hal, and place
,h, linz in tho water Fish will respond
.Imas, ,,nmod,a,.Iv
snail. feeders dragon flies, along
| ,roa,,s .or tn ,,orsba. Indicate IN ali
| hn,s III. ,,nrin.nce of snakes All
-, ,ni, ,,,rriry unor scaling this
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II not fiattened into a veritable pam
cake.
OF course Mr.. Smith may have an
answer for every point raised here: but
even so the salvage Of the Titanic
would in no wise pay for the labor and
the enormous expense involved. True,
an achievement OF this sort would he of
the utmost engineering significance. in
asmuch as it would herald the feasibility
of dealing with treasure ships and other
profitable wrecks that lie in shallower
water. II Mr.. Smith can do this latter
work he will do something well worth
while.
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and latterly have been used also for the
recovery Of iron and steel scrap which
has been lost overheard in harbors.
well known English firm has built some
Of these with a diameter Of five feet
and with a magnetic grip strong enough
tn raise a solid mass Of iron or steel
weighing twelve tons.
one Of the main difficulties in the use
Of magnets is to avoid ONerheating
them by reason Of the electrical current
turned into them. This element OF
temperature has hitherto placed limits
upon their attractive powers. and espe-
cially upon prolonged continuous
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would he equivalent to something over
$4,000 tons were the vessel afioat. The
buoyancy OF the sea would cut down
the load to be lifted to approximately
$4,000 tons. which would call for $3.50
electro magnets. representing a dead
weight in themselves OF fully 10000
tons. That Is to say that the special
pontoons. OF camels. must be equal To
providing a total buoyancy Of a good
deal more than $4,000 tons, because
the magnets must be suspended by
chains or wire rope. and here again
Is an additional load.
II you are fond Of figures you can
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south and east. and
somewhere below
the Gulf Stream the
great volume Of the
Labrador current
flows to the south
and west. bringing
with II an unceas-
ing burden Of sand.
In this fashion both
OF csc can
rivers have carried
sand to the point
where they meet In
conflict south OF
Newfoundland. and
thus out OF this
battle has grown
that steadily rising
submarine noun
tain or plate au
called the Grand
Bank. 1t In posi-
bile that the Gulf
Strea m and the
Labrador current
have in the past
two years s,ibstan-
TALLY buried the
wreck Of the IT,
tanic. II such be
the case. the hulk
may never be To-
Gated.
Again. II il not
certain that the Tt
tanic lies on a sandy
bottom. There IL
a reasonable proba-
bility that the ocean
bed at that point
may be rocky. This
brings us to the
question OF h Err
probable condition
as a likely subject
for anlvnpe assiirn-
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are at all familiar
with the practical
difficulties Of towing
you will realize
what II would mean
to convoy tn y e
squadrons to the
site Of the wreck.
and when you have
got them there and
have crowded them
over the Titanic's
hulk. imagine what
would happen II n
storm arose. 1t will
be seen. therefore.
that Mr.. Smith has
many difficulties to
overcome.
Even IL II were
possible to recover
the whole or any
part OF the hulk II
IL hard to conceive
how the salvers
would have any
thing but an ir-
reparably damaged
mass. Remember
that il any ali
pockets or chambers
filled with air sur.
vived for a while
during the vessel.
sinking. these ulti'
mately were burs,
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while away your time calculating the
number and the size Of the caissons
which Mr.. Smith would have to use
under the most favorable circumstances
and when that conclusion has been
reached you will find some difficulty In
getting anchorage space for the neces-
sary feet in New York harbor. II YOU
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from the bottom. In .other words. Mr..
Smith would have to provide salvage
caissons or camels with an amassed
buoyancy equivalent To an assembled
fleet OF floating THAMES more than two
hundred and fifteen strong. From
financial and an engineering point Of
view an undertaking Of this sort would
not be alluring.
But 1t may lie that the wreck Of the
ship Is not In this unpromising pre-
dicament. How In the Denver inventor
to satisfy himself upon this point?
Mr.. Smith has planned an an auxiliary
a type Of submarine boat which II to
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~cend into some oceanic abyss Of still
greater profundity.
Take your atlas and trace the course
Of the Gulf Stream as 1t branches just
about where the White Star liner COLI
lided with that death dealing iceberg.
You will find that this current Of warm
water sweeps at that point on to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

HEDpLE in Audubon avenue, in the
upper section Of the city. were
treated Ia n spectacle on a recent
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-21

Belle squire, SuffragIStu VINO mas
defied county since 1909, must. face
court in fight for tax.
Pupils in EngeIwood~ High School
ordered vaccinated. Mother of stu
dent has smallpox.
Mary Garden, taken i'll during OPP
era performance, sang in spite of
doctors orders.
Women praise Funkhouser in vice
cleanup and movie censorship.
Mayor Harrison, Bartzen and Rapp
to testify for accused in vote fraud
trial.
Chicago City Railway wants sur
face line subway.
Hans Bauder, former head of In.
ternational Association, alleged to
have sold worthless mining stock in
Switzerland, ordered deported.
Mrs. Constantia Benerowicz, Ken
osha, killed John Hinze Shot him
when he attempted to embrace her.
Amended complaint filed against 20
concerns supposed to form bill post
trust.
g Mrs. Minnie Freer, 1927 West
Madison st., wants 800 from Myr-
tie Jones, Frankfort, Mo, for aliena-
ton of husband S affections.
Organization committee created
under new currency law adjourned.
To conduct hearings at st. Louis and
Kansas City.
Edwin L. Meach, GIT Addison ST,
grabbed by Mrs. A Whitney, Identi-
fed stolen scarf pin. Meach held for
investigation.
Three hundred workmen fled when
boiler exploded in c. & NV. shop, N.
Kostner and Kenzie. Damage $25, 900.
Sheriff Michael thinner is up
against it. Andrew Oleson, who killed
wife and attempted suicide, must be
operated on or die. If operated on
he'll become insane. Sheriff must
make choice.
.a A ~eNnciaI erya - irirv haS baaP iV,o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-21

henry IrepuIlI L, Z611 Emerald dV.,
broke legr Father drunk, barricaded =
door and refused to let doctor set leg.
Boy taken to hospital,
Jury to try John Faith, alleged
murderer of Joseph H. Logue, COM
pleted. State to demand death pen
atty.
George @. Barnes placed on trial
for murder of motheT-in-law, Mrs.
Mary Servoss.
Peter Mahoff, 80, 74s w. Polk ST.,
struck by auto. Condition serious.
John Brockman, 5O4 S. Clinton av.,
driver.
Aid. John A. Richert, chairman
finance committee, has been i'll all
week.
Fred RubO, %, 9o8 Grove av.,
Evanston, missing.
Mrs. Eileen Hayden, 245o Indiana
av., hit by auto, seriously injured.
Gus Nelson, chauffeur, arrested. Re-
leased on. bonds
Large pane of glass fell eight stor-
les from Williams building, S. Fifth
aV. and W. Monroe st. Five hurt,
Mrs, Charles Haebach, S. Chicago,
wanted to spank hubby Hired Roy
and Earl Colby and John Hill, 4703
w. Lake ST., to club him. Thugs fined
$25 each
j. {. Minot, Aurora, wants $4,000
from Consolidated Fire Works Co.
Daughter Lulu killed by skyrocket
last Fourth Of July.
Mrs. Lizzie Mason, So, 213s S.
Michigan ay., arrested for MASKING.
Winked at detective. Discharged.
Joseph Sczepenski, 954 Noble ST.,
invited himself to wedding. Gait I'M
certain, fell down stairs. May die.
Mrs. MagdaIina Hanes thoug ht
hubby crazy because he stayed up
until 3 a. m. to write book. Judge
ordered him to pay wife Sc a week.
Illinois railroads willing to carry
y,ol;oa fraa 10 utilities IooorJ IooiSJos
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
NEUTRALITY OF ITALY.
GERMANY THREATENS WAR ON
ITALY UNLESS SHE GIVES
AID TO GERMANY.
KING EMMANUEL REPLIES
Kaiser and Francis Joesph Demand
That King of Italy Fulfill Duties
to Triple AlIiance-Gueen Helen
Makes Statement.

Rome.-Germany and Austria threat
en- Italy with the declaration that if
the latter persists In it's stand of neu.
trality they will consider themselves
free to declare war, and Austria will
invade Venetia and Lombardy.
A statement attributed to King Vic.
tor Emmanuel in reply to the insist
ence of the representatives of Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary who con.
tinually augmented their offers in or.
der to obtain the active cooperation
of Italy in the politics of the two leu
tonic empires, has aroused much dis.
cussion in political circles here. The
king of Italy is said to have burst out
with the exclamation:
Neither friendship for my allies nor
offers made by them, no matter how
advantageous, would persuade me to
sell my honor and that of my country. -
Queen Helena, with her children, re.
turned to the Quirinal Sunday, as her
majesty desired to be near the king
during the present grave sotuation
She said:
my place in case of danger is be.
side my husband"
The queen was accompanied by her
sister-in-law, Princess Natalie of Mon
tenegro, and her three children.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
General Trade Conditions.

Dun's Review says: A notable dem
onstration of the fundamental sound
ness of American finances was fur
nished this week, when foreign condi-
tions we're extraordinarily critical. The
European political complications
caused acute unsettlement of trade
and as a precautionary measure the
domestic securities exchanges were
closed Friday following similar action
at the leading centers abroad.
Early investment buying and vigor-
Gus banking support contributed to
confidence in the situation here and it
was encouraging that money re-
NAMED on fairly stable basis. Quo
tations, of course, were advanced, and
all the important institutions on the
other side found it expedient to raise
their official discount charges. New
Y ork is again being called on for large
amounts of gold and conditions in the
sterling exchange have been without
parallel, moving up in a sensational
manner.
Developments in commercial and In
dustrial channels have been overshad
owed by other considerations, yet 1t is
apparent that the trend of affairs is
still forward.
Failures this week were 325 against
$50 last year. In Canada AZ against
30
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
PARIS FASHIONS PARALRzED
War Gives America Chance to Dictate
Her Own Styles at Last.

war 0iVeS America finance TO dictate
Her Own Styles at Last.
Chicago.-War has paralyzed Paris
as a fashion center.
Daily fashion hints" no longer are
arriving from over the sea, and Amer
lea is left to her own ingenuity.
America has arrived at her oppor-
tunity to dictate her own fashions at
last" said Mrs. A. Ripley, president of
the Chicago Dressmakers' club, last
week.
And it will be Chicagos chance in
particular. For at least three years
New Cork city has abandoned her po-
sition as originator of styles.
Here in Chicago the style makers
have not only held their own but have
advanced in prestige and influence
year after year. The result is that New
York is at its wits ends for new mod
els. while Chicago modistes welcome
the opportunity to give free rein to
their originality"