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Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-07-13

tanned charge Of high explosive. It was
surrounded by buoyant material wrapped
tightly with many wrappings OF heavy
cord, and vanished so as to be water
proof; the bomb obviously contained no
mechanism other than the charge of ex-
p!osive. The angle formed by the cross
ing OF the two lines OF wireless waves,
the inventor explained. occurred Some
where In mid-channeI in one OF the Italia a
-ivers. He was not able to determine the
exact point, so the bomb was dropped into
the stream and allowed to float down.
Sure enough, when it reached a point
approximately where the inventor said it
would intercept the two wireless impulses,
the bomb exploded. The Admirals and
Italian Government officials present were
duly impressed. They begged for another
demonstration. Not long afterward the
same experiment was tried with the same
result. The story got into the newspa-
pers. It was printed In the European
press; 1t was cabled to America. Full
page articles were given in the Sunday
were regarded as Of sufficient importance
to justify cabling the news tha. they had
occurred
Then. one day, the cables carried the
news that the young italian inventor had
eloped with the daughter Of the Admiral
who had been supervising the expert
nents for the Italian Government. Moth
ing more was heard OF the inventor. Par
TALLY completed bombs found in his labor
atory were examined 1t was found that
they would explode. when placed in water,
after a certain period OF immersion.
A tiny. almost invisible pin-hole. pene-
trating from the outside to the interior,
admitted water after a slight lapse Of
sodium. Sodium. on contact with water,
bursts into a violent flame with accom-
panying high temperature. and it was this
little pellet OF sodium that set off the ex-
plosive charge. through the action of the
water, when the bomb had been In the
stream long enough for the water to reach
the sodium. The wireless control sta
ions were fakes" The entire object. so
far as anyone has discovered. Of the
young inventors effort, was to win the
affections Of the Admiral's daughter. Inl
this respect his invention may be said to
have been success.
Water Contact Explosive.
II was the suggestion OF setting off an
explosive by means OF water contact
which could be delayed until the bomb
mad been In the water a certain length Of
line or had reached q certain depth that
'ormed the basis OF the invention Of the
submarine depth charge. The depth
harge itself looks like nothing 80 much
= an ordinary galvanized ash can. It Is
cylinder. thirty inches high and twenty
inches in diamenter. It contains in its in
erior about seventy-five pounds Of trini-
roxylol, an explosive even more powerful
han the famous TINT.
The mechanism by which this explonlyo |
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-07-13

/ may now De 0isCiOSeO, perhaps the mos
important. as they certainly are the mos
spectacular. are the depth bomb and tn,
Y-gun for tossing it over the side. tn,
method Of planting mine fields SO tina
termined depth below the surface, the dis
covery Of a non-inflammable buoyant ga.
for observation balloons and dirigibles. nc
the perfection OF the wireless telephon,
with its adaptation to the purpose OF de
itecting thep resence and location OF sub.
marines.
| Frequen. as have been the references In
the newspapers to the depth bomb or. a.
| it is called in the navy. the depth charge
the principle upon which /. operates Ea.
sble even yet to disclose the exact de.
tails OF its operation. but The rather 70.
mantle story ot its genesis may be tcld
now
The idea OF the depth bomb had It's
origin in the most audaciccs scientific
fake" o. recent years. About five years
ago the scientific world was startled BY
he announcement that a young Italian
inventor had perfected a method OK set
ting off explosives at distance by means
Of wireless impulses. The s.cry was plaus-
he. Such wcrder!ul things had already
been accomplished by wireless. and the
exac. nature and possibilities Of the Her
z.an waves were still shrouted IN SO much
mystery. even to the scientists who had
teen working with them. that anything
seemed possible.
Control by Wireless
The success Of John Hays Hammond.
IT., in controlling the machinery and steer
ng of boat at a distance by wireless had
received much deserved publicity; / shall
refer in later article to some OF Mr.
Hammond contributions to our Iavy's
technical resources during the war Nicols
Tesla had demonstrated woEderfu. phe-
nomena attributable TO the wireless trans
mission OF electrical impulses.
So when this young Italian announced
that he could not only set off a charge Of
explosives at distance OF several kio-
metres by wireless impulses. but could
control and direct those impulses so that
they would travel only at q certain angle
and in a given direction. even the most
wary scientists received the announce
ment with an open mind, while technical
men not specially skilled in wireless at
fairs were almost convinced by the mere
statement.
The naval value OF such an invention
would obviously be enormous. II wireless
impulses could be directed against m en-
amy battleship. and thereby cause its
mechanism to explode. naval warfare
would be revolutionizcd IL not abolished
II is no wonder. therefore. that the italian
Admiralty accepted the young inventors
invitation to a demonstration OF his re
markable achievement Two wireless
power stations had been set up some dis
tance apart. 1t was explained by the in
the details that he was able to turn the
Herzian waves at will in any direction.
High Explosive Bomb.
He had. however. arranged his wireless
projectors. he said, 50 that the waves from
the two crossed at or about certain point
and at this angle. formed by the two
streams OF wireless waves. any explosive
that might be present would be immediate
ly set off.
He had prepared = bomb The bomb con.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-07-13

Is set off IL simple and sturdy enough
to be practically fool-proof. and yet al
the same time can be regulated with cuch
delicacy Of adjustment that the charge
will inevitably explode at precisely the
predetermined depth. as indicated by 4
scale and an adjustable pointer on the
exterior Of the bomb. Water is not ad-
mitted to the interior until the external
pressure has rached point which depends
upon the depth below the surface. The
instant this depth is reached, however,
whether 1t be thirty feet or three hundred
feet, the explosion occurs. and so precise
and accurate Is the operation of the depth
charge that there is not recorded a single
failure to perform exactly as planned
Depth bombs are fired in pairs from the
f-gun. In the beginning of their useful
ness they were simply dropped overheard
from the stern of a DESTROYER or submarine
chaser. which Immediately proceeded to go
away from there at full speed. BY means
OF the Y-gun. two depth charges at once
are tossed overheard. striking the water
sufficient distance from the vessel to
minimize the danger. although at no time
do naval men care to linger long in the
neighborhood where depth charge has
just been dropped
The Y-gun looks like nothing so much
as the familiar ''sianese coupler" seen
in front OF tall buildings. to enable the
Fire Department to attach two lines OF
hose to a single standpipe. 1t is merely
gun with two barrels. set at an angle of
about ninety degrees to each other. both
barrels being fired by single charge
which is placed in a chamber in the neck
OF the Y. The depth charge is laid on its
side In cradle. shaped to hold it in posi-
ton. the cradle having attached to it a
stem or arbor which exactly fits the bore
of the Y-gun.
Navy Invents Y-Eun.
The powder charge used to fire the
Y-gun Is not as great as that used in the
ordinary one-pounder naval quick firing
gun. Nothing could be simpler and. as the
experience Of our destroyers and sub
with the Y-gun and supply OF depth
charges-demonstrates. nothing could be
more effective for the destruction Of sub
once their presence has been de-
tected. than the depth charge. From the
viewpoint of military effectiveness the
depth charge and the Ygun probably rank
first among the scientific achievements of
the Naval Consulting Board.
The biggest single military Job our navy
did in the war was the laying Of a mine
oarrage across the principal channels Of
The North Sea. barrage which could have
nave been and doubtless would have been |
extended, had the war continued. so as to |
make it absolutely certain that any at |
.empt on the part OF the German fleet to
,ome out would have resulted In complete |
disaster. The speed and efficiency with |
which these mines were laid excited the
wonder and admiration of the personnel of |
he British naval forces with which our
navy was cooperating.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-07-13

FIRST PUBLISHED PAOToeFApH OF NEW TYPE AUTOMATIC
DEPTH SUBMARINE NINE. WITH Box-L,KE ANCHOR THAT
CONTAINS MECHANISM THAT REGULATES THE DEPTH
HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS or THESE WERE LAD,hA a
RARRAGE ACROSS THE NORTH SEA
by
Copyrgh. Canada, by the New York compan
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High Explosive Bomb.

He had. however. arranged his wireless
projectors. he said. 50 that the waves from
the two crossed at or about certain point
and at this angle. formed by the two
streams Of wireless waves. any explosive
that might be present would be immediate
ly set off.
He had prepared = bomb. The bomb con-
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22
Auction
Sale
Westhanpton
Home

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
LARGE LOT. 7OXl75 FEET.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22
DISPLAY-CLASSfFIED
BY r. b. CHAFFlN 6 CO., INC,
Real Estate Auctionccrs,
Main and Twelfth Streets.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF vALU-
ABLE FARMING LAND AND BUILD
ING SITES ON THE CARY STREET
ROAD, WEST OF THE COUNTRY
CLUB, AND EXTENDING BACK TO
JAMES RIVER, AND CONTAINING
221.2 ACRES.
ON JULY 1, 1919.
Beginning at 4 P. NJ. we shall sell by
Public Auction on the promises the
be offered first as a whole and then in
parcels. and the best price obtained
for the entire property reported to tho
court subject TO it's confirmation.
Tho Parcels are as follows:
First. Lot B." containing oS.7 acres.
fronting on the Cary Street Road 623S
feet, and extending back about 1880
feet to right OF way of the G. d o.
Railroad. This lot is beautifully stu
1ted for country home.
Second. Lot e." containing SIS acres:
and lying between the right of way OF
the c. & O. Railroad and Tuckahoe
Creek.
Third. Lots &c" and IF" containing
50 acres, and lying between Tuckahoe
Creek and James River.
Fourth, Lot -" containing $50
way Of the c. & o. Railroad to James
River
This property lies just west of
"Grantland" and adjoining the home
of the late T. p. Davie. and offers an
unusual opportunity to secure home
site in the direction OF Richmond's
best growth and farming lands OF
splendid fertility.
TERMS: One-third cash and the re-
mainder IN three equal payments at
one, two and three years with interest
OF the purchaser.
Mans Of tho property can he seen at
at per cent or all cash. at the option
the office of the Auctioneers. who will
show the property to any one inter-
ested.
ROBERT r. WINSTON,
w. B. DAVIS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22

At the request of the owner, who has
removed from Richmond, we will sell
by auction, on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE rs,
at 6 o'clock p. NJ.
that we'll and substantially built house
on Granite Avenue. near Grove. on the
car line at Stop 81 3. The house has
eight rooms. electric lights. hot and
cold water. etc; garage on lot: house
was built by the owner for his home.
and is not only attractive, but eXcep-
tionnlly we'll built.
TERMS: Easy. and announced ut sale
For further Information, call on the
auctionccr at office.
WALTER c. SCHAAF.
Central National Bank Bldg.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
BY BURR PRICE.
- ,I,, Nnu, N1rly Harul,l


Parls.-Mysteriously steadily, bra.
zenly in defiance of a law of the
land, the Germans ire reappearlng In
Paris. They are living without dis
gulse in the capital still technically an
armed camp of war. In greater num-
Der, in holder manner, they are living
in the outlying districts, just beyond
the Notifications.
They IRE resuming the proprietor
ship Of small cafes-as by magic they
are popping up with smiles behind the
little zinc bars from which they dlsap-
peared so precipitately in 1914.
Whence came they? Have they been
hiding In their own wine cellars
throughout the last four years?
They are renewing the direction Of
small restaurants, where sauerkraut
once was the specialize de la maison"
go into the kitchens now and there
YOU will find the perspiring Teutons.
Have they been hiding behind their
stoves during the war?
They are reopening corner grocery
stOres-only that's not the name for
them In France-and little businesses
Of all sorts. They are now freely en-
gaging in the supply trade-it has
been found that throughout the long
hostilltes many Germans who had sue
ceeded In remaining in French terri
tory had piled their business of fur
nlshing war material to the army.
At present the hands of the police
nre completely tied by the fact that
80 per cent of the Germans who re-
manned or have been drifting back are
naturalized as Frenchmen, and the
chamber, with characteristic procras-
tination, keeps putting off passage Of
the proper measures to take this nat
uralization from the Germans and per-
init the police to Gust them.
An Illuminating article was pub
lished In La Libcrte the other eve
ming signed by II. CALI.
lone wonders Mt finding in the midst
Of the entrenchcd camp Of Paris so
many enemy subjects" he says. There
has never been at any time so many
foreigners in Paris. | do not mean Wis
itors here temporarily, but people
stopping permanently, doing business,
exploiting enterprises and all too often
taking the Jobs of modified French
men. Nothing has been done to keep
these undesirable citizens out.
"ln December, 1914, Mr.. Laurent,
who was then project Of police, stated
that 100000 aliens were settled in the
capital. Today. according to the of
fetal figures, there arc 1000. The
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
WILL REBUILD REIMS

ruins. For the reconstruction of the
city 20 complete plans have been sub
mitted by leading architects of Paris,
Relms and other French cities. No one
plan will be adopted, but the city will
pick out Of each the features that seem
the most desirable and arrive at final
plan which will be approved by the
city council.
Among the details already decided
upon are big, broad streets for the
principal arteries; workingmen's quar-
tiers, with gardens, and three series of
boulevards, like those Of Paris and
Brussels, forming complete circles,
there being one inner circle of bouIe-
wards, then middle circle and finally
an outer circle.
1t also has been decided that the
buildings encircling the cathedral,
nearly all Of which are now in q COM
plete state of demolition, will be
cleared out entirely In order that the
cathedral may occupy vast open
square where all of its beauty may be
seen from any point.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17

'The most undesirable often avoided
detection and investigation. What risk
did they rum None at all"
These figures on the number OF for
eigners living in Paris during the war
and the number of them officially ap-
proved will be interesting for Ameri-
cans who have been through the or
deal of getting, matrlculatlon papers,
permits to live temporarily, permits
to live permanently, certificates OF
domiclle ana other little scraps OF pa
per. It strikes me that the French
police were bit overzealous In cata-
loguing good, honest Americans
people from home, know, were most
scrupulous In appearing before the
proper authorities-while thousands
of real undeslrables were roaming
around unticketed, unmolested.
At the time the Bertha was firing
there was much speculation on wheth-
er or not the Germans got quick indi-
cation of the accuracy Of their aim,
and 1t doesn't seem at oil improbable
that with such a large number Of their
brother Germans here they had a good
working information bureau.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17

this country in up-to.date hospitals,
with oil the appliances that science
could suggest for making well again
the sick and the wounded. Men and
women, experts, devoted their whole
time to the problem Of taking care Of
the unfortunate soldiers who found
their way Into the hospitals.
For the second promise, we have
the bureau of compensation and the
bureau of war risk Insurance, which
takes care that n disabled man shall
receive pension, and in addition shall
receive insurance according to the size
Of the policy he took out. 1t remains,
now that the war Is over, to make good
our third pledge of occupational re-
Mobilization.
"In this matter, the United States
found herself in little better posi-
ton than did the governments of our
allies. While they were busy with
war, private concerns took up the
! question Of rehabilitation and are in
general in charge of the problem over
there right now. On the other hand,
In America, there was already organ
lied and In operation q board which
had been doing the same work for
civilians that the government now
wants done for soldiers. refer to the
federal board of vocational education.
"In June, 1918, by the vocational re-
Mobilization act, congress turned over
to this board the entire task Of reed
ucating and placing In employment the
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
rlnes who have been so disabled.
1--WE looked about US, first of all, for
facilities where this matter of edu-
cation might be settled. Did we build
schools? We did not. We found that
In the United States there were $780,
100000 worth of school facilities. and
that there was not principal nor an
instructor In any school who was not
eager to take up his share Of re-edu-
eating q disabled soldier. In addition,
shops and factories, offices and farms,
all over the country offered US their
facilities without stint.
HAs soon as the man lands in, de-
barkatlon hospital over here we have
agents who go to him and put the
proposition before him clearly. He
is shown that he must not be down
hearted, that he has the backing of
100,000,000 people, and that on his
shoulders alone rests the responsibility
for making his life success or a fail.
ure. He is advised. Of course, wherev.
err 1t is possible, to go back into his
old line of work, and where that Is not
possible, he is asked where his pref
erences lie. He is educated according
to his own desires"
Doctor Prosser gave figures showing
the size of the task which the federal
board has before 1t in this matter. II
Is estimated that about 100000 mer
will need the retralnlng.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
W. N. u, KANSAS CITY, NO. 1e--1s1s.
TRIBUTE TO YANKEE FIGHTER
Magazine Writer Describes tho
"Doughboy" as All the World
Has Come to Know Him.

George Pattulll, magazine writer
who has been with General Pershing's
army In France, has paid tribute to
the American fighting men that is wor-
thy of reproduction in every county In
the United States. Says Mr.. Pattulll:
"The American soldier is. about the
finest human specimen on top of the
earth-rough and ready, grumbling,
never giving up; always able to laugh.
even at his own plight; holy terror
In fight; ruthless to an enemy capa-
Bile of resistance ;. generous to fault
to beaten foe; hating nobody, fearing
none; with backbone enough to storm
hell, and the gentleness to win
child"
France knows this, England knows
1t, even Germany has hazy idea that
a Yankee doughboy is combination
of an angel from heaven and devil
from hell. Isn't 1t about time for
Americans to realize the worth of their
fighting sons?-Exchange
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
IN WORK
FOR DISABLED

In It's provisions for returning dis
abled soldiers to profitable employ
ment, the United States government
leads the world This fact was brought
out at the international Conference on
Rehabilitation held in this city recent
ly. 1t was shown that, with the ex-
ception of Canada, the United States
was the only government that had taxi
en- official cognizance of the nations
supreme duty to rehabilitate its SOL
dlers incapacitated through wounds or
illness from pursuing their former
means of livelihood.
In an interview, DR.. Charles A. Pros
SER director of the federal board of
vocational education, charged with the
work of retrnlning the men from the
hospitals, told of the scope Of Amer
ica's plans of rehabilitation.
"When we took our boys from their
civil Jobs and put them into the army
to risk their lives for an ideal, the gov
eminent promised three things to Its
wounded soldiers. First, the promise
of physical care was made; then, the
promise of compensation for injury
and lastly, those who came back Grip
pied were pledged the nations honor
that they would be retrained, re-edu.
Gated to assume responsible place in
the economic life of the country.
For our first promise, we got the
best surgeons possible and shipped
them to France or installed them In
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
GERMANS AGAIN
APPEAR IN PARIS

great majority stay here without au-
'thorizatlon. The special commission
named to investigate foreigners and
issue permits for residence has been
unable to pass upon more than $4,000
cases. Three thousand permissions
were granted and the same number of
refusals were made,
"Those who did not get the proper
permits succeeded in staying anyway,
despite all measures taken to put them
out of the country. This they accom-
pllshed by disappearing for a short
time and returning to the same ad-
dress, or changing their residence and
failing to register. About one hun
dred who practiced these deeeptions
were caught and sent to concentration
camps and another hundred were es-
corted to the frontiers.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There Is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp. Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp. Root makes friends quickly be-
cause it's mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. It is gentle,
healing vegetable compound
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes. medi-
UNI and large.
However, If you wish to test this great
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
Just a Difference In Letters.

A young Evansville schoolteacher
startled her family by the announce
ment that she was going TO marry as
soon as she could persuade some man
to propose to her. Her married sister,
who was visiting the home, gave her
this advice: "You had better stay the
way you are. You have your own
money and"
II don't care bit for that" retorted
the younger girl. I'm always afraid
that I'll die without a husband. I'd
like for people to read on my tomb
stone 'relict' of some one than be
just plain relic of an educational
system. "-Indlanapolls News.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-17
AID FOR WAR RISK BOARD
President Wilson Makes Allotment for
Expenses From Emergency
Fund.

Washington.--Financial stringency
of the war risk insurance bureau was
relieved by message from President
Wilson to Secretary Glass saying that
the president had made an allotment
from his emergency war fund to pay
expenses of the bureau until congress
appropriates at the next session. The
amount allotted was not specified.
Treasury officials have estimated a
little more than 100000 will be
needed to pay the bureaus expenses
until the middle Of May. when con-
gress may be called In special session.
This action Of the president means
that there is no immediate danger of
allotment and allowance checks or re-
mittances for insurance of compensa-
ton being held up by forced reduc-
ton Of clerical help within the bureau.