The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-21
-FOUR MINUTE
SPEAKERS To
MEET TONIGHT.

has been called for the N0rthland Cub
tonight at s o'clock by Divisional
Chairman Thomas S. Scott, In order
be delivered at the Empress theater.
The first weeks campaign will be on
Eyes for the Navy" with the idea
of reaching the ear and heart of every
Ted-blood,d man and woman possess
ing some instrument which can be
used in sighting submarines. The
speakers who will make a personal
appeal to the public to furnish the
government with binoculars, spy
glasses and telescopes include George
c. Hazelet, E. F. Medley, Malcolm
Brock, George Dooley, DR.. w. w. Coun-
ell, DR. w. H. Chase Rev. E. P. Zeig-
Ter, w r. Hillery, Rev. A. G. ShriverI
and F. H. Foster.
While the United States navy may
he justly proud of an exceptional
equipment, two unusual conditions
have caused an urgent need of more
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(D The development of the sub
marine, which can now be detected
only by the greatest watchfulness-in
other words, increased demand for!
eyes"
t2) A shortage of supplies in bin
0culars, spyglasses, and telescopes. As
most of these glasses have come in
the past from Germany, and some
from France and Switzerland, the
foreign supply is now practically clos
ed, and there is no extra stock on hand
IN this country. In other words, there
is a decreased supply of "eyes'
In view of this condition, the navy,
several months ago made a plea
through the public press for contribu-
lions of glasses. AS result more than
1000 glasses of various kinds have
already been received. Yet this num-
Der is wholly insufficient. The navy
needs many thousand more. Practic-
ally every good sharp glass Is accept
able.
1T is not possible" the navy states,
p circular, ito impress too forcibly
upon she American people this urgent q
Iced. FAe naval observatory which ,
has cognizaRce of optical equipment
is aS3Eamped with acquisitions FRONT
every ship in the navy for additional
glasses
The reason is plain. Picture If you
can to yourself an American merchant
ship, laden with food for our soldiers,
or perhaps a transport containing 81
900 of our boys in khaki, sailing as
quietly as possible across the Atlantic
All lights out, not even a cigarette
permitted. Every square foot of the
ocean as far as one can seen must be
scanned and scanned constantly.
True, the officers on watch have .
complete equipment of the very best
grade of glasses. They have more
than enough for all ordinary purposes,
more than was necessary until the
very recent developments of subma-
Fine warfare.
But now so men watching means
more for safety than men 1t Is
hardly conceivable that too many men
be on watch at any moment.
Submarines are travelling in schools
like sharks. A periscope appears at
enc point, for purposes of observation
and a submarine a distance off pre-
pares to launch the fatal torpedo. |
Periscopes are sometimes colored al
notified blue and gray effect so thatl
they may be less easily seen. Thel
length of time they have to be on thel
surface has been reduced.
SO month by month, the work OF
seeing the submarine on time has be-
come more and more difficult.
II the submarine Is sighted on time,
It is already defeated. It wilt either
be sunk by American guns. or will
hastily dive and stink away.
II the submarine is not sighted on
aim0B llS muIOoiouo oLf"Ao 40 s"Ahioo'
sure to be successful For as the plan
of the submarine originally was one
OF murder, so today their entire meth
cd of operation is utterly devoid OF
humanitarian sentiment; The sub
marine goes out to destroy and kill,
like a poisonous beetle in an aqua
rum. None of the rules of warfare
apply Those whose ship has been
struck by the torpedo, are left to
founder, to sink, to die. Survivors
have told how the officers of sub
marines have looked on with leering
eyes, while they saw men dying before
them.
Battleships destroy. With the victory
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