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New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Sending Magnets Forth to
Flirt with U-boats

" HERE'S one thing certain about
this war, anyway, declares 1.-The
n Electrical Experimenter," and
that is, that there will be no
falling off in the business of the Patent
Office. Not if the Yankee inventors can
help it, at any rate. For one thing, they
will be able to keep the patent examiners
busy on anti-submarine devices for sew
eral years to come, apparently. This
magazine goes on to say:
eve thought that the magnet schemes tor
combating the U-boat menace were about
exhausted-we said thought but here's
new one. And it employs electromagnetic
oodles of them, if necessary. Ihe inventor
of this newest sub destroyer IS John
A, Gault, of Lancaster, Wis, ana the mo"us
operandi of his arrangement IS as ioiiows'
"The invention has for its object to pro
vide efficient means whereby submarines
NAV be located and destroyed, the invention
consisting briefly of an electro magnet
towed by means of cable, beneatn anu 49,
rear of vessel, for locating submerged oo-
iects such as submarine vessels anu m1nes'
and means for lowering bomb 10 oeS'ros
the submerged object when 1T IS once ' en-
trapped by the magnet. The ship using snis
apparatuS<lS is preferably V1 sno oS@o" .,,
type and driven as fast as practicaD'e
through the danger zone, SO that large
area may be covered in predeterminea
time. A substantial base is secured r'gld!y
upon the aft deck Of the vessel. as Shown IN
the illustration herewith. This base pref
erably extends beyond the line OF the null
! as it is upon this base that most OF .ne
working parts Of the device are mounted.
'pivoted at the rear end Of the base Is a
rearwardly projecting. vertically swinging
boom which is by preference extensible ana
retractable. set screws or clamps being pro-
I vided for holding it in adjusted position.
The rear end of the boom is forked as
/ shown, and a suitably shaped float is
/ mounted pivotally in this fork, the float
! having formed there through a guideway
through which suitable steel cable and an
| electric wire cable pass slidably and at in
tervals are secured together by suitable
clips, these clips being preferably disposed
| at predetermined points SO that they may be
! provided with indicating members whereby
the depth at which the magnet is located
may be readily determined, the magnet be-
ing carried by the lower end of tho steel
1 cable and supplied with electric current
! from tho duplex electric cable. This cur
rent is supplied to the cable from storage
| battery at any suitable point on the ship,
/ generator being provided for charging the
hattery to the rconi-ed extent, The genera
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
God and the
Devil
A Prince of Pulpit and Plat
form Orators!

"HERE is department in "Thc
Living Church" called "Bluc
- Monday Musings" The writer
in charge of it has substantial
sense of humor. Recently very re-
markable advertisement came to his
desk. After reading the advertisement
through the writer involuntarily loosed
an ejaculation to the effect that it is
good ''to learn how many great men
there are!"
The book thus plastered with pane
gyric is published in Chicago. 1t emerges
from the pen of "a prince of pulpit and
platform orators" is "the first volume
of the kind ever published" "embracing
twenty-four full sermons, forty-two prel-
udes and large number of prayers"
Every sermon is masterpiece; there
is not dry paragraph in the book. 1t is
thoroughly Catholic lin the New Testa-
ment sense)" ~. The preacher sis
neither Protestant nor Catholic, but just
Christian. He is widely known and uni
versaily admired" His publishers "antic-
ipate the translation of his preludes for
delivery from the pulpits of other coun-
tries" Concerning his congregation,
we have this information:
81 900 Seats, all Free
20 Oblging Ushers
Trained Choir so Voices
Cultured, Courteous, Cheerful,
and Co,npanionable
Con,7nunicu,,ts
1t is announced that "he conducts his
work without salary, earning his living
and supporting his family in business,
from the sale of his nine books, and from
his numerous wedding fees
What q none-such.s exclaims The
"Blue Monday" pesson. yet, Who's
Who has not yet discovered him."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
A New Latch for Barns

NEW door latch of malleable iron,
n which can be attached to the edge
of single, double or parallel doors, is
described in Popular Mechanics:
SIT is provided with handle mounted
on swivelled base and controlling fiat
hook which is eccentrically mounted be-
meath it. BY swinging tho handle around,
the hook is made to swing out from the
edge Of the door and engage lug in the
adjoining jamb. At the same time it draws
the door to so tightly that it is weather
proof. Provision is made for securely
locking the latch with paddock"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Medicine and
Surgery
Wounded

nARE floors, but not too clean;
n White beds, but NOT too white
IL saw bloodstains on one Of the
sheets.
he had not slept all night
Inc shell that burst SO deadly near
Had struck out his sight.
MS arms were bandaged thick,
broken by that same shell.
ne said he did not know he was hurt
But heard a savage yell.
he did not know it was himself
Who shrieked it, in that hell.
ne told me that he walked
FOR twenty yards or SO,
ana sat down by the shelter
he somehow seemed to know.
Aad all around were terrible sounds
W human-animal woe.
aasy bandaged his torn head,
And each queer, movcless arm,
And left him lying on the ground
vut Of the way of harm,
aad thrust sharp thing in his flesh
That soothed him like charm.
ana then--tweive endless days
VI unwashed agony.
and now" he said, "since got here,
And they have tended me,
"a getting better every day
It's fine as it can be-"
~.
nus legs were pierced with wounds
4 cnell-fragments, stones and such.
ssfne day. he said, "Ill walk
Al round here with crutch."
asked him If he suffered much.
re said, "No--not too much"
Louise Morgan Sill. in The Atlantic
Monthly.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
and In the Great Workshop of Science

tor may either be driven from the internal
mechanism of the ship or from an individ-
ual motor engine.
"Thc two cables attached to the electro
magnet wound upon a drum suitably
mounted upon the deck base, the anchored
ends Of the duplex electric feed cable be-
ing passed through the hollow shaft of the
drum and secured to a pair of contact rings
which are insulated from the shaft; that is,
the two wires which comprise the feed cable
are secured to the brush rings. Suitable
brushes contact with the rings, and current
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

conducting wires lead from these brushes to
the battery. 1t will thus be obvious that,
no matter how much the cables are wound
or .unwound, the current supply of the mag
net will always be constant
ANY preferred means could be employed
for raising and lowering the boom, but for
illustrative purposes there is shown a spe-
cial cable secured at its outer end to the
free end of said boom, and wound at it's
other end on a winding drum mounted on
the base.
ON operation a fleet of ships are sup
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

posed to travel abreast towing their re-
spectiye electro magnets, and the moment
any one of these magnets come in the i'm
mediate vicinity of a submerged metallic
object it will be attracted to such an OBJ
ject The magnet cables then payed out
to prevent any possibility of pulling the
magnet. from the object, and in the mean
time the ship may be brought to stand
still. In some instances the force of the
powerful electro magnet may be great
enough to permit raising mines, by simply
winding up the cables controlling the mag
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Adrenalin in Wound Treatment
WILDT uses AM ointment of boracie

SA WlLDT uses an ointment of boracic
81 : acid, to which he adds one, two
IS Three drops Of $4,000 adrenaiin
ssauticn to each five grammes of ONT
tent The results obtained were de-
ase in proliferation Of granulation
narrow cicatrices and diminu-
the wound secretions. Miinch-
axi,sische Wochensc,ift
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

net and boom. In most cases, however,
bomb, which may itself be fitted with self
contained magnet, and exciting means such
as battery, would be lowered to destroy
the entrapped body. The inventor mentions
that before exploding the bomb the YES
sci should move OFF safe distance to pre-
vent injury to her hull, due to the terrific
conclusive waves transmitted by the explo-
sion through the water for distance of
several hundred feet at least, in most in
stances"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

frontier, few miles within it. till it
crosses into Alsace. slice Of which is put
back into France, and finally ends up against
Switzerland, at point near Altkirch.
"Now, let us go back to Verdun, and that
place where the line plays the queer trick.
If Saint Mhiel is not on your man. find
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

Commercy, and call that Saint Mihiel Draw
cross at Port-a-Mousson. Then, just half
way between those two crosses draw an
other one, big one-a red, white and blue
one, if you wish. You can now hang your
map on a wall. Teach your eye to fall
without hesitation upon the cross which
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
tAkxefAkl,he>--.
alsf@S5&8na&
hid You Know That Mrs.
Besant Is the Potential
Ruler OF India?

n AMAZING question! The last
the world heard of Mrs. Annie
~ Besant she was, at the age of
nearly seventy, high priestess
Of theosophy. The fascination Of her
personality. the power of her learning,
her logic and her persuasive faculties
we're acknowledged wherever she was
known. Now, all at once, she eraerges
as a political as we'll as a spiritual
leader. AT least according to Eleanor
Franklin Egan, who has contributed to
the current Saturday Evening Post" a
very remarkable article under the un
eventful head, "Home Rule in India
"In India to-day" she writes
",here are just two great interests. and
most unhappily and disastrously.-
clash One is the war. In the minds Of all
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

u Chamber o Commerce.
completed and delivered Sl9&ooo Island
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

to get Mrs. Besant's own version of all
this!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

my ny, s s9sIrs any, I, smoked and smelisd
y w.. b" ,hSt Tss sold and YET snxipe
NO, cSSlinds, crack inside. Hn,aide. or
case case Of this kind OF steam bursting open
"A; 4 Ia quite possible and even likely
Mn, mn , IN. cylinder, have ben scored This
f fore loss Of n9wsr fhe only prae;iesi
md md, t the new pi-,on. and ring. httsd The
or er. thie en o. type In which the cir
~. no, In TIE rad s being heavier than
s eassx, Of we'gh. %,,l mean difference Of
Sn On fc. 30 ,hst ,he water in the engine wsi
T Sa a,ie. When there is not enough water:
he 1hmietrence OF pressure will be slight and
.nc heIsht the water must he raised TOO
Ef .o so that there will be no circulation.
r I,. whiie the engine was hot IL n sne
uIal Ihe radiator could not burst an m.
o primiow f p12e VII net as relief valve The
sss W Ta"I en- sne ear ga. Is cold As far can
iy be r ne 'hf spoke valve. which shuts on
Kept open when running. oe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

Since there are but 800 days In the coal
year In which coal can be delivered
this means a daily demand. measured
on the annual basis. for 2,435,00 tons
al least.
The last report OF The fuel adminIs-
tration on production shows that in the
last week in May the output reached
It's highest point, with a daily average
of 1.363.0O0 tons.
II the demand is for 2.i3JO00 tons,
and II the maximum daily production is
l.s68,000 tons, then the national pro-
duction is falling behind the national
demand at the rate Of $4,000 tons a
day. On the basis OF 800 working days.
this means a shortage OF coal for this
year OF. lt0.100.00O tons.
AT the same time it is said that the
mines on the average are running to
only Ii.e per cent OF their productive
capacity, due to car and labor short
aSe-and In some cases to the absence
of orders. The government controls the
railroads. which effects the biggest re-
duction in output--it is drawing miners
away from the mines which ia increas-
Ing the labor shortage. The people
themselves in several important dis
tricts arc failing and refusing to buy
coal which is helping In that direc-
ton to increase the shortage. On these
three accounts the nation is facing the
danger of just twice as serious a situa
ton we had last fall. because the
shortage OF coal will be about twice
what IL was at that time. The situa-
ton seems to call for an intensified
campaign TO improve production, but
II stiil remains true that the fuel adj
ministration has no committee or de-
nartment devotinE It's energies along
that line.
new situation has come TO bother
the coal mines, and that Is their in
ability TO get the needed supplies
quickly. Formerly parts OF broken
machines were obtained from nearby
jobbers or, Al the worst from the fac
tory. To-day the jobber and the fac
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

Since there are but 800 days In the coal
year In which coal can be delivered,
This means daily demand. measured
on the annual basis. for 2,435.o00 tons
al least.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
COAL AND FUEL SITUATION
SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED
Review Of Conditions and Future ont
lock by Leading Coal Journal
Not At All CheerI1r

The Black Diamond. tho leading coal
journal OF tho country which keeps
well posted on the fuel situation is not
AZ Az optomistic In ita current issue.
II says:
The terrible danger OF the coal
shortage confronting the nation ts
brought TO light by two figures. Men
connected with the United State fuel
administration have said before two
conventions Of coal men recently that
the Indicated demand for coal this year
Is at least for T20ooo.o0o tone all kinds
OF coal. This is more likely 10 in
crease TO upwards OF 1901 900 tons OF
coal than fall below the first ngure
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
CONSERVATION SCHOOL
Home Demonstration Agents OF the
Old North State Making Special
Wartime Studies.

RALEIGH. n. c.. June l5-The sum-
mer school of the home demonstration
agents OF North Carolina Is IN session
at the State College o. Agriculture.
The special study this year Is home
food conservation and the cotton mills,
and mill villages OF the State are talk
Ing an unusual interest in the work
The cotton mills which last year en-
ployed homo demonstration agents To-
teach their employees canning and gen-
eral food conservation arc now apply-
ing In great numbers to Mrs Jane Nc
kimmon. who is at the head of that
work in this State. for experts Some
OF the mills have employed experts
all the year round. One in FORSYTH
County last season installed a steam
pressure cannery and All expert super
viscd the putting up of 10000 gallon
cans and 1000 quart cans Of fruit AMI
vegetable. Some of the most impor
tant mills in the State are going largely
into this great movement, and the fact
that so many are making it an all the
year matter gives special pleasure to
Hlrs. Mckirnmon. 1t Is significant
fac, that many OF the women thus
working for the mills go. their in
struction In developing canning and
conservation as members OF girls can
ming clubs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

have reuSs S"T C. s1 of wH 1e o il
mater now i,ls q uE Is in tSs er hans
En-; SiiI ehsS! il. %ifhS say thai VIII WHY pe or.
'bd ap n. % .i rss,s
Subls from bsiSs m s'mi%s TOO SrG !rh bhs
She is also using much gas. what do You
4. believe, that as the. car is g. run IN ,hs
my worn in, as yet, A heavier oil would
:, tic f SsariSs% s. "Ts be
am inclinsd to think that your mixture
anyhnr to 'sG Do VITA ns , yum trouble %i
consider tho car you mention pretty good
model that Is an awful r"aFh rans or car 1'is
short 9 N Zach nn DO ,hnk GGk cut
,aps they were TOO stout. but this did me
We'll oiled and have a full set Of four r"1 1
G@ car are when Fqo Mas haGc
ell me ne, that t;n it always rode rough; have
sa % Sui ,hs viii II drop sh2 n;s
drive any other make OF car that these
aPE hS M IN p pea ssaa ayss
&c &c. II ,hsTs is any way that can remedy
x. TIE trouble is one Ct design and there
eHy HFe sxpense WRe the sSsk
Yeq have ar op car and You 'y
lind thai an absorhcr Of the additional
8pring type rather than friction type. Will !
ksive better results.
Sy oil up nso S rsa %a eyib
Aier and fouiing The spark plug. When !
axe tho plug out il viii be wet with oil. |
5Fhe cylinder has good COMPRESSION, too. /
ook the cylinder of short while ago
hinking that the ., rings might have worked
Either where they come together. but they
no. HsS With Just one s-F %fn
q. II Your rings are tight. then either the
III used Is too liSht or is being fed too fast.
ion trouble. as when a spark plug Stops =!
'iring il almost invariably, becomes covered
with oil. II your engine does not smoke, | !
WOULD give careful Thought to tho. latter.
This applies to the auto also. In tho. casa |
b The car; n the trouble is in front Or
ne Of pan very ,sl,ghtdIy u in ,he middln
ne sides of the scoop. or course, as YOU
know sing trouble might be the cause OF
he oil getting past.
q. VIII YOU kindly advise me. and an
ar about twenly-ave miles Without enough
vater In the radiator. Would this harm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

tory cannot ship supplies without con-
sent from Washington. and at WASH
inGton the question OF mine supplies is
mixed up with the question Of war sup
piles under the priorties board The
terrible tcdiousness OF this process Of
getting necessary equipment to the
mines Is curtailing production. 1t hasn't
yet become a serious drain upon pro-
duction. but present delays Indicate
that It soon WILL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

cxpend 100000 in the erection of a
lecture hall and storehouse at IIamp-
ton Roads station. Tho contract is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23
REPRESENTATIVE
 SCORES CONGRESS
 FOR WAR ACTIVITY

New York, Feb. 22.-Responsibility for what he termed the "virtual bank ruptcy and breakdown of the American railroads" was placed on Congress by Representative Jacob R. Meeker of Missouri in an address before the Traf- fife Club of New York last night.
 MT. Meeker accused the government of Socialistic tendencies and declared that "before the United States can hope to whip the kaiser, it must win the war at home." The American business man must get back into poli tics, he said, as it was apparent to anyone who had studied the political and industrial "mess of scrambled eggs" during the last few months that Eve know more about business and less about government than any group of individuals ever intrusted with both.
 The Congress that will do America the most good, MT. Meeker said, is one that twill repeal. 50 per cent of the laws now on the statute books and put 10000 times as much thought into the other half" If left to the railroads themselves to pool their facilities the American transportation problem would have been solved long ago, he declared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23
HEALTH CONDITIONS
 IN ALL ARMY CAMPS
 SHOW IMPROVEMENT

Washington, Feb. 22.-Health con- ditions in all army camps showed de- cided improvement during the week ending February 15, and for that week there was lower death rate in all camps than at any time since last November.
 Deaths in all camps, Regular army, National Guard and Nation army, for the week totaled 177, of which 96 re- suited from pneumonia.
 Fewer new cases of >m more serious diseases. especially pneumonia and meningitis, were reported as compar- ed with last week.
 The Regulars showed the highest death rate-12.9 per thousand per year, and their non-effective and ad- mission rates show slight increases over the proceeding week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23
BAKER EXPLAINS
 NEW BOOZE RULING

Washington. Feb. 22-Secretary Ba- ker explained in statement today that the newly amended regulations governing sliding sale, gift and serving liquor to soldiers in uniform do not relax the governments hold of the sit nation, but on the contrary, are in- tended to strengthen it as they will facilitate direction and conviction of bootleggers
 The exception which permits serving liquors in private homes to bona tide guests, Secretary Baker declared, per mits of no subterfuges and he gave warning that is the exception were abused he would deal with it promptly and vigorously
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23
BRYAN WICK ADMITS
 ATTACKING STRANGER
Says ''NO Mistakes Were Made," and That Miller Knew Reason for
 the Attack.

Bryan Wick was arrested by Night Chief of Police King, and put up a cash bond of s20 to appear in munich pal court today for trial on a charge of assaulting J. H. Miller travelling salesman of Baltimore, who was knocked down and beaten in front of the rooming house at 512 West Second avenue, early Thursday evening. Mil Ter said to The Graphic shortly after the affair that he did not know the identity of his assailant.
 ''There were no mistakes made" said Wick to The last night. He (Mil- lel) knew who it was beating him, and he knew why he was being beaten"
 Wick declined to disclose or discuss the reason that provoked him to attack Miller, save to say that he was justi- fled. Wick denied that he used "knucks," Or that he slipped up" on Miller.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23

[. E. CONVENTION 0F PINE BLUFF
 DISTRICT TODAY
State President and Dele gates From 13 Counties
 Attend Two day Meet.

The southeast district of the Ar kansas Christian Endeavor societies will hold it's second annual conventlin in this city today and tomorrow, at the First Christian church.
 Besides the delegates from the thir- teen counties who will be here, Miss Mary Bullock, state president of the c. E. societies, is also expected to be present at this convention. The three local societies who will unite in the meeting are those of the First Presbyterian church, the Alexander Memorial church, and the First Chris tian church. Dr. J. I. Norris, Rev. A. A. Boyd, and Rev. Homer Jordan, are the ministers who will conduct the de- votional exercises. A number of To- cal musicians will render special music.
 Convention Program.
 The following program will be ren- dered at the two-days' meeting:
 Saturday afternoon.
 3:15-Song Service and Devotional. 3:45-Underlying principles of 'C. E." Miss Lottie Robertson, Monticello. 4:15-Christian Endeavor.
 Place.
 Power.
 Future.
 4:15-Appointment of committees. Adjournment.
 Saturday Evening.
 7:3O-Song Service and Devotional. 7:45-We're so Glad You Came, Miss Mamie O'Donnell, Pine Bluff. S:OO-So Are We, MT. Howard Bish- op, Monticello.
 8:15-"C. Els" New Day in Dixie, MT. Carl Lehman.
 Adjournment.
 Sunday morning. e- 9:30-Sunday school.
 11:O0-Convention Sermon at Chris tian Church, Dr. A. Homer Jordan, Pastor.
 Sunday afternoon. 2:3O-Song Service and Devotional, 2:45-The Machinery of the Society, Rev. Roy Davis, Warren.
 3:15-Special Music.
 3:3O-Business Election of Officers Next Meeting Adjournment.
 Sunday evening.
 6:45-Model Christian Endeavor, Mrs. A. Homer Jordan, Pine Bluff.
 7:45-Music.
 -Vitalizing Our Visions, MT. Karl Lehman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-23
2 GET COMBINATIONS,
Four Jefferson County COnvicts in List
 Submitted to Governor.

Little Rock Feb. 22-Twenty-seven convicts are to be given their liberty next month, as the result of commu- tatiOn of sentence for good behavior The monthly communication list furnish ed Governor Brough by the peniten- tiary commission contains the names of the followin gfrom Jefferson coun- ty:
 Hattie Shaw, selling liquor. one year: E. F. Clemmons, grand larceny, one year: Monroe Junior, assault to kill, one year; George Thomas. selling liquor, one year.