Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
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MiIIikan Will Get Commission.
The work Of all the committees OF
the council is closely tied up with the
practical war needs, of the government.
Not only are officers of the army and
navy serving on many Of the special
committees. but Prof. Robert A. Mil
likan, of the University Of Chicago,
vice chairman of the council and it's
executive director, is at the request OF
General Squier about to be made a
major in the signal corps Of the army
so that the link may be still more in
innate
Major Millikan is also head Of the
physics committee OF the council.
intended to meettpe submarine men
ganfzingt several groups Of scientists
and technical experts. who at stations
on the ocean and inland are spending
all their time in devising and testing
various forms Of apparatus.
Visibility of Periseopes.
One Of its subcommittee has COM
pleted elaborate tests at sea on vari-
GUS physical devices designed to in
crease the visibility of periscopes and
| has made recommendations which
have been favorably considered by the
| authorities of the navy" 1t has also
made recommendations regarding the
selection and training of lookout men
| on ships, which the navy has under
consideration, in connection with re-
ports submitted in the same new field
| by the subcommittee on psychology.
The research council puts at the i'm
mediate disposal Of the government
the counsel and suggestions OF the
| most eminent scientists in America.
| Thus when the recent scientific mis-
sion sent to Europe by the council re-
! turned home a meeting was called
| here in Washington at which forty
| leading physicists we're present Also
| in attendance were the scientific and
| naval missions from our European al
| lies and the experts Of our own naval
department. The subject under discus
sion was measures Of offense and de-
Tense against the submarine.
| Laboratories in Service.
The men sent abroad by the council
reported, and what they said was am
plifed by the members Of the French
| dho GASl iSi AlASoioho. hSAi thG "AoAE
subject was discussed in all its angles
and the problem divided up into spe-
cific problems. Just what progress was
reported may not be stated, but 1t is
revealing no secret to say that in many
research laboratories the brightest
minds in the country are now hard 81
work-and each man has his own jot
laid out for him.
| It is fascinating to go over the work
under way by all the many subcom-
mittees. The engineering committee
for instance, has been investigating
the question in error in gun fire from
rolling ship and has made sugges-
tions to the navy department. for con-
trolling and eliminating such errors
It is also investigating the feasibility
! Of the steel body armor, with which
it is proposed to equip q part Of the
expeditionary force going into France
Problems For biologists.
The geology committee has made
four specific suggestions to the war de.
partment as to how biologists may b
| Of direct help in military operations
| There is the proper location Of camI
sites, the location and drainage o.
trenches, and the sources OF drinking
water the determination in every To-
cality Of the nearest and best sourc'
4 Of rock material for road building, tn
location and development. OF new de-
poeits Of minerals useful in war, ant
J the measurement Of earth vibration
as affected by heavy gun nre.
Il In almost an infinite number OF way
the associated scientists are making
i themselves ,,sef,I "a the natfon and III
! armed forces. They have been instru
} mental In organizing local research
boards in some seventy colleges an
universities. J
When the war IL oyer the nationa
research council proposes to contanu
It's work, devotins !ts attention to tn
; development Of all tie resources OF tn
United States and TO che provision 9
new means for the extension Of for
eign trade.