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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-09

Los terremot0s acaccidcS la semara
nasad. en- la parte norte de Chile, qa2
c2si han destruido las pcblaciones dc
Copiapo V Nallenar, nos inducen L
tratar en- este articulo de esos terri
b!es fenomenos, que tantas veces han
sembraGo de ruinas V deSolaci0n Co
marcas antes florecienteS.
Hay dos opin;ones que tratan de
expIicar Ia causa de los terremotos.
| Caos sostienen que sc dcben al fuego
central. que origina grandeS derrum-
bamientos en- cl interior de la terra,
los cuales hacen que Sc conmuera Ia
~superficie de Ia misma.
Esta hip6tesiS no esta desprevista
dc Fundamental. La TERRA fue, hace
millones de sigfos. I'm cuerpo lumIno-
so, como 10 es el sol, un globo de lg-
nici6n que emitia luz V ca!or. POGO
a POGO Sc fuG enfriando Y apareciendo
una ligerisima capa s6lida, que a cada
momento era d~esgarrada por efecto
del mismo fuego interior. de Suerte
49,
que en- auuella remotisima edad, los
temblores Sc sucedian cor ligeros in
t~ervalos. Pero Ia costra ~terreStre
fue aumentando POGO a POGO: sc for
mo la atmosfera Y a~pareceron los
mares. Siglos mas tarde comenzaron
q brotar, aqui Y aculla porclones de
terra SEGA que l~entarnente Sc fueron
ensanchando hasta fornar, despueS
de muchos siglos, los continentes.
FL fuego que antes existia en- TOGO
ell p~laneta Sc fue concentrando en- c!
interior. a la manera de Ia lumbre
que oueda ~encerrada bajo Ia cenlza
en- IN horno. En- virtud de este Sc
sostiene que la parte central del glooo
~terrestre esta aun ardiendo.
a corroborar esta teoria viene Ell
itecho de que Sc ha observaoo ezpe-
ritalnente que a proportion que sc
desciende en- las profundidades dc la
terra. aumenta el calor, en- deterr'-
NADIA proportion, que es aproxlmada-
mente de un grade centigraco por "a
da Glen metros que Sc desclende.
La otra teoria ensena cue los terro-
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FOLLETIN Mum. IT.
DE la TERRA \ Ia LUNA

travesia era feliz. Y. en- efscJo. lie
go. Era precise esperar al med'o0ia
para obtener con eXactltud Ia aitura'
pues no Sc habia visto to6avla ia DO
va a que estaba amarraoa IA sond&-
Al mediodia. el captain Blomsoerry,
~secundaGo DOT suS oficialeS que eSta-
han encarga6os de comprooac las ob-
~sevaciores. tonic Ia altura en- pre-
sercia de los delegadoS del Gun-Club-
Hubo entonces un momento de YER
dadera anSiedad. Discriminate Ia
p~osici6n. sc halo cue la Susquehanna
estaba a! Oesce, a algunos minutes
del sitio donde Ell proyectii habia des-
~aparecido entire las o!aS.
Enmendo Ia cor0ela. Uavego en-
demanda del panto precise, ' q las
doce cuarenta : siete aviStaron IA DO
"a. que Sc conSerYaba en- ~perfecto
estado Y sin haber derivadc gran CO.
Al fin.-exclamo J. T Maston-
= Empezames ?-pregunro e. ca
pitan Blomsberry.
-;sm perdida de segundo!-res-
pcndi6 J. T. Maston.
Adoptaronse minuciosaS Y compile
tas Drecauciones para nantsner Ia
corbeta On una inmovilidad cast COM
pleta.
Antics de ~intertar aferrar el pro
yectfl. eli ingeniero AurchiSon qniS'
su posicion en- e. fondo
oceSnico. Los aparatos submarines
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Es un hecho que mis- metodos de
curar sin medicina son tan slmples
como Electives Y absofutamente ge-
nuinos. Sc ha probado, por infi-
nidad de casos que 20 he tratado,
que por medic de estos metodos Sc
ha eliminado la causa de la enferme-
dad Y han re~stablecido su safud, CEN
tenares de personals que por amos
habian experimentado cuanto les ha-
bia sido possible sin ningun r%esultado
Y despues de haber sido d~esahucia-
dos por eminentes specialists. La
distancia no es ningun obstaculo,
pues he curado a muchas personals
que jamas he conocido. Estas perso-
mas. estan muy a~gradecidas Y reco-
miendan mis- metodos de curar sin
medicina. Lea sus testimonies en-
la edici6n semanaria de LA PREM
SA." Tengo en- mi poder miles de
estos testimonies Y los cuales
dare con gusto a toda persona que
los solicite.
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POPULARES
LOS TERREMOTOS

motos Sc deben a causas meramente 10
Gales, como por ejemplo, el hundimien
to en- las profundidas de Ia terra. por
caUsas meramente mecanicas. de
grandcs masas, produciendo tremen-
das conmociones subterraneas, que de-
Dido a Ia eslasticidad de las capas te-
rrestres Sc comunican a la superficie.
Sup0ngase que debajo de un suelo
hay grandes nlasas de sal. Al fl
trarse l~entan!ente ell aqua de las Ill.,
Was. disueive esas capas de sal. pro-
duciendo desprendimriento de calor. Y
dando origen 4 los terremotos.
Es possible qGe ambas teorias sean
verdaderas. En- cuanto a los volca-
mes Ia mayoria de los sabios Sc in
Gina a Greer que son a manera de
grandes chimeneas que comunlc2n
con el fuego central.
Los temblores afcctan formas di-
versus. \ veces Ia conmoci0n sc pro-
paga a manera de una onda en- ei
aqua. otras veces, Ell Inca recta. En-
ocasiones ell temblor es de ~oscilacion,
este es. en- el sentido horizontal. En-
otras es de trepidacion. V entonces Ell
movimiento es de arriba a abajo, V
viceversa, y en- tai case Ell estrago
en- los edificios es grande. Por ulti-
mo, los hay circulares, que o los
mas terribles.
En- otro articulo h~ablarenlos de los
aparatos que hay para estudiar los
terremotoS, Y algunos de los ma te-
rribles que sen registrado.
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nueve mil doscientas cincuenta IL

Y nueve mil doscientas c]incuenta il
brasi
-iY que?
Que tiene veintiocho to~nc'adas &c
desplazamiento, o sean c~incucnta V
seis mil Libras, y de consequence,
que flota.
iCon que enfasis recalc5 las Pala-
bras que flotal FRA Ferdad. To
dos. 81, todos aquellos Sab:"s htolaH
olvidado esa ley fundamental. CON
arreglo a la cual. cl proyectil: dsbido
d su peso especifico, .iespues re ies-
Gender a las profuntia2des lei ''csa-
no arrastrado por ia violsncia de "a
caida. deb:a volver 4 "a s.irerficie-
Ash era, en- efecto, Y a Ia saxon 10
taba tranquilanlente, mecilo por las
olas.
1nmediatamente fueron. tan~adGs al
ma las lanchas, en- ..as Qua c:HeaF
caron Maston v sus amigos. La -iao-
cion habia llegado q su COIN, -:
pitaban con violencia los corazones
mientras las laacnas ayanzaD&n ha-
cia Ell proyectil. :Que encerrarla es-
te? iTrss cadaveres 0 tres cuerpos
llenos de vida? iHombres vivos, in
dudablemente. a no ser cue ia muer-
te hUbiese herido u Barbicane y 4 sus
amigos, despues de haber enarbol2-
do ell pabellon americana!
En- las lanchas re!naba un silen-
clio profundo.! Los corazones apenas
latian, los ojos no veian. Uno De
los tr~agaluces del proyectil estaba
alberto. Algunos pedazos de cristai
que quedaban en- Ell marco demostra-
ban que aquel habia sido toto. Ell
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-09

J. T. Maston,-pero su valor moral,
jamas.
Ell dia %. deSpues de cuar"Et1 Y
ocho horas mas de trabajos. So per
dieron los ultimos restos de esperan-
zas. FL proyectil era IN ato:n3 per
dido en- la irrensidad lie los mares Y
era precise renunciar d encontrarlo.
J. z. Maston. sin embargo, no guerra
abandonar aGuel lugar sin 'laber u
contrado la tumba .le SIS amigos. "a
Que considerable impossible Iue "!y'e-
ran. pero ell comandante lie II c1rnc-
IA no podia eterniZarse ALI. V :;ese
a las reclamaciones del digno sec"E-.l l.
rio. do orGen de aiistar ell DuGre
para hacerse a la mar
FL Ola 90 a las nueve de Ia mana
"a. IL Susquehanna, puso proa a
Nordeste zarpando en- demanda de Ia
bahia de San Francisco. E. buQue sc
alejaba q las dieZ a poca maHl!na ?
como con ~sentimiento del lugar de Ia
catastrofe, cuando ell mariae1o de ser
vicio de vigia grit6:
= Una boya a sotaveato!
Los cficiales miraron con Sus gene
los hacia Ia direction l2dicaGa Y re-
conocieron Que ell objeto senalado poi
ell vigia tenia Ia apariencia de ma
boya de las cue suelen emplearSe pa
"a senalar q los buques los caIaleS
de enrtada en- las bahias diflclies.
Ofrecia IL boya en- question Il par
ticularidad notable. Y era cue ell So
cono, cue emergia de cinco a sels
pies. ordeaba una bandera. Respiah-
decia la singular boya a los rayos
del sol como 81 u paroles fuesen
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de brunida plata.

uS - ehAN pAobN"
Ell co~mandante Blomsberry. ]. 7.
Maston Y los Delegates del Gun-Club
habian subido al puente Y ~contempla-
ban admirados aquel objeto que flo
taba Y Sc movia a MERGED de las olas.
Tcdos rliraban con febril ansieili.
pero sin ~despegar los labios, porque
nadie Sc atrevia a sensibilizar Dor
medic de la palabra e! pensamieato
que embargaba su espiritu.
La corbeta Sc 2cerco a mencs &c
dos cables del objeto... :Juzguese de
Ia impression que todos recibieron al
yer que la bandera cue ondeaDa cn
Ia boya era el pabeil0n americana!
Rasgo en- aquel ~lAorlcnto les aires
un verdadero rugido. a tempo que J..
7. Maston Gaia ~desplomado como Una
masa inerte. Olvidando por IN ms
tante que su mano derecha ha5ia ST.
do reemplaZada por in gancho de
hero V que su boveda crancana te-
MA como defensa dnica un pedazo
de gutapercha. acababa de ierse III
golpe formidable en- la parte superior
de la cabeza. golpe que tuvc las con-
secuencias desastrosas que son de
adivinar.
Sc precipitation sobre el, lie levan-
taron Y consiguieron devolverle a Ia
vida, Y sus prirneras palabras fueron
estas:
-iOh, Y que idiotas somos. iQue
hato, que comparsa de imbeciles!
-;Pero, ror que? i0ue pasa?
-iPedazos de brutos!-bramo ell
terrible secretario.-iHay que yer
que ell proyectn no pesa mas que diez
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FUE ROBADA UNA DROGUERIA

La farmacia situada en Ia Gale 5.
Presa V denominada South Park, fue
robada en- Ia ~madrugada de aver, ha-
biendoSe llevado los ladrones, qulenes
para entrar forzaron la cerradura dc
una puerta trasera. la cartidad de
c~uarenta Y cinco pesos que tomaron
de Ia registradora.
FL departamento de detectives fuc
notificado de este robo a fin de que
iogre descubrir a los ladrones que hui
yeron.
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captain BlomsDery.
y en- otro sitio.
-Naturalmente.

-Naturalmente.
]. 7. Maston no dudaba del eNito
feliz. pero sus companeros- menos
animados que en- las primeras horas,
c~omprendian toda Ia dificultad &c la
empresa. Lo que en- San Francisco
les pa-eci6 facil. ~creianlo punto re
nos Que irrealizable en- pleno OctarO.
Las prcbabilidades dc exito dismi-
nuian en- proportion desesperante,
tanto. u unicamente Ia casualidad
poaia conducir al descubriniento del
proyectil.
4 pesar de las fatigas de Ia Wis
pera. los trabaios Sc reanuda.oA. la
corbeta Sc corrio unos cuantos MIMI
tos al Oeste. Y ell aparaso, nueva-
mente lleno de aire, condujo a los
nlismos e~xploradores al fondo del
Oceano:
Todo aouel dia paso en- infruccuo-
sas pesauisas. FL lecho del mar cs-
taba desierto. Los trabajos lie! Gia
25 tampoco dieron r~esultado. y los
del 26 fueron tan negatives emo los
de los dias an~teriores.
Aquello era para desesperar. Todo
81 mundo pensaba horrorizado en- los
infelices prisioneTos del %proyectil,
que nevaban veintiseis dias de encie-
rro. Quizas en- aquellos nomcr1os
sentian los primeras zarpazos de Ia
asfixia. suponiendo cue Sc hubiesen
librado de las consecuencias de Ia
caida. e aire Sc agotana, Y cor 81
ARE, 81 valor moral.
-iEl aire podra agotarse-decia
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RECORTE

listed y Guarde esta direction Para 90"
Sc in mucstrc a sus amigos que suf-en Il"
Gales. mczquinos. zizotas : cranes dc L.
piel. Con 25c.. en- timbres postales cue
me rcmita le msndo. Z Tuelta q" correg.
franco dc porte. Una caiita dc pomada GoH.
zalez. Ii mcjor del mundo para estas erie
medaGes. Dcvuelvo eli dinero a IL persona
que Sc cure = no sane.
ESPIRrDION GONZALEZ.
P. o. Box 81. Laredo, Texas.
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Evening star., 1918-08-10
Qualification and Surprise Are
MinQled in London Comment

military value. which it Is hoped is
not out of proportion to the losses.
The. number Of airmen officially re-
ported not returned reached the high
figure of fifty. This was mostly due
to fire from the ground and is COM
prehensible in view Of the fact that
they few at a height OF only q few
hundred feet. bombing trains, railway
functions and bridges. The enemy's
losses in the air were forty -eight ma
chimes destroyed and seventeen
brought down out Of control.
The newspapers comment upon the
stubborn resistance the Germans are
making on both wings Of the salient
and the narrowness Of this bulge is
remarked as a disadvantage which IL
is hoped will be rectified by its en-
largement through future operations
further success for the allies is re-
garded as depending to large extent
upon the fate OF the important railway
town of Chaulnes. Should Chaulness
fall, says the Times, very large results
may follow.
Nowhere is any attempt made to dis
guise the fact that a great German eff
fort to retrieve the losses is inevitable.
THE enemy's difficulty Is desperate, 81
says the Daily Telegraph. '-and will be
desperately met. 1t must be assumed
aetef viii ensue as soon as the neces-
sary troops can be brought to meet our
advance"
Meanwhile the commentators hold that
there Is every reason for satisfaction
and regard the outlook never more
promising for the allies since the war
began
Evening star., 1918-08-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 1o.-Surprise Is
notably. mingled with qualification in
the comment of the morning news
papers on the continued advance OF
the Anglo-French forces in the Somme
region.
No offensive In which the British
army has participated. It is remarked.
ever made so much progress on the
opening day, and although the ad-
vance was slower on Friday. this. It
is contended, was only to be expected.
The full story of Fridays operations
apparently has not yet been told. as
bad visibility made it difficult to OBJ
tain early news from the fighting
front. The employment of a large
number of light, fast tanks-the
"whippets"-with strong forces OF
cavalry is regarded as giving entry
to a new feature of battle.
The military correspondent Of the
Times, referring to the remarkable
speed developed by the whippets in
keeping pace with the cavalry. fore
sees a future when every heavy in
fantryman will have a small, light
tank, while swarms of airmen will
take the place of the cavalry and light
infantry.
The extraordinary employment OF
aircraft in pursuit of the enemy is
also remarked. The services they rem
dered obviously were Of the utmost
Evening star., 1918-08-10

Associate Justice Joseph McKenna
of the United States Supreme Court
10 seventy-fve years old today. JUS
tice McKenna is at present staying
in the summer residence Of his
daughter. Mrs. Davenport Brown. at
Medfield, Mass. Justice McKenna is
the Oldest member Of the Supreme
Court except one. Justice Oliver wen-
dell Holmes. who was born in 1841
and is now seventy-seven years old.
He is the Oldest member of the court
in point of service also except one.
Chief Justice White.
Justice McKenna was born in Phil
adelphia, August 10. 1S43. Later his
family moved to California, and IL
was there he studied law and was
admitted to practice. Four times he
was elected a member Of the House,
representing his district in California.
He was appointed by President Har-
rison United States circuit Judge in
1892 and served as Attorney General In
the cabinet Of President Mckinley. He
was appointed December 16, 1897, an
associated justice Of the Supreme
Court to ssucceed Justice Field, re-
tired, and took his seat January 28,
1898.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
May Take Hall to Scene.
MAN WOUNDED, WIFE HELD.
Mrs. Marshall Colored, Says Shoot.
ing Happened in Scuf1e,

Suffering from a bullet wound in
his abdomen, George Marshall, col
ored, twenty-six years old. 131k N
street southeast, about 4:45 o'clock
this morning was taken to Casualty
Hospital. Clara Marshall. his wife,
twenty years old, was arrested and
locked up to await the result of the
wound.
Mrs. Marshall. according to the po-
lice. first stated that her husband
was wounded while he was away
from home. She afterward admitted
the shooting occurred In their home.
session Of the weapon, she said, when
it was accidentally discharged.
Neighbors of the Marshalls, 1t is
stated, told the police OF trouble in
fhe house. Mrs. Marshall denied this
No specific charge has been preferred
against the prisoner.