The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

of 1883 | saw an old time fire engine OF
the goose neck" pattern used by the
old volunteers OF New York. was told |
1t came from Hampstead, l.. l. Can |
any old "vamp'' state If it is still in ex-
istence there or what became Of 1t?
Long before the disbandment OF the old |
volunteer fire department OF New York !
there was small goose neck" engine
mounted on the roof OF the house OF
Black Joke. No. 80 This house was on
Fifty-eighth street. near Broadway
and Peter Masterson was foreman Of the
company what became of this engine.
can any old "vamp' tell? There was
also the figure OF a fireman saving
child mounted on the roof of a fire house
on Eldridge street, about one door from
the corner of Division street. Peterson
Hose, No. 10. ] think, was the last &C.
Here is a theme for the surviving old
fire ladies r. n.
VIII you kindly tell me
l. What was the "Zabern Incident
. Did Ambassador Won Bcrnstorff
ever state that Germany knew the text
Of Austria's note to Servia before Il was
sent? TWENTY YEARS SUS READER.
l. Trouble between the people Of
Ia oern in Alsace, and the Nintey ninth
German Regiment stationed there finally
came to a climax in 1918 when one OF
the regmental officers struck crippled
shoemaker with his sword. The incident
and tire ensuing agitation were made
much OF by the French press as show
ing the supposed sentiments of the peo-
pie Of Alsace toward Germany
2. The Germans deny that they knew
the text OF Austria's note to Servia be-
fore 1t was sent.
Has Austria as a nation ever been
victorious in any war? I have seen 1t
stated several times recently that she
had not and this has been questioned.
+.
Aside from the Napoleonc conflicts,
Austria as nation. meaning thereby
the Austro- Hungarian monarchy has
been engaged in two wars with Powers
Of the first class, namely. with France
and Italy in 1853 and with Prussia and
Italy in 1866. In both shc was defeated.
on the other hand Austria defeated
| Charles Albert OF Sardinia in lS4S-49
when he declared war against Austria
to secure the liberation OF Italy and
went to the assistance OF the revolution
! lists i'm Lombardy
Is the right OF eminent domain recog-
niZed among nations? suppose Colom-
| bia had refused to cedc tae Canal Zone
| to the United states. would We have
had any moral or legal right to compel
her to do so on the plea that it was for
the benefit OF the world at large
SUBSCRIBER.
In theory independent nations are
supposed to be equals and eminent do
main implies sovereignty Colombia did
refuse her assent to the treaty cedins
the Canal Zone to the United States
but the canal was built.
what !s tho approximate total pc!
day Of the combined expenses OF all the
nations now at war. including Mexico
| mean by this expenditures FOR the
maintenance OF armies cost Of FOOD
and equipment loss Of battleships loss
OF PROFITS of merchant vessels laid up ir
different countries and loss Of business
The question came up between ti,c men
aud the estimates varied from two e
forty-hve million dollars per day.
j. e. KELLOGG. Jr.
Estimates Of this kind can be onl!
guessHork Blu, the higher figure il
nearer the truth than tho lower
Kindly let me know whether In,
United States Government has IL incl
gun in commission or not, and II so
where 1t is. CONSTANT READER.
The United States has no Is incl
gun in use. one was built some YEAR,
ago aud taken to Sandy Hook. where {
remained until recently awaiting a car
riage. Now 1t has been sent to Water
vliet in order that carriage may b
constructed for it. when the work (
done 1t is intended to mount the gun a
Panama to form a part of the defence
Of the canal
b WIN YOU kindly tell me the standar
or regulation length of shutiiebOa {
and the standard or regulation measure
: ments of the weights?
G. r. BURROWS.
The standard Switchboard apparatus
as used in the championship matches.
as follows Table, 80 feet. 20 inche
wide with gutter all round deuce lin,
inches from each end weights OF iro
or brass. -, inc es in diameter. y inc
thick -Four weights are marked "A
and four ~
May / trouble you To- tell me the vi
iual quotation and whore | may md
correctly of Those wrom the god
would destroy they first make mad
think 1t Is In Latin but am not sure a
to author aud place. D I.
The usual Latin form is QUEEN Deu
yult perdere prius dementar" but II
same thought has been expressed
other ways, Earlier than the Latin
the Greek quotation from Euripides
Please decide the following question
\ claims that France has almost %
submarines. u says she has not MOI
tran -. Which is correct? Also no
MANY torpedo boats has France
CONSTANT READER,
The latest available statistics ga,
France 30 submarines, 1853 torpet
boats and 81 destroyers
WIN YOU kindly inform constal
reader of the capacity of a machine
Calling gun as to the number of sho