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New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

The Captain refers to the sinking of
Won Specs squadron by greatly su-
perio- British force at the Falklands,
and he decries the value of the air
plane carrier in comparison with the
battle-cruiser.
It may be asserted that If Admiral
Craddock had had one plane carrier
and the command Of the air on the
coas - Chile he would have sunk
Won Sres's superior force and there
would nave been no battle at the Falk-
lands,
Moreover, If Won Spec had had a
carrier and the command Of the air
ar the Falklands Admiral Sturdee's
greatly superior force would have been
destroyed when it anchored to coat
ship, or would have been defeated in
battle with en- inferior force of cruis-
ers! Can these statements be denied7
Read the report of the joint board,
which states that planes can sink any
ship that now floats and any that can
be designed
The more we study the naval battles
Of the past in the light of an intelli-
gent knowledge of recent events. the
more we become impressed with tho
belief that air power will dominate
in future battles on the sea. II fs
for this inevitable condition that we
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
Copyright 1927. New York Tr;bune Tnr

n he ribune OF August 2l Captain
Overstreet, e. S. ~, student at
the Naval War College, takes IS
one with Quarterback" as to the
future value of the airplane carrier
The discussion is welcomed 1t is a
pity that more officers of high rank
have not expressed themselves on this
subject
Let US consider the main points in
Captain Overstreet's argument
The Dardanelies
The captain asserts that British air
planes failed at the Dardanelles in
controlling TIE fire OF British ships in
bad weather. Grant this. Bombing
and spotting planes were not well de-
veloped at that time Because they
failed on March is, 1915, from weather
and other causes, does not prove that
the modern up-to-date planes OF to-
day would not have succeeded on the
days following March ls. The best
aviator in the United States Navy is
ny authority for stating that it is only
by the help of the airplane that the
oattleship can nit the target at ex-
treme ranges The ship that uses air
planes will sink, with gunfre, the ship
that uses them not,
Moreover it may be asserted that
with modern planes carrying the 1000
pound and 2,000-pound bombs that sank
the Ostfriesland the British would have
destroyed the Goeben, wrecked the
Turkish forts, driven the Turkish army
from the peninsula and won the cam
paign, if not the war, then and there
Furthermore, the recent bombing tests
s'tffice TO prove that had the Turks
instead Of the British, commanded the
ar with modern planes the British
transports and Allied naval forces
could never have landed troops at all.
Their transports and battleships would
have been sunk. or driven off, 100
miles from the Dardanelles,
The command Of the air by modern
air forces would have been the decid-
ing factor a. the Dardanelles. Can
this assertion be denied today
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
Air Po,rer and Sea Potoer

Briefly reviewing the subject. 1t is a
sad fact that neither in Captain Over
streets article nor in our own naval
policy during the past eight months
can we find recognition Of the unassail-
able principle that sea power in the
future will be largely dependent upon
air power and submarine power. In
deed. we would be justified in claim
ing that the forces on the upper and
lower planes will dominate in future
naval warfare.
1t IS time for naval officers to realize
that their judgment and common sense
will soon be weighed in the balance.
They will lose the confidence Of the
people If they fail to see the hand
writing on the naval wall and if they
lead Congress into the appropriation
of more money with but one result
waste. They must know what consti-
tutes a strong navy in 1921 They
must realize that battIeships and sur
face ships alone can "command' only
one part of the seattle bottom, The
United States will not be satisfied WITH
such navy.
The 35-knot carrier is likely to be
the super-dreadnought of the future.
It's weapons may carry 100 miles or
more. The joint board admits that it
may sink any ship that can be built.
We must recognize a new era. Our
building program must be completely
revised before it is too late. There is
no time to lose
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
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New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
Aircraft Us. BattZeship
Reply Captain Opersbee Who Ranks The Plane Carrier
Fifth in Importance Of Nays Wecpons
By Quarterback

the report of the recent bombing tests.
The captain makes much Of the effect
Of bad weather-fog, gales, snow, sleet,
ice etc.-upon airplanes 1t is admitted
that they may interfere somewhat at
times. But they interfere with all
naval activities. Few naval battles
have been fought in fog, snow and
sleet- Name them The best aviator
in the United States is my authority
for saying that the airman will fly
with the thermometer at zero and that
ice on the deck of the carrier Will not
prevent his taking off to attack Fur
thermore, he can fly in fiftv-nile
gale when destroyeEs and cruisers will
be making bad weather of It.
But the weather is not always bad.
The airman often flies through heavy
storms. Note the flight from England
TO Australia in all kinds of weather.
An experienced aviator will success
fully meet every argument of Captain
Overstreet on this point. 1t is, in fact,
a matter Of small Importance. With a
Speed of 35 knots the carrier can
choose It's own time. 1t need not fear
attack
In winter raid we may be sure
that submarines, mines and army air
forces flying from the land will alone
suffice to keep an enemy feet beyond
bombarding distance, even if our feet
and it's carriers do nothing At such
times our commerce will hug the coast
WHY should merchant ships deliber-
ately sail into the enemy's feet in win
ter or summer? viii they not be in
couvoy? Do we need more battleships
10 protect commerce. Captain Over
street states that "the mission Of the
batlieship is to destroy the enemy's
battieships and not TO lombard the sea-
coast
# we have mines, air forces and sub
marines our coast will not suffer from
raids winter or summer.
More Battleships
The Captain takes issue with Quar-
terdeck's" statement that twenty two
dreadnoughts are enough for the
present and that we could wisely sus-
psld construction on the remaining
battIeships and batre-cruisers, or
provide for transforming them into
carriers.
This suggestion was made for the
sake Of economy and to see what the
bombing test might teach Us. 1t was
claimed that We needed air forces and
submarines more than additional bat
t.eships-that the people and Congress
would not give us $500, 100000 for
eleven more capital ships and in ad-
siton to that the money required for
carriers, air forces and submarines.
This argument was made last February.
Has it not been justified
The Captain gives as the reason for
more battleships that England has
twenty-five battleships, six battle crais-
crs. SIX plane carriers and 5 about to
Law down four more capital ships
Well, arc we going to war with Eng
Land? When7 Shall we build ten
more capital ships for that war; No
body can possibly stir up war between
the United States and England.
! And even if we ware to do such =
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

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New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

silly thing as to prepare for war with
England, what would we need most :?
England has six plane carriers, the
Captain says, and we have none! In
that case England would command the
air, would she not7 And even if we
built ten additional capital ships our
enemy would be supreme in the air,
and our feet would remain helpless, as
it is to-day. If we. are to have war
with England we need eight plane car
riers at once If we command the air
and have submarines neither England's
feet nor that of any other nation or
combination of nations will dare to
cross the Atlantic TO attack us, even if
their surface fleets are twice as strong
as ours. Can this be denied? Read
the report of the bombing tests.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28


The Captain denies "Quarterdeck's
charge that the Navy Department has
been too conservative. He declares
that the General Board has been ''pro-
gressive" in that it stated that carriers
"are absolutely essential and urgently
needed" Granting that they did make
this statement, it was made with
voice so weak, so feeble, that it was
completely naudible-drowned by the
loud and insistent demand for the COM
pietion Of the whole 1916 progranil It
succeeded in getting a five-year-old
program adopted without single mod
ern submarine or carrier. This was
the net result-a one-plane, helpless
navy. II conservatism is not the word
an uglier one must be used
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31

six weeks. went TO Greenville, Sat
urday, where she has employment
SIS Gladys Morris went to 81
Johns, Friday, to spend a week witt
relatives and friends.
Meet all the old timers at the La.
Dor Day and Home Coming, Sept.
at Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Connor, of Bur
lington. Colorado, visited at the
home of his brother, w. b. Connor
from Wednesday until Friday of last
week.
Miss Anna Pretzel went to Lam
sing, Friday, to visit for two weeks
with relatives.
Mrs. Fannie Myers, Of Owosso, re.
turned to her home, Friday, after
Wis ting for few days at the homes
of ]. w. Miner and w. H. Comstock
While here she attended the Pea
body family reunion held at Woodard
lake
Mrs. Cora Hitdelbaugh opened her
beauty parlor, over the Model Meat
Market, Thursday. Several ladies
from Greenville and out of town with
several from Belding, made very
pleasant call and all were well pleas
ed with the modern and pretty par
lor. They found Mrs. Hitdlebaugh a
very pleasing lady, always ready to
please YOU, with prices right. and
the pretty electric sgp adds much
to the beauty of our streets.
Mrs. Sylvia Knoppen. of Kalama-
zoo. arrived here last Thursday for
. weeks visit at the home of w. c.
Whitney.
Word comes here from Lansing
annonncing that Miss Katherine Gore
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James
Gore. former residents of this place
is quite seriously i'll from an attack
Of typhoid fever.
Mrs Leonard Howe and baby
daughter. Elizabeth June, and her
sister. Miss Helen joyce, of Grand
Rapids. arrived here Thursday for a
few days visit at the home of her
mother-in- law. Mrs. Sarah Hopwood.
Meet all the old timers at the La
bor Dav and Home Coming, Sept. 8
at Belding.
Mrs. Laverne Taylor, of Lansing,
who has been visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Pond. for
two weeks, returned to her home on
Thursday.
Arthur Fitziohn was in Grand
Rapids, Thursday, on business.
Chas. Knapp and two sons, Stanley
and Norman, looked in on the Green
vile fair. Thursday.
Miss Effie Lake, who had been Wis
iting with relatives and friends in
Mason county for two months, re-
turned to her home here, Thursday.
jay Daniels went to Middleton, on
Thursday, to spend week with rel
atives.
Mrs. Mary White, of milwaukee,,
Wis, who had been here for five
weeks visiting at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Charles Brown, left
here Thursday on her return to her
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
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Fairy Tale
~ NJ ADV GDAHAM PONhJED
The THREE ToAps.

81 do not mind IL my throat is larger
than my head" said Teddy Toad. "for
can make pleasant sounds which
are like singing notes"
ut Is so pleasant to he down by
the pond and TO see the yellow spring
ccwslips," said Timmie Toad.
"I," said Miss Tessie Toad. will
wear bright colored frock on the
warm summer days when the sun is
shining brightly and when have been
very busy. Some creatures wear old
dull things when they are busy but
when am busy like to look bright >
And you do. you do said Teddy.
"You do, you do" agreed Timmie
IL do. do" said Miss Tessle Toad.
IL sometimes become so much in
terestcd in singing" said Teddy, that
! forget 10 be on the lockout for
danger"
Yes, remember my grandfather
used 10 tell us said Timmie, "of
the time he had been singing and had
not been paying attention 10 anything
but his own voice when along came
Il snake and gUbbled him down. swal-
lowing him whole. Luckily he hadn't
swallowed him down very far. and a
kind person came along and took the
snake and pressed upon the snake.
not with kind words but with hands.
and the snake let go OF my grand
father.
''He came out OF the snakes mouth
and hopped off i'm safety. But he said
all people wouldn't have done what
this kind person did, and that ever
after he was more careful 10 pay at
tention 10 what was going on about
him. or what was coming toward him.
1T was II narrow escape which my
grandfather had"
And we should all be careful too. ="
said Teddy. But il is hard 10 think
of anything else but music when we
are singing on lovely spring day"
Il am much larger than you are"
said Miss TeSsie Toad TO Teddy Toad
and am also larger than you are. =
she said to Timmic Toad. I'VE lady
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town and Its People

Scratch pads at this office.
School pads at the Banner-News
Office.
Pads that are just right for schoo
or business at the Sanrer-News of.
fee.
See us for prices on sewer tile
Cleaner Clearing House Association
Phone 109.
Mrs. Kate Sears, of Rockford
Mrs. Clara Harnack, of Ypsilanti
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Oatley, OF
Rockford, were guesta, Sunday al
the formers uncle, +. B. Lapham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Joiner, OF
Mt. Pleasant, and children, Robert
and Florence, were the over Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lap
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lapham are
spending the week in Frankfort with
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Collins.
Miss Helen j. Laphom returned
from Torch lake, Monday, where she
has been for three weeks at the
Tambling cottage with the family of
Prof. c. S. Tambling, of Mt. Pleas
ant. She will begin school work
again in Greenv.lle in physical train
ing.
Meet all the old timers at the La
Dor Day and Home Coming, Sept. 5
at Belding.
A little negro school girl, down
in Florida, in answer to this ques-
tion wrote the following: "Anatomy
is human body. 1t is divided into
three parts, the haid the cheist ard
the stummick The haid holdes the
skull and the bra MS if they is any,
the cheist holds the liver and the
lites, and the stummick holds the en-
trails and the vowels which are a, e,
i, o, and u and sometimes and ""
Texas Scalpel.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Preston, of
Grand Rapids, Wis ted at the home of
their son, Harold Preston, from Fri
day until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Cobb. of Ionia,
were guests at the home of their son
Knott Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. H. Parks went
to Saranac, Friday, to visit for few
days with relatives and friends.
See US for prices on sewer tile.
Cleaner Clearing House Association.
Phone 100.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hartle are
visiting with Mrs. A. Fitzjohn.
Mrs. T. c. Gilmore and her little
grand daughter, Maxine Gilmore. of
Lansing, visited at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Miner, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Carrie Hoover, of Lowell,
who has been doing house work at
the home of Pat Fingleton, the past
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
Ohitnarv-Mrs. Alhert Snow

Hannah c. Chase was born April
81, 1874 in Arkwight, Chautaugua
county, New York. She was married
TO Albert Snow when eighteen years
of age and they Immediately started
for Michigan where they have
spent nearly sixty years together,
She leaves to mourn their loss, a hus-
band, two sons, one daughter, eight
grand children and three great grand
children, all living in Ionia county.
One daughter preceded her to the
great beyond, 25 years ago. Her
greatest thought was of her family
and home. s he joined the United
Brethren church in her youth. Fu-
neral was held at ner home, south
east Of this city, last Wednesday,
August "a at 200 p. m. Rev. II. f.
Curch Of the Church Of Christ, off,
ciating. Burial in River Ridge cem-
eto~- he was the last cf q family
Of ~ child4en. three who lived in
New York state and three in this
state.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31

tonds Ike 10 he larger. We also wear
gaAer colors than you do and we like
to look brighter.
you have black throats. We all
wear yellow-brown suits with touches
of color but as I've said We wear
more colors than you do"
And right that is" said Teddy
Toad, "for n lady toad should dress
up more than a gentleman toad. La
dies are supposed TO dress up more
than gentlemen, though in the bird
world il is usually the other way
around I've been told"
"Of course" said Timmie Toad
''you ladies do not sing as we do
We are the singers"
'That is all right" said Miss Tes-
sic Toad, 'for we like to hear the
music as we think of the bright coloys
we are wearing. and as we gaze at
our handsome suits and dresses"
I'VE don't like to sing IL il is cold.'
said Teddy Toad, "for we care about
the warm weather. We like TO sing II
song like this:
"Oh, when it's warm we're glad,
But when 't's cold we're sad
And when it's cold we don't care to sing
Whereas, when it's warm we think it's
the thing
To sing and TO sing from morning "a
night.
And from night to morning is also all
right.
''Baby toads which have grown ont
Of tadpoles and toads several years
old like the ponds" said Miss Tessie
Toad, but the others like the grasses
and the paths. When we become older
we do not wear such smooth suits
but wear rougher ones which are
suitable for us because of our age.
I'VE all live a long time very
very long time and we sleep during
the winter. We moult our skins and
shed them and swallow them, for
we're our own waste paper baskets
| In that way.
Altogether IL is nice TO be toad
and we're very well meaning and
pleasant and friendly to people. w,
will never do them any harm and W,
will destroy bugs and insects which
hurt their gardens. We drink watel
differently from other creatures. w,
take il In through our skins insteas
of swallowing IL.
yes. altogether, 1t is very nice {,
be a toad, very nicel"
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
PAGE FIVE
Gard OF Thanks

We desire to express our most
sincere thanks to the many neigh
bors and others for the sympathy
and assistance rendered US at the
loss of our barns and crops by fire.
Also TO the valiant men Of the Bel
ding Fire department for the work
they did in saving the other build
ings. Words fairly fail to convey the
deep felt appreciation which we feel
toward you all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Rieckman
and family.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
FISH WARDENS WORKED
A LEVER SCHEME

Even though fish law violators dc
ut always show the worst disposi-
tons and threaten to shoot on sight
it takes lot Of schemeing to catch
them occasionally and sometimes
the friends of the fellows who are
violating the law will try almost any
thing to get the fellows out of the
warden's way so that an arrest can
not be made.
Glib Ayers, of Saranac, appeared
in Judge Reeds court the other day
and was charged by Fish and Game
Warden Ed. Pettis. Of Stanton, with
having fished illegally in Grand riv-
er in that he had three lines out al
the same time, when only one is al
lowed according to the laws Of the
state wnich regulate hsh and fisher
men. Mr.. Ayers is a venerable and
respectable farmer living near Sara
nae and he came clean with his story
and admitted that he was fishing
with three lines and plead guilty and
d
the cour. imposed upon him for his
infraction of the laws.
The way the wardens come to get
Ayers is however worthy of relating.
1t happened this way. For some time
past Deputy Warden Waite, Of this
city has been certain that there was
illegal fishing going on down at Sar-
anac, but every time ne went over
there he was sure that the violators
were tipped off and as result when
he appeared on the fishing grounds
all he met was lot of smiling fish
ermen who seemed to treat life as if
it was one rosy round of bliss from
morn till night. The trouble was
that Deputy Waite was too we'll
known among the Saranac violators.
Last week. however, Mr.. Waite
took Ed Pettis of Stanton, along
down to Saranac with him and they
went into town by different ways,
having agreed upon meeting each
other in a certain place in the town,
Pettis was to go in first and after
a time Waite would come in and re-
main for a few minutes. After his
departure, Pettis was TO listen to
the remarks of the men and see il
he could pick up some information
from the remarks which were made
when the local deputy left.
The scheme worked to perfection
and after Mr. Waite left the room, a
number of fellows made slurring re-
marks about the fact that Mr.. Waite
was a deputy fish warden and called
him several vile names and then they
told that Glib Ayers was down on the
river at that very time fishing with
three lines and that they would hurry
down and tip him as to the officers
presence in town. Two of the men
started out and were followed by
Deputy Pettis, who when they were
nearing the place where Ayers was
engaged in tending to his three lines
ordered the men to stop and that he
would notify Mr. Ayers Of the war
den being in the neighborhood. Ay-
ers was caught red-handed and was
perfectly willing to plead guilty and
get the case SQUARED up at once,
which he did.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
R A r S DIE

so do mice, once they eat RAT.
SNAP. And they leave no odor
behind. Don't take our word for il
try package. Cats and dogs
won't touch it. Rats pass up all
food to get RAT-SNAP. Three
sizes.
35c size (1 cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size e cakes) for chicken
house, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for
all farm and out buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by: The
Weter-Wise Co., Corner Drug Store
and III. j. Connell.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
The Beauty Of Liehens.

The famous crimson Cliffs" OF
Greenland. which extend for miles. de.
rive their splendid color from red
llchen. They rise 1000 feet from the
waters edge. The Golden Gate in The
Yellowstone owes It's name TO the yel.
low iichen Of its lofty walls.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
Always Got the Neck.

All members Of small families won
der how it would feel to be a cog In
the larger family mechanism. Here
is how Il works for one thing. A
friend, with seven sisters and one
brother recently told me he was fif.
teen years old before he knew chick
en- had anything but neck.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hough and
children, of Flint, were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Thompson. While here they also
called on other old time friends.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31

School and business pads at the
Banner-News office.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-06
TOwnsite Mine to Ship StOckpiIe.

AT the present time the Townsite
mine has about So 900 tons of ore
in stock at its property, says the
Ironwood Times. More than 60.
600 tons have already been disposed
of to furnace interests and it is
thought that the remainder W. be
sold before many weeks has ID
The plans of the company, as out
lined by an official ,Als w.ek, are
to ship all OF the ore ia stock and
then as soon as the mining game
improves to open the property with
full force and full time for the
winter mining.
According to present !plans the
steamshovel will work daily until
the ore in stock is shipped.