Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04
CLAIMS HIS DISCOVERY
WILL WIN WAR FOR U. S.
Armenian Mechanic Perfects "Free
Energy Generator" After
Work Of &c Years.
TESTS PROVE CONVINCING
House Passes Bill, at Insistence Of
Rules Committee, Authorizing In
ventor TO Demonstrate His Theory
to Secretary of Interior.
by JOHN c, MELLE1.r.

WASHINGTON, October 3.-will a
single stroke of American inventive
genius win this world war. as 1t has
won every other war the United States
has ever fought?
Despite President Wilson's warning
that tho country must not sit back and
wait for miracle, Washington Is to-
night excited over Il new power system
that will. IL it's inventors claims ma
terialiZe. rerolutioniZe warfare over
night, and end the conflict as suddenly
with America victorious.
The system is free energy genera
tor" and Its inventor is Garabed T. *.
Giragossian, an Armenian mechanic.
who has been working OH his plan in
Boston the greater part of twenty-siX
years. Here are some Of the things he
says IL Will do:
Drive battlcship any distance with
out stop for fuel.
Propel an airplane around tho world.
Give an airpIane strength to carry
thousands Of pounds of munitions.
Enable an airplane to wear armor
heavy enough to turn antiaircraft guns
missiles.
Send torpcdoes at greater speed.
Practically double the speed of
steam engines.
BACK UP STATEMENTS
IN SECRET DENOMINATIONS
Other than to state that hi. system
of utilizing free energy Is as revolu-
tionary rs Franklin's discovery OF cleo
tricfty. Giragossian has not publicly de-
scribed his theory. So radical are his
assertions that they would be dis
missed with shrug and a smile. had
he not, In secret demonstrations. backed
up his statements. Official action has
been taken. and II he can make good
on big scale, the United States will
contribute more powerfully than any
imagination had conceived to winning
the war from Germany.
In secret tests Giraeossian con-
WINGED the House Committee on Patents
the committeeman are Representatives
c. B. Smith. Robert Grosser. 7. v. Nc.
Clintic, Fl. B.. Scagall, G. r. CampbclI
NJ y. Bomjue. II. ]. Drane, j. T. Nolan.
H. W. Watson. r. f. Denison, F.. S.
Furnell. G. B. Francis and NJ r. Bacon.
ms committee studied the system, to
ne called "Garabed," and prepared q
Dill authorizing Giragossan to demon
strate his theory for the Secretary OF
the Interior. II II succeeds. the gov
eminent is to have the right to use n
lot any and all purposes. No other. OK
cent Giragossian. however. NAV make
use OF II. That was his only request
RULES COMMITTEE.
URGES PASSAGE OF RyIy
The Patents Committee persuaded
the Committee on Rules there was
something in "Garabed." with the re-
suit that to-day the Rules COMMITTEES
induced the House to lay aside all other
business and pass the bill. The Rulos
committee. Endorsing "Garabed" to This
extent include such men as Represen.
tatires Pou. Garrett (Tennessee). Fos-
ter. Cantri1l. Harrison (MississinniI
Rtordan. Kelly. SchaIl, campbeIl fKan.
sas) and Lenroot.
After debate. the bill Won,
through with whoop. the vote
being 234 to II. with five VOTING
present Tonight Congressman ana
others who have heard of the mvstnr,N
Gus power-Eenerating system. are
asking themselves what IL Is all about
firagossiaD. although willing TO toll
what his plan will accomplish. Is moi
yet ready to describe 1t. Members ~
the Patents Committee are under niedga
OF secrecy.
The only light thrown on the subject
comes from deleted report of tho
Patents Committees hearings. IT an
pears that GiragossIan demonstrates
n machine Of ten-horsepower. On ia
performances he based predictions that
it will do away witt, boilers. furnaces
motors. coal. steam, OiI-in ahorf