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OXE MORE CHANCE
FOR MAD MEXICO
To Be Given Opportunity to Restore
Peace?Message Will Be
Sent Soon
Washington, Aug. 5.?Armed factions
in IMexico are to be given one
more opportunity to say whether they
are reatfy to make an honest effort
among themselves to compose tLeir
differences.
A message expressing the concerted
demand of North and South' America
that there shall he a peace and restorvf
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addressed to all the Mexican political
and military leaders, probably will be
dispatched within a few days as one
of the first results of a conference at
t!:e state department today in. which
the six ranking diplomats of the PanAmerican
legation corps participated
with Secretary Lansing at the invitation
of President Wilson. While the
appeal will be made to all the Mexican
leaders, it will be intended especially
for Gen. Carranza and his followers,
who oppose another peace convention.
It was disclosed that President Wilson
was in close touch with the LatinAmerican
nations, who have urged
that the United States take tne iea,u
in a strong position toward Mexico
and in this informal way have pledged
their support to a Pan-American concert
of action. Today's conference was
given over almost entirely to hearing
a report of conditions by Paul Fuller,
Sr., of New York, who spent several
months in Mexico as President Wilson's
personal representative, it was
understood tibe ground work was laid
for further action tomorrow when the
conference will be resumed which will
consuiuie toe nrsi. ol a su^uessivu ui
moves to end three years of revolution.
>~o Plan of Action.
Jlo action was agreed on today, and
it was understood that armed intervention
was not mentioned. Plainly it
was the intention of the conference to
exhaust peaceful means to bring ti e
Mexican factions together, following
closely what has been the administration
policy.
At the conference's conclusion the
Latin-American diplomats uniformly
stated they had accepted the invitation
with ttie stipulation that discussion
should be confidential until a
program had been perfected. Secretary
Lansing, speafcing for all present,
said:
"I have absolutely nothing to say
about today's procef "'ags. The In
formal conference will l.e resumed tomorrow
afternoon. For the diplomats
who were present, I will say tf:at they
came into the conference with the distinct
understanding that it was to be
iheld absolutely confidential and secret."
Meeting with Secretary Lansing
were Ambassadors Naon or Argentina.
DaGama of Brazil and Suarez of Chile1
and Ministers Mentiez of Guatemala,
Calderon of Bolivia and Depena of!
Uru-guaj. They were invited because
they were mediators who attempted to
settle Mexican affairs at the Niagara
conference last summer. The ministers
are the three ranking members
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f I
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.
>atiors -Must Approve.
Before a program is adopted those
j who attended today's conference will
I submit it to their governments, and ;
i before it is put into effect, all the Pan- j
i American nations will be asked for
their approval. None of the Mexican
, factions was represented in today's ,
conference,
i !
Before entering the meeting eacs: of
the Latin-American diplomats was no-;
t.fied on behalf of Gen. Carranza that!
i
it would be futile to suggest choosing j
a member of the Madera cabinet for j
provisional president, which has been I
?ugg sted. Herberto Barron, a special j
;emissary from Carranza, presented to;
each of the diplomats today Carranza's
letter of some weeks ago to President!
Wilson, setting fort!: his claim to the;
presidency.
This indicated that Carranza had an-'
Ticipated the probable purpose of the:
conference and had acted promptly to J
place on record his opposition to i
stepping aside. Carranza's notice thai j
h? was unwilling to do this presented
the first obstacle of t':e conference and
olainlv its importance was not under-1
estimated.
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One point on which there seemed to
be unanimous agreement was that
there shall be no prolonged diplomatic
exchanges with Carranza. H_e message
i'bat will go to him will insist on
on answer witfiin a stipulated time
and he will be asked to lay down his
arms and join with his adversaries in
establishing a government wirier: the
United States will recognize.
The alternative in the event that Carran
za declines to yield is not entirely
clear. So f^r as -viua, z.apaxa ana oiaer
Mexican leaders are concerned,
there is said to be a definited understanding
that they are ready to participate
in a peace conference.
There has been no denial of tf:e suggestion
that all the other factions, in
the event of Carranza's continued rejection
of proposals, would participate
in a conference to organize a
government, which would have the
mora! support of the United States j
and Latin-America. An embargo on j
arms against all wf:o resist such
agreement would be enforced by the
co-operating nations. Further steps
that might be necessary are declared
to have been carefully outlined by the
president, but they have not been disclosed.
'
An important part of Mr. Fuller's
report today concerned negotiations
with other Mexican leaders conducted
during the last two! montfrs by agents
of the Washington administration including
Mr. Puller himself. All were
favorable to the general plan. Villa
expressed his willingness to eliminate
himself if peace can be assured. Thus
the preliminary negotiations necessarily
revolve around Carranza.
DEFENDS REWARD POSITION.
Manning Claims He 'Was Not Ineon*
sistent and Outlines His Position.
Columbia, Aug. 6.?Taking notice of
a controversy rewards Gov. Manning
today issued a statement outlining his
position in the matter. Early in ibis
administration Gov. Manning announced
that he would not offer rewards except
in extraordinary cases; that the
apprehension and arrest of criminals
was a duty of peace officers; that he
| believed that officers would do their
duty because it was their duty and not
solely for tfte earning of extra compensation.
"Since that time the governor
has offered but two rewards.
"I have not been inconsistent," said
Gov. Manning. "I have offered a reward
where a negro shot dead a peace
officer, who was in the act of arresting
Mm and so made his escape, and
in another case where it was reported
that the fugitive was lynched. The
ammint nf thp cnnnnspil ivrmhinp' war
~v.~ws-.~V ~0
given, publicity and this of course
helped the party make his escape.
"I have refused rewards in cases
asked wi:ere there was no especial
reason given except that the criminal
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two ago a friend wrote me telling of a
case and suggesting that I offer a reward.
I referred this to the sheriff
of that county, who advised me that
he tad his lines out for the capture of
this man and that a reward was not
necessary.
"In the matter of the case from iAjiderson
county which came up early in
my administration and on which I announced
this policy, this case was rennrtAd
immprtistriv aftpr tihp prime
was committed and before the officers
had had a fair chance at the case.
"I am sorry some think me inconsistent
in this matter, but I must do
my duty as I see it even though I am
criticised for so doing."
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WAR BENEATH THE WAVES.
Importance of Torpedo in Naval Fig-litintr?It
Can He Pieharged
i.i o i
r rJin marine.
An interesting feature of the present
war is the great importance of the
torpedo in naval fighting, now that it
can be discharged at close range by
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lilt? suumauue, aia..> & w amuci o
nal. All kinds of warships are fitted
with underwater torpedo tubes; but
the chances of getting close enough in
the face of modern gun-fire effectively
to discharge a torpedo are very remote?hence
the use of this weapon
will probably be confined to t?':e sub
marine in future.
Torpedoes are really submarines in
miniature without any crews, and they
are much larger than many people imagine.
The Whitehead torpedo now in
general use measures over 20 feet in
length, has a diameter of 21 inches
and weighs over a ton. A torpedo con
sists of a cigar-shaped steei snen,
which contains an explosive charge,
the machinery for propelling it
through the water, and the automatic
device for directing its course toward
the vessel aimed at. Fired from a
tube under water, it travels below the
surface at a higher rate 6f speed than
the tastest warsmp anoai, or ucai ij
50 miles an hour, and it is effective up
to a distance of five miles. Torpedoes
are, however, seldom used at anything
like their full range, as there is little
chance of hitting a moving battleship
at over, say, 2,000 yards. Moreover,
there is no need for a submarine to
fire '":er torpedoes at long range, as
she can creep up to within a few hun
area yarcis 01 u uuslaic ?ctoci,
only means of defence is to manoeuvre
out of t):e way. Even at close range
it is by no means easy to nit a vessel
with a torpedo when she is moving
fast through the water; hence in future
most of the naval fighting will be
done at full speed.
A torpedo is fired from a tube cither
by compressed air or by a charge of
cordite; in fact, the torpedo tube is
practically a gun, but#the small charge
of explosive used is only just sufficient
to give the torpedo a send off at its
correct speed and in the right direction.
Ti' ese tubes were originally carried
on deck so that they could be aimed
in any direction; but this plan has
now been aba doned in favor of underwater
tubes. Of course, the latter
cannot be swivelled, as in submarines
they are built into the ship's plating;
hence it is necessary to aim the whole
vessel. TMs is done .from the conning
tower, and the torpedo is fired by an
electric switch at the right moment.
Coming to the actual details of the
torpedo itself, we find the shell divided
up into a number of compartments
by steel divisions or "bulkheads,"
as is the case of an ordinary
ship. TV:e first compartment in the
head of the torpedo is filled with about
300 weight of gun cotton or some other
explosive. Right at the point a metal
rnri Irrvnwn nc Mio "striker " nrniPf+R
in front, and when the torpedo '-its
the side of a vessel this striker is
forced inward on to the percussion
cap which explodes the gun cotton.
Without some safety device it would
be very dangerous to handle a torpedo,
as the striker migtt be inadvertently
hit, and this danger is guarded against
by a safety-pin right t hrough the
c+Hlrar w."Mr?h ran rms.hp/1 in_
ward until the pin is removed. TMs
pin must, of course, be taken out when
the torpedo is run into the tube for
firing, and there is still some risk of
the striker being forced "home" by the
concussion or by hitting some small
object in the water close to the st':ip.
to make certain that the charge shall
not be accidentally exploded until the
l o cnm a. Ai cto n o nnt
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with' a very fine screw-thred is screwed
to the striker. This nut fcas little
blades on it like a propeller, and as the
torpedo rushes through the water these
blades unscrew the nut and leave the
striker free after a certain distance
nas Deen traversea.
After it leaves tl-e tube the orpedo
is propelled by a compressed air engine
of about 100-horsepower. Tihis
engine turns two propellers in opposite
directions, one being mounted direct
on the engine shaft, while the other
is carried on a tube which slides over
the shaft, tins second propeller being
driven through suitable gear. Thesa
propellers are right and lefthanded?
Viorino thov hnth drivA thp tnrnedrv for
ward; and fc'-e reason for this arrange- j
ment is that the two propellers may
balance each other, and so have noj
tendency to revolve the torpedo, which
would rotate if only one were used.
The compressed air for the engine is
contained in a strong steel reservoir
whia'3 takes up nearly half the length
of the torpedo. This reservoir is
charged by compressors in the ship to
the enormous pressure of 1,350 pounds
to the square inch; and to guard j
against the risk of explosion it is periodically
tested to a much l-igher pres
sure. Between the reservoir and the
engine is a heating chamber, where
the air is heated by a burning spray
of alcohol, the effect being to increase
j the volume and t us make the supply
| last much longer than if it were used
cold. In this chamber is also a re-,
j i i _ t. a. ^ j.* n.. j ~
aucing vaive wmcn aniomaucauj ae-,
: livers the air to the engine at a pres|
sure of about 100 pounds to the square
I
inch, no matter wi..at the pressure may
: be in the reservoir.
| We have now explained how a torI
pedo is discharged and afterward pro
yeiicu uu us en auu UJ. ucraui U^LIUII ,
but we still have to provide for steer-;
ing it on a straight course and keeping
it at the right depth below the
surface. For these purposes there are!,
vertical and horizontal rudders in the!
j tail. The horizontal rudders are worked j|
by compressed air under tbe control j,
of a pendulum in such a wey that the
sligh test movement of the last named ;
puts in operation powerful gear for i
working the rudders. Merely keeping
tl:e torpedo level, however, is not sufficient.
It must also be kept at a cer- j
tain depth under the surface, so as to j
strike a ship below her armor plating;
wunouT any tisk 01 passing quite ciear;
| beneath the ship. The pressure of
I water upon any object immersed in it j
' varies with the depth, and amounts
i
roughly to one pound upon every
square inch of surface for each two
and a half feet. Thus at a depth of 25
feet the pressure is about 10 pounds
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upon this is used for keeping a torpedo i1
at tf" e right level, and if it .dives below
or rises above the proper depth j
this device acts upon the rudder-gear:
and steers the torpedo up or down as I
required.
A torpedo is kept on a straight;
course after leaving the tube by tne j
vertical runners, which are moved by,
compressed air under the control of a
gyroscope. As in the case of the pendulum
and the .horizontal rudders, the j
compressed air does the work, and only
a very small effort is exerted by the
controlling device. The peculiarity
of the gyroscope, excepting the special
type used in the gyroscopic compass,
is t':at when it -is spun its axis will
continue to point in one direction, and |
it can not be moved without consider- j
able force. This feature applies only to
the direction of the axis, and so long
as this remains the same the gyro- [ j
scope offers 110 resistence to being N
moved .bodily. In other words, yon can
move it about, but you can not twist!
it about. The gyroscope in a torpedoj
is set spinning by a spring which is
released at t' e moment of discharge,
and it is connected to a little valve for
admitting compressed air to one side
or the other of a piston which works
the rudders.
Such are the main features of the
modern torpedo, but there are many
other small devices for insuring safety
or greater effectiveness. Of these
t!':e delay valve and the net cutters
are, perhaps worthy of mention. H:e
delay valve holds back the compressed
air from the engine until the torpedo
is discharged. If this were not done
t.h#> fvneinp would "race" in the tube
and damage itself. TY:e net cutters are
for cutting through the wire nets
hung around battle ships as a protection
against torpedoes.
Torpedoes cost over 1,000 pounds
each, consequently they are not discharged
unless there is a fair chance
of hitting tite object aimed at. So tar
the vessels hit by torpedoes have been
stationary or only moving slowly; but
it Is probable that as the crews of
submarines become m<?re expert they
will be able to hit a warship occasionally
when she is moving at a high
speed.
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Cooperative Marketing Company of
Spartlinburg County.
News and Courier.
Spartanburg, Aug. 6.?Tie Cooperate
TO MarlrcxHno- r>Mnnanv nf Sna.rta.n
burg county, is being organized with
a capital stock of $10,000. The efforts
to sell the 2,000 shares at $5 each are
meeting with such success that the
number of shares that ead'n. purchaser |
may buy is being limited The purpose j
of this new company is to serve the I
farmers of the county in marketing!
their crops. The farmers are taking!
to the idea and are also taking stock
in amounts from one to 20 shares
jniono Htio of tho foqfrnrpc r\f tl"? rvr
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be provided to grade the farmers' cotton,
so that they may get fair prices
for it. As soon as the capital stock
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will meet, elect officers and make arrangements
for the commencing of the
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