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Children's Bingham Dresses and
Rompers ............. Use
Ladies' Corset Covers; al sizes;
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possibility mat submarines WOULD
effect a surpris" attack.
Many people imagine the interior ~
q submarine to resemble "A s%tokehold,
hot, sitting and semi-Iark, whereas
the exact contrary is the truth. The
temperature is but little above tho nor
NAL for a ships engine room. the air
supply IS amply sufficient ana the
whole interior is well Illuminated by
electric lamps.
The necessary supply Of pura air Is
derived either from large steel cylin-
ders containing the air in "a highly
compressed state or from TASKS OF
oxylithe. the carhonic acid gas Of the
respired air being at the same time
chemically absorbed.
Food Is cooked for the crew by cleo
triclty and drinking water obtained
from special tanks. Notwithstanding
these arrangements. however. Il H. al
most impossible for the crew 20 I've
on board for many weeks at a time.
owing 10 the small free space In the
interior and 20 the cramped deck.
The chief armament Of all naval
submarines Is tho torpedo, which j.
expelled by n blast OF compressed air
from n " the tubes fitted In the bow
and stern. Several torpcdoes are usu-
ally carried by Zach boat. So that II
n failed e strike the object OF attack
{ further attempts can he made.
The latest submarines built are also
fitted with quick firing guns for use
when these vessels are cruising on the
surface. The guns are arranged so
! ~ . ,.l1, a., L. .g,r .. .g,fs H.. ~..
I W. made 20 disappear beneath the mar
row deck OF the submarine. The pro-
vision Of guns has been made with tho
' object If giving these vessels n means
n defence should they ne discovered
by proving hostile torpedo boat de-
! stroyors or by aircraft.
q Submarines have two great advan-
tag.s owe all types ~ surface war
ships: they can become invisible a.
will-or sufficiently invisible TO make
gun or torpedo practice, except az
very close quarters. almost entirely
, usel.ss-and they can. by sinking
! cover Themselves with armor plate o'
sufficient thickness 10 be absolutely
sheliproof. These are the two main
points in favor OF the submarine
Th,re are. however. many minor fra-
lures. Although submarine are known
in the naval services as daylight tor
pedo boats" for their greatest value
lies in their ability 70 perform the
same task in the flight as the ord 81
nary surface torp do boats and de-
stroyers can do under cover Of dark
ness or fog that ~ creeping up close
o. IN enemy and launching a torpedo
unobserved-they have been given dur.
ing rec nj years go much greater
! speed armament and range Of action
that they can no longer he looked upnu
as small boats just suitable for day
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although in the more recent vessels ~
the British, American and French
navie> this danger has been minimized
by enclosing the batteries in alright
cases. On acCount OF the weight and
the space required, II is impossible Il
Install a very powerful electric engine
In a submarine compared with the
size Of the boat). and thus both tn,
speed and radius OF action are cur
tailed.
lf this division OF power between the
surface and submerged engines could
he overcome and the whole space mad,
available for one powerful set OF en-
gines suitable for dri, ing the We SCI
both on tho surface and when sub
merged. not only would the mechan-
Ism Of submarines be simplined but q
very considerable increase in both
speed and range Of action would
naturally result.
In the ID. F. and F classes " British
submarines and in the more modern
vessels Of the French, Rus sian ans
German navies heavy oil Is being
used In place of petrol on account o!
the increase in power obtained with
greater safety.
Arrangements are made in almo~'
all modern submarines SO that wher
tho vessel IL using the oil e%nsines
Cor running on the surface the e!eC.
triCity for use when submerged il
being made by a dynamo and stored
IN batteries. From this It Will be
seen that there are really three sept
rate engines in a submarines: % the
oil or petrol motor. which drives the
vessel when on the surface, and, al
the same time. hy "A suitable arrange
ment Of gearings. operates a dynamo,
(.) which makes the electric current
for storage. and 80 an electric engine
which drives the vessel when sub
merged, obtaining the necessary power
from the batteries.
II is, however. technically incorrec,
TO say hat there are two sources OF
power in a submarine. for electricity
is not IN Itself a source OF power, bu,
merely a handy method OF storing
and transmitting H.. The only actual
ourCe being the OIL or petrol.
There are also numerous small
engines 10 add 20 the compleXity oi
machinery in II submarine. such a,
NV ~ N'i'iP''SS''S uHtu w N'dl EIHh
the torpedo tubes with compressed air
TOR eXpelling the torpedocs and for
other purposes. and electric motors for
operating the pumps, steering mech
an!sm and per!scopes. In addition
70 al. thiS. hand mechanism is pro.
vidcd for use IN case OF a break
down to operate most ~ these i'm.
portant appliances. Then again there
is Of course the armament mechanism
for working the torpedo tubes anC
semi-automat.c quick firing guns,
From the foregoing II may appear
! that the interior of a submarine
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presents a picture ~ mechanical com
pleNity utterly incomprchcnsible. Yet
such is not the case. The fanclful
belief that the crew stand, boxed up
in these vessels. sweating with the
heat. struggling for breath and with
crank shafts whirliug uncomfortable
close TO the small OF their backs, cleo
trio motors huzzing within "A few
inches OF their ears and nervous hands
grasping one or other of the levers
ranged in ows In front of them is
doubtless los romantic, but quite un-
real. Much Of the undoubtedly com
pltcated machinery in a submarine l.
tucked away IN the Cunicd' eNtremities.
under the interior decking. and fixed
10 the arChed steel sides. The centre
IL left almost entirely clear. SO that
trcstle tables may be erected for meals.
hammocks swung for sleeping and
sufficient space allowed to make these
small vessels as haaltable as possible.
Not the least difficulty OF the SUBJ
marine designer is to create order and
leave space among the chols of ma
ch!nery which has to be Installed in
these peculiar and deadly little torpedo
craft.
Perhaps the Creates difficulty which
has beset both submarine construction
and navigation is the puzzle how To-
see when submerged. This is now
accomplished by means OF perisCopcs.
or tubes extending up from the roof
Of the submarine TO a height OF several
feet above the surface-not unlike
hollow masts. By a series " lenses
and rciectors n picture Of the sur
face Is thrown down these tubes On g.
rcfectors inside the submarine. \
man with hts eyes al tho bottom W
"A periscope can see the surface clearly.
Although It projects above the sur
face when cce whole submarine ia
submerged It is far too small an OH
iect to be easily seen moving through
the water and extremely difficult To hit
by guntlre.
The latest panorama per.sCopc-
two OF which are fitted Ia modern
suhmar!nPs-haS a field OF vision of
about co degrees, The rang" Of vision
is. however. very shor, owing 20 the
periScopir tube projecting only a fcv
feet above the surface. on "A mod
erately smooth and fairly clear day
steering 10y ~perlscope IS not altogether
difficult, hut at night or IN fog this
instrument IS useless. and for this
reason (; would he almost impossible
for a submarine TO effect "A sub
merged attack OIL an enemy az night.
Hence the name given 10 this type
Of craft-d1yhtlt torpedo hoats-fer
in the brilliant light Of day. when any
attempt by ordinary torpedo craft 20
get sufficiently close % hostile war
ships to discharg" a torpedo with
reasonable hope OF success would hc
foredoomed 10 failure. there is every
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, hight torpedo attack in favorable cir
cumstances. Their surface speed has
been incr, ased from ten 10 twenty
knots, making them almost as fast as
the surface torpedo boat. This. COM
bined with manpuvring powers and
general above water invislhllity, has
enabled them 10 take over the duty
OF the surfaC. torpedo hoat-that Of
delivering night attacks on the sur
face. After nightfall "A submarine at
tack j. almost Impossible owing to the
periscopc-the eyes of the submarine
being useless IN the dark.
Tho increase In the armament OF the
sutmarinc-from the single bow tor
pedo tube with two torpcGpes of short
range and weak explosive charge 20
the four bow and two stern tubes with
eight or ten torpedoes OF long range
ana high explosive charge-has greatly
/ increased their chances of succt ssful
attack on surface warsh!ps. first, ~
/ giving them our or SIX shots ahead.
then the possibility, in the event Of all
! these torpedoes missing. uf a div un-
dor the object Of attack and TWO more
shots az close range. from the stern
tubes stiil retaining two torpedoes);
and secondly. by increasing tho dis
lance from which the first protcct.le
can no launched. owing 20 ths increased
range - the modern torpedo. There
ar also the advantages derived from
the battery Of quick firing guns in
stalled on the decks OF modern subma-
rines. Although at the present tiine
these guns are only Of small power
I ,I.ss .~.l.Ig . sf.vafa ..- - a..
f.uCa-aud even II attack under favor
able OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hostile
surface torpedo boats. dcStrpycrs ami
aircraft H. fact, a flot.i.a #
submarines could undoubtedly now
give a very good ccou Of
itself II attacked either on the sur
face ~ WHcr submerged hy one or
two prrwl!,c d~oStroyors. tn" increase
IN the power OF the guns carried by
Submarines. which vii certainly come
soon. vii enable his type ~ craft o.
take up IN" additional duties II he
! destroyer that II clearing the seas If
hostile torpedo boats and carrying out
advanced scouting for which work
their ability to- travel submerged and
iu a state Of inv!s.6!i3,y toy d!s arceS
Il over 100 miles makes them emf
rently suitable.
The enormous Increase IN the SIC
and II action ~ submarines.
combined with the improvements Of
fectcd IN the surface cruising qualities.
have enabled those vessels 90 he taken
from the nursery" uf Narhor and
coast i~ofcrco and placed with BE- s,a-
going n%o't',1s and battle fleets. In the
I E1r.r. T..F..t 80 eav Ns..Ivs tfn.. F.stvtv.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-18
MAURICE APARTMENTS


American or European.
American Plan .......S9.00 to $12.o0
European Plan .......S3.00 to $500
First class housekeeping suites ina
connection Steam heat, hot water
etc. Convenient to two bath houses.
Phone 1870. Mrs M. o. Brady, Prop.
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HOUSE

asarythinA strictly 4p-to-dats: all oaa
8e rooms fresh country produce born
ntlh snd butter
Board ard Room. s4 ard s. Week
Aisc -aous cor light housekeeping
all nn6 see @ACkETf, Proc
PHONE ea3k Crown gtrsss
Free carriage meats all trains
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PERSONALS.
People As They Come
ard Go

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Ramsden and
children. Of Halifax, England, arrived
here Sunday and are the guests oil
Mrss Ramsden.s' mother, Mrs. Charles
Ward. ;, in Kanawha street-Charles
ton Mall. 4 &
Mrs. Julia Moore Miller, Of shep
herdstown. who is sspending several
months with her son. NJ. q: Miller. and
wife. has been Ill for several days.
Mrs. J.. E. Mattingly and Daughter
Mrs. David Rager, Of Morgantewn
spent yesterday here tho guests oi
Mrs. F. W. Reitz and daughter. Miss
Mary Reitz. on Fa!rniont avenue. !.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hart len this
morning for Greensburg. Pm, to spend
q few days with their daughters, the
Misses Lucille and Mary Hart students
Of 81 Joseph.s Academy. in Greens
burg.
Mrs. Frank Treaer. Of Buckhannon,
is the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Jana
Jenkins. on Parks avenue.
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been amended.
The state department Of mines has
been re.organized under an act OF
which reyises the entire mining laws
OF the state, affording more protec.
ton for the miners.
The 'Yost prohibition law he been
strengthened; the !" blue sky law has
been amended to conform with the
constitution. and several bills have
passed to simply The expedite court
procedure.
Woman's Suffrage Passes.
The bill submitting the wonaan,s
suffrage amendment to a vote OF the
people at the next election has passed.
Among the humane BILL passed are
those revising laws caring for the I'm
sane pesons, proyi1eag that divorce
trials be heard In open court, per.
hitting the parole Of minor Offenders
and providing for the establishment
of juvenile courts.
The state has been re.districted.
providing six congressional districts
and representation in the house Of
delegates has been re.appofntedI
The educational laws have been re-
vised, re.classifying the state educa,
tional institutions, providing for estab-
lishment Of vocational training. ati.
thorizing state aid for High schools
and the supervision Of schools for
colored children.
Considerable attention has been
paid to revision OF agricultural laws.
The duties of the Commissioner OF az.
riculture have been more clearly de.
fined and his powers have been en-
tended to include the guarantee Of
live stock sanitation, dairy inspec-
ton. pure foods and pure seeds. as
well as inspection Of fertilizers.
County courts are authorized 10 as.
sist in the employment OF county az.
ricultural agents. and under d bin
passed. the state Is entitled to re.
wise the benefits OF the smith:Leyer
act Of Congress.
Among bills which have passed.
one house, and are well advanced IN
the other, are those relating to child
labor legislation, mothers pensions,
the recognizing of the state depart
ment OF labor. revision OF the road
lars, and free text books.
Revision Of the water power act Is
certain and the pure food biiI prob
ably will pass. z 5ll7,7
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Mrs. Elizabeth Lerelie, OF Eighth
street entertained large number oil
children yesterday at her home, hon:
oring the birthday anniversaries oil
her three grandsons. George Carr
aged years. William King, aged 4
years and Robert Smith, aged 8 years
The. guests were delightfully."- enter.
tanned at various amusements, and
tempting refreshments were served
Three birthday cakes each bearing the
requisite number OF candles adorned
the serving table and small silk flags
were given as souvenirs.
The guests were Doris Mclaughlin,
Martha Ridgley. Mary Fleming. Agnes
Belle Cobun, Anna Elizabeth Car.
penter. Iieele Smith. George Carr. John
Horres. Hagar Dougherty, George
Fear. James and Harry Fortney. Fred
Hawkins, Grover Bitner. eJr.. Mesdam.
es George Fleming. Harry Fortney.
William N. Mclaughlin and Mrs. Law.
renee Franinberry. rs.
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Guests For Wed ding,

Among the out-of.town guests who
will be present tonight at the Har.
desty-Miller wedding are Mr.. and
Mrs. Torrance Stewart. the latter an
aunt Of the bride. Misses Margaret
Sutherland and Virginia Chrisman. OF
Morgantown; Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Har.
desty, OF Warrington, parents OF the
groom; Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Shepherd,
Of Boston, Mass, the latter a sister
OF the groom; Miss Juliette Rathbone,
OF Parkersburg. and Miss Mary Moulds
Hirst, Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The marriage will be solemnized to.
night at 1880 o'clock at the home OF
the .bride.to.be's uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Alexander. The
bride will be given In marriage by her
uncle, Mr.. Alexander, and her cousin,
Miss Virginia Alexander, will serve
her at the marriage altar. Jamison
Meredith and Edward Alexander. cous-
ms Of the bride. will bear the ring.
DR.. H. G. Stoetzer Of the First Pres.
byter!an Church will perform the mar
rage ceremony.
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MARTHA Washlnoton Tea.

The young ladies Of T. A. Tate's
class of the First NJ. P. Church Sun
day School entertained last night at
the church at Martha Washington
Tea. Luncheon was served and the
following program was. rendered: Fo
cal Solo. Miss Flossie Mccullough,
Piano Solo, Miss Phyllis Walker. Vo,
cal Solo. Miss Mildred Pople, and a
quartet composed of Paul Cumpston;
Carl McElfresh. Guy Zimmerman and
Ed. Darnie. ga. =
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was St. Ethelbert. king of Kent,
whose festival is observed. today.
Ethelbert reigned over Kent from $50
to 6i6. and he also held imperial sway
over the other Saxon monarchs, as
far north as the banks Of. the Humber.
Like all his predecessors on English
thrones, he was pagan. To increase
his power he married Bertha, daugh.
ter Of the King OF Paris. His queen
was a Christian, and she brought with
her to England. a French bishop, who
held services for the benefit Of
Bertha. and her attendants in small
building near Canterbury. King Ethel.
bert was not very farorably impressed
with his wife's Snew:fangled religion,
and preferred that OF his fathers, un.
TIL an Italian missionary. st. Angus.
tine. arrived In England, The king
and his stalwart pagan warriors gave
hearty greeting to the missionary,
and Augustine soon = convinced the
Kentish9 king that Christianity was
an Improvement over the old faith.
Ethelbert was duly baptised, and the
lesser chiefs and common people soon
followed his example. So great was
the eagernessE Of the people TO am.
brace the religion OF Christ that on
one day u, 900 people were haptised.
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Practically All Administra-
ton Measures Have
Been Passed.
PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED
GREATEST AMOUNT OF WORK
EVER ACCOMPLISHED AT
ONE SESSION.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. a.
Practically every important item In
the extensive program Of progressive
legislation outlined and advocated by
Governor Henry D. Hatfield in his
first biennial message to the legis
lature has been enacted at the close
of the 39th day Of the present session
last night.
Only few measures recommended
by the administration remained on the
calendar. These are well advanced
and undoubtly will be passed this
week under suspension OF the rule
providing that only revenue and ap'
preparation bills and emergency meas
ures may be considered after the for.
tieht day of the session.
Laws which the people OF the state
have been dmanding for many years
have been placed upon the statute
books by the present legislature. Nj
merous amendments have been made
to existing laws, including much need.
ed reforms In court procedure, di.
vorce laws and care OF insane per.
sons and inmates Of state institu.
lions. Principles OF the Republican
party have been followed out and
pledges made in It's platform have
been fulfilled.
Enactments OF general primary
election law, not a misnomer, but one
which will be received with great sat.
isfastion, It is believed. is cited as
one OF the most important acts Of the
legislature. A strong effective cor.
rupt practices act, which abs been
paramount nedd is another OF great
importance. The strengthing OF the
statute relating to the registration OF
voters has been accomplished.
Some Important Acts.
The county salaries bill and its sis.
ter measure. the county depository
act, weights and measures bill estab.
lishment Of a budget system, proyid.
ing for annual audit OF all state de.
partments and compiling OF estimates
are among important acts passed in
keeping with the governors recon.
mendations. ~
The workmen's compensation act
has been amended, making the rates
more equal and increasing the Sbene.
fits to the injured workman. while me
administration of the act has been
placed under o commissioner Of com.
ipensation. -; =
The power Of the public service
commission has been increased A
new Virginia debt Commission has
been enlarged, and the office Of com.
mission Of health has been created.
while the public health laws have
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Mrs. shain Hostess.

Mrs. Harvey shain was hostess to
a. large number Of her friends last
evening at her home on Maple ave.
nue., the guests numbering about fifty.
A supper was served at 8 o'clock. a
color scheme In yellow and green be.
ing effectively carried out in the dec.
orations. The remainder Of the eve.
ming was spent at needle work, and
other diversions. Mrs. Shain was as.
sisted in entertaining BY Mrs. Elvira
Hawkins, Mrs. C. F. Crane, Mrs Har.
ry Afford. Mrs. W. ". Reynolds, the
Misses Dorothy Howard, Frances
Ward. Louise Conn., Mary katharyn
Howard, Frances Shain. Lucille and
Eloise shain.
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Master Rendell Thomas, the young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. james Thomas,
entertained a number Of his young
friends last evening at the home OF
his parents on Chicago street, the oc.
casion being the third anniversary Of
the birth Of the young host. The
guests were. delightfully."- entertained
from 8 until s and refreshments were
served during the afternoon. A birth.
day cake with candles was O feature
OF the decorations. Miss. Mary Jose.
phine Conway served punch. The
guests included Misses Lucille Satter-
held. Maxine Conneii. Martha Rebeeca
Howard, Grace Chips, Grace Luman,
Pauline Luman. Mary Elizabeth Nut
ter. Mary Conway. and Masters jun
ior Bitner, Paul Falkenstein. Earl
Sample. George Thomas Evans, James
Cole, Robert Cole. Charles Cramer.
Joseph Cramer. Paul Watson. Roy
Straight. Jr., John William Blue. Ruth
and William Geldbach, and Louis Hale
Newberger. the latter Of Weston.
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NEW. YORK, Feb 24Mrs. Alfred a
saase a, mesng the hall with him she found her
might drop at the Mrs Emo
she Wall
piloted the TO the
band Is man said Mrs. Z
Miss Hazel Maeknye will be directors
pageants coming
lures in; the country. = - IT,
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at the home Of her parents in Shep.
herdstown, and will come on to Nor.
gantown about March l. Mr.. Ollie
having come here before his bride
to secure residence. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ollie were in the Bermudas on their
honeymoon; returning to New York
February 18th. - Morgantown Post.
Chronicle.
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JustIsnliles.
Wlsei MlIll,r,

WiselvviIifar,.
Bill Smith had only fifty cents
And jobless, too, was he.
Did Bill Smith spend that half for
To drown his Misery
Not on your lie, Bill Smith had
Awant ad this dough.
And Bill Smith now he drives truck
For twelve persweek or so.
Editor and Publisher.
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Runlor Cut In B. 60.
Telegraph Operators

Although there is an increase in the
freight traffic on the B. & o. R. R.
through the local yards there is a
rimor afoat that a large number OF
telegraph operators on .ae Monongah
Division will be laid off and that the
pay roll for the month Of March will
be cut $4,000 by this decrease. The
local receiving yards received about
800 cars yesterday for the first time
In three days.