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iPfHK ff-KM'r TOHPBOO. V <4 #*?*** N?v?l OfllrwH IMmumi tfnkiwc of the I .hhHhiiIh. K^, tfcrui"" ( orjKiJo <?*? ', | III.' hliriiuulll W*rv Ml. Ml I K. <?f not uiun* Hum I ,?HH> if ' ^1 (ho tbemselve* 1*^1,1 1 f ni\ III :i peel in execs* jy kn??u Tl>?4 subinarlm* or nub ? from wliJcb the \wii|m>iin wer? I ir>,,Mj were Hubiuortfed not more ^IfltHHi feet, aiwl tlwyjuid pionty t ? <Tt' discharged, Furl it EL?ri', til** IcU'iM^x'H M?h;? of the most C^m ??(l JHiworful I \ | ?? ? and of the fir ? bil Is ffl? "PM? of th<> of <?"' l'>rl*M,o flotillas now In Le Ifmlsoii river, all of whom hav?? ?j^^y follow, I I In? tlerman subinu Cj activities .since the under water L gainst belligerent and neutral Lannirce whs started hy the lierinaiiH ^enil months ago, ??; The extreme rantfe of u torpedo, it e.\|dn I ti?*< I by these officers, Ik ahout ajjOO yt'urds ; but the evidence to be |nl Indicates that all of tJie t.'erman Bbmirlne work- is being done at short rrmiX'N JM'rhaps loss than 1,000 yards, ill the b'.ss range the siiml of the tor ^00 i* greater and the aim oorre*(?ond Mijr more accurate, At the 4,000-yard [m'e the speed of a modern torj?edo [ $oulil Ik? between 27 and .'{0 knots; at ^ouo yards about .'{2 knots, ami fit 2,000 Eh Is k'tween .'KV and :U( knots. At |j?? raiitfo the speed may vary from ?}5 to more than 10 knots. _ fat_ul the .\ 1 1 m ? r I < *j i ii < (Ulcers stated that In I'lia rles W. Domville-Fife's book ^futltlod "Suhmarlne Engineering of To E?J." tjiere is a chapter on "The Life of i| Torpedo," which dcscrlln^ , In un> dursta tillable language and lit a correct u II \ I In- f 1?'| 1 1 1 1 > - 1 c "A tlrst class battleship take* tin* best part of three yettjf# f ?> build, and may rust Anything from $1,000,000 up nvukIs." the author w ? ? 1 ? - riii> |h>h dcrous ship <if war can be sent to the 1 "'1 1 "in ul 1 hf iii liui a few nilliut** if st rui'k h> a i?'i iiriiii. "I III- IH.illl'lll 1 < > 1 I >< ?? t ? > Vril'IlV ill IvIIU'll from fourteen to nineteen fcet^ and WriKliH up to half a t?>n. It tin mi extreme range of 4,000 yard*. The III 01 it nose (if 'w .t 1 lir.nl. .1 it is ? all ed, Is till* bwdltoas end of the hypodo, ami contain* the dry and wet guneot ton nod t h?- ruimiuatc of mercury nee-' I'SMtry fur Uid expb>slon. j "lichlud the explosive head Is tlw air chamber t?i hold tin* compressed air hy Which motive jsiwpr Is furnished. Then we conn' to the search chamber or brain of the wcu)>on, which coii tains most marvulous mechanism for directing and controlling the machine. Next comes the engine room, ami at. the tall of the tori>e<lo, the buoy tu?ce chamber. "The moment a torpedo Is used for practice a new phase of its life begins. Like a l>oy tirst going to school, a ree* ord is started of its conduct. It has already been given 11 distinctive num ber, and at the top of each record or 'history, sheet,' as they are more often en lied, this will be entered. Helow is entered the number of times it has been tired and any eccentricities which have beep noticed during its progress thru the water. It Is a curious fact that no two torpedoes have ever been construct ed exactly similar. Each one is al ways found to have some little peculi arities when traveling through the wfl SOUTH CAROLINA Booster's Special -TO SAN FRANCISCO, CAI. Leaving June 18th, 1915 Person's Using This Train Will Celebrate SOUTH CAROLINA DAY At Panama-Pacific International Exposition Which Has Been Arranged by the Governox^jfor JUNE 28TH, 1915 SOUTHERN RAILWAY Has Been Selected as the OffrojA: Rotate A get-together movement under auspices of Chambers of Commerce of the State for South Carolinians to travel together and become better acquainted, boosting their com munities at the Exposition South Carolina Day. Stop-overs and many attractive Side Trips going and returning. Make your arrangements through your local Chamber of Com merce or address W. H. CAFFEY, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. U. c. V, REUNION RICHMOND, VA. June lst-3rd 1915 Low Rates Via SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. "The Progressive Railway of the South." , , Rate from camden $6.so Tickets on sale May 29th to June 2nd, with final limit ^ne 10th, unless extended by depositing ticket and payment 'n Richmond when limit may be extended to June 30. ?Ulioni where there ere agent*. Tree re ?nent. p Car* on M TI>rou?fc Trains. All Steel Equip ?r full information, see nearest agent or write t W- SMALL, D. p. a., J. S. ETCHBERGER, T. P. A. S*v*nnah, Ga. Columbia, S. C. lor. Olio will turn ?dlghtty to the left, another to tlit* right. or sink In the wnlfi IdWtT tljtiin Ik usual. "Kveryono of those little ptM'iilhui tic-. Indulged ill by the torpedo In noted In the history sheet and referr**! to Ih'Toic tin* vvi-a|HMi is again tfred. liy | this mean* all do* slight tliw'iH tun ho allowed fur Mild a luuoll iiluiv a*-ou rate aim obtained. It lf* the duty of It lie torpedo lieutenant to make up all the 'history shts'ts* on a vessel, and ho inny la) almost looked ii|?on as a -.ihoolmiistor v^lth a lot of Mnall chU dun to understand and manage. Homo j Una's hut not of toil during trials a | torpedo Is lost. perhaps days after ward the truant turns up, either wash ed ashore or towed in h.v some lishor ineit after having torn theli nets to pieces. "A small ehamher in the torpedo carries compressed air weighing ahout nine stone. This helps to sink It to the required depth after It has entered^ the water. This air, escaping from the chamber, hy means of a regulating valve, drives the engine at a high rate of speed, which is almost uniform thru out the trip from the tuhe to the tar get. The engines turn two screw pro pellers at the tall of torpedo. These revolve on the same axis, hut in oppo site directions, the object being to give stability to the weapon a necessary thing Inasmuch as it has no keel and would route it if it were driven hy a single screw. "The steering is effected hy vertical rudders, which keep the torpedo in the required direction, while the proper depth in the water usually from ten to fourteen feet is maintained hy hori zontal - rudders. The tori>edo is kept stih merged hy means of the balance 'chamber, and in controlled In Its steer ing by the wonderful Instrument known as the gyroscope. "So marvelous is its mechanism that in favorable circumstances the torpedo well alined, may be depended upon to strike within a yard or two of the spot aimed at. Briefly described, the gyroscope is a rotating wheel which automatically controls the torpedo's course. "The method if tiring a torpedo is very much llke'4that of discharging a gun. I,t is exjielled from, a torpedo I ill"1 l>y coin p rowed tilr UpUll micll Ing the water the torpedo is driven hy its screws in the required direction# The nilssle is ,#u.jded by _u genious invention called a 't<?rj?etlo di rector.' This is a little brass Instru ment titted with 'sights' like a gun. When the sights are aligned on the enemy the ?officer in charge presses a key, and electricity causes the dis charge. ' "Nearly every ship hi the llritish navy is fitted with tubes and carries Whitehead toi-i>edoes. There are two kinds of tubes, above-water and s\ib inarged. The latter are much safer to work with and have been found more effective, the above-water type being very liable to lie struck just as a tor l>edo is being discharged." American submarine officers say that wlitle the Whitehead type of torpedo embodies thfL_Pr1ncM>ttl feature of nil torpedoes? fired frohf submarine tubes, it is possible that the Germans may be using a torpedo that in certain minor particulars may differ from the White head. So far as is positively known, however, the German torpedo is similar in practically all essentials Yo those used In other navies, and of which the Whitehead is the best kiiown and most used tyjH'. ? New York Times. If Such There Be, Go, Mark Him Well. Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself has said : "That, editor lias quite a head. I'm glad I take his paper. He'is-got. h raft of grit ami saml, he prints the news of Vir the land, he l>oosts the town to beat the band and that's the proper caper. He Boaks the grafters In the neck, he saves the Ship: of State from wreck, he's Johnnie on the spot, by heck, when things are lii a jumble. He writes the ads that bring the dough, he chases all our gloom and woe, he tells us ail we want to know? and yet" he is quite humble. He never gets a bit stuck up, he's worked since Hector was a pup to earn his daily bite anil sup and have a little over. I know we owe him many plunks, so let us shame the other skunk* and furnish him with kale in chunks, wherewith to live in clover." ? K. P. Mclutyre. Maj. Gen. Moore has announced that E. M. Blytlie, of Greenville, anil H. It. Springs, of Georgetown, recently, elect ed colonels of the First and Second raiments, respectively, have suocess fully imnsed the required examinations. Cnran Alexander, a young white man of reiser, wag found guilty of thte mur , dor of his wife in Anderson last week. Alexander in a fit of rage several vinonffia ago, out his wife to death. H<V was recommended to the mercy of the court and sentenced to life imprison ment. Fresh supply of Kern's delicious chocolates and candies, prices from 5c up at O. W. Croaby't. :. .. ' T \ ... ??-" An Episode Of the Big European War ; v . * '?j:';: ? . ' z ,? '? ? ? ? By E3THEK VANDtVEEK WUholmiiw Ulsclio/r, a volunteer uur*e lu u hospital for sick and wound ed soldier* in Germany, entered upon her service with an admonition from Imt lit t tier hi I Ills wise. 'My dimeter, 1 derive, that you do not penult yourself to confine your uurslntf to any one patient. There Is no wore prolific field for love ? flair* thuu musing. A young man. grateful for the attcntiou he receives. fall* U. love with hltt nurse, the uurse pities her charge, and pity I* akin to love. 1 wish you to remain faucy free be cause of this proposed match between you ami your Cousin Adolf in America, a match, desired as much by my broth er. his father, as by myself. The American branch of our family has grown rich, while we have remained poor. It I* therefore deslrablo t^iot you should marry your cousin, who. a? you know, will come over from America for the purpose as soon as this war haw ended.'' ?'Yes. father," replied Wilhelmlna. ?you will tiud iuo a dutiful daughter In this respect as in ail others. We German girls know what Is due to our parents, but 1 have heurd that in Aiii erica it is different?that iu that ! country there Is but little respect for 1 age or parental authority, aud young people cousult their own wishes in stead of i hose to whom thev owe obe dience.'' 'm This dialogue, which Mustrutes the difference between?forelgn and Ainerl can marriages, was satisfactory to lien Bischoff, who felt sure that his daugh ter would heed his admonition Hut the old man's reasons for caution were stronger ev^n than he had stated theft). A young Bokller who had been wound ed^ In Belgium came uuder Wllhelini nas care, fell iu love with her. and the pity she felt for htm as well as the love ho offered her caused a reclp rocal feeling to arise within her own heart. lie asked her all about herself, her name. Hie place in which she li.ved and told her that (is soon as he was convalescent and should be granted a brief leave he would go to her father and ask for her hand. To this she re piled (hat *he was to mflt'ry a Collrtlh who was to come from America as soon <4s the war was over. What." exclaimed the soldier, "mar ry one who takes no part In the do fense of the fatherland and refuse one who hu? given his blood for it? t nm astonished that so lovely a girl should do such a thing." To this Wilhelmlna replied that she owed the same duty to her parents that she owed to her couutry and whatever her father' ba<Je her she would do. The soldier insisted that he would go to her father and represent to him his want of patriotism and was sure that he would relent But the loVer added that Wilhelmlna must be at home when he came* that she might add her supplications to his. Wilhel mlna consented to this, but uverred that without her father's consent she would not accept her soldier suitor. When the young man became w$ll enough to totter forth from the hos -pttai tea a- months teayft and Wilhelmlna preceded him to her home to break the matter to her par ents, When the lover came he found the father obdurate. Wilhelmlna bad represented the matter to him, and "he replied that it was the soldier's duty to serve his country and he was not entitled to a reward, especially such a reward as he asked The American to whom Wilhelmina was engaged - had been born in another country, and his ?duty was to his own state. Therefore no more should be said about the mat ter. Wilhelmlna should await the ar rival of the man whom she was to marry. When the soldier arrived and was in formed of the situation he made mat ters worse by declaring that he would marry Wilhelmlna In spite oriierfa ther, her mother and all her Americas relatives, including the cousin. "You don't talk like a German at all," I said Herr Bischoff angrily. "You talk like an American* for I have under-; stood that In America there is but little respect for age and parental authority. Get you gone back u, the army, and it Is hoped that your country may get rid of yoti on the battlefield." ' ? ??Twill marry Wilhelmina first," the soldier retorted "You will do no such thing." "Well, at least give me.flve minutes' parting conversation with her alone; then If she wishes it I will give her up." This promise Induced Herr Bischoff to grant the interview, after which the .?oMler bid them all goodby. That night he eloped with Wilhelmlna and In the morning neither of them put in an ap pearance. Herr Bischoff hunted high and low for them, but was unable to find them, flowever he learned that thfey had been seen together going back in the direction from which they came, and he followed them. Over taking them, he upbraided his daughter and cursed his son-in-law. T told you," said the latter, "that I would marry Wilhelmlna, and 1 have done so. in marrying me she bar obeyed yon, for I am William Bischoff a dtizen of the United States. Desir ing to see something of this big war, I came over at its commencement in stead of at Its end to enlist* in the Ger man army as well a* to marry my cousin." Whereupon Herr Bischoff clasped the pair enthusiastically in his fatherly. MIhh Marguerite Clarke in "WiMllower MajfHth- Theatre, Momlu), Mh> lilnt. GAFLAC DISABILITY POLICY No Extra Charge (or Physicians, Surgeons or Dentists. FOR ACCIDENT: Total disability indemnity payable for entire period of ?uch disability. f Partial disability 52 weeks. 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