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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
ERMAN WOMEN REJOICED
" OVER THE LUSITANIA

eve have no need however, to speak IN
negative terms in this instance, for positive
ones are only too plainly applicable. The
German mother has not only not discouraged
air raids on London, she has rejoiced in
them. Just as she held jubilee in the streets
and homes of Berlin over the sinking of the
Lusitania. which caused the drowning Of one
hundred helpless little children and brought
no military advantage to the arms Of her
country, so Tin the hope of having assisted
in frightening England into submission) she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

The Naval Consulting Board, which is
composed of engineers who have been
recommended by the various national en-
cheering societies, has been examining
and recommending for experiment great
many devices for protecting merchant YES
sells against U-boats. These devices, in
some cases, are evolved by members of the
board; in other cases they are devices sug-
gested by far-scattered American citizens
Of inventive mind, anxious to render ships
less vulnerable to the dreaded torpedo.
The plan which seems most to appeal to
the imagination Of the masses is one cal
culated to protect vessel by screens.
either towed by the vessel itself or self
propelled, which provide lane of safety
moving with the vessel and impenetrable
to a torpedo. But it has been found that
such screens are extremely difficult to
maintain in proper position, and that they
retard both speed and maneuvre. Again.
many of the suggested devices would pre-
vent the launching of lifeboats or RATS
from the vessel to be protected.
Many of the inventions presented come
from men entirely lacking in technical
training, and it is frequently necessary.
on the part of the board, to explain the
most rudimentary principles of mechanics
and engineering in order that the inventor
may not feel that his invention has been
turned down without being given the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Speed the Thing in
the Air

NPEED above all things is the highest
asset of aeroplanes on the Western
~ front. The fastest feet can, by
descending on the tails of other aeroplanes,
put their opponents out Of action. Inc
fastest scouting machines can also out
manpuvre their enemies and escape even
from superior numbers. For those rea-
sons a great commercial competition Is
poing on in France, England and Germany
TO see who can produce the fastest fighting
units. What torpedo boats are to the
dreadnoughts these scouts are to the bat
tleplanes and reconnaissance machines.
A British correspondent recently wrote
his observations of aeroplanes:
| only saw two German aeroplanes cross
our lines during my visit to the British front
and when some Of ours came up and drove
them off l thought that ours looked like
thoroughbreds and the German hackncys.
There were, however, plenty Of German aero
planes on the German side Of the line, as
well as many observation balloons. The
Fokker is fairly played out on the Western
front. where the Albatross one-seater and the
Halberstadter represent the best single-seater
sighting machines Of the enemy. The former
has two guns firing through the propeller and
a l60-horsepower Mercedes engine. The Ro-
land the L. V. G., the Rumpler and the
Aviatk are the most common two-seater
types. Fighting reconnaissance and artillery
work are carried out by separate units, and
a sharp distinction is drawn between these
different spheres Of aerial activity. The
organization Of the German air service is
fairly we'll known 70 US, andrwe also know
10 our cost that we were met by superior
numbers Of fast single-seater fighting ma
chimes at the opening Of this years campaign.
We must make up our minds that when
ever we relax our efforts at home a great
nation like the Germans will beat US, and this
is not true Of aviation alone. The Germans
produce some star pilots who are quite good,
and fancy that the personnel in the Ger
man observation balloons is drawn largely
from the artillery as it should be. But
should say that the general level Of efficiency
is higher in our service than in the German,
and sssuredly, despite the enemy's good, fast
fighters and his numerous ant-aircraft bat
teries and sections, he has accomplishment
less than our men, and our pilots retain all
their offensive spirit
We must expect ups and downs in novel
service Of this kind. when 50 much science
and industry are arrayed against US, but the
unconquerable spirit Of our men will prevail
in the end IL only the home organization is
equal 20 the energy at the front
The enemy made great effort TO suppress
our flying men who were throttling him. and
produced two fast one-seater battleplanes foi
every one Of his artillery scouts. We were IN
inverse proportion, and our boys in the air
had an uncommonly warm time, and very
heavy casualties. fighting machines and scouts
alike. Did the flying corps retire and leave
the field free 20 the enemy, ~ the enemy did
when we we're superior last year? To their
imperishsble honor they did nothing Of the
kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

II NAV be, as some believe, that the Germans
would show less fortitude under these or
deals than our people do, but they have much
less opportunity than ours of Influencing
their government, and that government has
never shown the slightest scruple in sacrl-
fcing its civilian population for any military
purpose. For that reason, it is almost GER
tainy an illusion to suppose that English
towns will get any relief from the bombing
Of German towns, and those who think so
are, in our opinion, ignorant OF the psychoi-
ogy of the German government, If not OF the
German people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Types of Airplanes
Needed

DECAUSE the United States a.
~ ufacturers of aircraft have no, *
the appropriations which the ~
eign aircraft manufacturers have hM %
three years, plus the intensive impetus y.
stimulant of as long a period OF f'lsf1-
warfare, is no argument that Ans'a'
aircraft builders cannot construct W
planes as fast as the best in Europe p
vided they have the same encourage
and support. But it is most fa'ro1 1
all to say that the aircraft ALREADY y
cannot be used on the fighting ifor' /
France. Says THE London Times
Coming here one perceiyes Ae i0A'
criticising types of machines used u
more possible to say what is the 'eN y
of aeroplane than to say which IS w =
type Of ship, for in each case It depen0' Z
the use TO which it is TO be put =" y
ing, scouting, photographing, bomol's f"
near, and for long distance reeohh0'"
different types are needed, and as We -"
always have all and everything Of " :.
there must occasionally be men IL 49,
grade machines. There must be P"'~
noughts of the air which get into ~
battle and fall among dreadnouSh" : :.
there must be light scouts which sH ~ =,
faster scouts. We should have but !" =.
in the air if we used none but the i''''' !.
plane of each tyre, and the enemy VIZ 4.
similarly circumstance if he sd0p"' :
same practice. -,
Our pilots are for the most par :
fellows OF nineteen or twenty j. /" 10
questionable age, and we ought h0' =,
on telling them that they have ste'A'
machines even if it is true. NeI'n" , !.
we trust entirely to the pilots for W. ~.
more than we should trust TOD '-
choose US a yearling. SO far as AZ -,
can Judge. I think that our late" W
fighting machine is equal to the ''"
man. and our need is for a gres"' .,.s
of them fast one.seater sighting "' -.
each with two guns. But if we can s. ..,r
full speed we must also remember ~, - !,
must have new type constantly ''''s ~ =
that any such type, perfected n0' ,,.',., y
reach our armies under present e0"dl' ..,,,
fore May, 1915, at all events 10 'r .,,,a1
quantities. Il is above all things ''''' !,
to eurtaiI the time between the 49, n,
prevail OF a type ard its output n a =. 8
bers. The wear and tear on pil'' - ~
machines is'very great. The lie -,,@
plane in France is not moTe 'hsn " .,.p
A pilot requires to eight for Two , w -
fore he is much good, and the '- IN ~
great that few men stand " w v,st
three. six or nine months more .s;,. y
Of all the immense difficulties " at y
westerly winds have not been w y, ss
airmen fought their way 'Ar0as' ,ss
register sa accurately % per cent o. ..r ,a
OF battle. think that this stan yam, ,aa@
eternal credit, and make no d' ."n, a.. -
will continue 10 succeed II We Arr ~
handsomely. and will. IN inc IN. ~
perish gloriously rather than s
the air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

courtesy and earnest thought to which it
is entitled.
For instance, there is general miscon-
ception regarding the "electrification' of
water, metals and the atmosphere. No
conceivable method of charging the sea
with electricity" of shooting bomb of
electricity or of charging the atmosphere
with electrocuting current" contains any
clement of practicability, it is pointed out.
Suggestions along these lines, in the
opinion of the board are vaueless, as
even an elementary study of the laws gov
crning the application of electrical en-
ergy shows.
On the other hand-and it renders the
prospect, perhaps, a shade more cheerful
the most promising of the many ideas
offered are not being made public. They
are being tested in secret, always with the
hope that they may prove the golden
fleece for which half the world is so
feverishly seeking.
The German figures allow the Allies an
available tonnage Of 100000, including
new construction, confscated German
ships and neutral ships. OF this Albert
BALM, the German marine authority,
claims that 100000 tons has been
destroyed since February. Against these
claims stand the undiminished girth of
John Bull
Meanwhile building more ships to take
the place of those sunk is the one naval
policy of the Allies, and it is being pursued
with great industry. Chairman Denman
Of the Shipping Board has asked for $780,
100000 additional for ships, the $500 ,OOO,-
600 already voted being inadequate. The
Denman-Goethals controversy over wood
and steel has emerged as policy for steel
so long as steel can be had, then for wood.
Turning out fabricated steel ships of
standardized parts like Ford cars from a
hopper is now under way
Our Oriental ally, Japan, has been called
upon for 10000 tons of merchant ship
ping for the Atlantic trade, and, by an
odd bargain, she has consented after being
given in return American steel supplies.
though the japanese public is protesting
vigorously against the diminution of do
nestle tonnage. The eighty-seven informed
German ships have been formally turned
over to the Shipping Board, and this $780,
OOO tonnage is now ready for service The
Administration will next force the neutral
nations to put to use the informed German
ships in their harbors under pain Of for
feiting United States trade.
Thus heroically the Allies bend their re-
sources to the policy of feeding the vora.
cious submarine, which submarine also
has ghouish appetite for soldiers in
transport when this delcacy can be had.
There are those, however, who feebly cry
Tor the Staying OF the serpent, instead Of
providing as much shipping as he can de.
tour, and more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

n EPRISALS are now the proper
subject of conversation in London,
where some are for tweaking
their German cousins nose for being so
boorish toward London civilians. Many
are for ignoring the bad manners OF the
Kaiser's baby-bOmbers and others demand
retaliation for Germany's war by an Of
fensive assault upon her in the air and
through the sea, of which England is the
perplexed mistress.
Whether it be petty reprisal or Often
sive retaliation, the airship and the ma
rine ship are the accepted weapon, and he
world-at-war has given over discussing
other agencies for the moment.
When twenty-five German aeroplanes
of the Gotha bembing type swooped down
upon London's fog they bagged only 81
civilians. losing nine planes in the en-
counter with London's aerial defence.
London's fit of nerves was not improved
bv the Berlin announcement that worse
raids were in store, and such crisis has
been precipitated by the stay-at-homes
that Lloyd George is at pains to assure
them that, while the protection OF the
army in the field is the first consideration,
the English towns would be hereafter pro-
tected by greater aerial feet, many units
of which will doubtless be made in the
United States
Within six months England has added
$4,000 men to the aeroplane factories,
though during that same period, Lloyd
George said, Germany had made prodlg-
ious efforts to recapture her air supremacy
and was now trying to divert English
seroplanes from France to the defence OF
London. But public opinion in London
feels the exposure to be "a humiliation
and disgrace" and Parliament has taken
I'D the issue in secret session.
France did not debate reprisals, but M
mediately dispatched 81 French aeroplanes
to nine German cities, doing extensive
damage and in one instance penetrating
as far as the Krupp works at Essen ,
The open towns of Treves, Coblenz and
Bantheville were selected to make the
German civilian smart in turn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

Above-A plan involving protecting Vshaped structure
composed of side walls connected by bottom beneath the
ships hull 1t is shell, may be from the da-
grammatic drawing
Courtesy of Popular Science Monthly
At the right-A device for wardng off torpedoe revov
ing disks fired from special guns Observers in the fighting
top on sighting torpedos wake, calculate where the
missile will strike and have the disks discharged accordingly
Courtesy of Popular Mechanics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

forts to disorganize submarine warfare.
This writer observes:
mo new invention for the destruction of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
An EYE FOR AN EYE-GERMAN
N RABIES FOR LONDON BABIES.

The defence of London by bombing
German babies is the contribution OF the
reprisalists to the progress of the war
And this irrespective of the fact that Ger
man mothers have no voice in the govern
oent and are therefore without means
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

~ EPRISALS are now the proper
N subject of conversation in London,
- where some are for tweaklng
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06
live STOCK PRICES
At SOUTH OMAHA
Fat Cattle SLOW Sale; Weak 10
10-15c Lower Than MONDAY
HOGS SELL A DINE LOWER

Moderate Receipts Of Sheep and
Lambs and . Steady to Uneveniy
Lower Market.-Demand from Pack
ers Fairly Good but Tone to Trade
Rather Bearish.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nebr., June %, 19l7.-CattIe receipts
were not heavy for a Tuesday, about
400 head, and the quality Of the Of
ferings was very fair. All classes Of
buyers were decidedly bearish In their
views and prices ranged from weak to
fully 10415c lower than Monday. No
choice heavy cattle were offered but
prime yearlings registered new top
Of $13.4o. Cows and heifers were
very slow, 5Oc@s1.00 lower than last
week. Stockers and feeders were dull
and unchanged.
Quotations on Cattle: Good to
choice beeves, s13.OOQ13.75; fair to
good beeves, s12.00@I2.75; common to
fair beeves, $10.JO011.75; good to
choice yearlings, s12.500 1885; fair to
good yearlings. s11.75012.25; common
TO fair yearlinRs. s9.75611.50; good to
choice heIfers, s1025Q11.5O; good to
choice cows, S975010.75; fair to
good cows. -ss50Qg.5o; Gamers and
cutters, S6.o0MS.O0; veal calves, 5000
@14.50; beef bulls, S9.0001O.50; bo-
loena bulls. s7o0Qs.50; prime feeding
steers. s1OO0q1l.oo; good to choice
feeders. $9.0o@10.o0; fair to good
feeders sslooQ9.Oo; good to choice
stockers. s9.5oG 1880; fair to good
stocISers. Ss.o00o0d; common TO fair
grades: S7.OOQS.O0: stock helfers,
sS.25Q 1850; stock cows, $1,000 1000 /;
stock calves, S0.50Q11.O0.
A 1oc Decline in Hogs.
There was another rather liberal
run OF hogs. 1920 hend. and another
decline OF about 10c In prices. a $50
25c decline for the two days. Pack
ers still favor the heavy and butcher
hogs. and tops OF this kind brought
s1J.45. the bulk Of the trnding being
around $14.9O01525. The general
tone to the market was very weak at
the finish.
Sheep Steady to Lower.
run OF about 1900 sheep and
lambs showed up today. but the small
supply apparently had no stimulating
influence on the trade. Packers had
fair orders to MI. but their bids were
lower and the trade very slow. Hest
spring lambs brought 1855 and best
shorn yearlings $15.75.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. shorD, handy, $15.250 1000;
lambs, shorn. heavy. &15.O0Q15.85;
spring lambs, $4,000 1858; spring
lambs. cuiIs. sl3.OOG 1850; limbs,
feeders. $I4.O015.2b; yearlfnps,
shorn. $4,000 1900; wethers. shorn.
$10OOQ11.50; ewes. shorn. $1,000
1925; ewes. culls. shorn, $6.00QS.5O.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

hay into beet wagons from whence /,
is hau.-d TO the dumps and sid down
as sugar ie,ts into gondola cars, which
are moved into large hay barns or
sheds.
The alfalfa is then taken off the
cars by grapple forks and electric
hoists and goes through our drying and
milling system and into bags. Hay
that is cut fifteen miles from town at
seven o'clock in the morning is dried
and ground into sweet green alfalfa
meal in the bag the same morning
The handling of this crop in this way
however is possible only where the
daily output of green material can be
absolutely controlled from day to day
and where the hauling distance is not
over two miles maximum The cost
per ton mile for wagon haul on green
lay containing from fifty to seventy
per cent moisture would prove to be
too expensive if it were hauled a great
istance. When it is necessary to be
hauled by railroad as in this case, it
is a question whether every railroad
would handle hay in this way or not
This hay is hauled over a little rail-
road which depends almost altogether
on the Garden CITY Sugar and Land
company, for its freight, therefore
these concessions.
This system might be used success
yrh &c 1,v-
of alfalfa within very short distance
from the plant so that it might be all
hauled directly to the mill by wagon.
There can be no question but what this
is the ideal way to handle alfalfa and
manufacture it into meal whereby all
the value of the growing alfalfa is
saved. Still, of course, there is a
limit to the amount that may be spent
for costs in manufacturing the meal
in this way KS it will take some time
for the buying public to realize that
this meal is even more valuable than
the best high grade OF meal that is
made from hay milled in the ordinary
way, al ugh as large handlers of al
falfa hay we realize that all the leaves
cannot be saved and put into the bag
with the stems in any other way ex.
cept by this method. We figure that
the saving is anywhere from 25 to SO
per cent and that it would certainly
pay the ordinary ranchers with a lot
of feeding to do to put in small mill
for their own grinding. p Nolan.
in Denver Field and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06
sundy and Hale

Omar Bundy Of the class Of 80,
who has just been made brigadier
general, distinguished himself in the
Philippines, particularly in the fight at
the Crater. Bundy Is "far from tall"
being of stocky and yet wiry con-
struction. If the cadets In his day had
been as familiar as they should have
been, perhaps, with certain lines Of
poetic endeavor, Bundy might have ac-
Quired some other nickname than the
one which was given him, but the
cadets knew little of Omar or of the
annexed surname, and SO Bundy was
dubbed Bile" and today he is still
Bile" Notwithstanding the fact he Is
brigadier general.
Harry G. Hale, now a brigadier gen.
eral, has the brightest pair of eyes that
the army possesses. Hales eyes, II
sparkle means anything in the way Of
piercing quality, can look through the
mask of battery. 1t was Hale who
did such commanding work In the
drive after Big Foot's band prior to
the Wounded Knee fight in South Da-
kota. In other ways than this Hale's
career has been most distinguished.
He is physically 1.-THE and mentally
alert. He was a good fellow as a
cadet when knew him well. and can
find no one in Washington to say that
he has changed In the least in this
from the days of boyhood.
Want 10000 Volunteers
Things occasionally go wrong with
the calculations of the experts. There
was no war department man but
thought that as soon as registration
day was over the rush to enlist In the
regular service would be so great that
weeks time only would be necessary
to secure the young Americans needed
for the regular establishment.
About 10000 are needed to bring the
regulars to war strength. It is known
that all the men needed can be Be-
cured by July 10, but there will be con-
tentment II. in existing circumstances,
10000 men can be enlisted for the in
fanti-y and 5000 for the artillery with
In the limits of the time hxed. Army
officers and many civilians with them
all over the country. with the approval
Of Washington, are driving" TO secure
recruits for the regular army.
Things have gone counter to expec-
tation. Recruiting fell of after regis
tration day and In one way the army
officers think the falling of signifies
something worth while. The first
thought In the matter was that re-
cruits would rush to the regular army
because they desired to avoid being
known as conscripts. The heart de-
sire of the war department has been
to take from conscription everything
suggestive of compulsory service.
Every effort has been made to let the
young men know that they would be
held In as high honor under the selec-
tive plan as always has been the case
under the volunteering system.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06
The Making Of AlfaIf. Meal.

We have installed at Garden City,
Kansas, a very elaborate and success
full plant for the purpose of artifically
curing and milling alfalfa hay into a
high class meal. This hay is taken
from the fields Immediately after it is
moved by the use of side delivery
rake following the mower and elevator
loader following rake, delivering the
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

Attorney and Mrs. Bobbitt of Hotch-
kiss and Mrs. Acker and daughter. Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. ouinlan of olathe
last week. They are old friends and
attended school together prior to com
ing to the Western Slope.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

ADAH ROACH is the ''Sunshine" Girl
She brings program of gladncss, happiness
and merriment.
w. S. ELLIS and his famous HAWAII
ANS come with their program OF unique,
charming music The little talks by Mr. Ellis
between selections make the program ednca
tional as well as entertaining.
DUCROT'S program will be different
from any other on the chautauqua. He will
amuse astound, and astonish you with his won
derful feats of magic.
RUBY NORMAN and PEGGY" HILL
are two versatile artists who give delightful,
merry musical program.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

Weighing approximately 900 pounds is not
the only claim to distinction held by the Metro
politan Men Singers, four talented men with
great voices. There is lots of humor in the
program as well as plenty of the classical and
the ''od home songs and patriotic melodies.
HARRISON KELLER'S work is vital,
sensitive and expressive of the best in music.
STEWART WILLIE as n pianist ranks among
the highest. These artists have spent several
years together of musical art have done won
Gers in making one of the big programs of
the musical world.
JANE DILLON is an interpreter of the
worlds masterpieces Of literature She has a
personality and versatility that will make you
admire her and appreciate her program.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

Edmund Quackenbush, of Paonia
aged rs, and Mrs. Laura Newman, Of
Lafayette, Indiana. were married at
Paonia Monday evening of last week
They met at Delta for the first time in
fifty-three years.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

Cedaredge subscribed over $500 to
the Red Cross fund. The amount of
good Surface Creek people equaled
that of Montrose up to last week, ac-
cording to published reports.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-06

Chas. Wertz until recently a farmer
on Redlands mesa was quit farming
and moved to Hotchkiss, where he
will be permanently located.