The Mankato free press., 1915-07-23

1 and the supply OF carpets put up for
sale by needy families has diminished.
which Is Interpreted as meaning that
once more money can be had from
| friends, or loans from business ac-
uuaintances. Much OF this money Is
spent I'm the open air cafes, but Il is
spent in the humble plaster. Nightly
without regard to political inclinations
the people gather In the cafes, sip
coffee. and absorb whiskeys and sodas
If of Triple Entente leanings-listen
Z to Indifferent music, and generally en-
ioy life. The feeling now IL. let the
allies take care of their business as
best they can. Even the Greeks and
Armenians here who formerly prayed
secretly that the English and French
! would force the Dardanelles are now
quite Indifferent whether they do or
+, not.
| The Turk getting away from him
self-creeping out Of his shell. The
war has brought to the mind of many
Turks that the separatism OF old was
not as desirable thing as was be-
lieved. The Turk. so say many. Is
coming into contact with the west by
being obliged to read the commit
niques from Berlin and Vienna He has
acquired a real interest in the fate
of two other political aggregates. and
| in so doing he had widened his mental
horizon to the extent of feeling that
his fate is not the only one over which
Allah presides.
!, Last Tuesday, British submarine
came to the very mouth of the Golden
Horn and torpedoed with Indifferent
success hitting a coal barge and blow
ing of some OF the paint of another
vessel, an army transport for which
the visit was intended. Eight weeks
ago that might have caused panic at
Constantipopie. Last Tuesday people
thought the occurrence a huge joke,
feeling that as yet no submarine has
managed to creep up a hillside A few
grumble because the ferry service to
the Asiatic shore has been limited.
Outside OF that nobody minds the
presence of allied submarines. Having
the allies hammer away at the Darda-
nelles has become a condition in the
mind of the Constantinopolitan,
\ condition which gives interest to each
day, because tomorrow may bring an
other OF the many surprises which the
undertaking has so far provided.
Zeppelin Hunting Not Easy.
j London, July 17.-Zeppelln hunting
Is not so easy as IL seems to the land
going critics. who think II gross care
lessness that any Zeppelin has been
allowed to sail over English soil and
get away.
The first message Of raid may come
from a point in Holland or Flanders or
!, some outlying English coast watch
/ station. II gives the time of passing,
the general direction and the esti-
7 mated height OF the airship. On re-
ceipt OF this at the aerodrome, the
scout planes start out.
: Usually the Zeppelin chooses dark
night for raid. It's machine guns
amply protect it's giant frame from
! air attacks at its height. level and
5 below. But the gas bags render II
: vulnerable from above. To be at an
! advantage. the chaser must arise to
J a greater height than the invader.
! which is able to attain maximum
height of about 11,000 feet.
Unlike the gas ship, which can as
, cend swiftly mt will, the aeroplane has
|; to circle us slowly and laboriously.
, The scout probably starts out In the
. pitch dark with clouds to pass
through. After the necessary altitude
, Is reached. he has to speculate per-
haps vaguely as to his position and
then settle on his course II he is
sailing over country occupied by the
Germans. he has to dodge the search
lights which are touching up the
. clouds. Once caught. the shrapnel
from the anti-aircraft guns begins to
burst. The scout then has to dive.
circle, reverse and dodge about until
: he gets out OF range and safe into the
: dark again. II requires all the nerve
the airman possesses to keep him
, self under control while the shells
burst with binding flashes and the
? searchlights play on the clouds.
, Safe into the dark. the hunter
watches for his first clue-a Zeppelin
, signal from below I'm the form of fire
. flashes. This seen, he shapes his
} course for It,
, II the moon is due to come up at
: this time, the work Is simplified. for
the form OF the Zeppelin may be
easily seen IL within range. II una
5 ware OF the impending attack. the
: enemy's course Is regular with the
/. long sausage like form running on. q
I, level.
, The problem Is now TO keep clear
: Of the Zeppelin's ears. The Zeppelin's 8
engines can be slowed down SO that
, the louder buzz of the aeroplane may
! be overheard.
II the Zeppelin detects the noise OF
the attacker, he flashes lights that
D illuminate all of the surrounding
e clouds. Once he sees the object OF his
: search, his machine guns begin TO
3 play.
There Is case recountcd by an
3 aviator where his pausing aeroplane
: took refuge In cloud and then pass
3 ed over and dropped bombs alons
: what he thought was the Zeppelin's
probable course, which he based on
: the sound of the enemys machine
: guns. At the same time. the Zeppelir
. was firing into the cloud In the hops
I OF getting In a chance shot at the
pursuer. Each lost the other in tho
Z clouds, and the Britisher returned q
: his base without knowing whether o,
r not he had damaged his enemy. The
I Zeppelin probably did the same thing
d British Action ls Unable to Tcuet
s the sparkIers, Come BY Way
! OF Holland.