The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

How a submarine is located. how
the news is transmitted 10 gun and
depth-bonb crews and how the silent
little U-boat chasers helped win the
war were explained to officials Of the
victory Liberty loan campaign Mon
day when they were the guests OF
Capt c, l.. Poor and officers and men
OF the four boats, which have been
tied up at the Memphis harbor at the
foot of Monroe avenue since Saturday
evening
Thousands of persons thrcnEed the
boats Sunday and Monday and were
shown the machinery and means OF at
tack carried on beard, The visit Of
the squadron will conclude Tuesday
noon when anchors will be weighed
for the three day trip down the Mia
sissippi to New Orleans.
,,,p The ~ trip up the river & 70 st. Lo1is ,ns
fact that the river is not high enough
for the boats to so that far northward
In safety,
The converted yacht Isabel. now
classed as destroyer together with
the American submarine KS and the
eral hydroairplAnes and subchasers,
have left New Orleans for trip up
the river. They intend to come at
least as far as Memphis II the stage
OF Z river permits,
A .dbmarine draws Il feet OF water
and / Is possible that these boats may
notetomo to Memphis. II they do they
will reach here about May %,
Secret Devices Revealed.
Probably the most interesting devices
aboard the little boats are the wire
less telephones. When In tho subina-
rns area n,s. the officer. IN. n search s,s q
gines and all machinery and the op'
orator, by means Of a device similar
TO n dictaI hone, starts his listener 4
| work. So delicatey are the machines
ltuned TO sound. that the exact loca
tion. OF d submarine can be cornpute'
In less than minutes time, wpr'
can be flashed to another boat over tn
phone without wires and an ''asl
| can"--the sailors name for a deptl
bomb.--can be dropped and In anothe
| minute oil on the surface and perhaps
spar floating along will be all tha
| remains Of one Of Bill Hohenxollern'i
assassne Of the sea.
lhe chasers In at the Memphis har'
Dor are jocularly referred 10 as Uncl'
Sans pets as they have seen no actua
war service having been In the Az
lantic coast defense patrol during th'
latter months OF the war. Two OF then
were built In New Orleans and two u
| Dubuque, la. These last two, the .. G
| III and the s, G. 333. passed Memphil
some months ago when they were OF
the way from the Dubuque yards I,
tho Eighth district naval station Of
Now Orleans.
kond Sales Increase.
A stimulus to the sale Of Victor.
loan notes is the result OF the visit 4
| Memphis CT these silent little fighter
Of the sea. Chas. A, Gerber, vice
chairman OF tne Victory loan workers
reported a sale oi $4,000 more bonds 4
the American Building and Loan an,
Tontine Savings association dtrecti,
after the officials returned from thei
inspection OF the sub chasers. Thi
concern he's formerly taken S2s, 900 Il
bonds. Tneir last subscription boost
the real estate division far over tn
amount apportioned to II.
Banks Monday reported autckene
demand for Victory notes following tn
yldual buyers in great numbers are be
ginning to realize that the time 70
item to buy bonds In small amount
ia not over and from now until tn
campaign ends May 10, 1t Is expecte
investors will come to the banks
greater numbers to uurchase the se
Curities.
Half million dollars expected thi
week from the railroads and the com
pletion OF reports from rural communl
Ties will virtually complete the coun
john !, Heflin, chairman for Shelb
, county County workers are urged
make their final reports as soon
possible by Mrs. Hugh s. Hayley an
) Dabney Crump, In charge OF the ruri
! solicitation.