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The Ladies Aid krcts-d some
comforts for the Harry Dentin
children last Thursday.
Mrs. Carl Akers was quite sick
part of last week. Thursday, her
mouth swelled so badly after hay
ing some teeth extracted the fore
part of the week that DR.. Hud-
dleston of Liberal was called in.
She is much better now.
Miss Lottie Henline, who teaches
high school went to Arkalon to
spend the weekend width home
folks Friday.
Miss Etna Higgins went to Lib
eral on the local Friday evening
and returned to Kismet on the night
train.
D. R. Green went to Liberal Fri
day on business.
Hazel Massoni spent the week
end with homefolks returning to
Liberal on No. Sunday.
Mrs. Jerry GRADER of Liberal
came in Friday afternoon for a
few days visit with homefolks.
There was school Saturday in the
graded rooms, to make up for one
day lost the first of the week.
Judd Evans of Haviand was in
Kismet and vicinity Monday look
ing after cattle and land interests.
Mr.. Evans has bunch of cattle
south of Meade also.
Bob Evans, mother and father of
Liberal were in Kismet Sunday in
speeding the new sign painted on
the Hardware Store here. All i'm
provements add very much to the
appearance of said store.
w. j. Glover of Mullinvlle was
in Kismet Monday and Tuesday
visiting at the Chas. DeWeese home
and viewing some wheat on the
farm of his daughter, Mrs. R. f.
Benson.
Mrs. Pat Stockton and Mrs. Beel-
er Burr were in town Wednesday
shopping and calling on friends.
Mrs. Nelson and daughter, Nina
were calling at the H. A. Reickers
home Sunday.
The county Sunday School Con
vention will be held at the U. B.
church in Kismet Sunday, November
23rd. All are invited to come and
bring well-flled baskets as there
will be a basket dinner served
in the basement of the church.
A. C. Jones and wife took Sun
day dinner at the H. S. Mooney
home.
Vergie Thornberry and Gladys
Taylor of Plains came in on No. |
Sunday and visited friends until
time for No. 2.
Doris Mutt went to Plains Sat ,
urday to visit friends, returning s
on No. Sunday. t
Thelma holland took Sunday din
ner with Lucille Mooney.
Chas. DeWeese came home from t
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-11-20
extension but we must be sure.

The W. F. M. s. meetings that
were held at the Methodist church
last week were we'll attended and
all the lectures were instructive and
entertaining as well.
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KINGMAN DEFEATED PRATT
SCORE 80 TO 3.

Kingman High School defeated
Pratt last Friday by a score of 33
to 8. One of the Pratt players
was ordered out of the game for
smuggling. This is the first defeat
this year for the Pratt team.
C. C. Ackers of Beaver was in
the city Wednesday on business.
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FOR SALE-A bargain Avery
1926 Tractor, Yellow Kid Separa-
tor, a Bottom Plow and 6 Disc
Gang. N. d. PATTERSON, Buck
lin, Kansas. 262tc
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WANTED-To buy a used Ford
Roadster Body. Must be in good
condition. Inquire at office of
EQUITY EXCHANGE in South
Liberal. 26tfc
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FOR SALE-New Liberty Six
for sale cheap on terms or trade
for land. G.. V. EDGAR. 25t4c
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FOR SALE-A good Malleable
Steel Range Stove; good as new
Inquire of Lou G. JONES, 80
South Lincoln. 26tfc
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS-All
those having bills against me of
several years back are hereby
notified to send same to me at
Milan, Kansas. C. A. STUTZMAN.
27t3c
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FOR SALE-Ford Touring car.
This is the cheapest car for the
money in town. 1t is in good shape
Inquire at the BIG 4 MACHINE
SHOP in South Liberal 26tfc
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If you want to sell or trade your
land or city property list it with J.
A. BROOKS LAND & AUTO CO.,
Both Phones 1870. If
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FOR SALE-Some good fresh
milk cows for sale. See o. W..
SPRADLING, 22tfc
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WANTED-Man and wife to work
on ranch at Hansford, Texas. In
quire' at AIT West 3rd Street, Lib
eral, or write D. C. JONES, Hans
ford, Texas. 27t2p
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WantCOlunn

Highest Market Price Paid for
Government Bonds. FARMER
BROS. 27t4c
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When in need of a Service Car
call phone 100 and get prompt
service. 22tfc
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FOR SALE-I have a quantity
of bundle cane and kafr feed for
sale. Good quality feed. CANEY
HIBBS. Phone 13L1O. 18tfc
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FOR SALE-Some Thoroughbred
Rhode Island Cockerels. B. E.
HARNESS, Liberal, Kansas. 25t3p
, 1919-04-17

commenced work in Washington on
Aug. 1. By Oct. l., 1917, all details
and designs were completed, and ten
days later one sample war truck each
of class A and B were ready for test
ing. One truck was driven overland
to Washington and the other had TO
cross the Allegheny mountains. On
Oct. 10 the trucks, after successful
trips, were presented to Secretary
Baker and driven to the White House,
where they were examined by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Big Orders Are Placed.
The general staff and Secretary
Baker at once authorized the produc-
ton of 10000 class b trucks, and to
execute this great task the military
truck production section of the trans
pOrtation division of the quartermas-
ter's corps vas organized, composed
of civilians only. The work was dis
tributed among seventeen truck
builders, each to make 500 to 1000
trucks. The first five trucks were
available January 10. 1918. By April,
1918, production was proceeding so
satisfactorily that the general staff
authorized the purchase of 5000 more
trucks, and in August, 1918, an add.
tional 25,O00 were authorized, but
the armistice was signed before the
last order was far advanced.
Class 3 Trucks Lead.
1t has, however, been clearly dem.
onstrated that the class b trucks are
not equaled in performance by any
other type of truck used overseas.
The experience acquired by the auto.
motive engineers will be Immediately
available in their peace-time occu.
pations, and the motor transport
corps acknowledge that the success.
full solution of the motor truck prob
lens is in a large measure due to the
cooperation of the Society of Auto.
motive Engineers.
, 1919-04-17
CARE FOR STORAGE BATTERY
Because of Comparatively Brief Life
1t Should Be Given Good Treat
ment by Owners.

After a storage battery is fifteen
months old the dealer considers it
worthless. The fact that the battery
has such a comparatively brief life at
best, should lead wner to give ~
careful treatment, SO as to get maxi
service from 1t. Adding distilled
water to the cells to bring the fluid
up to the proper level, should be done
once a week in summer and twice q
month in winter. But this is not
enough; the gravity Of the solution
may not be correct.
A hyd-ometer syringe test is the only
sure method of determining the condi-
tom of the battery, and IL the cells
show below 1900 each, they require
recharging. Once every two months
the battery should be taken to the
service station for charging, espe-
cially If the user is a doctor or one
similarly occupied, whose car is start
ed and stopped many times each day.
, 1919-04-17

Those who have kept informed On
the great problems confronting the
United States army in the pursuit Of
war realize that the question of trans
portation is one of the most diff
fcult ones. 1t was only six years ago
that the quartermaster department rec
ognized the importance of motor truck
transportation. and when the campaign
against Mexico was opened in 1916 the
desirability of limiting the number of
designs became evident.
The United States army bought its
first one and one-half-ton truck as late
as 1913, and by 1916 it had accumu-
lated experience with but a limited
number. In that year Col. @. B. Baker,
then chief of transportation in the
office Of the quartermaster general, in
yited the Society of Automoive En-
gineers to send representatives to
Washington to confer with army Off
GERS and representatives of about fifty
truck builders, to cooperate in the pre-
pairing of specifications for standard
n and one-half-ton and three
o trucks. This conference was held
May 8, 1916, and the specifications
were Issued in June, 1916. On these
plans trucks were hurriedly purchased
for use against Francisco Villa. This
gave the army the first good chance
to test the usefulness of motor rams
portation under trying conditions as
they existed on the Mexican border.
Designed Standard Truck.
Shortly after declaration of war on
Germany Col. Bakers staff entertained
hopes Of having a completely stand
ardized military truck. They pro-
ceeded to have new drawings and
specifications made, including all the
suggestions and experiences recorded
to that date. A number of members
of the S. A. q. were asked to assist in
the design of the new truck and they
, 1919-04-17
New Type of Bumper.

verse bumper bar and which takes up
the first shock growing out of a COL
llsion.
Bars of spring steel. placed lateral
ly, fit into longitudinal rods, and these
in turn r movable longitudinally
within a short limit In sockets. An
other feature Of the patent is that the
longitudinal bars impinge against rub
Der buffers enclosed within the SOCK
cts.
The transverse bar is bow shaped
and all shock is distributed first
Through the rubber sleeve, then the
bar to the lateral bars,
through the longitudinal rods to the
buffers within the sockets.
, 1919-04-17
LOOSE FLYwHEEL SYMPTOMS
Trouble May Be Determined by Sud-
denly Speeding UP Engine and
Closing Throttle.

When there is a suspicion that the
fiywheel is loose the way to determine
it is to speed up the engine suddenly
and then quickly close the throttle; If
this procedure produces a knock from
the vicinity of the fywheel just at the
instant the throttle is closed 1t is pref
ty certain that a loose fiywheel is caus-
ing the trouble.
, 1919-04-17
Eastern LIvesteck.

5000 20.30; heavyweight, $4,000
20.35; medium weight, $20.1O@ 20. IS;
lightweight, $19.75 a. 1880: light light,
s1s4o92o.oo; sows. $500 @19.75; pigs,
Cattie-Heavy beef steers, S11.50@
20.40; light beef steers. 10000 IS. 50;
Gamers and cutters. s5.55410.00; veal
calves. $14.00016.50; stocker and feed.
er steers, SS.2b 1880.
s1s's5G 1000; SIS pounds or bet ssT,
SITS q 1000; culls. S14.0o917.75: ewes
medium and good. $12.2 rs Q15.T5; culls
n ommon $6.00012.25.
, 1919-04-17
AUTOMOBILE FENDER
HAS BEEN INVENTED

Frank Koubek, a member of the mer-
ehandising staff of a Cleveland manu-
featuring concern, has been granted
letters patent on a new type of au-
tomobile fender or bumper. One of
It's. principal features is the rubber
sleeve which slips on over the trans
, 1919-04-17
CAUSE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT
Rubbing Of Cables on Sharp Edges
OF Battery Box Soon Wears
Through insulation.

Electric cables that rub on sharp
edges of the battery box or other
places will soon wear through the in
sulation from vibration of the car and
a short circuit will occur that may be
hard to find. Such parts of the wire
should be protected with adhesive
tape and should also be frequently in
spected.
, 1919-04-17

1t has been found hat a mixture Of
Is per cent each of gasoline and ben
zoin with so per cent of alcohol works
rery satisfactorily as a fuel for We
hicIe motors.
, 1919-04-17
TIME TO ADJUST cARBUREToR
Always Best to Make Adjustments
to Motor After IL Is Thoroughly
Warmed Through.

A great many car owners make the
mistake of adjusting the carburetor
when the engine is cold. 1t is always
best to make adjustments to the mo-
tor after 1t has been run long enough
to get thoroughly warmed through,
and this applies equally to the valve
tappets, etc.
, 1919-04-17
Miscellaneous Markets.
Metal Markets.

Bar silver. $1.01h.
Copper. lb.. 15c.
Lead. $5.25.
Spelter, 1921.
Tungsten, per unit, $12.00@$14.0o.
, 1919-04-17
~Speedometer Drive.

The average owner never gives the
slightest heed to the speedometer
drive, and yet this part needs Pc
riodic inspection and fabrication.
, 1919-04-17

during the period-probably thirty
years-in which damages are to be coll
lected. The Americans would have
preferred that the treaty should name
the fixed amount of indemnity to be
collected, but did not insist on this, in
order to hasten agreement. The five
billion first payment is to be made by
Germany, In cash or securities, before
May /, 1921. It is supposed the total
to be demanded will be about $4,000
100000.
Owing to the illness of President
Wilson during the early part of the
week, the commission on. the league Of
nations did not meet until Thursday
evening. AT that time the completed
draft of the covenant, comprising 81
articles, was submitted. There is no
longer any doubt in Paris that the
league will be a part of
the peace treaty, and in this country
the opposition seems to be losing some
of its vehemence.
1t was announced that the commits
sion had adopted a section specifically
safeguarding the Monroe doctrine. and
that Geneva, Switzerland, had been Sc
lected as the sea of the league of ma
lions.
An important and interesting part
Of the treaty, which has been formu-
lated, deals with water and rail com
munications in enemy states. Freedom
of transportation through Germany and
Austria and equality of treatment in
ports and harbors are provided. The
regulation of transportation over the
Rhine and Danube provides for the
entrance of France, Switzerland and
some nonpartisan states to the present
Mannheim convention between Ger
many and Holland covering the navi-
CATION of the Rhine.
The European commission control
ling the mouths of the Danube will be
continued, representatives of present
enemy states being excluded from 1t,
and a similar international commission
will be established Professionally for
the upper Danube. This Will last until
a new general Danube convention is
established.
~, tn.o, o,o ronao, GOV
or,na .ha noriaat,on 90 ~ nm and
odar r,vars Is racommandaa - nrotoct
,ha ,ntarasts - pn,and ana rvaeho-
cio,,aI,a "a a,ua tha,, sraoaon, 30
nav,aanon rr,tnnrt d,sor,rn,nat,na In
.,as 49,, .t,no,sr, narnaam tarr,+orn
~ ~ Nan.h "a poIt,a -. Thasa
s.otas m,oy,d ~ frr,har a,rnn frao nor.
nr,u,,aaas ~ oartatn nor.r carnan nor
ba.s ~ 49, t,,at thaS man 10 anahIad
~ saro,an .ha,. a-Sor. "a ,,nnor.
oommanon
D~oishevisu, lhaue ahotier Dig piuy
ias. week wnen u soviet government
OF bavaria was SET up IN Municn ny
tne reVoiutionary cehtrai couhcii' me
ianutag was uissoiveu ana people
COMMISSIONS appointed. rms action
was supported IN Wurzourg ana i'a.ls-
pon' Dut oaVaria geheraiiy
II was vioientiy opposed nor only oy
the put also D. tne pens
ants. Inc iatter hoio controi OF tne
1ooo supply ana ueciared tney wouiu
refuse TO eiiVe 1000 whiie tne soviet
government renamed IN power. me
poishevists prepared measures Tor me
communication OF properly ana the
, 1919-04-17
Flour.

subject to discount ............s6.14
Hungarian, 48 lbs, lacked, sub
5ect to discount ............- 2.67
ject to discount .............. 1.ss
, 1919-04-17

New MISREPRESENTATION. 7.2s.
A. $50; cubes. 9.75; xxx powdered,
$40; powdered. 9.15; fine Eranuiated
and diamond a, 800; confectionery \.
$50; No. i, S.85.
, 1919-04-17

Chicago. Butter Creamery. 55Q
611hc.
Eggs-Firsts. s3s@40Hc: ordinary
firsts. 3SH @36Ac; at mark. cases in
cluded. $50 Q33hc: storage hacked
firsts. 41A r.
Poultry-Aliye, unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures sacked and bulk.
white. United States grade No. 1. $3.50
@2.00; Western russets, S2.g5024O.
new stock Florida. No. /. SIS per bar
rel.
, 1919-04-17
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
+. o. B. Denver. Carload Prices.
Buying Prices.
Grain.

Oats, Neb. 100 lbs, buying. .$2.45
Corn chop, sack selling........ BIO
Corn in sack, selling sos
White cornmeal, per 100 lbs...... 400
Yellow cornmeal per 100 lbs....... 400
Gluten feed. sacked, selling...... 3.al
Bran. Colo, per 100 lbs. selling. LIS
, 1919-04-17

Creameries, ex. first grade,
49, sss... . W.
Creaneries. second grade
B E; ;;;'s 'is: :;s:s :s: -: sassssss
, 1919-04-17
Dressed Poultry.
Butter.

Hgss. strictIy fresh, case -,n.,
count .$lO.1o Vlu.so
, 1919-04-17
MARK
Western Newspaper Union News Service
DENVER MARKETS.

q OF N S

Fat steers. choice to prime $751; O. q 1850
rat steers, good to choice. i6. 90 a 1885
ga steers, fair to good. 1900 @14.76
Heifers, prime .,.... 11.5O@12.50
Cows. fat. good to choice. HOO @12.25
COWS. fair to good,........ % 1885
COWS. medium to fair. -. 5000 $50
Cows, Gamers ....,...... 5000 $50
Bulls 1000 800
Veal calves 14.O 1876
Feeders, good to choice. 1875 1900
eeder fair to good. 49,. 1900 @13.50
Slockers, good to choice. HOO 12.25
Stockers, fair to good..... $50 q 1880
Hogs.
Sheep.
Lambs. fat, 1890 @19.25
lambs. fat, heavy........ 18.5091S.75
lives good to choics..... 1880 13.75
, 1919-04-17
IpE N pELTs.

Furnished by Charles Friend & Co.,
Inc, 909-917 Wazee street. Denver
Colo.
, 1919-04-17

Freabish weather worked havoc in
the Southwest and West last week. In
north Texas, southern Oklahoma and
Arkansas there was n terrific tornado
that killed about n hundred persons
injured many more and destroyed
property WORTH millions of dollars.
Heavy snow In the Rocky mountain
states tied up the railroads and demon.
allied wire communication.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19
YOU CAN CLEAR
YOUR C0MP|LL EXON
Remove Tan Sunburn, Liver Spots.
Freckles and Other Skin
Rlemishes.
BY Use of a Well-Known Toilet
Preparation.

Some people dislike to use face
powders, creams or rouge, but they
cannot suffer the embarrassment Of
dark. sallow, blotchy. pimply skin.
They therefore resort to cosmetics to
hide their facial blenishes, little
realizing that the longer their use
is continued, the more aggravated
the trouble becomes.
If you want to clear your complex
ion and rmove that skin bemish
which causes YOU embarrassment,
YOU should use the Black and White
Beauty treatment at bedtime. cleans
ing your face in the morning Go to
your druggist and ask him for a Is
cent package Of Black and White
Ointment and a Jar or tube of pure,
white vaseline. Black and White Soap
is splendid aid to the treatment.
Literature and sample will be glad
Nv supplied YOU on request. Write
Black and White, Box 913, Memphis,
Tenn. adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19
Them In
Pine Bluff

and all other agricultural interests
of the state through both the quantity
and quality of the agricultural and
live stock reports that it makes. In
addition to eleven regular crop re-
ports published monthly throughout
the year, this office will publish cot
ton reports during the cotton grow
ing season, and beginning in October
or November will publish also live
stock reports for the especial bene-
fit of the live stock interests OF the
state.
cat present about two thousand
persons, mostly farmers, are max
ing regular monthly reports con-
corning the crop and livestock con-
ditions in this state. These reports
are handled by expert statistlclans
and are supplemented by special re-
ports from trained observers, VINO
spend part of their time in the field
The information collected through
these various channels will be made
available not only by the bulletins
which this service will publish, but
through the daily, weekly and agrl'
cultural papers"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19
Eligibles Chosen
for LatOnia Race

Louisville, KY, Sept. 18.-Eligibles
to Americas richest race. the $50 900
Latonia championship stakes have
been announced by the Kentucky
Jockey club. One hundre and fifty
seven horses remain in the fixture to
winch, All nominations we're made
when the stake closed March l.. 1917.
Among the prominent candidates
the Eternal. J. w.. McClelland,s star
tnree-year-old, by Sweep-Hazel Burke;
u punboyne, owned by P. A: Clark;
Harry Payne, Whitnev's Vindex. a
colt well-known in the East: Sam Hill
dreth's Cirrus; w. r. Goes Natural
Bridge. G. J. Longs Clermont. 1918
kentucky derby contender: j.. X. l..
Ross War .Pennant, and others COM
prlslng the pick of American. thor
ouRhbreds.l. !, !. ;,r:I
1t is probable that from 10 to Is
tnree-year-olds will start in the race
which is for a distance of one and
tnree-quarter miles. There will be no
allowance; colts and geldings will
carry l22 pounds, fillies 119. The
winner Of the big purse also will re-
celve handsome gold cup valued at
Sl,OOO, a gift of the thoroughbred
Horse association.
The fall meeting at Latonia is for
nine days and begins September "a.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19
81 ACKis:s'WH 'iTE
IG1,;'|,I3I
3ba3a 81 kin - les
PRAYER MEETINGS TONIGHT.

The Bob Jones Cottage PRAYER
meetings will be held at the follow
ing homes Friday evening, Sept. 10.
at 8 o'clock: Rev. J. E. Merrill,
Twenty-fifth and Olive, leader, Rev.
j.: e. Merrill: Mrs. Tankersley,
Eighteenth and Olive. leader, Mrs.
Tanksley; Claud I. Shell, Thirteenth
and Poplar, leader, Claud I. Shell;
Mrs. D. W. Richey, 10 Pine, leader
s. c. Alexander: Capt. Madding. 1903
West Fourteenth, leader Mrs. Kerr;
Mrs. Slaton McGehee, Twentv-fourtl
and Poplar. leader, Tom Blodgett;
Mrs l.. E. Bassett, 1918 Linden, lead
err Mrs. Ferguson: Pres. Church. 1907
East Second. leader, &C. J. Mccoy;
J. E. Lewis, 1911 East Barraoue, lead
err J. E. Timms: M. C. Cleveland, 3O3
East Sixth, leader Robert Atkinson;
Mrs. j. A. Racop, 1416 State. leader
Carl Smith; Mrs Cornwell Main and
Rutherford leader Rev. Trimble; Mrs.
R. H. McFadden. 219 West Sixth
leader, G. W. Airport: R. Carnahan,
$40 Laurel leader DO. Alexander;
Mrs G. W. Allport. 900 West Sixth,
leader, T. M. Hooker; Mrs. w. L.
Dewoody, SIG West Fourth, leader J.
I. Harris: Mrs. C. E. Duvall. TIA
West Fifth. leader E. M. Goodwin:
Mrs. Matte Duncan, 1901 West
Sixth, leader Mrs IT,. L Jones: Erskin
Hightower. 14O8 West Second, leader
Mrs. R. L. Rutherford Mrs. Geo.
Merricks, Fourteenth and Elm, leader
Mrs Cora Gillespie: Mrs. B. C. Wal
lace. Fifteenth and Elm, leader Mrs
R. B. Rice; Mrs. J. w. Clegg. 1922
Pine, leader ---: Mrs T. Murphy
1920 Main. leader Mrs. E. r. Steel;
Mrs. Iva lines. 805 West Third, lead
err J. w. Simpson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19
j. s. NAYY'S Task IN
SWEEPING NORTH SEA
OF Mines IS GREAT
More Than $4,000 Highly Sensi-
tive Ones Are Implanted
There.

London. Aug. 90 Correspond
ence of The Associated Press)-The
American navy is having tremen-
dous task in sweeping the North Sea
of the $4,000 electrical and highly
sensitive mines they planted there.
Explosion by electricity is the meth
cd now employed. Some were sunk
verv deep-as deep as a submarine
could go.
Each mine was fitted with antennae
suspended by floats so that the huge
field was not only charged with mines,
but had also become a mass Of SEN
sitive feelers to explode them. Should
a submarine come in contact with an
antennae the mine at short distance
away at the end of the antennae
would explode.
The problem has been to explode
the mines far enough away from the
sweeper to ensure safety and also to
forestall the danger of the explosion
of mine at safe distance causing
another close to the shi p "going off"
The vessels in sweeping use spe-
cial electric cables several hundred
yards long. Operation of system of
electric appliances prevents the mines
from: exploding if the ship strikes an
antennae. but when the electric wire
touches the antennae it blows the
mines up at safe distance from the
boat: Hundreds are being destroyed
by this method. +
Aside fro mthe danger and tedious
ness of the task bad weather is added
to the hardships of the American
sailors.
Aside from the danger and tedious
majority of them American. Sub
chasers help by rounding up drifting
mines that have broken from their
moorings and sinking or exploding
the mine by firing shot at it.