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The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
$50 Yards Death
Zone of German
l7-INCH SHELL
many is again slowly forging to the
fore In the superiority of its guns

IF not in the quality of its shells, Ger
many is again slowly forging to the
fore in the superiority of its guns.
Much has been written Of the deteriorat-
ing quality of the German ammunition.
Thousands Of unexploded shells have
been gathered by the allies. But again,
as at the beginning Of the war, Germany
seems TO be winning by the number and
superior caliber Of its guns, both big and
little.
The latest German terror, the Skoda
howitzer, is fired at an extremely high
angle. Its shell, weighing 2,800 pounds,
is charged with some tremendous eXplo-
sive that annihilates everything within a
radius of so yards. The shell is seven
teen inches in diameter and is entirely
distinct from the ordinary krupp mortar
shell or the shell of the extraordinary
long range guns that have been lombard
ing Dunkirk from a distance of twenty
miles 1t IS said to penetrate twenty
feet into the earth before exploding, two
seconds after hitting. The heat of the
explosion melts rife barrels.
The Germans are now also using ma
chine gun which fires with such swift
ness that man shot in the head will be
bit ten times more in the time he takes
to fall to the ground At the beginning
of the war Germany had $4,000 machine
guns. and the supply has been increased,
as has been the rapidity with which the
machines can be fired.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Science Notes

Germany consumes more pork than
any other kind of meat.
Sudan grass yields from one to eight
tons of cured hay per acre.
Fish sausage. says a German scientist,
is palatable, nutritious, and economical
Nearly two-thirdS of the farmers in
New York state buy butter instead of
making it.
Single nickel salts cannot be used alone
for plating without the addition Of con-
Quoting salt such as sulphate of ammonia.
Blowholes and pinholes in castings are
caused by over-heating the metal while
melting. Pinholes are nothing but small
blowholes
The United States patent Office is self
supporting and during the year 1914
yielded a surplus revenue of S251,00O,
an increase Of more than $4,000 over
1913.
Rainfall of s. inch over an area six
teen miles square, assuming that the
water fell from a height of 5000 feet.
would represent energy amounting to g.,
800, 900 horsepower-hours.
1t is reported from Lahore, India, that
Professor Albeit, of that city. has invent
ed a 'photoscope" by means of which
totally deaf persons are able to perceive
sounds, such as music and speech, by
means of Impressions made on the eye.
. In the electrodeposition of black nickel,
the best results are obtained by deposit
ing it directly over a freshly plated white
nickel surface.
German silver now goes by the name
of nickel silver" in England.
A college professor at Ames, Iowa, has
perfected machine which will scarify
the hard seeds Of sweet clover, alfalfa,
and the like so that the "balky" seeds
will sprout. A sprouting record may be
increased from SO to 95 per cent by this
method
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Krupp Works
Composed of
Five Distinct
Sets of Plants
THE Krupp Steel Works. the largest
in the world, is not just one plant

THE Krupp Steel Works, the largest
in the world, is not just one plant
established at Essen, as many per-
sons suppose, but a gigantic organization
of five distinct groups. Part of the gen.
eral organization. but entirely apart from
the other sections, is the Germania ship
yards at Kiel. Here are made most of
Germany's fighting vessels, from sub
marines to superdreadnaughts. These
works cover sixty acres, containing eight
building slips, of which four are rooted,
and of which the two largest can accom-
modate vessels up to 725 feet long and
100 feet wide. Two acres are given over
to forge shops. The main bay of the fit
ting shop is AIS by 212 feet.
The largest of the Krupp plants is, of
course, at Essen, occupying about 500
acres. More than 1900 machine tools,
IT roll trains, 1877 hammers, 81 hydraulic
presses, 397 steam boilers, $50 steam
engines, more than 1900 electric motors
and 900 cranes are part Of the equip
ment of the Essen works. Proving
grounds are also maintained as part OF
this plant at Meppen, Tanger-Hutte and
Essen. The total coal consumed in this
entire establishment last year alone was
100000 tons. AS part of the Essen
group are also included the Milhofener-
Hutte, with its four blast furnaces; the
Hermann-Hutte, with three blast fur
naces, and the Sayner-Hutte, with coal
and iron mines.
The third group consists Of the Fried
rich-Alfred Iron Works at Rheinhausen,
with six blast furnaces, fifteen blowing
engines, and Siemens-Martin steel works.
The fourth group is the Amen steel
works, producing principally steel cast
ings up to twenty-five tons.
The fifth group is the Gruson Machine
Works at Magdenburg-Bucka made up
of more than fifty different shops. These
cover an area of seventy-f1ve acres. and
house 1850 machine tools and nearly
500 cranes.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25

boiled and burned until it arrives at the
proper consistency, when the rosin is
stirred in. The pigment is added and the
mass ground to an impalpable fneness
Such an ink must have free distribution,
leaving the work clear and sharp with
no oil on the paper; 1t must not adhere
too tenaciously to the types but leave
them clean, and must at the same time
dry quickly on the paper but not on the
rollers; besides which. it must be proof
against the effect Of time.
In the manufacture of the common
black ink, lampblack and carbon black
are the most common pigments Some
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25

This is NOT a shrapnel she'll bursting
at night, nor is 1t an example Of the
famous German star IRE" by which
they illuminate the enemy's trenches BY
night. 1t is merely clever bit of anna
teur photography. The picture Is that Of
a rocket and was taken BY H. J. Rose at
Willoughby, Ohio. during an Italian cele-
bration. The instrument used was Ia
Kodak, Jr. Mr. Rose succeeded perfectly
in estimating the range and the proper
time Of exposure.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Coal Consumption

five and a half tons Of coal were con-
sumed per capita in this country.
Half a century ago only about a ton was
consumed per capita. This big increase
in fuel consumption is taken as a meas
ure Of the country's industrial growth
and 1t indicates tremendous progress
in manufacturing, transportation. etc.
Naturally the price of coal has advanced
as the demand for 1t has grown and as 1t
continues to be consumed in increasing
quantities the price will continue to
mount higher.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Cheap Perfume
ROUTS Insect
Cause Of Typhus

~HEAP. highly scented perfumery has
been found to be the greatest enemy
Of the typhus insect. Instead Of be-
ing washed with soap and water and hav-
ing their clothes sterilized. soldiers in
fected with the typhus insect are now
bathed in cheap cologne and their cloth
ing is sprinkled with the same highly
odoriferous perfume. 1t has been found
very eficacious, especially when the SOL
der is first attacked by the vermin.
In regard to the recent circular Of the
German Imperial Board Of Health, advo-
eating the use Of preparation containing
sabadilla vinegar in exterminating the
typhus vermin. Andrew Balfour, Of the
Welcome Bureau Of Scientific Research,
London. calls attention to some statistics
from Venezuela on the exports from that
country Of sabadilla-
In 1913. 25S tons Of sabadilla seed were
shipped from La Guaira to Germany. the
shipments in former years averaging some
thing over 100 tons annually. little of
the seed had been shipped to the United
States. but none to England Mr.. Balfour
considers this another proof Of German
preparation for the great day
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25

Germany consumes more pork than
any other kind of meat
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Goitre CURED
bvINJECTIONS
of HOT Water
n EMARKABLE success in curing goitre
X by injections of boiling hot water is

REMARKABLE success In curing go1tre
X by injections of boiling hot water is
reported by DR.. John A. Wyeth,
president of the New York Polytechnic
Medical school and hospital and surgeon
in-chief of the institution 1t is said the
most stubborn case will succumb to an
average Of five injections in ten weeks
and that complete cures are effected in
three months.
The technique employed at the Poly
clinic is as follows: The skin and area
to ie injected are thoroughly anesthet-
lied by the injection of free quantity OF
a one-half of one per cent novocaine solu-
ton. A steel syringe filled with boiling
water is Immediately injected we'll into
the substance Of the mass. To prevent
scalding the skin. the contiguous surfaces
are shielded by a covering of towels
gauze swab is he'd as a shield at the point
Of the needle to prevent water or steam
falling from the needle as it approaches
the skin.
From ten to twenty drops of the boil
ing water are forced out at three or four
areas in the goitre. Injections are re-
peated every four or five days until the
tumor disappears. The pain is trivial
and the only danger is of BURNING the skin.
This is minimized by the use of the gauze
and towels
If the skin covering remains intact, all
tissue coagulation or destruction, being
aseptic, is harmless, and the solidifed
mass gradually disappears by granula-
metamorphoss.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Why It's Hard to
Read as Fog Goes

Lave you ever noticed the difficulty
of reading when the sun is break
ing through a fog, or on any hazy
morning? Perhaps you have complained
Of the glare" although the sun is just
barely visible. The phenomenon is
caused by the suns rays being reflected
by the countless billions of small particles
of water in the atmosphere, left by the
disappearing fog
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
How Dogs Smell

HE dogs well-known keen sense Of
smell is Of great service to him and
his master. In addition to the OIL
factory or smelling nerves which have
their termini inside the dogs nostrils the
entire area of the black membrane
around his nose Is very sensitive. This
sensitiveness is acute, however, only
when the membrane Is moist and 1t is
natures provision for keeping it SO that
makes the dogs nose always cold and
clammy.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Concrete Crumbles

IT has been observed in experimental
practice and in actual warfare that
when concrete walls are hit by pro-
jectiles from powerful guns they crum-
BILE into small fragments. Scientists be-
lieve this peculiar action is due to the
fact that the concrete is in a condition
Of high tension by reason of the colloidal
chemical nature Of the cement whose in
dividual particles are pressed very close
ly together, SO that when the tension is
relieved at any point the whole fabric
collapses and falls apart On account Of
this quality brick Is considered a more
desirable material than concrete for the
construction of Notifications.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-25

Preliminary reports from sugar beet
growing districts indicate that approx
mately $4,000 acres of beets have been
planted. This compares with 4S6,000
acres in 1914 and $50. 900 in 1913. The
increase in area for the present year is
a direct result of the higher prices re-
ceived for sugar as result of the Euro
pean war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
CREW OF THE TRIUMPH
RESCUED by DESTROYER

CoNSTANT1NoPLE. May 27 tvia
London).-An official communication
issued to-day concerning the sinking
OF tho British battlcship Triumph on
Wednesday III the Gulf of Saros. SAYS:
The Triumph was accompanied hv
two destroyers. and other vessels we're
on guard TO protect the battieships
when a German submarine attacked
and sank her. The torpedo which the
submarine fired exploded amidships.
The Triumph listed, and nine minutes
later capsized. She noated keel up
ward. however, for twenty minutes
The crew. who had rushed on deck.
were rescued by destroyers and other
ships. the Turkish batteries, although
IL would have been easy to do SO, re-
framing from interfering in the work
Of rescue.
The submarine was chased by de-
stroyers. but escaped undamaged."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
BLOWN rP ny EXPLOSION
IN SHEERNESS HARBOR

LONDON. May 2T.--Al the crew of
2"o men Of the British steamer Prin-
cess Irene. except one man. and In ad
dition scventy-eight lockers who were
at work on board the steamer, lost
their lives to-day when the vessel was
blown UP by an explosion on board in
Sheerness harbor. The steamer was
in the government service.
Lloyd's announces that the British
steamer Princess Irene was suddenly
blown up to-day in Sheerncss harbor.
The Princess Irene was in the govern
ment service. Sheerness is a naval ar
senal OF Great Britain. on the Thames.
The admiralty in confirming the ex
plosion on board the Princess Irene
says that seventy-eight workmen must
have perishcd in the disaster.
The statement Of the admiralty saws:
The Princess Irene was accidontallv
blown up in Sheerness harbor this
morning. So far as is yet known. ONLY
one survivor was picked up. Three mon
belonging 10 the ship were not on
board at the time of the disaster.
several men belonging to vessels
lying close TO the Princess Irene were
wounded by falling splinters"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
POLICE CHIEFS MEET
Michael ReGnn. Of Buffalo, Succeed.
Mayor Sylvester ns President

CINCINNATI, o., May 27-Michael
Regan, chief Of police of Buffalo. was
elected president to-day of the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs Of Po-
lice at the annual convention here He
succeeds Major Richard Sylvester, of
Washington. who retired from the
presidency after holding that office for
the last fifteen years. owing to the fact
that he no longer is an active police
chief.
G. T. Kiscr of Norfolk. Va. was
elected secretary, and l.. c. Roach, of
Jacksonville, Fla, treasurer.
Newark was chosen as the 1915 con-
Vention city.
The committee appointed to confer
with tho international Associations of
Sheriffs and the International Associ-
alton OF Railway Special Agents, rcln
tive to Joining a new organization
known as the Federation OF Americas
Peace Ohicers. submitted report an
proving the idea, and recommending
that the chiefs join. This report was
concurrcd in.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
GERMAN SAILORS INSANE
Several mt Hoboken Driven Mnd hy
Tdlencss and Homesickness

NEW YORK. May % Several of the
German sailors from tho North Ger
man Lloyd and Hamburg American
steamships which have been docked at
liohoken since the war began, have be-
come mentally unbalanced. and have
been placed in the Hoboken Jail
Three became SO violent that i, was
necessary TO take them from the steam
ships and place them under observa-
ton.
one OF the men from the Rarbarossa,
IN returning from a trip ashore, as
serted that he was Emperor William,
and issued orders directing n battle in
France. Aftcrward blacksmith on
the Naterland threatened to sink the
ship. because she would not carry him
back to Germany
DR. George King. county physician.
said enforced idleness. melancholia and
homesickness was responsible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
SIR John Fisher
Loses NauaL Post
admiral Sir Henry Jackson
Appointed as First Sea Lord
of admiralty.

LONDON. May 27.--It is officially an
nounced that Admiral Sir Henry Jack
son has been appointed First Sea Lord
of the Admiralty.
Sir Henry Jacksons appointment as
First Sea Lord removes all doubt as
to the possible retention of Admiral
Fisher in the post. Both Winston
Churchill. who was First Lord Of the
Admiralty. and Sir John Fisher, who
was admiral of the feet. have now
been definitely eliminated from the
control Of the navy.
Admiral Sir Henry jackson has been
chief of the British war staff since
1912. He has been in the navy since
he was thirteen years old. He Is now
sixty. He is an expert in the construc-
tion and equipment of warships. and
is credited with being the first man
in England 10 put to practical use
iicrtz!an waves for wireless telo-
graphy.
1t is announced that Admiral Sir
Arthur Wilson, who was First Sea Lord
from 1909 to 1912 and was then retired
will remain associated with the ad
mralty in an advisory capacity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
MORE THAN 400 PERSONS
BELIEVED LOST

SHEERNESS. May est is believed
that moro than 800 persons lost their
lives here to-day, when an explosion on
board the steamer Princess Irene a
mine-laying vessel which was lying in
the Midway off Port Victoria. under
going repairs. shattered the steamer
In addition to her crew, said to have
numbered $50, there were scventy-eight
shipwrights on the steamer.
Many men on the ships in the vicinity
of the Princess Irene were injured by
the debris, and fragments of the wreck
age were picked up as far away as
Maidstone, fifteen miles from the scene
of the explosion.
The noise Of the explosion of the
Princess Irene is described as having
been far louder than that which ac-
companicd the blowing up of the bat
tleship Bulwark in Sheerness last No
vemher.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
TAKE TARIFF FROM POLITICS
Movement Launched nj Meeting OF
business Mcn In Chicago.

CHICAGO. May IA movement TO
remove the tariff from politics was
launched al meeting here to-day at
tended by II. L. Nudge. managing head
Of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad under the receivership Clar-
ence S. Funk, President E. p. RIPLEY.
Of the Athcison. Topeka and Santa Fc,
and other business men. II. II. Gross.
president of the National Soil Fertility
League. presided.
The following committee was ap-
pointed TO perfect an Organization to
place a proposed act before Congress
Frank G. Logan. chairman: B. f.
sunny, Cyrus II. Mccormick. Victor +.
Lawson. Jonr V. FarwelI, William V.
Kelley and Clarence s. Funk.
The plan contemplates tariff com
mission with the broadcst powers pos
siblc under the Constitution. including
tho power tn investirate. recommend
and hear complaints.
Letters of Endorsement were read by
James j. Hin. OF 81. Pakl; George w
Perkins, OF New York several college
presidents and many business men
throughout the country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
FRENCH AERIAL SQUADRON
BOMRARDS LUDWIGSHAEEN

PARIS. May 27.-A French aerial
squadron. composed of eighteen aero
planes. each carrying 40 pounds OF
projectiNs. this morning bombarded a
chemical factory Mt Ludwigshafen, on
the Rhine. opposite Mannheim
Fire broke out In several of the fac
tory buildings as n result OF this bonn
bardment.
This factory is one of the most i'm
portant manufactures OF explosives in
all Germany. The French aviators
were in the air for six hours. and COW
cred more than 400 kilomcters Gao
miles,.
This expedition against an important
German military establishment was
the French reply to the attempts of
German aviators on the city OF Paris.
This information was contained in
the French official statement given out
by the War Office this afternoon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
Reports Indicate Heavy Damage to
Fruits and Vegetables in
Many Sections.
BIG STORM OFF CHARLESTON
Nine Negro Fishermen known to
Have Been Drowned, and 1t Is
Thought Several Others Also Per-
ished-Rivers Reach Flood Stage.
Warmer Weather
Expected To-Day

WASHINGTON, May 27.-GeneraI-
Iy fair weather, with rising tenn
pcraturc, is following the cold wnvc
and killing frOsts which swept down
from Canada last night, causing
damage In the agricultural districts
along the Great Lakes. through
Northern and Western Pennsylvania
and New York.
Forccnsters of the Weather Bu-
renu Tonight snid the territory af-
fectcd by tho wave probably would
have light frost Tonight. hut that
warmer weather would follow to-
morrow.
Reports from upper Michigan snid
temperatures there fell several de-
Grces below freezing early to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
BRYAN'S REQUEST REFUSED
Arizona Senate Declines to Make Move
10 Reprieve Me1icnna.

PHOENIX, ARIZ., May 27.-By a vote
of TO s. the Arizona State Senate
tonight declined Governor George w.
p. Hunters request to memorable the
State Board Of Pardons and Paroles
to reprieve five Mexicans condemned to
die tomorrow at the Florence Peni-
tentiary. Governor Hunter had made a
last effort to save the lives of the
McNicans. based upon message re-
ceivcd to-day from Secretary Bryan.
who suggested that their execution
might endanger tho lives and property
of Americans still resident in the ter
ritory controlled by the Mexican chief
tain, General Villa.
The Governor sent Secretary Rryan's
telegram to both the Legislature and
the State Board of Pardons and Pa
roles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28

LONDON, May 27.-The British bat
tleship Majestic, another of the ships
supporting the allied army on the CAL
lipoli Peninsula. was sunk bv Ger
man submarine to-day. Nearly all the
officers and crew were saved.
At about the same time the steamer
Princess Irene, built last year for the
Canadian Pacific British Columbia
coast survey. and which was taken
over by the admiralty at tho COM
mencement of the war. was DESTROYED
by an accidental explosion while at
anchor at Sheerness, where she was
undergoing repairs. All her crew,
numbering about $50, except one sea-
man. and seventy-eight dockyard
workmen aboard at the time. lost their
lives.
The Majestic which was the oldest
on the active list of the British navy.
is the sixth capital ship lost by tho
allies since the beginning OF the Dar-
danelles operations. and the second
which has fallen a victim to German
submarines, which recently arrived in
those waters
The submarine menace is a growing
one, both in the Aegean Sea and home
waters. and tho vessels promise to take
an active part in the operatio in the
narrow waters of the Adriatic, where,
as in the AEGEAN. islands AFFORD good
shelter.
MORE AND MORE HAZARDOUS
FOR SEA-BORNE TRADE
While the warships are able to es
cape submarines in the waters around
the British Isles, the increase in their
numbers makes the carrying on of sea-
borne trade more and more hazardous
The admiralty still believes that the
American steamer Nebraskan, now on
her way to Liverpool was torpedoed
me British steamer Morawenna bound
FOR Canada. and the Danish steamer
Betty have been sunk by submarines
only few days ago the commander OF
submarine informed a Danish can
tain that he had no orders to sink
Danish vessels
Amidst the activities on land and
sea and in the air. from the Dardanelles
to the waters around the British Isles
Middle Galicia remains the scene of
the greatest and most important fight
ing. There the Germans continue to
batter at the Russian lines northeast
and southeast OF Przemysl. ana, ac-
cording TO reports. which have not
'ee" 'oi'itHeu pS OiNclal statements,
they have severed communications be-
tween the former Austrian fortress
and Lcmberg.
lf these reports are true. Przemysi
which less than three months ago was
taken by the Russians after a long
siege, is again surrounded. II would
appear. however. that. while the Teu-
tonic allies are pressing hard on the
fortress. they have not vet forred ,ba
circle, the completion of which Is be.
ing stubbornly opposed by the Rus
slams.
The Germans have forced another
crossing OF the San River, eleven u,!lca