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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
COLES CORNER

Harold Poland has returned to
school having recovered from the
injury to his knee.
Mrs Emma Giles went to Scion last
week to attend the funeral of her
aunt Mrs. Pauline Macintosh.
Mrs Ernest Linkletter received
letter from her sister near Halifax,
telling of the terrible explosion in the
coal mines only short distance from
their home, where ninety men were
entombed There was no evidence of
gas to be found, so the natural con
clusion is that some one was either
Intentionally or Internationally care
less
Norman Hight has gone to Pleasant
Ridge, eight miles above Bingham. to
haul poplar for Preble & Robinson.
william Fisher is quite i'll and
Ernest Cook is gathering cream for
Frank Boynton.
A serious accident occurred to Mrs.
George Mckinney, which would have
been fatal if her daughters, Mrs. Earl
Ward and Mrs Frank Goodwin had
not been with her to lend aid. In
going into the pantry, she caught her
foot in a rug and fell, striking her
head against an iron sink, severing an
artery and stunning her. Every
means within their power was tried
unsuccessfully by the family as it was
impossible to get the doctor for four
hours. The artery had to be tied and
several stitches taken in the wound.
Mrs. Mckinney is doing nicely altho
very weak.
Ernest Linkletter must be handed
the prize for luck During the last
three weeks. seven of his cows have
presented him with seven heifer
calves.
Edyth Wilkinson is visiting in Bling
ham.
The electric power is in fine work
ing order at Bennett & Sons camp.
The lights in each of the little camps
are just as bright as they are in
Skowhegan's most pretentious homes.
Gailand Bennett of Dexter spent
last Sunday with his people at the
camp.
Mrs. Frank Allen is very much
against boarding and says she thinks
the Government should be informed
that all over Dore Hill there is more
than thirty days supply of snow.
Lillian Austin, granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler Austin, fell on the icy
sidewalk, going home from school,
breaking her arm. To add to the dis
comfort of the homes, coal is so ter
ribly short in New York City, that
mornings before the gas and kerosene
stoves could be lighted, the thermo-
meter was only thirty-fiye. The pu
pills, teachers of three school districts
were housed in one building. The ses
sions commencing at eight, lasting I'M
til twelve, recommending at twelve
thirty and lasting until four thirty.
New York City certainly shows that
the young men are in service. There
are girl guards on the elevated, girl
guards in the tube and girl conductors
on the trolley lines. some change
Mrs. Fred Sawyer writes that her
husband. who was seriously hurt at St
Petersburg. is very much better, able
to be about the house
Harold Mason is at present engaged
in catching the owls that are about
his buildings before they (the owls
catch his chickens.
Mrs Clyde Scribner and Master
Carlton had a strenuous drive over
the drifts last Sunday, Master Carl
ton brayely assisting his mother in
every emergency.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
LOCKWOOD

Harry Johnston and his son Charles
OF lockwood have gone in the woods
for the G. y. p. Co.
Miss Lena Arsenault and her broth
er Andrew of lockwood. have return
cd home from the Convent to visit
the home for a week
John King of lockwood has gone
in the woods for the G. n p Co
The G. y. r. Co is getting out
thousand cords of hard wood to take
place OF coal
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as there is In our country. The peo-
pie live all together and it is made up
of a village and then each farmer has
his land marked off Each village
has its mayor.
Write when you can.
PVT. MAURICE c. WALKER.
Co. Z 103rd L. S Inf
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
SllION

The storm of Monday and wind thru
the night made the roads so badly
blocked that we had no down train
until nearly night
Clarence Soper left Saturday after
noon to join his parents in their home
in Auburn
AT the last regular meeting of the d.
a. r. it was voted to use $36 to sup
port one of the French orphans across
the water year
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Dean of Auburn
are in town
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OF Pittsfield; also two grandchildren.
two great -grandchildren and nine
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held at the Metho-
dist Church, Thursday, January 3lst,
at one O'Clock, the pastor of the
church. Rev Charles II Berry otfciat-
ing The funeral was well attended
by relatives, friends and neighbors.
Those attending from out of town
were Bertha Morrison, Victor Rowe
and Arthur Rowe of Pittstield and
Nellie Ellis of Oakland and Morrill,
Rowe The bearers were Benz.
Adams. Abel Moore and Morrill, Rowe.
Interment was made at the Hill Gene
terry in Moscow
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SOUTH CANAAN

f. S. Burrill of Hartland visited
friends in this section recently.
Miss Carrie Crocker who was in
Somerset Hospital for some weeks,
has so far recovered as to return to
her home Monday of last week
Mrs Abel Written is suffering from
the effects of very severe cold.
Coolest yet When will we be
treated to a moderate spell of wealth
er
Abel Written is quite poorly
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uEltt FIR

Mary Chamberlain has returned to
Auburn. where she has work
IT is reported that Merit Wade is
thru work at the Height of Land
Clara Smith has been quite i'll for
the past week.
Sam Farnham Of Belgrade has NOV
ed to town to care for Mrs. Anne
Wells.
Rachel Wade who has been suffer
ing from a bad cold is somewhat i'm
proved.
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BAKERS SIDING

Mrs. William Getchell was at Bald
Mountain on business the first Of the
week
Earnest Meader was sick few days
last week
Mrs George Holt has returned home
from Pittsfield
Ed Barrett Of Pittsfeld is visiting a
few days with William futile
Eelma Holt has gone to Madison for
few days.
W W Stoddard has returned to
Bingham.
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fMBDEN LAKE

Elva Walker is on the gain now and
her nurse will return home soon
Wilbert Walker has sold all of his
stock except COW and horse. and
intends TO move to North Arson in
few weeks
Byron Slipp was down from the
woods Saturday returning Sunday
The following is IA letter received
by Mrs. villa Mullin from her cousin,
Maurice Walker. Co. f.. lO3rd [. $
Inf now in France
Somewhere in France,
January &. 1918
Dear Villa
| received your most welcome
letter December 9th. and was glad to
hear that your people We're We'll I'm
glad to hear that your father and
mother are not laid up this winter
and hope they will not get sick this
winter There must be some snow
in Maine and New Hampshire as we'll
as plenty of cold days The weather
we are having over here is not too
bad but we have a few cold days and
have about five inches of snow which
makes it very hard 10 travel i'm and
keeps our shoes wet | have had no
sickness and hope that shall have
none The Army is no place To be
sick in, the only trouble / have is to
keep my feet warm and dry Fred.
| suppose. is having a good time in
the woods and likes IL drive his team
l know that if ! knew anything about
the woods that ! had rather be there
than over here. Please give him by
best regards I am glad that Pearl
is getting along all right in school
and was glad to learn that she didn't
get any OF the sickness in the school
! was pleased to learn that you had
good place where YOU worked and
that YOU liked so we'll, They must miss
YOU from home being away SO long
/ have not seen Charles since | left
the boat but | guess he is located here
In France somewhere. | gave him my
address and | have forgot his. He
has not written me so | don't know
where he is. | may get a chance to
RIM across him some time. You
would laugh to see the railroads over
here. They look lot like the mar
row gauge in Maine, only the track
is wider The passenger cars look
like stage coaches put on the track
But it's surprising to see the speed
at which the trains travel. There
are no farms on the roads, the same
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07

BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY
Place your order now for FORD car.
Holt 4 Hight Skowhegan.
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The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns
RINGHAM

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-09-10
Senoritas! Entroduzcan
un pane h~umedecido
entire sus cabellos
y~redobIaran su
belIeza
;Prueben este. Ell pelo Sc pone v1go-
roso, brillante, onduloso y her
moso desde luego.

acknowledgements? Isl! de We
ras? Esa es su gran virtud. Sus
cabellos Sc tornsran delgados, ondu-
lantes, ricos y abundantes, Y parece-
ran tan suaves tan ~lustrosos, como
los de una nina, despues de aplicar-
Sc la "Danderine." Haga luego IL
prueba. Humedezca IN PIANO o lien
20 con una poquita de "Danderine"
e introduzcalo Embellishments en- U
cabellos, frotandolos al misnlo ITEM
DO, ligeramente. Esto limpiara Ell
pelo del polvo, de la caspa Y de Ia
excesiva grasa, Y en- unos cuantos
momentos habra redoblado listed Ia
belleza de sus cabellos. Una delicio-
sa sorpresa espera a aquelias que
han descuidado ell aseo de su pelo, o
que 10 tengan aspero, escaso, reese
co, quebradizo o debil. Ademas de
hermosear Ell cabelio, la "Danderine"
disuelve toda particu!a de caspa;
limpia, purifica y vigoriza Ell cuero
desterrando para slempre
las picazores, Ia caida del pelo, pero
10 que mas la a~gradara a listed Sc
"a yer que despues de usarlo unas
cuantas semanas, lie sale nuevo pelo,
fino Y pequeno al principle, 81, pero
realmente nuevo pelo que POGO a po-
co va creciendo en- su cabeza. ST US
ed Sc preocupa por tener un bonito
pelo, suave y a%bundante, COMPRISE
una botella de "Danderine', en- cual-
quier botica o perfumeria, . haga !ue-
60 la prueba. ADV.
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iFerrocarrileros Mexicanos!

Huce so,anente dos mescs que Sc insert6
el primer anunc:o en- este Deriodico. para 20
ne- en- vcestro conocimientc que los prime
rs hbros de que Sc compondra IA .BiSLio-
TECh DEL. FERRoCARRILERo MEXICA-
NO" estaba1 l;stos para distributes.
Jamas esperaba que en- tan corto tempo
nais coleeas ferrocarrilcros respondieran a mi
sincere l~lamariento. Quedando asombrado od
Sxi-c tan rapido y Gel entusiasmo con que 81
honorable zrenio ferrocarrIiero NeS!caiio ha
-cc;b;do mis- humildes obras.
De todos los rincones de Mexico y los l. u.
A. rccibido centena-es de cartRs y pedioos. &C.
mostraudo con este que nuettras amoiefohS
por Ia instruction. 81 rrogreso ! eonstue-
zion dc La PATRIA aumentan dia con dis
do una manera que es digrs de tcdo eioglo-
Anon. Tie dirijo 4 los indifcrentes; q los
1us tal vez Sc imagtran que StR acsva CAM
paaa &c despertar Ell intcres por Ia educa-
ci6n Y progreso del gremio ferrocarrilero de
Mexico sers IN fracaso; 4 los que Green fal-
to9 de ambiciorcs 4 los ferrocarrileros De
Mexico. para decirles que es~an en- un grave
error al fizursrse cue tcdos somos indifesen'
ties. Al mismo tempo s>ner en- So cohoci-
nielto que toGas las obs:s que p~roximar,"u-
tc SC publicarsn tales como: IbFos. LAM
mas 4 coiores, Caicas 1EStructIvas, nodebcs
etc. etc. Sc han prepnrado ) sc estsn pre-
pc-undo para instrui-nos los hexicanos de
Cora=Gu y Ferroca--ilcrcs Puncono-osv,, .vs
el ~proiucto de inume-abies dates q .ntoEma-
c;ones &c tcGas cIases que &c relac:on-n con
81 ITIG Gel "a, ~ HeC 10 "a 10y
eicnado por ias mas grandes companies CO.'S
tructoras ie .ocomG:o.as y accessories pars
las m;smas: entire estas pueden citarse las 81
suicntes: American Locomotive C'.. Bal
Gsin Locomotive Works. Lima Locomotive
Co.. Westinghouse Air Brake. New York
Air Brake Co., Nathan Manufacturing Co.
William Sellers and Co. Inc, y otras muchi-
sinas que seria impossible enunerar ahar1-
Adenas. Sc advierte. de una vcz para siemprr.
oie no Sc trata dc especIlar nj dc haee- for
tuna, pres Ell p-oducto de lie senta de Las
pnmeras osras seryiri para Ia impression de
los Ebrcs mas importsntes y ~costosos.
Estin de venta: La Locomotorz Mnlet
Compound ATticulada FL Compressor de Al
70 Compound de 81: , Calcas Instzrea.s-. IN
dispcnsabies : TODD ferroca-riierc del tseA..
tamento mecanico. Los Iibros valen $i.a.
cada uno y las Calcas Irstructivas SIPS. per
Ia coleccion de cuaS:o tipos diferentes Hiidcn
I2xas. siendo tcdas transparertes para ress
el interior de las locomotoras. TODD este So
rnanda Iibre DE porte al recibo dc su valor en-
giro postol u ordcn de express.
Para mayor information, mande este anun-
clio en- IN sotre con 81 direction, piassnco
folIeto, circuiares, muestras de grabados e1-
etc, a Carlos NJ. Acevedo. P. o. BOX a. In.
dio. Calf, y i vuclta dc correo Sc lie man
SSraa cuar.os informes pidl ADV.
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nos. durarte los cua!eS permanezca
secandcse este para QUE no sc hlenda
a causa de los formidableS caoques
que le trasmite 81 a~fustc; por consl-
guiente. cuando e. enemigo utiiiza
nuevaz poz;ciones n~ecesita cuando me-
nos este tempo para colo
car en- elias sus pleas de gran al
carce.
81 pues, los pa~risienses reciben IN
dia IN trio cinco veces mas dense
cue 81 de los dias precedentes, que d.
gan tan solo Gle las pleas han sido
transladadas sin duda a las ~cercenia5
de Anizy-Ie-C Chateau. Chauny o Guis
card que las granadas, teniendo u
na velocidad de caida menos, haran
periuicios aun mas insignificantes.
Ell trio para fastidiar' durara algu-
nos dias, ESQ sera todo.
Para que IN bombardeo de Paris
pueda, ell verdad. modificaC toda la
vida publica. Sc necesitaria que los
boches Sc hallaran 4 50 o 40 kl!o-
metros de IA Capital Y nuestros aG-
mirabies poilus acaban de aniquilar
| csc iran sueno teuton.
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LLEGADA DE VE!NTiDOS
OFICIALES

Aver hicieron 81 arribo a San An
tonic. veintid6s oficiales que acaban
lie recibir sus ~despachos de subtle
nientes en- Ell Fuerte Mcintosh donde
estaban incorporates al 81 Regimen
to de Infanteria en- ST. perioGo de ms
trucci6n. Los nuevos oficiales Sc pre-
sentaron desde luego en e! Quartet
general del Campo Travis, donde sc
les dara comisi6n en- los Regimientos
oue van a organizarse con los reclu-
tas que acaban dc ser liamadcs a
;ervicio de las armas.
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CABRAL NO ATACARA .
Viene de la 1a.)

frontera. Ne apresurc, por 10 tanto'
a des!nentir de una manera energlca
tai especie V q declarar que nj 20 NJ
ninguno de mis- amigos, subordinadoS
O simpatizadores, hara en- estos mo-
mentos NADIA que ponga o sirVa para
crear dificultades de caracter inter-
n~acional. En- apoyo de 10 Manifesto
do. he dado 6rdenes de n atacsr min
guna plaza de la Inca divisoria, sino
de activar nuestra campana Ell ell
centric Y sur del Estado. que siendo
esta victorjosa. traera como resulta-
do indudable IA caida de las plazas
~fronterizas por 81 sofas.
Los amigos de Cabral estan dando
publicidad en- ia frontera a las decla-
r%aciones del jefe ~carrancista.
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LOS EXTRANJERos 81 PUEDEN
iViere de IA la.)

negocio m~ercantil. pues no estaba dis
puesto a renunciar a los <derechos
u tiene como ciudadano de los Es-
tados Unidos.
La Secretaria de Relaclones lie
contesto hacienda Ia declaration de
cue 'todos los extranjeros que for
men parte de una sociedad mexicana,
no necesitan renunciar a u derechos
para adquirir bienes raices en- Me
xico" Y que por 10 tanto, ell ~interesado,
81 Sc hallaba en- tales condolences, po-
dria desde lucgo adquirir, legalmente,
los bienes raices q que aspira.
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I'm cupricho dc Carycn=a.

I'm cuDricho dc CarrGR-a.
Sc cree que la determination de
reunir tantas fuerzas para angular
al feroz Chavez Garcia, Sc debe solo
a IN capritho de Carranza que ha de-
cidido hacer una campaia rapida pri-
Nero scbre este rebelde y luego sobre
cada uno de los jefes revolucicnarios
que cuentan con prestigio en- ell pals.
Sc sabe que en- Ia Ultima OCCASION
en- cue Carranza cito a sus generates,
fue para exponeries este proyecto y
que la mayoria de los mismos opino
que no habia que darle tanta impor-
tancia al cabecilla; pero Carranza
expres6 SD opinion de que llevando q
cabo rapidas reconcentraciones Sc po-
dia acabar d los revolucionarlos en-
un plss, no mayor de un ano.
Ell peligro de que en- vez de acabar
a los revolucionarios Sc permita a los
mismos org~anizarse cuando sientan
la debilidad de las fuerzas que tie
nen enfrente, es, sin duda alguna, evil
dente: sin embargo, Carranza no cree
que ninguno de Il enemigos pueda
reunir elementos Ell numero suficien-
tie para derrocar al gobierno.
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(Nicnc dc la LAD

eacoatraba profGndamente doTm'do
cuanGo fueron a communicable 10 que
habia ocurrido. Sin tempo para YES
tirse, Iturbe salio del Palacio &c Co.
bierno V Sc embarco en- un trea rum
30 q Ma=at!an.
e saque0 de Ia poblaci0n.
4. TODD este los cficja!es quc vs,~-
ban al frente de los ~sublevadCs. Jug
naban por ~contener a los soldados cue
Sc habian entregado al p;llajc en- to-
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Al CRITIC De VIVA JUAN CAABRAALL".

das las oficinas del gobierno Y ell
las casas de los extranjeros. Pero
10 corsiguieron detener a los revo:-
tcsos que mataTon V saquearon a su
a~ntcjo.
\ les Gisparos. las fami!ias que Sc
-eacuentran en- Ia capital del Estado,
sufriercn la consiguiente alarma Y
Sc cerraron las pucrtas de les casss
dc modo cue los rebeldcs no entra-
ran Il elias y consumaran atentados.
Pero 81 hacho de cue los sublevados
10 fueran en- corto numero, pues no
llegaban nj q rcentenar, cast el
noventa nor cieTto de Ia ~guarniclo1.
fu6 suficicr.e para que NJ sc regis
traran ta~tos atensados. Ningura
familia fui victima de los rebeldes.
Cuando los rebeides huhieron con-
sumadc 81 obra de destruction Y De
saqueo. sal;ccCn Ge Ia plaza Tranquil
lamente. marchando eH deso-den & Z!
Fuertc, doMdc Sc cree Que haraH gran
des est-agos, pres los rancheros de c.
Sc Disrrito estan ahora abandonadCs Il
sus propios csfuer2os y no poseen
armas porque Iturbe ha prohibido ei
uso de las mismas por los particula-
res.
Sc cree cue Ell obicto dc las fuerzas
s~ubievadas es uni7se a Cab-al V quc
tai cosa Ia ~lcgrari? con facilidad 81
no SO envien tronas de Sonora a de-
tenerIos.
.odo ~, f,,-b, o,,o hahia lie
,.,5o ~ n,,or+o s~inqIor7se. hahia con-
- nr,o la osr.sss troras que
- ~ = ~ oone-aI Carrasco Sc
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casa. -.
Eu"''Go i"H Uo'"S =
g~ron Il tu.'3Sal. '" ~ """'" Il"
solo feoeIas. ,., ,.,c.
La pr'h'er% n'eG'G' 1Is I'I'' s' ~
OerH1aot LNe oe''"t~I - -!
En- Il ''I""" "s C"""-'"'
msnoo ! iGs i"e'|"9 W. 'Hs'D"
10 Su NaHdH : q ue S"ii"sVo Ii' F"--
secucion &c los f~ensIoeS' que ID! ,S%
podlan nabeT sl0o d'Seii!iiaNoS con I'd
cli:aad 81 sc e!nP'e"oe 'C"''2 eii|' :
"a oat!aa' Eor G. Tenor ne que ''S IL
g!tiEoS Fo-F!sr@A SooFe |" H'4Aa'
La calm" na NNet'o d rs'h"F en- /"
capita! Dc tsiaao' Zero ~ "S' e.
las de"1aS poD-a~!oaes "oNue Sc esp
re- que eSteIlen peIuehoS mo'1nlIen-oS
en- contra del "oo!efao:
I! ma.estar general - m1seria )
las vegacio2eS de cue s0H Fle''E'as
los c&rrancistaS' haceA temeE que &c
TN mofnento Il otfo Fu@!F"H " oc"''E
d~es6rdenes dc 'mportancia' -,
III %opST12"oI l'U-"e -" pc"'"'
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Graves desordencs.

draws
e. dia primero courtroom en- varias
~poblaciones del Estado, Y especial
mente en- A~hua!u!co, Zapopna Y San
Pedro. avcs desordenes, en- los que in
tervinieSon las trora= del g%obierno.
En- Guadalajara, la exitacion popular
crecia ror momentos, Y Ia ciudad es-
taba invadida por hoias sueltas lanza-
das DO catolicos y cler6fogos, hojas
que hacian mas intensa Ia agitacion
popular.
En- Ia mayor parte de las puertas
de las casas aparecieron nuevas no.
jas conteniendo energicas protestas
contra e. gobierno. Dieguez dispu-
so cue todas las tropas fueran acue=-
teladas Y que Sc retiraran de las ca
Pies las ~patr1llas cue las recorrian.
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,ii,ss 6e crfermos han sanado con mis-
tra,ur,jeatos: no hay raztn para que I'd.
siga su!riendo. EXAMEN GRATIS.
DIR A.. RIOJAS ALVAREZ. ostehFata.
Eorss. d. 9 a. m. n I p. M. d~iariaments-
Los Domingcs de , 4. N. n II n.
slS Prudential Life BidG. (Conira csqIsna
de lc Casa de Corte) SaE Antonio. Texas
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Daiese listed de Sufrir.
Nc Imports que tan


jcsalcntsdora pueda
ser su condicion ae-
tuaI: ell canine de 10
Salud este alberto pa
"a ID.
Los casoS cr6nic0s
v IlamadoS comunmen
lie '.incurables" casi
siemprc ceden a los
marHviiloSos tratl-
mtentos ~os;eoptucos.
70 euro: CatSrro,
Constipation, Enfer-
uedades Nerviosas,
de los Intastin0s, de
10 Rihones, Psrkusis.
insomnia Y otras mu-
chas dctcncIaS.
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Por 10 tanto 10 debemos con;ar
mrcho cen nuestras tlteri;.t para
cb,;yar a los "BcrthaS' 4 cue Sc ca
len. Sc les n!olestara un POGO, Sc e
vitara U sus sirvienteS puedan ser
tachados de ''cmboscaGcs' por suS
camaradas V 81 clio no p-iva 4 las
piozas De ohietivoS mas vu!neTab!eS,
Sc podra. cuando las condolences at
mosfe-icas sean favcra5les ' no Guam
DO llegue una orden &c Paris te2tar
Ia suerte de acertarle TN trio =! OBJ
jeto deseado.
Mas biea serau los academies JOS
que lie impidan I cad@ Il de esos
tubos ~mandarnos les so 0 100 proyec-
tiles que los boches espera2 de el!os.
Sc pidcn las razones de las mee-
rruDyioaes del tire. Nj opinion es
Il e. cnemigo eccrom!za sus tubos
: los reserva va sea para hacer com
cidir los boMbardeoS cor e. principle
de sus otensivas q fin de ~asEstarnoS
0 va para proporc!onarle un consue-
10 . Ia opinion pub!ica alemana cua,.-
do Sc halle diseustada q de al
gun fracaso miltGr.
Sin embargo, puede haber otra
perspectiva desagradable para noso-
tres; y vale mas advertir & nuestra
opinion publ:ca acerca de ella que
deiar que sirva de presa a las MARIA
clones to-pes de las historicas o &c
los espias.
Sc ha hablado va de ounce pleas;
ahora bien. con motive de las difficult
tades que cfrece su construction Y
de las de la fabrication de gran MI
nimero de $50 d~eStjnaGos 4 suS nue.
vos a~corazados. e. enemigo no podra
sin duda. disponer de mas de tres pie
.as en- sarv!cio. duranta mucho TEN
no. pero no puede nj quirtupl'car
~ durac;6n aproXimando q Paris sus
emplazanientos.
Con la mitad de Ia carga empleada
para ell trio a120 Kilometres, e. MIS-
mo tubo dara IN alcance de so XII
!cmetros. Este eS IN principle dc
semejanza mecanica, ;dentico para to-
dos los canoneo5 grandes ' coHocido
desde hace mucho tempo. Ahora
bier. IN disparo hecho con toda ia
carga, produce IN desgaste igual al
nroducido por cinco disparos hechoS
| con Ia mitad de dichas cargas Y al
| propio tempo disminuyen los riesgos
de academies senalaGos mas arrloa.
| Tambien Sc puede. va cue las pleas
| Sc c~alientan menos. tirar mas rapl.
damente. Es precise no olvidar que
IN $40 de marina puede disparar Iii
proyectil por minute.
Estas pleas iisparan, ciertamante,
sobre plataformas de beton y Sc ne
| cesitaa de 80 a - dias, caando me-