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New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

trial that the effect was far from con-
temptible stone bullet of eleven hundred
pounds weight once discharged with
three hundred and thirty pounds of powder
at distance of three hundred yards; It
shivered into three rocky fragments. trav-
ersed the strait and, leaving the waters in
foam, again rose and bounded against the
opposite hill"
Students Of history will not need to be
told that the lively philosopher referred
his "History Of Charles XII" history IS
mass Of fable previously agreed upon"
The siege Of Constantinople began on
April 6, 1853, and five days later the
bombardment began. Says Gibbon:
"The great cannon of Mahomet has been
separately noticed: an important and visi-
bic object in the history Of the times; but
that enormous engine fanked by two
fellows of almost equal magnitude.
Under master who counted the moments,
the great cannon could be loaded and fred
no more than seven times IN one day. The
heated metal unfortunately burst; several
worklnen were destroyed, and the skill of
the artist was admired who bethought him
self Of preventing the danger and the acci-
dent by pouring ell after each explosion
into the mouth Of the cannon. A
circumstance that distinguishes the siege of
Constantinople is the reunion of ancient
and modern artillery. The cannon were
intermingled with the mechanical engines
for casting stones and darts, the bullet and
the batterirg ram were directed against
the same walls, nor had the discovery Of
gunpowder superseded the use of the liquid
and ineXtinpuishable f,ren
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

REAT GUNS. Saturday, March
%, was a peaceful day in the
United States "three thousand
miles away" and when flash from
The Associated Press announced Ger
mans lombard Paris" it was received in
The newspaper offices with frank incred-
Iity. for even the Office boys knew that
y was matter Of more than sixty miles
to the German lines from Paris, and
there was nothing in the news to indi-
cate that the Observation-Disclosures
linz had been broken. Then came "bul.
let;n' confirming the FASH" and 4 mo-
meat later the French official announce
ment. After that the bombardment was
fact to be explained, and at press time
explanations were still coming in.
Having shelled Dunkirk early in the war
from a distance of twenty-five miles,
there was really no occasion to doubt the
possibility of the Boche building a gun
with three or four times that range.
Geneva. which has heard many
strange tales since the war began,
learned positively that ''the guns bonl-
harding Paris. according to Vienna dis
patch received here, are Of Austrian
manufacture having been built at the
Skoda factory. The gun itself is nor
new, but its novelty comes from q new
type of shell ard TIE explosive gases
used in the gun. There are said to be
only two or three of the guns
The 16-inch guns now in use for coast
defence purposes in this country would
shoot ffty-nine miles, according to Col
onel J. Z. Munroe, commandant of the
Watervliet Arsenal. if some one would
build carriage capable Of an elevation
of forty-five degrees. He was quoted as
saying:
'It would be comparatively easy for US TO
manufacture gun which would shoot fifty
nine miles.
"In fact, there are severa! in commission
that could throw Il shell that distance f we
nad-a carriage or which they could be ele-
va-cG is degrees. The trouble is, no one in
the United States has devised car
rage that would permit that degree OF ele-
walton and survive the shocl. Of the dis
charge
"Persoraliy, do rot think it would be
worth much 70 Us to have such & carriage,
for it's cost would be tremendous, and the
damage d gun would be likely to do 4. such
2 distance would be entirely out Of proper
ton 70 the COST
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

"The colonel explained that this enor-
nous theoretical range was due to the fact
that the high initial velocity of the shell
carried it swiftly and with very high re-
naming velocity into the upper rareded
strata Of air, where the retardation by the
air and consequent loss of velocity by the
shell were proportionatey far less than in
the lower and denser strata of the earths
surface.
at is nedeless to say that this particular
gun was never adopted, and this for the
very good reason. among others, that no
powder existed at that day-nor in the pres
ent day, for that matter-that would not
have destroyed the accuracy life of the gun
(under the pressure and heat of 4,OOO-foot
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Cpeculations as to Size
~ And Range

"Gernanys new artillery marvel, the
seventy-nnile gun, IS probably about 80
feet long and must hurl its 'projectiles
to height of thirty-Sve miles, starting
with rnuzzle velocity Of 5000 to 1000
feet a second to obtain that range" said
Austin G. Lescarboura, field editor OF
THE Scientific American" IN an inter
view with The Tribune He does not
think The new engine Of destruction is =
freak or thai the Boches have discov
cred some new mechanical principle or
explosive. but believes they have simply
taken the ordinary longrange rife and
EXTENDED is range by lengthening it.
Colonel Munroe's view is corroborated
by that IF Colonel James Monroe In
gals, founder Of the Department Of
Ballistics in the United States Artillery
School al Fortress Monroe. According
10 "T-he Scientific American of Marcn
%, Colonel Ingalls, calculated twenty
years ago that the proposed Brown 10
inch gun. if fred as The proper elevation,
would throw Il projectile forty-nine
niles. The paper says editorlally:
Same twenty years ago Brown, o. Brown
wire gun fame. showed the writer letter
from Colonel Ingalls, containing his caicula-
tions of sne ballisticz Of proposed lo4incn
Brown rife, designed 10 fire a Goo-pound
shell with IL m9zzle velocity Of 1900 feet
second Colonel Ingalls, found, among
other things (we quoting from memory
that IL the iesIret velocity could be at~
tgined ard ,ae guns we're fired wish 43%
degrees Of eIeVasion, the shell you'd rise
eighteen miles into the air and that IL
would fail TO earth forty-aine miles from
the xan-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Of both real and imaginary cannon may

Of both real and imaginary cannon may
be worth recalling. Here's a gun of the
Imaginary" variety:
"Behind small hill within the fortifca-
tions a group Of officers stood in the
moonlight, examining what looked super
tcally like the hangar of small dirigj0le.
Nesting behind the hill it cast black,
rectangular shadow upon the trampled sand
of the redoubt A score Of artisans were
busy filling a deep trench through which a
huge pipe led of somewhere-a sort of
deadly plumbing, for the house sheltered
a monster cannon reinforced by Jackets Of
lead and steel, the whole incased in cool
ing apparatus of intricate manufacture.
From the open end of the house the cylin-
drlcal barrel of tine gigantic engine Of war
raised itself into the air at an angle of
40 degrees and from the muzZle TO the
ground below it drop of eighty feet.
On a track running off to the north rested
the projectiles side by side, resembling in
the dim light of steam boilers in the
yard of locomotive factory.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Equipment of an Infantry
man
man

\ TABLE showing that more than
n eighteen pounds of metal enter
into the composition of articles required
for the equipment of each infantrymaa
has been prepared by the Ordnance,
Bureau of the War Department. The
metal equipment carried by each in
fantry soldier weighs -29465 ounces.
consisting Of 153 ounces iron and steel,
1885 ounces tin, 62.7 ounces brass, 24.2
ounces aluminium, 364 ounces of metal
in bullets consisting OF lead, tin and
cupronickel and 6 ounces of other metal.
An additional weight of 1l4.7 ounces
is added by equipment of cotton, wool.
leather and wood.-From The Engineer
ing and Mining Journal.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
\ Shell Within a
n Shell

1.-The projectie of this dabolical invcn-
ton was 95 centimetres in diameter and
was itself rihed mortar, which in full
fight, twenty miles from the gun and at
the top of it's trajectory, exploded in mid
air. hurting forward it's contained projectile
with an additional velocity of three thou
sand feet per second. This process
peated itself, the final core bomb, weigh
ing over three hundred pounds and filled
with lyddite, reaching its mark one minute
and thirty-five seconds after the firing of
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

In Jules Verne's "From the Earth to
the Moon" is the greatest gun in fiction.
1t discharged an aluminium she'll in
which several passengers were con-
tanned, and this she'll, passing around
the satellite, returned to the earth again,
plunged into the sea, foated and its pas
sengers were thus able to describe their
Journey The specifications were, as
given by the author:
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

"First that the projectile should be she'll
made of aluminium with diameter of 1O8
inches and a thickness of II inches to it's
walls; and should weigh 19,25O pounds.
Second, that the gun should be Columbiad
cast in iron, 900 feet long, and run perpen-
dicularly into the earth. Third, that the
charge should contain 100000 pounds of
guncotton, which, giving out six million
litres of gas in the rear Of the projectilc,
would carry it easily toward the orb Of
night
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

Some OF the heavy artillery pieces
the French captured during the
early days OF tie great drive on
the SOn1n7e @ Paul Thompson
ITO the right)-Hudson Maxin's
idea OF the great German gun re-
ported to have sheued Paris at
IS miles. From The Evening Sun
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

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New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

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Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20

Raklios' restaurants have made
name for themselves in Chicago,
which stands for good service, good
food and good equipment. John Rak'
lios, the proprietor Of this popular
string of restaurants is a progressive
and patriotic American citizen. He
has been hard worker for the Lib
erty Loan and has done much towards
lining up the Greeks of Chicago in the
fine showing they have made.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
FOREST PARK.

Forest PARKS multitude of attrac.
tions, its cool shade and refreshing
vistas of sparkling beauty, combined
with an atmosphere of welcome which
pervades every inch of the grounds
from, gate to gate the most insignifi-
cant concession, are providing irresis.
tble magnets to the people of Chi
cago and it's nearer suburbs and the
park is well on the way to what
promises to be the most successful
season It has ever enjoyed.
The cool nights of the early pOr-
tion of the season, while they have
had deterrent effect upon the atten-
dance, have not, as in other seasons,
left the big west side amusement
ground with deserted appearance.
This is due the management believes,
to its foresight in providing many in
door amusements this season in addi.
tiOn to the usual out of door rides and
games. There is plenty of amuse-
stormiest of afternoons or evenings.
In the ballroom. the Gump House, the
grill room and other enclosed places
while on more pleasant days windows
and collapsibe walls make these at.
fractions pleasantly cool and restful.
The childrens days continue to
prove most popular with youngsters
and their mothers. Many are taking
advantage of the opportunity of spend.
ing an afternoon in the park, meeting
husband and father there for dinner,
either from a lunch basket or at one
of the dining rooms and then few
hours of the parks night attractions.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20

Thomas J. Webb Coffee, sold in
cans at 80 cents per pound. is the
housewives standard for excellent
quality. II is the coffee that is popu.
lar with everybody who has ever used
It.
>c0A
c. J. Coyle of Springfield. former
Secretary of State, eloquent, able and
public-spirited, would make an ideal
ongressman.at.large
\tcA
The popularity of the oliver tyne.
writer is due to its superior excel.
lence in every particular.
Alderman William p. Ellison of the
Twenty.second Ward is making a
good record in the city council. The
people are talking about him for
higher honors.
~efA,
Charles Fl. Weaver. the we'll known
and highly respected South Water
street merchant, is the leader Of the
fruit and vegetable trade Of Chicago.
Honest, upright, patriotic and pains.
taking. his popularity grows greater
every year that he lives.
Use the Oliver typewriter for best
results.
Harry II. Latham, president of the
1roquois Club, former president of the
Chicago Athletic Association and head
of the big Latham Machinery Com.
pany is one of the strongest and most
popular men mentioned by the Demo.
Gratis for mayor in 1919.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20

orah'hie W. browning would make
a good member of the Circuit Court
bench.
Corsiglia Brothers fine restaurant,
at the Southwest corner Of Orleans &
Illinois streets, Is great favorite with
hundreds Of the big business men and
manufacturers in the vicinity. Cor.
siglia Brothers have long held a great
name for their unrivaled Italian cook.
ing. Their Spaghetti and Ravioli have
won well deserved regulations on &C.
count Of their excellence.
~SSA
Joseph A. O.Donnell, former legis.
Iator and park commissioner, is one
OF the most popular memt.r1 4 .lu
Chicago bar.
%eM
Matt Aller would make good City
Treasurer. He is a sterling Democrat
and has worked hard to put many good
men into public Office.
~sy~
Business men who phone Heco, Su
perior 100. for envelopes, always get
what they want.
~
Gustave Poliack, the popular gen.
eral manager OF the Stock Yards
Packing Company. is winniug wide
fame as a philanthropist. As a helper
OF friendless boys he Is doing great
work In Chicago
Adam Wolf is one OF the most popu.
lar men In Chicago. You cant beat
him.
Julius Oswald. tho well known bar.
Der at 154 West Randolph street, 10
very popular with the city hall boys
Thomas J. Sauerman OF Ohio and
Clark streets and proprietor of the
Oldest saloon and restaurant In Chi
cago has the finest bar fixtures ip
America. They were made over fifty
years ago. and the carving was all
done by hand. The German Historical,
Socie,y has taken photographs OF
N.m.
II. Schmidt OF s57 Center street has
a host Of friends who would back him
for public office.
~S~
Stillman B. Jameson IS one of the
coming men in the Republican party.
! He is honest and able.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20

Granville W. Browning would make
a good member Of the Circuit Court
bench.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
$3.9S and $3.50 White
Milan Sport Hats, $2.98

The seasons smartest sport hats of fine
quality straws. in six good styles; neatly
trimmed with white gros grain ribbon and
bow. Special for Friday only at S2.9S.-
Second Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
39c Bleached Pillow
case Muslin, &c Yd.

Closely woven and 42 inches wide. Spe-
Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Infants White Dresses,
Friday Only, 75c

Made OF soft nainsook. with dainty
yokes Of embroidery: sizes months to 2
years. Special for Friday only at 75c.-
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Furniture
Specially Priced

$&5 Large Spanish Leather Fire.
side Chair. $3.50
3a6 Leather Seat settee of best
Quartered oak, fumed finish. $3.50
$50 Mahogany Chair or Rocker,
with spring seat, tapestry COW
cred seat and back, $1,000
$18 Mahogany Chair or Rocker,
covered in Spanish imperial
leather, with spring seat, $500
311.50 White Enamel Bed, with 10
heavy filing rods and 2-inch con-
tinuous post, $3.50
$3.50 White Enamel Iron Bed, with
10 filters and continuous post, 81
81 Oxidized Steel Cot. with guar
anteed Rome link springs, 2 #.
8 in. wide. 5000
$40 Felt Top and Bottom Mattress.
with excelsior center, covered
with striped ticking, with rolled
edge and closely tufted, $500
Besides these unusual reductions
there are also reductions on all
Porch and Wicker Furniture.
Palais Royal-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Bows Bell Blouses at 4Sc

About 200 of these Blouses in fast-color
madras and percales; seconds of this cele-
brated make; sizes to IS. Limit, 3 to a
customer. Special for Friday at 4Sc-
Third Floor. l
Evening star., 1918-07-11

Ready=to=Wear Hats, Friday, 7oc
"Toyo" Panama Hats and Sonnet Braid Hats,
some all white some in combination with black Sam
pies of womens hats made to retail to $2O0-at 19c
F,alais Royal-Bargain Basement
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Brassieres, Special For
Friday Only, 29c

Attractive lace and embroidery trimmed
models, which can be had to fasten in
either the front or back. Sizes 80 to SO.
Special for Friday only at c9c.-Street
Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
$3.50 and $3.98 Banded
Hats. at S2QS

One large table of fine quality tailored
hats. made Of pineapple straws. lisere,
Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
$3.50 to $16.75 Wash
Dresses. S0.S5

One and two of kind. In fine cham
brays. small gingham checks, voiles and
lawns: in medium and light shades. Nearly
all s'z"s. Special for Friday only at 50. IS.
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Flowers of All Kinds, lOc

Imported and domestic flowers for trim
ming hats. etc. In all the wanted styles
and desirable colors. Special for Friday
only at Toe each.-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11

81 Kimonos at $1.69
Friday only-for these Genuine Serpen-
46-in the wanted straight-line models
with elastic waist line snnd ribbon trim
mings-Bargain Basement.
Evening star., 1918-07-11

Special Feature for Friday Only
$5.95 to $6.95 New Georgette
and Transparent Hats, Special
IS Smart Hats in the latest styles. At IN n.
the of the writing these hats being u n
taken Of their wrappinss Fresh new sDA.OO
binatons. in the seasons smartest styles; neatly
ribbons
pink white and This special price Friday only s5
Roya
Evening star., 1918-07-11
To Soc Women's
NeckWear. at Csc

Comprising collars. vestees and sets. Of
batiste or organdy; daintily embroidered
and lace trimmed. Special for Friday
only Mt Csc each.-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Note the Tailoring
of These
White Skirts
Regular at $500
Friday, $l.29

The wonder is how these skirts can
be made to sell at $500. Note the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Pique and Hon
eycomb Cloth.
The latest styles, with wide
belts and fancy pockets.
Made with Wristbands In various
sizes from q to 50. At $1.29 for FRI
day only. None O. o. D.; no phone
orders. Not more than two to each
purchaser.-Baryain Basement.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Art Rag Rugs, Worth
$3.50. at Sl.oS

A splendid line of blues. tan. ivory
and pink 3x6-ft. size: worth $3.50.
Special for Friday only at S1.9s.-Secoaa
Floor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Dress Voiles, 1oc Yd.

Best of Csc Socks; white with pink or
blue fancy tops. Sizes AZ to II at 19c.-
Barxain Basement.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
ENGLISH HELD MANY FEAsTs
Oyster Festival, White Bait Dinner,
Fish Pie and sausage Hepasts,
Among Former Celebrations.

There Is scarcely an old city or vii
Iage In England that formerly did not
have an annual banquet Of some sort,
designed to advertise the particular
products for which the place Is fam
Gus, observes Q correspondent. Col
chester had its annual oyster feast.
which was given every October, usu-
ally at the beginning Of the month.
But that was q comparatively modern
festival. Much more ancient was the
yearly white bait dinner at Greenwich.
which OF one time was almost as great
2 social event as the dinner given by
the lord mayor Of London
The fish pie dinner at Confession,
near Yarmouth. had as its guests each
year 65 fishermen, with the vicar at
the head Of the table. The number at
the table was strictly limited to IS,
except the vicar, and was never more
or less. At Yarmouth, the home Of
the far-famed Yarmouth bloater, the
annual herring dinner was quite an
event. The menu consisted entirely Of
herring of all ages from infant sprats
70 grandfather herring. prepared In
many different ways. Peterborough
sausage dinner was given every year
by the mayor and corporation Of the
town. and every variety of sausage
known was served to the guests. An
other famous feed" was the venison
dinner given at Farnham by the bishop
of Winchester.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Gold In Montana.

The first discovery of gold In Mon
tana is accredited to halfbreed In
dian, who In 1852 found "colors" In
gravel near the mouth Of Col creek.
O small stream that rises In the north
east corner of the Philipsburg quad
rangle, and the first workable places
discovered In Montana were found on
this creek In 1862, recites the Geologi-
cal Press Survey Bulletin. A small
quantity Of gold was taken out of
these gravels by means Of sluice boxes
on the creek near the present site Of
Pioneer. The deposit afterward ex-
plotted by the Hope mine was discov-
cred In December, 1884. and In 1855
Philipsburg was founded just south
of the mine. Since that time the Phil
ipsburg district has produced about
S5O,OOO,OOO In gold and silver.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
ONE or WORLDS GREAT MEN
Johnny AppIeeeed, Responsible for
Many Orchards In Wide Range, Will
Not Soon BE Forgotten.

John Chapman's name occupies an
important place In our American his
tory, for he Is known as Johnny APP
pleseed, the Apostle of Apple Grow
Ing" More than hundred years have
passed since Johnny Appleseed scat
tered apple seeds throughout wide
range of territory from Pennsylvania
to the Mississippi country. and In hui
mility, yet his name has been immor-
talized, and we of future generations
will be long time forgetting the name
of this great father Of the modern
apple-growing industry, the Christian
Herald states.
Johnny Appleseed was born In
Springfield, Mass. in the year ITO
eventful In American history In more
ways than one. About the year 1901
he emigrated from Massachusetts,. join
ing those forces starting for the I'M
known western country.
In the territory between Massachu
setfs and Ohio, and as far as Indiana
Mr.. Chapman was q familiar figure
He foresaw the tide Of migration go
| ing to the West, and seeing the need o.
fruit, devoted his life to Its culture
Gathering all the apple seeds he coult
secure In his native state he would
make long trips west. planting tn
seed and supplying the scattered set
tiers with enough to provide them witt
dependable orchards. The result wa
thousands Of producing apple orchard
| throughout this vast territory.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
THINGS THAT WE LAUGH At
Inanlmate Objects, Because OF Asso-
citation, Used by Comedians 70
Cause People to Smile.

The intrinsic humor possessed by
inanimate objects is study in itself.
A person has but to lift up string
of sausages to make us smile. There
must be some curious association OF
ideas, writes Rob Wagner in the Sat
urday Evening Post, that has always
made of sausages favorite prop for
the comedian. The popularity of spag-
hetti as a laugh provoker probably
Tiles in the great difficulty Of eating 1t
with dignity. Because Of some strange
significance, lawnmowers and baby car
riages are potential Of much mirth.
Inanimate objects are not the only
| facetious things In life; among the
fruits and vegetables we find are com
edians. We have a complete fora and
| fauna of comedy that every director
Is supposed to know. The edible props
of pleasantly are the cabbage, prune
and onion; while among the animals
the jackass and the mule get the long
est laughs, though l believe the goal
produces the strongest.
We had a stupid director wht
thought because Shetland pony Of
fered such a tremendous contrast tt
mule he could hitch the two to
gether and get a lot of laughs. 1t cos
bunch Of money to convince thi'
unanalytical chump that people regart
these diminutive horses much as the.
do beautiful children; they are to-
sweet and cute to be subjected to tn
slightest indignity. Sheer beauty Il
never funny.