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How the Quick-Firlng Gun Is
Mounted on the Deck Of
Submarines Now Used
by a Foreign Nation.

equipment OF wireless, stretched be-
tween folding masts, searchlishts,
signals. etc. The small boats could
be jettisoned by means OF an auto
matte release when the ship is to
be submerged. Extra large peri
scopes could be installed and used as
lookouts, and principally this huge
hattleship would have the advantage
oil disappearing beneath the water
when it is being overtaken by ships
OF the enemy
The large drawing on this page
shows what such submarine bat
tieship would look like. The most
notable feature OF .his new boat is
absence OF tunnels, military masts..
cranes and many other deck fittings
which indentities the present day bat
tleship. In the picture sections Of
the deck have been removed 10 show
the principal internal workings OF the
future monster submarine with the
various parts lettered to give the
reader an idea OF the many different
details contained in the new subma.
cine oattleship. Along with having
me same armament OF the present
day battleship, it will, as mentioned.
nave the full underwater equipment.
"a BOAT or this type may be used
with telling effect on coast cities and
destroy naval stations, likewise fleets
OF small wafcraft. 1t may also be
used to explode submarine mines by
the concussion caused by tho explo.
sion OF volley OF torpedos dis
charged in the neighborhood OF the
mines, 1t is hard to anticipate Just
what this huge agent OF death would
DO in actual combat, but we may
well consider. judging from perform
ances OF our present day submarines,
tnat the next step in naval construc.
ton VIII be the submarine battle.
ship.
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me average person, says The Hospital" breathaa
about twenty times a minute The most popular song
therefore Will be the which the accent or heat
occurs twenty times minute or in harmonious ratio
WIN mat ate-that is ten times minute. thirty etc
me English ar1nys song. 'Tipperary' is q case IN
point 1t has been asked why it should be moro no,r
lar tnan the hne patriotic song Land Hope and Glory
ny r'ser he reason Is that Tipperary in agree.
ment with the theory OF natural respiration and Flsec
song is not. M 'ee4
have also natural breathing quality and this il rh,
sentimental songs when joined to respiratory music
o the most catchy" '
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use in the harbors and in their
near neighborhood. 1t has grown
enormously in size-the German sub
marine Of the ~" class Is over
two hundred feet long-and has be-
come a sea-gong craft, being de-
signed to accompany squadrons Of
battleships.
TO keep up with the battleship 1t
must have speed. Accordingly, the
newest submarines initiate the de-
stroyers in shape, and Ore provided
with engines Of no less than 5000
horsepower. The supersubmarine
now building for the United States
navy will be 265 feet long (the big
gest craft of this type at present in
our service being only 1875 feet in
length, with a displacement of 900
tons, and the cruising speed required
OF her will be twenty knots an hour.
She will cost $1,300,000.
To all intents and purposes this
vessel Is submersible destroyer.
She will be provided with ten torpedo
tubes-four of them mounted on piv-
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Its faults are its slowness under
water as compared to the speed of
The surface ships; its limited range
OF activity due to It's limited fuel
capacity; its instability in anything
but moderately calm sea and its in
ability TO effectively operate al night.
On the other hand, given favorable
conditions. one torpedo from The sub.
marine can destroy the mightiest OF
floating ships.
The type of war vessel which the
nations are seeking is therefore a
submersible battleship: dread
naught heavily armored and formd-
ably gunned, OF speed equal to the
fastest war vessel of the present. with
capacity to cover as many miles of
sea rs dreadnaught; able to fight ON
The surface ii necessary, lust as the
dreadnaught does, yet capable also of
sinking at will beneath the water
thus gaining concealment while con-
tinuing to fight with torpedos, Just
as a submarine does In other words
war vessel which shall be able 10
operate on the surface or under the
waves as circumstances may render
II advisable.
A Dattleshlp constructed en- prin-
cples OF the kind would, OF course,
demand important notifications. as
compared with the surface fighting
craft of to-day; but they would not
be so many, or so difficult of accom-
plishment, as might at first glance
be supposed. The diagrammatic
illustration of such a submersible
1attleship printed on this page shows
lis essential parts.
The main problem would be solved
by rendering the vessel water-tight
and providing her with an arrangement
for taking water into compartments
and pumping 1t out again, as is done
in the case Of the submarine today.
How the guns aboard Of her might be
protected against injury by water
will presently be explained.
The submersible battleship will not
necessarily be Obliged to use two
different means OF propulsion-one
for surface voyaging and the other
for subsurface travel-as does the
submarine of to-day. The internal
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Songs Catchiness" Depends On How Il Can Be Rreatbed

@ 4NG1NG is really breathing exercise. The song
that is closest in harmony With normal breath
ing Is the easiest to sing. The rate OF average
composers breathing is unconsciousy and irrcsstaby
renected IN MS music Ills rate Of brea thing being
that OF the average persons, his songs are bound to
be more popular than those OF a composer who ia so
skilled IN the making of music that he creates it in
dependcntly Of his lung action.
This in brief. is the interesting theory advanced by
fhe Hospital an authoritative English Medical pub
iication' TO explain why some songs became popular
and others do not and why particularly what is called
good music" never has the catchness" desired by the
mass of people
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at the surface is de-
sired the electric
motors and Diesel
motors can be used together.
When the problem OF the internal
combustion engine has been SO far
worked out as to render it available
Tor both purposes on submarines. il
can be utilized in. like fashion for the
suhmersible battleship. Such engines
VIII be in effect automobile engines
or huge size and great power
II remains to determne-or, one
should rather say, to surmise-what
structural notifications a battleship
would require in order to render II
conveniently suhmersible, apart from
the arrangements for rising ont OF
the sea or sinking beneath the
waves, by taking in water or pump.
Ing it out again.
Contrivances for making the deck
openings-includinG matches and tur-
watertight are not matters OF
any difficulty. Radiance will be had
or smoke-pipes by the use Of inter
na!-combustion engines. the masts
supporting wireless apparatus will be
hinged at the foot, perhaps, so as to
fall along the superstructuro. But,
it will be said. what can he done
with the guns?
This is feature Of the problem
more simple than might be supposed.
They can be made SO as to be drawn
back into the hull. much in the same
way as the present type OF disappear
pearing guns now used by our coast
artillery. The same machinery which
draws back the guns can be used
by means OF cogwheels and pinions
to automatically close the portfolios
with cover resembling the breach
block of a large gun, in which case
a quarter-turn will make it absolute
~ water-tight.
Lest this expedient be deemed to
fanciful, mention may be here made
OF the method now used by foreign
nation for slowing a three-inch quick
firing gun on the deck Of the sub
marine. The gun is made to disap-
pear in pocket in the deck, using
the same principle as typewriter
is overturned into and concealed
within the familiar kind of desk made
for tho purpose. Water-tight steel
matches are then boltcl over them.
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OF that class with from COO TO 900 per
cent more efficiency in torpedo equip.
ment. IL could have a compartment
Tor submarine mines. with Il hatch
ior placing them III the path of q
pursuing enemy. AS a surface bat.
tleship 1t would still have the regular
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-14

me latter described method will be
used for slowing a three-inch quick
hrlng gun on the deck of the huge
sca-soing supersubmarine which, re.
Gently provided for by Congress, is
now In process of construction for
the United States Navy. The same
Is true of the masts for this remark
able craft. which are hinged at the
foot and collapsible.
For some time past the submarine
has been steadily assuming a greater
resemblance to the DESTROYER and
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! [ e V e n
I h r e atens
to u S u r p
[ h e func-
I j o n S of
the latter.
Some naval
experts go
rs far as
to express
the opinion
that before
long it will
render the
d e S t roger
o b 3 o | Q tie.
o r l 6 inally
designed for
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successors will be compelled 10 seek
safety for themselves in hiding, as
do the submarines, under water.
The submarine battleship would
have all the features OF both types
mentioned. AS submarine it would
have all the advantages OF the boats
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y SUSrARIXE 1IhE
DIS cAfPGE DOOR.
SUB ]zAR//XIE MINES
Diagranmatic
Plan Showing the


7Auk Plan Showing the
Shape and Essen
tial Parts of the Possible New Sub
marine Battleship which May
Take the Place of the War Yes
sells of To-day.
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The Size of the Proposed Submarine Battlesip
to the Present Day Submarine Boat

THE increasing number of sue.
cessfuily destructive attacks
by German submarines upon
British warships has brought to
practical head the long-discussed
theoretical question whether II was
the destiny of the underwater boat
10 superccde the floating ship.
England. Germany and France are
understood TO be SO certain that the
the day OF the dreadnaught and SUI
perdreadnaught is passed that they
are experimenting with plans OF tho
only thing that can remedy the faults
OF the submarine and maintain the
virtues OF the battlesh!p-and that
Is submarine battleship. The
United States is actually building a
super-submarine which TO all intents
and purposes Is really submarine
torpedo boat. 1t will be 265 feet
long-l00 feet longer than the long.
est submarine existing.
War, both on land and sea, has
become largerly matter OF conceal.
ment. The submarine boat is almost
100 per cent perfect in this respect.
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ectonnl view Of the protecting nrmor ar IN.
ptopoSeu submarine, with he porthoIc oncn on, ~
tchded unc. 'p'A IN" gu" e1-
'''onai view showing the u drawn bnca into IN.
"no portfolio closed watcr-ti~ht cox.r x.,,,
''"'oni"tic"y with the rccedinr or TN. - ~ "'fAea
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OIL FUEL TANKS

~ l. cGL /H"h >.
shafts OF the oil en-
gines, so that, when
high cruising speed
at the surface is de-
sired the electric
motors and Diesel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-19

Norfolk, Va. Oct. Is.~-Miss Annie
Veronica Johnson, daughter of Charles
r. Johnson, of s17 Middle Street this
city. and the late Mrs. Indie v. John
son. died at 1870 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon. In Catawba Sanitorium. Ca.
tawba. Va. at the age of TWENTY-FIVE
years.
Miss Johnson had been in training
at the Cstawba Sanitorium. where che
went last March. She returned to the
Protestant Hospital, Norfolk, some
time ago 10 undergo an operation for
appe ndicitis, going back 10 Catawba
about three weeks ago. She passed
away very suddenly on Saturday after
noon Her father received telegram
Announcing her death. and left for
Catawba over the Norfolk and Western
Railway Saturday night
The body will be brought here this
morning over the Norfolk and Western
and viii be conveyed to Good Hope
Church, Cortland, Norfolk County
where the funeral service Will take
place at 2 o'clock today. Burial will
take place at CORTLAND
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tho drAft compromiso which you IA.
form me the foreign ofiica q prepared
to submit TO the American ambassa-
dor In Berlin. Anticipating that It
may be convenient for the Imperial
German government to know In al.
vance Of these negotiations the pre-
ference of the government Of the United
States as to the form Of arbitration
to be arranged for In the Compromise.
my government desires me TO say that
IT would prefer. II agreeable to the i'm.
perial government. that the arbitra.
ton should be by summary procedure
based upon the provisions Of articles
So to 90. inclusive. Of The Hague ar
bitration. rather than the longer form
of arbitration before the permanent
court at The Hague.
(Signed.) LANSING.
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some substantial recognition OF their
act"
DR.. John J. Wicker. of Leigh Street
Baptist Church, regretted the fact
that he was not born in Richmond,
but pointed out what, to his mind.
was the most beautiful memorial in
the world-the bronze statue in Brook
Tyr OF fireman who gave up his life
to save a child.
Anything that we can do" he said.
will be but trifiing memorial TO
those men of the Richmond Fire De-
partment for their heroic devotion"
A. d. Crenshaw, who owned u
controlling interest in the big toba,
warehouse in which three firemen lost
their lives, arose without announce
ment, and after few words of APP
probation that he said came from his
heart, he started the subscription list
with $500. Cards were then passed
ito the audience for subscriptions.
Nolde Bros giving sl0n; Fritz Sit
terding, 500; Larus Bros. $50; RI. l.
Cabell, $40. and so on. Probably a
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approval
But undoubtedly the most unpop
ular figure in British politics In tn,
present moment Is Lord Haidane
While no longer a member OF TIL,
government. he Is continually appear
ing on the scene In connection w,tr
some special mission or another. Hal
dane is widely dis,ike,f for his az.
lection for ev, rythirg German. in tn,
days before the war. He Is bein.
continualiy taunted with quotation.
from his own speeches. particularly
with the remark that Germany Is my
spiritual home"
Significant in view OF the public
feeling towards Haidane Ia the fact
that at recent public meeting tn
London. which was held for the pur-
pose of demanding reprisal raids or
German towns for the Zeppelin raids
ers name was passed without com
mcnt. but the name of Haldane
evoked a storm of Kisses
II Is wei known in the British
public that there has been consider
able friction and dissension in the
cabinet. The lawyer politicians IN the
government are held responsible fer
hofaing hack and hampering their
more vigorous and resotute cob
leagues,
The public feeling Is well voiced
by Lord Willoughby de Broke's re
mark al a public meeting the other
day:
We are at war with Germany.
not ST law"
Failure in Balkan.
What really brought the 1issatis-
faction 20 a head was the diplomatic
failure in the Balkans 1t IS quite
well recognized that the diplomacy
of the allies suffered great handi-
cap i'm dealing with Bulgaria. and
full allowance IL made for this but
storm of indignation was called
forth BY Bulgarias actual siding with
the central powers
Owing to the fear that the politi-
clans had not made adequate militar"
arrangements 10 meet the situation.
which they must have known would
be certain sooner or later to reach
"A crisis, as soon as it was known that
British AMI French troops were being
landed in Salonica, there came a great
outcry that al adequate force he sent.
force large enough 70 make a vic
tory over the BulRarians and Austro-
Germans an absolute certainty. and go
avoid all danger of 8 REPETITION of the
Antwerp biunder.
The government is oeing strongly
urged not 10 wait to see what line
of action Greece would take or the
number Of mon Italy might send to
the assistance Of Serbia, but at orce
to throw into the fight all available
forces er. it is too late
Apparently the public cutlery has
had some effect upon the government,
but 4 the Salonica expedition should
prove failure, there is certain to
he trouble
RI Premier Asquith and his coli
leagues are to regain their old popu-
larity the expedition to Serbia will
have to be an unqualified success.
Otherwise the agitation for a COM
in;ttee of public satisfy or a war ccun-
ell composed Of five or seven men in
whom the nation can trust will break
out with renewed vigor: old party
differences will be swept away and
the politician who Is now discredited
will he the leader.
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160paytnx ths beflgsrsnt nat1s1o
| EI6fing material but the Bu10n1q41
PWar mus end soae fiine NOT ~ 1pAg
- thooo human vultures can -
/ Il eoinU-Out some time. alH XlA<
win thee concerns do for woAsI1oaon
like dividends thenY There - only one
way to insure their continued ysoo-
perity they must lash this country
into . state o1 chronic fear and ehen
coin the Tar into dollars. ThW AL,
ready have their subsidIsed or9ons
isero setting up . false standard u
national honor-the duellist Standard:
they are 8loFlfying brute forcA. hav
are tra1splAnt1ng upon American eoel
the European tree Of hatred; which
IL bearing III bloody fruit acroO4he
Atlantic.
mo time % 20 b. lost; inmedARs
action II necesaaU. Congress WIN
soon meet, ana whom It meess xlaas
issue will confront Il. Write to yoar
COMPREHENSIVE to both yU0r
Senators. Ten them that tl1ia nstlsn
does not need buryiar's tools unless
1t intends to make burglary its bud
ness: it should not be pistoi-<ottns
nation unless It IL going TO adopt q
pistoltoter's ideas. "a
Don't let the jingoes confuse u
issue. 1t 10 not question Of .dSfoRko
this country will defend itseIa--i II
II ever attacked--and II that time
ever comes common people Win fur-
nish the soldiers, those who ftaAa
when the country needs fighters 60
work when the country needA work
ers--the jingoes will be too buy
making army contracts and neEotlat-
ing usuerious war Tomas to 60 TO the
front. The preparedness now -
manded will pYovoke war fnsteaA nj
preventing It. Peace among natioas,
az among individuals. resta. upon
friendship and good will, not upon
force or fear. Try threats and ulti-
matums on your neighbor and see
how they work and then It win be
made plain the diplomacy that has
Redeemed the pages OF history and de-
layed the coming of universal brother
hood. Write--and write now"
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Lies in the adoption OF the initia-
tive. referendum and recall.
Their Application FOrescen.
X. T. Bowden. who was lahor's can
didate for the General Assembly be-
fore the recent primaries, and w. M
shepherd member OF the Machinists
Union. expressed their belief that the
initiative and referendum and the re-
call applied to the Councilmen to be
elected under the new plan, as well as
to the Mayor. would greatly improve
the plan.
DR.. p. r. Anderson and wynd ha m
r. Meredith. members of the associa-
tons charter study committee, and
Executive Secretary George w. Rog-
ers. speaking Of the features urged
by the representatives of the working
people, expressed the belief that the
initiative, referendum and the recall
will be applied to the new form OF
municipal government soon after the
new form Is adopted. and pointed out
that the work now Immediately be-
fore the association is the securing Of
the amendment OF the State laws re-
garding the city government so that
the citizens can secure the change of
government form without having to
go through Council. They urged that
all members get together in support
ing the Adams resolution In Council
for the amendment of the acts so
Richmond will have the same power
as other cities in working toward bet
ter form of government
Henry Ford May Re Speaker.
After discussion of the question of
having mass meeting to be ad-
dressed by some man Of national emf
hence, and the continuing of the
meetings in various parts of the city
being addresses by Mr.. Meredith, Dr.
Anderson. Secretary Rogers and
others the question of big meet
ing was referred to the executive
committee Il was suggested that
Henry Ford, automobile manufac-
turer. be communicated with with a
view to securing him as the speaker
Reports of the committees were
heard. w. Meade Addison, chairman
of the finance committee. reported a
plan for raising funds, put into ope-
ration recently, is meeting with sue.
cess. Chairman r w. Spiilman, OF
the membership committee. reported
splendid gains made in mem bership
Reports of those Who have been ad.
dressing meetings Of various organi
cations show an awakened interest
by the people In qualifying them
selves as voters.
The resignation Of l.. T. Morris as
member of the board was accepted
and w. Meade Addison was elected to
the board to fill the vacancy.
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thou.and dollars 49, raissd - ~
meeting.
Ab0ut u 900 Raised.
On motion, Z COMMITTEES OF three
was appointed to fhke charge Of the
relief fund and dispense II eQuitably
among the families of the three de.
ceased flremen.
Mayor Ainslie has before Council
"a resolution to continue the salar1es
OF tho nremen for two years from
the date Of their death. This will be
acted upon at the next meeting.
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LONDoNERs PAY VISIT
TO WRECK SCENES.

London. Oct 1a.--The points which
were bombarded by the Zeppelin raid
ers on the night of Oct. 1s, drew huge
crowds yesterday. thousands of Lon
6oners spending their Sunday In max
ing tours. trying to include as many
wreck scenes as possible.
No bank holiday attractions ever
drew more eager throngs made up oil
ali classes as did the scenes of de-
struction bearing witness to the visits
of the German air cruisers. Finally
parties afoot and in all sorts of We
hicles toured London streets during
the whole day. Restaurants and timer.
ant foot sellers had probably the bust
est day since the war began.
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OBITUARY
Allen Mccoy.

Norfolk, Va. Oct Is.-~Sergeant Ma
ior Allen Mccoy died az his residence
on Grandv Avenue. Ballcntine Place,
OF l o'clock yesterday afternoon, aged
sixty mine yeare. Besides his wife
his leaves one son, Allen Mccoy. Jr. Ser
geant McCoy's death followed a linger-
ing illness. The body will be shipped
to Hampton. Va. today via the Old
Dominion line. where the funeral SER
vices will be. held and the interment
will take place In the National Gene
terry there. Sergeant Mccoy was a
sergeant-major In the Fifth Regiment.
Y. s. Veterans. He was native of
Pennsylvania and had lived here seven
montha
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JONES PLAN FOR

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temptations 10 expeni, when It might
not be really necessary.
Urges Civil Service.
Chairman Jones offered his resolu-
ton relating TO Civil Service. He
vainly urged the committee to adopt
his suggestion. for the good of those
now in the employ OF the city. and
those who might hereafter apply Cor
positions. He would have the Mayor
name three men for six year terms,
the Mayor tn have power TO rem I'VE