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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
by
Rene Bache

pIementing il. He calls this warcraft
of the future a torpedo battleship-"
The torpedo battleship. as ne des-
cribes it. would be in effect a monster
submarine, perhaps of 10000 tons, two
thirds the size, that is to say. OF modern
dreadnaught. With very little in the
way of upper works. and possibly Of
.whale5ack" pattern, il would be
heavily armored. so as to be able to
fight on the surface of the sea The
machinery and other "vitals" of the
craft would be further defended by
protective deck just above the water
line. an arched sheet Of steel SIX inches
or more in thickness
Would Cruise Awash.
The vessel. when cruising on the sur
face. would expose TO the enemy's view
nothing worth mentioning except two
small and heavily armOred coming
towers. one forward and one aft, and
an armored smoke pipe for her oil
burning internal combustion engines
She would lie so low in the water that.
with moderate sea running. her
armOred decks would be awash-
She would be. perhaps. soc feet long.
and would carry no guns. save lew
small ones for defense against small
fry watercraft- Her sole reliance, lot
offense. would be tOrpedoes- She would
have Is torpedo tubes, eight on the
port and eight on the starboard side Z
so arranged as TO be fired from 20 feet
beneath the surface Give such q vessel
a surface speed Of 30 knots. and she
would be a tremendously formidable /
fighter
Would Be Difficult To Hit.
She would offer no vulnerable target Z
TO gunfire. JC would be difficult TO
put her out Of action. because Of her .
heavy armOr protection above the I
water line With almost no deck or .
upper works showing. she would be 8
hard to hit The modern high power p
naval rifle has a very flat trajectory F.
In other words. the path of its projec- .
tile is almost horizontal A 1f-inch
shell. striking the curved steel back .
of the torpedo battleship. would be
to penetrate.
Would Fight In second Line.
Vessels Of this type according TO .
Capt Sims idea. would not operate in .
line Of battle with dreadnaughts. but .
would lie behind the latter hidden .
from the enemy's view. but ready 10
make q dash at the opposing battle +
ships and sink them with tOrpedOes. O.
The suddenness Of their attack and .
the terror OF their torpedo equipment {
would be relied upon TO disarrange the
foes fighting plans Meanwhile. in the
midst Of the turmoil of battle. IL would
be difficult for the enemy to sink or
disable them.
II is easy to imagine the tactical in
through demorali-
zatiOn OF the fOe-Of a dozen or more
swift submersib les Of giant size lying
i'm wait behind the first line OF battle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
Article No. 10.
ny ANNETTE EEIIERM ANN.

BY ANNETTE kELLERMANN.
= SHALL give you today a few points
on training. These rules should be
= followed carefully and they will
he found very useful to all OF you,
whether you are in training or not
Always remember that If you are
competing or attempting a swimming
record that the less water you displace.
the more of chance you viii have in
being successful Try TO glide through
the water. Don't splash frantically.
for then you will only impede the
movement Of the body
Try to cut the water Clearly I have
told YOU MANY, MANY times. TO per
feet yourselves. for il is only by doing
so that YOU viii be able TO accomplish
anything.
II you are entered in. or attempting
a long distance swim. eat wei the day
before. Try TO gain a few pounds for
you viii lose them easily when in the
water
generally eat a bountiful meal the
day before When I attempted to swim
the English channel. just before start
ing 1 had my maid rub my body well
with a heavy oil until the skin was
well coated. ] had this done 50 as 10
keep the body warm
For food 1 always used boiled chick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

w HlIHlN Few weeks past I have
NJ been asked to address two diff
ferent aeronautical societies on
the curious subject OF the possibilities
Of a trip TO the moon.
As far as I am aware this does not
| indicate an intention on the part OF any
aviator to essay a voyage TO our satel-
lite, but. at least, it shows that the fly
ing instinct is growing by what it feeds
upon. and that. having navigated the
air, practical men are giving a little
extra rein to their imaginations and
wondering whether the empire of birds
marks the ultimate frontier of human
conquest
in fact. the dream Of going to the
moon. which, in every age, has occupied
daring minds. is hardly more imprac-
ticable at the present time than would
have been project. springing up IN the
mind of Balboa, Of making ships sail
across from the Atlantic TO the great
western ocean which he saw from his
peak in Darien.
Recent Discoveries Make IL Unsafe to
scott at Dreams of Imagination.
But il is not the invention of either
the airplane or the dirigible balloon
that stimulates thoughtful minds at the
present time to consider. half seriously.
the idea of a lunar voyage The sue
cess of those inventions defying scien-
tific predictions and probabilities, only
forms an incentive 1t turns men
minds hopefully TO things that hereto
fore they have regarded as lying be-
yond the limits of human power.
It has always been So Every great
advance has been a marvel at the be-
ginning. derided or laughed at. Each
one of them has been a victorious birth
of the Imagination The greatest drag
on progress is lack of faith in the hid
den capacities Of man.
Verify, L say unto you, If We have
faith, as a grain of mustard seed, ye
shall say unto this mountain; Remove
hence to yOnder place. and II shall re
move; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you
THAT is high authority for believing
that we are only just beginning to dis
cover the extent of our control over ma
ture. and such things as wireless teleS-
raphy, &-ray photography and the DIS
Indignation of atoms. with consequent
unlocking of tremendous concealed en-
ergy, prove that hitherto we have been
like the man who buried his talents in
the earth instead of ma king them pro-
dUce 10 or a hundred fold.
Many Sea Captains Have Travelled
Farther Than the Distance to
the Moon.
Suppose we look at the subject of Wis
iting the moon in the light of present
nothing-240,000 miles, Many a sea
captain has sailed much farther than
that II is less than 10 times the cir
cult of the earth
II the atmosphere extended from the
earth to the moon, we could go there
now by modifying our present ap-
paratus. At a hundred miles an hour we
could be there in a hundred days, But
at the height of five or six miles the at
mosphere becomes so rare that We could
rot live in II without an artificial SIM
ply. Yet unnamed balloons have gone
10 miles high, and meteors take fire
from friction at an elevation of a hun
dI ed miles or more.
Still the atmosphere does practically [
cease to exist at no very great eleya-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

tion. and cuts short off the road Of
, the balloon and the airplane-
We must turn TO something else
The buoyant force of air enables US 10
overcome the sravitative attraction OF
( the earth only up TO a moderate
/ height Beyond that something more
Is needed I have learned with sur
prise that many intelligent persons
suppose that If we once got outside the
air motion would be unimpeded For
instance. man said TO me the other
day:
Suppose an aerOplane could mount
straight up until it passed the limits
OF the atmosphere. then having nothing
more to impede its motion. it would
90 on with whatever velocity il had
when it left the air"
IN TACT, this could only occur in case
the velocity Of the aerOplane amounted
70 nearly seven miles per second. for
that velocity would come the pull of
tne earth's fan back to the earth.
rms Is the reason why Jules Verne
IN ms amusing story of "A VOYAGE 10
me NOON. had his adventures shot
Uut OF an enormous cannon. Only in
tnat way. he thought could the re
gulSite initial velocity be obtained.
sumo Dny n Bold Wind May Loose the
Tremendous Power of the Atom.
but bold mind might in view Of
recent discoveries. sDecuiate on ~
lillmltable power that NAV be obtained
from unlocking the energies of the
s-ee4i49 "a SludlA matter. Professor
thomson has calculated that a single
sram of hydrogen has within il slf-
IicenI energy to lift a million tons a
hundred yards high, Does ANYBODY
imagine that that unlimited store OF
energy IS going forever 10 remain I'M
controlled by human genius2 We have
discovered its existence the next thin
IS TO take il and use it.
suppose We had il under control a.
We shall have il some time Then re-
Ilect upon the close relation between
atomic phenomena and electricity, and
recall the familiar experiment of max
Ing bits of pitch fly away from an
electrically charged ball II we could
construct some kind Of car that
could be powerfully charged with
electric energy we might he able to
make II fly away from the earth as
the pitch balls fly from the charged
conductor of the electric machine
Then II would be necessary to es-
tdbllSh system of control by which
the speed and direction could be regu-
lated by varying the charge-and the
problem of navigating space would be
solved 1 have developed this Cof
course purely hypOtheticaD idea some |
what farther in a story called a |
Columbus of Space"
Such a method would avoid all the
difficulties, really insuperable. that l
hampered in Jules Nerne's plan of 4 /
proJectile starting at a velocity Of al |
most seven miles per second.
however, when We get the atomic /
under control our first ef- I
forts will be directed to making more I
money out Of them. and trips to the I
moon Will only begin to pay after we 4
have got tired of purely earthly things. I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

ASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. 10
M Is the submersible battleship
destined soon TO arrive?
Many naval authorities, notable among
them Capt. William ). Sims. L. S. n,
think so.
The great war in Europe. so far as
offense is concerned, has been TO a
large extent a conflict of new mill
tary inventions. But its most novel and
striking defensive feature has been
concealment
It has been a war OF hiding Mars
for the first time in history. has put
on the cap Of invisibility
In the warfare of the future this
method Of fighting viii be extended
from the land to the sea Already.
indeed, the tendency has made itself
manifest in the submarine boat.
U-BOats Wonderfully Developed.
The submarine is undergoing Won
derfuIiy rapid development Even now
II has assumed such dimensions and
has acquired such speed. as to have
gained the character OF an undersea
destroyer" Types Of warships now
adays are showing a tendency to merge
into each other The DESTROYER IS
merely an en- larged tOrepuo-bOdI
AIagnified still further II becomes a
Tight cruiser" the up TO date naval
scout
The difference between a heavy
cruiser and a battleship is mainly one
Of armor and size of guns. As time
goes on the submarine is certain to
grow TO a bigness at least approaching
that Of a dreadnauSht; and the latter
may be driven. for self preservation
sake TO hide under water.
DreadnOuGhts Nav SubmerGe.
Thus there may come a time when
the dreadnought and the submarine,
approaching each other in design, will
so to speak. coalescce structually-
The submarine viii become in effect
hattIeship. and the battleship q sub
mersible craft
It is argued that. with the enlarge
Tnenr and indefinite multiplication Of
submarines. and the increase Of their
efficiency as engines of maritime war
fare. their threat to surface craft. no
matter how heavily armored and
formidablv gunned. must compel the
latter to seek the only possible refuge,
which is under the sea
May Fight Under Sea.
When two fleets Of submersible
drea dnaushts are engaged. battle
tactics necessarily Will be very differ
euL from those followed today Success
in the fight will depend largely upon
cleverness in hiding 4 ship. finding
itself opposed by a superior antagonist, /
viii escape punishment by disappear
ing, TO come TO the surface again B
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

mer and q speed merchant at the same
time.
OF course. a distance swimmer may
be very fast for distance swimming.
But even at that. a fast long distance
swimmer. with very few exceptions, is
never a real Splinter
A different kind Of energy is ap-
piled to sprinting, and when a short
distance speed swimmer starts indulg-
in long swims. almost invariably II is at
the expense OF snap and vigor.
In distance work the swimmer falls
into a steady even stride, pulling as
a rule a certain number Of strokes to
the minute OF course. a distance
swimmer will extend herself and apply
her best energies to making the best
time possible for the swim she is max
ing, trying, if possible. to take min
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

leave the safety zone without being
accompanied by a rOwboat- A bottle
OF alcohol for a rundown and plenty
OF warm wraps should be in the boat
and ready for you when you have fin
ished your swim
Conscientious practice OF earlier
strokes and being able to do them in
perfect swimming form. is what viii
stand the swimmer in good stead when
she later tries for the more complicated
department OF the art
After the swimmer has acquired
knowledge OF the advanced strokes.
such as the trudgeon and the crawl,
for il is these strokes that are always
used when going after a record. her
energies are then spent in working up
her endurance or speed. depending of
course. on the particular branch in
which she intends to specialize For
she cannot be both a distance swim
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

reach them. the ears too. should be
well taken care Of There is grave
danger at all times. in the shape OF an
abcess Of the ear for those who swim.
I cannot tell you what to use. but there
are several articles on the market
which you can purchase at the local
druggists which. 1 believe, are very
good.
Please do not use a cotton stopper
for that is highly dangerous. 1 try
always to wear a rubber cap that will
fit tightly about the ears and. il one
does not do the trick, l wear TWO and
sometimes THREE
When attempting to swim do not try
to make il too long a distance until
you are absolutely certain you can
make it, Always have a row boat
within call In fact, you should never
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

en- But that chicken is so wei boiled
that IL is nothing more than a fluid
and I drank il out Of a bottle.
On my Channel swim I consumed
three chickens in six hours
I am very much against the use OF
stimulants and always advised all
swimmers u beware of them.
The eye too should be well taken
care Of
/ viii tell YOU what I have used I
seldom attempt long swim without
goggles Those GOGGLES are securely
fastened TO my eyes and TO make doublv
sure. they are sealed by an application
OF bear grease. So that no water can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
Striped and Plaid Sandwiches.

At OVELTY is not the only virtue
N that these attractive sand
witches have to offer. for they
are both appetizing and wholesome.
To make them, cut square strips OF
dark graham bread, also OF white
bread Some of these are buttered
only one one side. and then stuck to-
gether-this forming the striped sand
wich- The plaid. or checkered sand
witch. is formed by buttering two sides
of each square strip and putting them
together as illustrated. Garnish the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
Household Suggestions

New enamel pans. II placed in a
pan OF water and allowed to come to
the boil and then cool. will be found
TO last much longer without burning
or cracking
IF milk is heated until lukewarm.
then chilled suddenly. there viii be
much more cream: the skin which
viii form should be removed by strain
ing through muslin
TT copper pans are not very carefully
washed there is danger that they may
poison the food cooked in them.
When making mint sauce. add a little
brown graduated sugar 10 the mint
and the choppinE will be much easier.
and accomplished more quickly. too.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

made this picture on the boardwalk at Atlantic City
shows OF the best known of Chicago and New
city Mrs Molie Neteher Neuberger riding in
of the big chairs with her good looking Townsend
Netcher.
Mrs. Neuberger although she personally one OF
the biggest enterprises In the United States and with her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

R. J. Ridgeley. teacher OF the pubIc
schools at Burkittsville. Nd. has Just 6orn-
pleted his twenty fifth year as \ pedagogus.
and IN that time has never been absent
from his chair and desk single hour on
account OF Illness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

utes off a record; or. II It Is . nsS
swim, to set a mark so low that II Will
stand unbroken.
Long distance swimming, II the swim
mer is well trained. becomes more or
less mechanical after the second or
third mile Again, all long distances
swims. with few exceptions. are made
in tidal water and. OF course, the SWIM
mer derives a great amount OF help,
because no one would think OF swim
ming against the tide
Short distance races are usually
swum over a still water course and
this, Of course. entails greater effort.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

platter they are TO be served from with
lettuce and serve with picked onions,
as a relish
Filings that are much appreciated BY
the children are peanut butter Sardines
and chopped olives. grated cheese and
chopped apple. chopped walnuts and
cream cheese. minced chicken and
chopped celery. chopped almonds and
banana. chopped raisius and cream
cheese, chopped dates and walnuts. cream
cheese. chopped tomatoes and chives-
MOndny-Fillefs MignOns: Tomato
Sauee.-Copyright, 1916. International
News Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

Colonel Harry L Rogers. who buys al
the supplies for General F'unston's men on
the Mexican border. Is the biggest spsndsr
in Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

business genius has beaten most of the business
their game, to find time to enjoy herself
She has two and daughter. The boy shown
here is the kind that the aors would like to have put
their advertisements than six feet high and several
feet wide and very good looking fortunate mother and
fortunate son to have such a mother
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

President Wilson recently gave his per
sonai cheek Tor $500 n be divided among
rhe hospitals - Monmouth county. y j. IN
lieu OF his agreement iu accepting Shadow
Lawn as ms summer residence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

United States senator John H Bankheal
Of Alabama has the honor Of being the
only confederate sitting in the United States
senate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

stefan Of Washington. D. c. has been given
the rank Of brigadier genera! in the Rus
sian army This IS tho highest command in
any European army that has been attained
by an American during the present war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

Europe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16

Undersea BatEIesbiDs Fer America
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
Inter-Atomic Energy
Some Day May Give
Us Trips to the Moon
Garrett P. Serviss Says Journeys Through Space
Can Be Accomplished AS Soon as Someone I'm
locks the Tremendous Power of the Atoms
Which Is Not At All Impossible
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

w YITHIN a few weeks past have
Nv been asked to address two diff
ferent aeronautical societies on
New Britain herald., 1916-05-10
CHURCH MEMBERS
 WORK FOR CITY
Social Service Committee of South Church Brotherhood Taking Keen
 Interest in Civic Welfare.

The members of the social service committee of the Mems Brotherhood O. the South Congregational church held a meeting last night at the New Britain club for the receipt of re- ports, and another meeting will be held next Tuesday evening when representatives from other churches will be present with a view to or ganizing similar cooperative com mittees in their respective churches. City officials will also be invited.
 The social service committee of the South Church Brotherhood, rather than being a religious organ ization. is essentially a civic affair. M embers of this committee have taken the district of the city from the Main street crossing and south to Ellis street as their domain and they will bend their efforts towards securing the cleaning mp Of back yards, the proper fire protection and such things. They find that the health board with it's inspectors is kept too busy preventing unlawful health ordinance violations to be able to spend much time looking after unclean, but nevertheless not unlawful practices. The committee therefore lnSpeclS the VarlOuS Dack- yards and by appealing to the civic pride of the owners does much towards making the city more neat
 If the other churches name CO., operative committees the city will probably be divided into districts so that every section will have it's citizen inspectors who will note conditions and do their best towards effecting a genuine clean up. This system has worked out very well in Hartford and those interested here feel that it will also be Satisfa ctOry in this city.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-10
UNCERTAINTY HANGS
 OVER WALL STREET
International Situation Still Casts
 Shadow on Stock Market

New York, May 10, Wall St., 10:30 a. m.-Quotations at the opening of todays stock market indicated fur ther uncertainty regarding impending developments, particularly in the Mex ican situation. Trading showed the usual mixture of advances and reces- sions, the more substantial changes being made by specialties, while in vestment issues moved within narrow lines. Willys- Overland and Wool worth were the strongest features, gaining four and two points, respec- lively. with a more moderate rise for Mexican Petroleum. Declines varying from fractions to two points occurred in munitions and allied issues. Rails were firm In the main.
 Closing-Extreme dullness pre- vailed in the later dealings, rails and a few specialties making material re- coveries from lowest quotations. The closing was irregular.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-10
NO MOVE FOR PEACl
 IN BERLIN STR
Loads Of Strikers For North Haven To TJncr4
 Ranks From Workers Ther

May 10 is here and there il change in the strike situation Berlin brickyards. This was date set by the strikers as tkI chance the owners would have just the differences, but nothinI
 reen done. The strikers gal at the depot square this mornl
 usual and discussed the situatioj
 as no word had been received the owners there was nothing
 but wait. It is said some of thI
 will return to work tomorrow b} could not be verified, most of th| asserting the strike has just The owners are still reticent col ing the movement and no agreI seems in sight.
 This morning an automobile and fifteen touring cars were ul take some of the strikers to Haven where it was said an atl would be made to have the lal at the Stiles and Reynolds plantl join the movement. First SeleH William H. Gibney and his deA were on guard at the various during the night, but nothinSH pened to mar the stiffness. Tts uation still remains a deadlock if the words of some of the s4 can be relied on, this conditioS last for some time.