The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 07, 1919, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
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I WAR DEVELOPS ~
i RADIO TRIUMPH
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(Method Discovered of Communicating
With Submerged
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YOUTHS ARE LUCKY FINDERS
tRevelaticna Come When Researchers
Are at Work on Something ElseSingle
Turn Loop Brings
Amazing Results.
Washington. I>. (\?In a general way
It Is known tluit during the war a
method was found to communicate
with a submerged submarine from
shore or sen. How this .s done and
how it came to be discovered that It
could be done not until now has been
made public. Idke a good many other
revelations it came when the researchers
were at work on aimther problem.
Tbt* scientists of the radio section
of tiie bureau. M standards stumbled
on Its secret arm luck> ones to suspect
it were two young assistants not
long out of high school. Their experiments
and the development of what Is
known as the "loop aerial" for submarine
radio communication by the bureau
resulted in a device so simple
and perfect, and producing such wonderful
results, that the navy has
adopted it and is equipping all its undersea
craft with this style of loop.
In the fall of 1!U7 a series of experiments
was undertaken by the bureau
to develop an apparatus for the detection
of enemy subnierslhles. .1. A. Wll
loughby aii<l P. l>. Lowell were engaged
in tin- work. They had n notion
that a closed or rubber eneased coll
of wire offered the best chances for
success. They made one and threw
it one night into a tank or rresn water
ou the grounds of the bureau near
Chevy Chase, Md? a suburb of Washington.
To their delight they received
a signal from the big radio station at
Arlington. The next night they submerged
the coll In the tidal basin of
the Potomac near the new navy building.
Again the signal came with no
difference In strength whether the loop
or coil was suspended in air or sunk in
the river.
Discovery Significant.
The significance of this discovery
struck both young men. Here was p
way possibly to detect the presence of
enemy submarines, 1?ut surely to talk
with our own. which was equally Important,
had been thought impossible.
This was in November.
In December Imprnvoinents In the
stibmerped coil broupht the reception
of slpnnls from Lyons, France; I'arls
and San Diepo, Pal. By March last
year excellent slpnals were received
on n staple turn coll 150 feet lonp by
sixty feet hiph hnvlnp a wave lenpth
of 100 meters by 15.000 meters.
In April Mr. Wiltauphby discussed
with Lieutenant Commander II. 1'. Si.
Clair of tlie radio division of the navy,
the use of loops on submarines for
both transmission and reception under
water. Both he and Mr. Lowell were
sent to New London to work under
Commander McDowell in eh ante of the
base, to install the apparatus for a tryout
on submarine D-l. It is a simple
contrivance, the metal frame of the
submarine Itself beinp a part of it.
this beinp used as a "pmund" just as
the earth Is used in hand telepraphy.
The elYouit Is thus made complete. As
finally perfected the loop consists of
two Insulated wires protinded at the
extreme ends of the hull carried over
Ruital le supports to the eonninp tower
nnd th tue throuph "radio-lead-ins"
down into the boat to the receivinp
nnd Kcndinp apparatus A staple turn
loop was used on the D-l. With its
top suhrnerped three feet slpnals were
received from a submarine chaser
three-quarters of a mile away.
A new type of loop was tried on the
TJ. S. S. in which the lead-in wires
were broupht in from the upper side
of the loop instead of the lower and
the entire loop was insulated from the
hull. Better, hut not satisfactory, results
were obtained. I'p to th s time
the frame of the boat had not been
used as a "pround."
The lower side of the loop was removed
and the ends of the wire fastened
to the how and stern. The top
of the loop was suhrnerped elpht feet; 1
slpnals from Nation, (Jermnny, were
clearly heard. Very sharp Indications
of direction were obtained when tinder
water or on top of it. And soon other
stntions were beard, incltidinp Carnarvon.
Knpland; Koine, Italy, and various
merchant vessels. Later experiments
showed that communications
can l?c carried on at sen under all conditions
more efficiently with the closed
loop aerial than with the ordinary
untenna now in pcnernl use.
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Makina Mother of Pearl.
The secret of another German key
Industry has heen discovered, the manufacture
of artificial mother of pearl
J. W. II. h fellow of the British
Itoynl Society of Arts, found the proc
ess after much patient experimenting
Doctor I >e\v whs engaged during the
whole period of the war In rerunatructing.
step by step, the method of
manufacture.
Artificial mother of pearl Is used for
makfrg fancy buttons, dress trtmmlnga
and many other articles. Before the
war most of It came from German/. '
ABOUND THE WORLD
WITH THE AMERICAN
,<g\RED CROSS. JSi
^ixv Junior Red Cress. M?,
Early In the participation of the
United States In the world wnr, the
American Red Cross perceived the
value of mobilizing the school children
of the country and the Junior Ited
Cross was organized. Refore the war
ended nine million children were enroiled
end helped In the wur fund
and membership campaigns, In chapter
production of relief supplies and
manufacturing furniture for the refugees
whose homes and household
goods were destroyed.
Children everywhere In the United
States responded to the cull to service
sounded by President Wilson as
head of the American Red Cross.
This photograph is that of an enthusiatlc
young Japanese member of
the Junior Red Cross of Spokane.
Wash., starting out on the ambitious
undertaking of collecting "a mile of
pennies" for war relief. A comprehensive
peace program Is now being
worked out for the Junior Red Cross,
which Is being held intact.
WATERMELON A LA FILIPINO
Well.Meant Effort of Native Clef
Spoile-J Surprise American Arm)
Officer Had Planned.
The Filipinos, It seems, hnve m?re
t tut it one way of serving a watermelon.
The melons grown In the far eastern
archipelago are small In size nn<l lufi-rior
in flavor. Lieutenant Smith,
stationed in one of the town* of northern
Luzon, hankered for the juicy
lusciousness of a melon from his own
sunny southland. So his family in
1'eniiessee car? fully crated a choice
watermelon and shipped it to him by
express. It cost him a good many
pesos, nut a,, nmtter. It was a beauty
and arrived in perfect condition.
lie instructed tlie cook to prepare a
good dinner that very day; the splendid
melon was to he served as a crowning
glory. The provincial treasurer
the seh'H'l tesieher and the few Americans
in the town were invited to partake
of a treat that was to he a surprise
to them.
The dinner went forward successfully;
lor there was much curiosity
concerning the surprise that the host
had promised his guests, and all eyes
were turned frequently toward the
door through which it was expected to
appear. At last it came The cook entered,
hearing aloft an immense platter.
and there came from the company
a chorus of "Ahs!" The platter was
placed on the table under a halo. no. a
cloud of steam. The melon was
boiled, thoroughly boiled.
The quick rising of the host to ids
feet with the carving knife in his hand
convinced the cook that he had better
make the quickest exist possible,
which was through the window, and
involved a leap of teu feet to the
ground. Ileports from the second
barrio on the road leading north were
that he was still running when ho
passed through. Lieutenant Smith has
not been aide to smile about that watermelon
yet.- New York Herald.
Cure for Poison Ivy.
Mrs. F.velyn S. Trenhalh. wife of the
Rev. Robert W. Trenbafh, reel or of St.
.lumen's Kpisonpal church of Moiitclair.
N* J? has conferred a boon on sufferers
from poison Ivy by announcing n
remedy which those who have tricil it
say is a most etiicncUnis remedy. It
is simply the green leaves of common
catnip niht>ed on the affected parts unfit
the juice runs.
Tills never fails Mr< Trenhnfh says,
no matter how advanced the ease may
ho. and is simple to use. especially in
the case of children. The plant grows
usually in great abundance behind old
barns, and Is said to he so antagonistic
to the Ivy that if planted near it the
Ivy disappears.
NO MORE RATS
or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP.
It's a sure rodent killer. Try a Pkg.
and prove if. Rats killed with RATSNA
1' leave no smell. Cats or dogs
won't touch it. Guaranteed.
a."*-, size ( I eake) enough for Panfry,
Kitchen or Cellar.
.VH-. size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
81.OO size (5 rakes) enough for till
farm and out-buildings, storage buildings,
or factory buildings.
Soid and Guarantc^ by Lancaster
THE LANCASTER N
DISCOVERED VA$T DEAD ClTY
Photographs Taken by Airman Over
Mesopotamia Reveal Site of One*
Vast Metropolis.
Lieut. Col. J. A. Beazeley gives
Geographical Journal (London) an In
terestlng example of how photography
from an airship can extend our knowledge.
When making an aerial reconnaissance
In Mesopotamia over territory
occupied by the Turks he took a
series of photographs near Snmarra
which shows distinctly the ruins of an
ancient city extending 20 miles along
I the Tigris river and two nilles and a
half wide, large enough to shelter
I easily 4.000.000 Inhabitants.
This city would never hnve been
noticed on earth, since It is not marked
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by anything but scattered hillocks, nl
though pottery and medals hud beet
discovered on the site. But the photo
graphs show elenrly Its whole plan
with Its fortifications, canals for Ir
ligation, and streets.
The full of the airplane within th<
enemy lines and the capture of Iti
passengers did not permit Colonel
Beazeley to pursue his. researches, bui
since the British occupied the territory
an archeologlcat expedition, guided bj
the photographs, has begun to explon
the dead city.
Star Tuberculosis Patient.
.nunc*. iikc wTfn, is n pattern a
Snnn.vslde and came Into the city fo
tonsillotomy. While In one of th<
hospitals overnight Jnnios could no
sleep because he missed his sleepini
porch, so he called the nurs. ant
( leaded his ease (for air).
The weather was zero and the nurs<
explained as much to .Tames nm
thinking she had satisfied Ids mini
she left hltn. hut no sooner had sin
gone than .Tames became restless foi
his old haunts and called her. Agalr
she refused to open the window am
.Tames, who Is a "star care taker.*'
proved his mettle; he threw his shot
through the window pane.?Indiana)*
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YOUNG WIFE'S FIRST LESSON
i# Mrs. Newlywed Evidently Beginning to
w Learn Her Household Duties
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I The newl.v married mnn came home
from his otllce huppy. He was greeted
t as newly married men are greeted.
r with a kiss, and this. In fashlcyi of his
T kind, he returned with Interest.
I "Of course we shall go out to dinner.
darling." he remarked.
I "Yes. dearest," replied the happy
young woman.
I "But one of these days we shall
r have a dinner here, darling, shull we
p not. of your own cooking?"
t "Of course, dearest." she replied, "I
: am getting along fnmously with my
I cooking lessons."
"And It will he such a change," he
1 continued, "from the monotonous fare
' of the restauratits."
I There were more kisses.
' "Old you take cooking lessons top
day. darling," he asked.
1 "Yes. dearest."
I "And what did yon learn?"
There was pride In her tone as she
1 replied. "Today, clearest. I learned how
to boll water."?Ohio Observer.
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of the aaiinra. And ther
puffinif their pir.es r f r
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1919.
1 XITTI A PPM AI ?S TO ITAMANS.
j Rome, Oct 2.?Premier Nitti, in
a personal letter addressed to his con
: stituents, declares that In the present
emergency there is the utmost
necessity for re-establishing discipline
in the army and ending domestic con.
filets. He asserts that "ul Italians are
animated by the same patriotic spirit
, their only divergencies being relative
| to methods followed in managing affairs."
We are proud of the confidence doctors,
druggists and the public have in
| tltifl t'hlll and Fever Tonic.
Head What I*. H. Dept. of Agriculture
| Says About What Two Hats Fan 1K>.
According to government figures
i two rats breeding continually for
three years produce 359.7011,482 Individual
rats. Act when you see the
first rat, don't wait. HAT-SNAP is
the surest cleanest, most convenient
exterminaor. No mixing with other
foods. I)i ys up after killing leaves
no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch
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