The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-20

Thu. subuarin. torpedo-Ooat has In
the ,isrrlau Sc-cail"d t-h"at reached
AS highest stat" III development.
Th.. i'-boa, is Il mechanical marvel.
1t is i v.rii,hir SUhmarlu" "raIS"r II
IS Jrirsu by Diesel suSin"S. burning
ordinary 'riI.' Ill. capable 81 S'E'''S
;hr buu; = greater speed OK th' S"Els'c'
;han ;,.tIs''st amy :r"'Snt SNIP ana i
speed even under wafer greater N''''''
: RIOS, freight ships.
Tia. ~U!,.aarir" ,"rpc,in-h"at Ike
mos: Inventions that nav" rrv":%tiun-
ICED modern warfare. Was primarily ah
.Amcv:c;.u .nv"ntvn. AMI aIS". I'M mus
other Inventions in war engines IL HIS
b.e:; barely u"cI.c;'d ~ "Hr ''"F'rn-
rl.n;. Will, :; has I"ru r'':%'d =. IN"
AAii ~ foreign uat!"tiS. "Sp'Siai'S ~
Germany.
.I...I,t.. subs.,5.::ss-- uf o,hrr ratrns.
th.. hates; iun;AtS are driven tnoSE
water WITH t':..S..! Engines Instead oi
with s..,;c.. batteries. Th":' carr? 4
lars.. >u;.;,,. T.: c"turr"SS"'! oxygen Tor
underwater running. washing par
Of tn. PRODUCTS ~ r.nnlha.s.!TE. ana III
lutIug ih:. oxygen w.;h IL" "aSfl'h
PRODUCTS tor U>. .nSj'..'! ~ ar
They ar. c:tp;,bi.. T.; travelling Il diS-
taucr Of irr!u ::.@"1 :" 5000 inii"> WIN
out rvp!.mjSning th"ir supplies g '"e''
wal: ana. provisions. iH'S '"''
,rdo.S III 4, hast W." SiZ's--"r.' iarEs
siz. for lunS rrn=" WORK. ht''"S =
r,,r.... ~ I,ur., than twu n.il"S and CAT
ry;nl, = charge ~ iuu puundS OF hISE
.x,,,S,y. ~ ,h,. S;trht;,,i. and 4 shorter
.,rang.. torpedo TOR making - run OF i''''
q mile or less 1T high sp'''i' ;1t'" !''t
inc tbs sam. quantity "t hISA rAt"S''|
in the warhead.
!, has heru found tina, the iiEhtrT
typ. Of shnrt-ranse torpedo - ''4''
usrtul ihs:, the lo!S-risnSS type.
The torpedo is adapted I" tr''E't 1T
any r,a,uir,d predetermined depth o.
,,.,.b ;h,. surface II IN water. ANA Nn!
dcplh regulator may IL SIT ny i.' 90
s,r,,-i,u u:.ic.r bxfur,. II" lh'!r"'h"S Il
,nrr.d. Il il ,!r:., hy "l'tr!cttE oE
,r..r.!, moving AN indicator upon /"
sca!, 50 tt,;tJ WHEN 4 sh'n Is sig" ~
~liphr dra!, th. t"ri"h" may "' H''""
,-av,l ,,car thr surtac" ~ the "i'''r.
Ia as rot 10 miss ihs slip by PaSS'HS
under It. Whcu ship "t o''!' u,
IS sighted. the torp.d" is are" ~ ~"
us practIc;lhl". for always "''N''
vul;s are pruducc,l--that - l" sly
80 ,,,.,r,.,iv.. r,.SultS-wh.n the tor
r,.do strikes low under water tnah ''t'
a.. .urr,c, Eurth.rnur". Tie t"rPcu"
.-orc,s better deep under water ina" Il
does near tn" surface. ,.,
The tcrp.dr is kept tru" |" is 'o''''
/ nv a Horoscope r"G.:!a;"r. "h'c" N.Y..
~ 20 a pc..-determ;nsd line "t tray -,
and ;he torpedo keeps it's course VIZ"
,y,nd,rf,;l accuracy. while IL traE"ls
through the water often AZ Il Sp''o
more than thirty knots an ho"''
The self-propel!ed torpedo - cpi'S''
cred on. ~ the most ""tia"t1"'
~ ,r,ona,;,. mechanism that mas ''".
uopcration. .,,, :, driven
Ia. co,nrrnss.L air. Tn" air - h"a'e0
.s il masses from tn" air flask l" '''s
engine. which may Toe either n ree'p'
eating engine or a turbine. IN "rue' "
hn,d rim. compressed air under the ehor-
nous pressure necessary ''!
he,yy and cxpcnsiv" air flask IL retu'.
ed Some OF the largest and lest S'li
propallcd torpedocs cost as h's" do
$1,000 each. -,,-
Rv :, method inverted b. the "F''"''
q material called rnoiorit" may u" sun
,i,r,c.t for rouprcSSrd air. which "t''
-cndrr available in the torpedo S.'cr'l'
Eir,,.. "a much .cn.rgy for ITS pr"f"'-
S,o, us il detained D? crEn?r'SScd a'''
so tina, both greater rang" ana E''''''
sneed may Dc obtained. "hl's II" 'Nt""
siye air flask will b" rcdulr'7!' Hl'' ."
mask being replaced by Il thth $50,
cylinder r,ereiE h"aT$ 'n""S" 't''i
.:roro cnuu"h f"r structural riEid'iE.
r,,rthrrrnore. the method WI! permit 81
carving u mud. larger "h;trG''. "f -
plosive in ,as &arh":,d with :. ;"r'"'!"
Of a given siz". Again. '"r'"h"rS al
equal power and rang '"ay by TINS Sys
tern be mad" ~ cost "t not NOR"
A.han swo-thirds as :"Ach As the cost al
tha or.cent tnrpe,lr"S.
expect that This system VIII soon
be pu, into general use. AZ arSt'optHihs