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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-12
FL proxino carnaval
Los PRIDfEROS PREPARATIVOS.

El presidente de la Association Conner
cial don Julian Blanco, nos invita- una
reunion convocada esta noche EN- la sala
de .actos del Municipio, con objeto de to-
mar acuerdos relatives 4 la celebration
del Carnival.
En- la reunion de esta noche Sc nom
brarAn las comisiones y Sc tomaran al
gunos acuerdos relatives al programa de
los festejos que hayan de hacerse.
La convocatoria esta hecha para las
ocho.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-12

dencia de Puerto Rico. En- primer n.
mino, la Asamblea republican, Sc de-
Utica tenla su origen ell que ell Congre-
cidi0 por Greer que esa orientaci6n pu-
so de los Estados Unidos no haya con.
cedido la ciudadania americana j los
puertorriquenos
De acuerdo con eSta resolucjon SO
'acord6 enyiar cablas al presidente VIII
son, al secretario de la Guerra, al Je-
fe del Negociado de Asuntos Insllares
~ 4 los mas significados leaders de Ia
Camara y del Senado, diciendoles Que
sesenta mil electores puertorriquenoS.
que signifcan 0tras tantas familias. es.
|peran que el Parlamento de los FstaGos
Cnidos no clausurara su actual session.
sin conceder la cIldadania americana
los puertorriquenos. Igualmente Sc
acordo publican un folelto content.
vo de los artlculos que ha publicado Ell
TEMPO favor de la cindadania cor j.
fin Gle repartirlo entire los leaders .lpl
Parlamento americana.
I'm general, el programa del part,6o
quedo tai como estaba solicitar en- nrt
mer termino la eiudadania, despnes
lei Terrltorio como gobierno transito-
RIO, y como finalidad, el Estado.
-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-12
Domingo Orozco,
@~-N@S9~1&0
LA OPERETA

La celebrada troupe Gattini Angeli-
nj" hara una magnifca temporada en-
San Juan, juzgar por el entusiasmo
con que acude el p6bhco a cubrir ell abo-
no.
Ell debut Sc efeetuara ell Is del corrien.
te, la function sera de abono
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-12
s Teatro Municipal
Ell GRAN RA YMOND

Esta noche dara la tercera function con
un programa intefesantfsimo
Mahana, el cartel completamente nue.
70
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-23

surgeons people were CARRYING 4.
bodies there appeared Nolan ~ The
shirt sleeves, with the hammer j. ais
hand, and, just as If he had hoa- us
officer, told them off with anth. Tue .
who should go to the cockpit win J,
wounded men, who should star Tue
him, perfectly CHEEKY and with W.. .
way which makes men feel sura OF at
right and is going to be right ans rs
finished loading the gun with his ue
hands, aimed it and babe the mon s ~
And there he stayed, captain az .a e
gun, keeping those fellows in sn,ss a'
till the enemy struck. The con.a,
walked forward by way of encorsaa n
ing the men, and Nolan touched IS
hat and said: S
II am showing them how We do ~.
in the artillery, SIR S
And this is part of the story VIII.
all the legends agree-that the CONN.,
dore said:
Il see you do, and thank Won 81,
and shall never forget this day =.
and you never shall, SIR
And after the whole thing was or..
and he had the Englishman's sword =
the midst of the state and ceremonr !.
the quarterback he said:
Where is Mr.. Nolan? Ask Mr. No
Ian to come here
And when Nolan came the canto,r
said:
"Mr. Nolan, we are all very gratatr,
to you today. You are one of us TODAY
You will be named in the dispatches
And then the old man took off M,
own sword of ceremony and gave Il u
Nolan and made him put it on. Thu
man told me this who saw it. Nolan
cried like baby, and well he might
He had not worn sword since that
internal day at Fort Adams.
The captain did mention him in tha
dispatches. 1t was always said be
asked that he might be pardoned. He
wrote a special letter to the secretary
of war. But nothing ever came OF Il
As / said. that was about the time
when they began TO ignore the whole
transaction at Washington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-23
Worlds Greatest
Short Stories
No. /.
THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
By Edward Everett Hale

Twenty-four famous authors were
asked recently to name the best
short story in the English Language.
The choice of Mary Roberts Rine-
hart and Owen Johnson was The
Man Without Country" by Ed
ward Everett Hale His works are
published by Little, Brown & Co
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-23
PART III.

= TlOLAN must have been in every
MI sea and yet almost never on
| nj land. He told me once, with q
grave smile, that no man in tho
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-23

uope you nave not forgotten me,
Miss Rutledge. Shall 1 have the hon.
Or Of dancing?"
He did it so quickly that Shubrick.
who was by him, could not hinder
him. She laughed and said:
Il am not Miss Rutledge any longer.
Mr. Nolan, but I will dance all the
same" just nodded to Shubrick as If
to say he must leave Mr.. Nolan to her
and led him of to the place where the
dance was forming.
Nolan thought he had got his chance.
He had known her at Philadelphia.
and at other places had met her and
this was godsend. He said boldly
q little pale, she said, as she told me
the story years after:
And what do you hear from home
Mrs. Graff?
And that splendid creature looked
through him. Jove! how she must
nave looked through him, "HomeI,
MI. Nolan!H l thought you were the
man who never wanted to hear of
home again" And she walked direct
~ up the deck to her husband and left
poor Nolan alone. as he always was.
He did not dance again.
A happier story than either of these
l have told is Of the war. In one OF
the great frigats duels with the Eng
lish. In which the navy was really bap-
tzed, it happened that a round shot
rom the enemy entered one of our
ports square and took right down the
omcer OF the gun himself and almost
every man of the guns crew. As the
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20
DIARY OF AN OLD CONFEDER-
ATE SOLDIER

This b. continuation az ths HaIr.
ct Joseph r. S0Nder. portion 1
witch appeared in mo N.e.
sunday
May o. We c1mped near rfrt
hurrh for the night AMER ar .l.
oui We learned uhf 40 tara nr..
~ march day and nigni sIih0ut f0ol
and resi We were fod that Gov
eral Jackson an on his horse 80
Cedar Greek Ridge uIfH H .f
glaes till be sav us comIuF Ua
then sent orders both c1sf ana west
% tho Officers ln f0mugn1 f0 .n.f
nc Blnes hack Tor rhirtf m.uH
nnd 40 uould be- safe
June iSGe
June ! We len camp nr. f
marched south through -fr..IH.r
Midway and Middleton Uar....
twenty miles and HmYrf to- ..
niRhf Hof and some rain
June @. 40 marched tter......
miles. passed three fuHn. ..H
camped near Mount Jackson mo-
enomy and our reHfFHarH Hrr. ..
ing most all day Rain
June @ W marched Do ....
ready for action Marched
miles lloi with some rlr
June 4. 80 lrf' camp .r.
kepi close rankH 900 dow .H. .
undsr FIRE Weather uuI
June %. ue marched tHr...
Market 90 Horn. 0uuUrrH
urned east 20 ucar Port Ns..I...
Hnd canned li1i arH H.
lnne g. ro nora r lnu OIL.
Shenandoah Hnf
June e vc Nrre .NI .H ..mr T.r.
cavalry Eas boz bottle F UHrr
hufTh Captain haHhs HH. I.H.H f.|
brave man fs otsr H.r Hu
Iunc q o. ihe da. 500 eHrm md .
The river near 81 number OFF m.1 .
Vcfc 800 the river s... "H.."
advance came up close 200 Port nr .
nuhiic with batter. HUH ..NHHHrrf .
10 shell ihc 1rdrr gmsrU IH..
ION r0dr fo fh'u n. fuH t..m t..
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

1hr school as O. on. publi,
worship % o. m aud go % W
Ih. service. and music win be- Boo
.enpu- .lth tho approaching Christ
ml. u1c Theme of morning .ri
uuu What Has the Christina
child Dome For the World Elon
ul SERMON cod surrounds Man
With 300. UoN Presence Spc.i DO
must, 1' each service 500 program
n .nUipis columns We extend Goo
fH, e,usu public very cordial In
.HHf.uu fu 900 our service. Com.
IrH hrH. friend and ou|o, OBJ.
lHr tul music aud sermons
500. GLAD when they said Hn'u
Ur ..t .. ao into the house o' in.
nrI
VS. 90 JENNINGS Pastor
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

~ Burhnnnn and seventh H
sunday school n.tt % 200.
Eruorth League o. O. Doc
Preaching ~ q. m and 300 % m
Morning subject utuBwi.
Faith
Evening Subject Tho \bidiul
IIf.
Womnu- Missionary Socrry or
IHD day lt p M
Prayer meeting Wednesday I'
tu %. poo
40 tho recent session OF tbn 1n
WlI conference our church Va.
made nll station. Tho pastor Uil
uun devote his fun time To- Hurhan
400 Street Methodist church let
900 .r our hearts ON making thi.
'0r greatest year boo rte history "a
'Hr church God viii do wonderful
Things Tor as IL 500 will rooperlit
With him
~ BASCOM WATTS
Pastor
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20
rr,l Presbyterian 0lnrch.

sunday school = o.
christian Endea m
Preaching service. morning 900.
evening
Morning Theme Tho Manager
-crnr o. Maryelou Significance
Evening Theme Tho Same. u.
Jesus
Spiritual hymns alf roo pol sons.
both morning and evening
Christmas tree and special pro-
"f1m for sunday school ard child.
ron Thursday cyenir.
The pastor Nlshc. Tor 900 0f oUr
members ana friend most enjoy
able Christmas .e1 sor Another
tcr Nill soon be added t0 fHr roll. lI
fh" vcara Maf creH succeeding
year boz roplete Wiu .0t and .ur
uIncs BOO Him Ubo H ngr at.nr
mnd King BE- with u. Boo our nr
Woes today
WALTER K JOHNSON
Minister
n'.ldouoe poo West ,'b trr~
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20
With The Churches


Ser' ices a. ~ g. luf tH % m
IHr morning sermon sIi Hs
'IIfu sermon
lac evening ermH. tII Doc Joe
Iieresy OF Luck
Special Christine uu.i0 at both
rr joe.
sunday school % 81.
Christian Eudeay0. 800 m
Christmas SUNDAY o. good time
'1 zoo Zoo church Dr. s also 70 good
fIma 20 unite with tHe church We
MOST cordially Invite 900 our friend
90 Eorahip with us today
n TUOMPeEN Minister
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

WNiNiNE Nf.I.
sunday school tu w
Preaching Service o. T
subject Tho Influence 600 fU
Christ child "
Evening Services
senior and Junior DHrI.fuu Co..
'nlror Ht $3.50 p Dol
Preaching seryirc 800 %. m
subject Chris BOO H.tor,
MID Week service Friday rfrmur
100 O'Clock
400 strangers and those NOT Nur
hipur elsewhere are cordially in
.uot
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

Van Eur,u and liiN
Preaching Do % ca subject
-ymm'HFHu brother
Pr,5oUu. .n o. m subject T."
thr pIe SIS ana BACK ILLUSTRATE
with HbI. views Eighiy. p.r
cont ui un kuowledgc ,uW
thfore. rl. rte. come lud .. ..,
Gospel loo rHuoe. and h.1r Do .
word picture
Welcome fo AN
CARLISLE UrFINN\
Tho Hr1EriW committee ui '
First 80 o. church '- pnnns
christina. Dlrt 90 he given '.'
...dra. uf fhe sunday school 1
Thursday afternoon In 'hr SUNDAY
HuuI room. The mother. $40.
Donor .u.-f.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20
e. A~OiINNI CAUSES ma
NAgN AM ~N'il loss

Tho rUr Fcnlrtment was .i.'
'1 Second Huf Harrison stro'' Did.
Goo Friday afternoon whore t pol"
GRO mln bad had little p,C.fUH
u HH-.Inc uh ~ rioih'. "r|
-nrI" gasoline The fire wa. N"I
when fho department arrived WI'.
hH' W''a Io-. except of ih' CLOTH
bon 'ha v1.n ana smoked Va''n'f
The mani. Irm. we're quite paint
burned
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

SUNDAY .chooi q. g. m preach
300. pt the pastor ~ q nt and 81"
% poo ~uu Helms . go % m lu.
.ior linton 3o NJ. % y T. a.
d. 300 % 900 Nll invited io Worship
With u.
%. g.. JENKINS, Pastor
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

Gore CO. ~ \ Morgan l1A r.
r1s.ou recently 20 use It'r w.'.
cine ana ly. OF Foley CathlI
Tablet. .THrv fhorouehly cleanse
wr .tsfrm ANA Z felt iifo now rlH
lirhf HnH ree They arc 'ho h0r'
medicine have over taken toy raH
'in1'i0n They keen tho i0ua
trr' hrrr a0tivc bowel recHif.
fo'es C1thlrtir Tablet are gimuH'
ng iu action and ueiihcr er.ue rn.
.rfnr rhfr ere whole 0We HlI
fhorourhlr Dloansinf. md kear th.
NfHr active stout pconio uts fHrm
-nfT 8i fruraief4
.NHr
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

."|.fN NN rNNlf'
AZ Ne came back .r1m Shields
tlf road aas NOT safe IpI .s
lat fo leave rho same luI '.E.
.le mountain f0f safety D. VOL
i.nF dark and raH raining luf
ar g0f fD the road f0 30 Hp r'.
Hr0an zap the road aHs f'.H
aIfn wagons A. DO rl. raining D..
muddy a" dI1 mot rot no fHe fop
I. DTIDrE $50 acre tet arf U..
gry ard everything 800 had s1s .r.
/ Hr could only stand and ate f..
rIu f'I q eight n cleared Ur
fDr short time 300 He could
0WrihinF f0 oai and H Do 0r'u.
. 10 raa ra'ning again. t0 several Gf
H boss got busy lud found an nh
tobacco barn ana took pos-r .or.
b.iI' fre lud stood around 1HI
frIpf pho Iesf zoo could A.. There
at. come fat ln rho barn us pI'o1
down Wf eof some sleep Ihr frf
fhlf 800 haf bed non saturday
rI.If
IHnr IN no 600 mo morning or
June fHII 900 .rwa lart 90 ramu on
f.r fop r. thr mountain nuI 1v
.rgurd .u t.t .r tUa .l, I'D b.,
.,.H,at rt.. . ,-Ir.t t4. ,.v.fe.
1er OF rho ffy
juno fI. 2 washed my riofhoa or
.Ha fap n' fhr mountain lI0Hd fuf
.oa
IHna .s 1900 Iar fHe fap of OBJ.
..'O". '.N 'I .'N.' n'h IN'
'i''. |'i WOO "'I' '''' '''
'Nl 'N'
juno DR.. 800 Hof0 cleaning no .H- .
mp inspection ll0'
June 20. J visited '0r l.ud rr"
mont 1noHer and ho'
june o.. 40 Hrra boo camp auI E .
-t'lhuru preached Sh'.hHru NH. f' /
F1y One ahu came 'U U# after /
battle tn help ulr Hrr OF fHr .
nuu1D1 fe 'Hrrn Rrrr inur com
pHuiN from M0uiF0marr county D
'Hn ffn regiment The d1E sH. Io'
fh omr clouds
Tune it. NO. drilled w.. hour .u
Hn morning HHf 'Nu 100 fHn aI'rr
noon loo % clover field Warm
juno 800 drilled U IH0 ..n..
Ir.I 1'IIu '"n nD1r. u i"U morn
uF Iud $50 'n mo afternoon '1N /,
loo me morning
Iunr It 1900 marched 100 No'fuf1
.Hp and nWp,d Du Top "l fh'
mountain where iHr engine 1910. pIH'
d io h"lp nri tHr train np fHo
mountain while fH' tunnel Nl 1".nf .
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20
THE LIMIT CAFE

For 'irs' elas. nests snd iunshs.
4 trial ill convince YOU
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

Eny TircSfone TiTes-ihe "Mn.t
Ni'-. nrr dollar lini. eam o.
VAUGHN % -
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-20

Try Daily News Wan; Al
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-04-23
G W.a Fame.

When opportunity knocked at
door Of George Washington, " remar]
the Observer Of Events and Thin
it seems to have made use q
hatchet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
On lie Roof.

Poor !i;tie Mrs jays parro, got
!oots and few GU, o: tho window
Gre7t was her d.stress Rushlns
ws!dly ojt into the patch Of garden
u ne front 81 her hcase. she saw
Fo!.y h.tt.as contcntoGly OH II. 100.
viewing the surrounding lamdaca 2e
with much Interest
Al al once she beheld an arni
workman coming down the street
Carrying a bidder
Please, ny good man. will YOU gel,
" ON to the roo: and catch my Sird
70. NEE she cried rleading!y.
QI!te willing TO ob!lge. the aged
one placed mis- ladder against TIE wall
and slowly made his way M IL. A.
last ne reached the roof and crept
toward Polly. as, however. ne go,
close that intelligent creature drew
herself up
what the dickens arc You messln;
about on inc roo: !or?' she shouted
Tas azoa nan came TO sudden
STOP. rs!fed his. hat. and replied: Beg
PARDON. ma am! Thought YOU was a
bird. and climbed down again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

I'mt had been brought UP IN ina
country and the paths OF righteous
ness. Even as ch!la he had beeu
truthful little fellow. and THIS ,ars
virtue did not desert him when he
came 70 mans estate-whlcE IS queer.
as things go.
1t so happened that he was on or,
occasion hailed before the bench
charsed with poachins i was l..
mistake on the part OF the police. and
James was Indignant, outver.ne 80
, ,@se' ne denied that he had ever. On
Tins or any other occasion. $40, ..
bird ont OF season OF oelono5nso, d
soTeon else 20
ma e os' say w. now" protested tho
Won nave. never in your whols ire i'ie
WIN les ,, do, sir" answered James
nave l shot bird that hadn,i ~
, ,.la, to--..in'tever. except once. ana th4t
vas a rabbit what dumped Over -.
head with a stick 'A'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
25 Guests WritIled.

About Lord Charles Beresford a
GOOD story comes to hand.
lie had promised to attend an i'm
no!tant banquet in certain town.
but unfortunately his iugEase went
astr2y. and when dinner time came no
found he had no dress clothes.
On, You can easily hire Il suit
some body suggested.
Lord Charles greed, and ii was ar
ranged that he coula change into his
nired SUIT at the hotel where the ban
quet was TO be held. To his friends
surprise however he turned IN in tho
suit lie had been wearing Nothing
was said, OF course, but in his speech
later Lord Charles apoloSi2ed for the
in.ormality OF his attire. explaining
that his lusgase had gone astray.
IL was suggested" he Went NJ,
that l should hire suit for the oc
ca$ion. but when l called at the only
establishment in your city where
dress clothes can che hired. ! was
again disappointedn'
Lord Charles sazed bIardlv around
the company and continued With a
smile: The proprietor was greatly
distressed. AS \ rule. ne said. lie mad
tWenty-tiva suits OF evening clotbas
Tor hire. But"he told me I'm conn
dence. ito night there is a dinner be-.
ing given to Lord Charles BerAsrorn
and all my twenty-five suits are hiraa
cut :or the evening"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

"loef cover OF darkness or in strategic recon.
hoissance far removed from the held OF battieA
= large dirigible can carry over half ton OF
bombs or torpedoes. The effect of bombs
dropped from aioft in no way compares with
tnat OF shells from great guns on account OF
!acK OF penetration before explosion. The hes.
t!a' can he expected Is surface explosion and
iacendary effect. The moral effect OF CropDing
hoinDs into an enemy's camp at night must no:
be ignored
II seems 10 be the general opinion that the
use OF dlTis!bies will be more for reconnaissance
t!!an Tor offensive operations, but that in special
cases offensive operations promise n chance Of
success
The large rigid type dirigible NAV ba Of scr.
wee 10 navy whose probable adversaries hare
uockyards and naval bases within the radius OF
action OF such airships
IN general, II ma he considered tina, tho
offensive power OF ai.shps would have little
erect upon armored decked battieshins Bombs
and torpedoes viii burst the surface oil such
iscks, turret roofs. etc. and do local damage
buj probably viii not injure any vital parts 4
ship is small target to hit from the altitude
OF 1000 feet. which is required by day to be
SAFE from gun fire. At night an airShin NAV
pass Low over ship. but i'll war time no OF.
war WI! show lights, and. unless tie moon be
br!ght, the dirigible has small chance OF finding
the ship.
1t seems that the principal function OF the
airlgl6e Ill naval warfare is 10 supplement tho
work OF scout cruisers and that its offensive
powers would rarely be called upon
in attempting TO pass through waters In
which mines have been laid dirigihla could
possibly conduct counter mining operations
- = dirisibie can also give warning Of the pres.
ehce Of submarines. and ii required could rid
a passage OF these dangerous craft by launch.
ine bombs upon or near them For this duty
the dirgibe may pass at a very low altituda
as she has little 10 fear from a submarine boat
unless the latter be running on the surface
D!rigibles viii not revolutionize naval war.
fare but may PLAY an important il auxiliary,
rea, Britain Flights Reserved
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

the race OF life Seventy treated
live This is the surprising considering the condition
Whlcn the majority of the institution
some Oh them ivId some scarcely breathing The seventy
Wo hours at the hospital is the critical
survive the first three days their chances
The CHILD that weighs arrival three pounds
or less has the those little ones
whose weigh is pound and hreeqiaers pounds
odds IN the game OF life with
their existence
The premature babe is kept in inc hospital
the weight az which 1t would normally Then
us condition be strong enough TO i is
with equal chances life brother or sister
norm after usual o
premature babes special appointed hospt1
TO look
instruct The mothers how give the little
gent hat the child will continue
growing to health and strength and
hospital that it had while institution
The value treatment is all he greater n
humanity because it is given is peculiar
need for il The increase
the full period OF their life rapidly
Wltnn the past tive owing Of
moher and the unhygenic life congesed portions Of
cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
BY Jerome G. Eunsaizer,
Journal of the Franklin institute.

T." RANCE developed the drst practical
dirigibles, but mas until recently con
contracted her energy chiefly upon aero
planes. with the result that al the present time
the French army is estimated to have between
800 and 1000 aeroplane5 in service. These
eeroplanes are. moreover, OF types that repre-
sent the highest development IL aeroplane ~
sign. On The other hand, Germany, realizing
the menace OF this aerial force and the inlpos
sbili.y of duplicating it. has recognized the
possibilities Of the dirgbe and given liberia!
support to the development OF the T.iips OF
Count Zeppelin and Major Won Parsevas Great
sums have been spent and many lives nave
been lost. but the reward has already come.
The German army TOW possesses a splendid
fleet OF twenty-five airships. representing the
highest development in airship design 1T tie
same time France has brought her feet OF arr
ships up 10 eighteen, and Germany has Some
200 military aerop!anes with large civilian re-
serve. II has become a race FOR the supremacy
OF The air between two great Powers whose
capitals lie within the radius OF action OF air.
craft from each other.
England has recently joined the race for
supremacy and, apparently realizing that it is
too late to oVertAkc her Continental rivals by
the mere multiplying OF units, has directed every
effort toward the Development OF air craft
superior in design to the existing types. FOR.
eign machines have been purchased literally,
and an aero-dynamc laboratory and an expert.
mental air craft factory have heen built
The direible operating in clear weather al
in altitude of some 5000 feet Is fairly safe from
gun fire and yet not too high for trained oh.
server 10 detect the movements OF large forces
on the ground, general features OF fortincations.
mum Der and type OF ships in harbor presence
az absence Of bridges and RAILROAD tracks The
dirigible can stop its motors and float slowly
above ground II 1t IS desired 70 observe. The
aeroplane cannot perform such service aXcep,
by circlins above a given area. thus reducing