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THURSDAY, JUNE 4.
Captain W. H. G. Bullard, U. S. N.,
Presents Naval Institute Interesting
Review of Naval Wireless
Telegraphy
Washington.—Captain W. H. G. But- I
lard, U. S. N., who is in ■ charge of
the naval radio service and who has
his headquarters under the shadow of
the three great steel masts which
form the center of the naval wireless
system at Arlington, Va., seven miles
from Washington, has just presented
to the Naval Institute an interesting
review development of naval,
wireless llflegraphy.
The leaps and bounds of this devel- |
opment were brought to pointed no- |
vice when it is recalled that during 1
the Spanish-American war such a 1
thing as wireless telegraphy was un- ,
tried in the United States navy—or j
any other navy. It was during 1899,
tho year after the Spanish-American
conflict, that the British navy became
tile first of all of the naval powers to
try the new means of communication
upon the three warships—Alexandria,
Europea, and Juno. These ships sue
eeeded in communicating up to a dis
tance of 74 miles.
Today practically every vessel in
the United States navy is equipped
with apparatus for this aerial com
munication, and it is so succesfully
operated that there is scarcely a point
in the seven seas at which the bigger
battleships would be out of touch
through relay, with the three great j
masts towering over Captain Bullard's
headquarters at Arlington.
First Trial.
The first trial of wireless on Amer
ican warships was made late in 1899,
directly after the Brtish ships had
proved its possibilities. The armored
cruiser New York (now the Saratoga),
the battleship Massachusetts and the
torpedo boat Porter were the first to
be equipped. At about the same time
the Highlands Light Station in New
York harbor was established as the
first shore station of the naval radio
system.
Within six years more than 30 more
Ehips were equipped and some fifty
shore stations established or project
ed. Almost every other vessel in the
navy was then placed on the list for
wireless equipment and the work went
forward just as fast as possible. The
scheme included both the Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards, Alaska, the Mid
way Islands and remote points.
Meanwhile, in the spring of 1905,
the naval system inaugurated what
have proved valuable daily features
of its service—flashing the noon-time
signal, storm warnings and other me
teorological observations.
In 1907-08 the development of the
wireless seemed to warrant the erec
tion of high-powered stations _at
Wahington, on the Pacific coast, at
Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and the Phil
ippines, so that wherever it might be.
the United States fleet would at all
times be in communication with Wash
ington. The success of long distance
communication was established dur
ing 1908, when the Hawaiian Islands
exchanged messages with Karallon Is
lands, Cal., and later during the cruise
of the Atlantic fleet around the world,
when messages were received across
Central America by Pensacola and
Washington. By a system of relays
the fleet was in touch with Washing
ton practically every minute during
the trip across the Pacific until after
New Zealand was reached.
Central Point.
At that time also the high-powered
naval stations near here, to be the
central point of the navy department
system, was projected. The station
was to have a radius of 3,000 miles
both by day and night; to be capable
of overcoming interference from sta
tic disturbances and to be equipped
with apparatus to secure secrecy of
operation. Later developments dis
closed that this could not be entirely
accomplished as to static disturbances
and complete secrecy of communica
tion.
Congress for the first time took no
tice of wireless in the act of June 24,
1910. which was amended by the act
of July 23, 1912. The Titanic disas
ter of April 1912 riveted the atten
tion of lawmakers anew to the neces
sity of government control over radio
apparatus and its operation. Furthef
laws were passed, and the president
proclaimed the Berlin Wireless Con
vention, since succeeded by the Lon
don Wireless Convention, establishing
general rules for wireless as to ships
throughout the world.
Some of the later extensions of wire
less were the establishment of the
station on the ground of the Amer
ican legation at Peking, China, for
communication between officials of the
United States legation and vessels of
the Asiatic fleet, and the Panama Ca
nal station. The latter is to be un
usually powerful, with three 600-fooi
steel towers for the support, of the
antennae. It is erected half-way
across the Isthmus near San Pablo.
The name given it, Darien, is the name
of one of the early explorers of that
region.
Further Extension.
The Mexican trouble led to further
extension to take the place of inter
rupted land lines and for exchanges
with the ships. Isabel, Texas, near
the mouth of the Rio Grande, wfvs
chosen as the central point of oper
ation on the Atlantic side, and San
Diego on the Pacific side.
There are now 48 naval shore sta
tions, those at outside points being
three along the Panama Canal, one at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; one at San
Juan, Porto Rico: seven In Alaska
and outlying islands, two In the Phil
ippines; one at Hawaii, one at Guam
and one at Peking, China, with other
projected staions in Samoa and else
where rapidly nearing completion.
The chief work of the naval sta
tions Is to keep the navy department
In connection with its ships at sea,
either by direct or relayed messages.
This service extends to all bureaus,
offices and divisions of the navy de
partment, those in command of navy
yards and, stations, and to officers of
fleets, divisions and ships. The trans
mlsison of time signals has also de
veloped to great Importanre for war
and merchant ships to avoid error in
the ships chronometer, etc. Signals
from Arlington are sent out every day
in the year, twice a day, at nooh and
«t 10 p. m„ 75th meridian time. Time
signals are now sent out on the At
lantic coast only through the radio
stations at Arlington, Key West and
Now Arleans. On the Pacific coast,
the time signals are sent to sea
through the wireless stations at Mare
Island, Eureka and Ran Diego in Cal
ifornia, and at North Head, Washing
ton.
Weather Reports.
The dally weather reports and storm
warnings are sent from Arlington and
Key West a few pilnutes after the ten
ik lock time signal at night, but im
jwrtant storm warnings are sent when
ever necessary. Warnings of icebergs
Kmi derelicts are sent to sea from the
Arlington station following the time
signal and weather reports. At such
tbne* ships are listening on the long!
j wave of Arlington, 2,500 metres, and
their receiving circuits are tuned jo
| receive the ice or derelict report. In
coming ships are compelled, under the
London Safety Convention, to report
information concerning ice and dere
licts; this goes through the hydro
graphic offices to the Arlington sta
tion, and then seaward and to other
stations.
1 This information being of an urgent
| character—lcebergs, derelicts, cyclones
and typhoons—is sent under a special
signal, called the safety signal, re
peated at short intervals, ten times at
, full power CT. T. T). On receiving
j this all radio stations are required to
keep silent in order to let the danger
warnings go broadcast.
More recent developments of the na
val wireless work are the fog signals
and direction finders, by which the
dangers attending fog are overcome,
and th location and direction of ships
in reference to shore stations are es
tablished; also a rapid development
of commercial work by which the gen
eral public and the press are allowed
to use the wireless equipment aboard
tvarships and at shore stations, on
payment of land and sea charges.
These charges are regulated under the
London convention, and the amounts
| collected by naval coast or ship sta
tions are turned into the treasury as
miscellaneous receipts.
HORSE SHOW 10
LONDON BEGINS
International Event Has 100
Different Classes With a
Prize List of $55,000.
London, —Many Americans have en
tries in the eighth international horse
show, which started here today at
Olympia and ends June 16. Almost
the whole world of horsemen of re
nown is here and the Irish cloud is
doing little to dampen enthusiasm.
Tho Americans among the direc
tors are Alfred G. Vanderbilt and
Clarence H. Mackay, both of New
York; E. T. Stotesbury of Philadel
phia, Colonel Lawrence ones of Lou
isville, Ky. The Canadian directors
are Colonel Adam Beck of Toronto,
George W. Beardmore of Toronto, and
Sir H. Montague Allan of Montreal.
The Judges are selected to repre
sent the United Kingdom, the United
States, Argentine, France, Russia, and
Spain. The American judges are Mr.
Vanderbilt (trotters, pace and action,
harness horses, appointments and
costers), George B. Hulme (coaching,
clue, marathon* and Corinthian), and
Algernon S. Craven (hunters, hacks,
riding horses and ponies).
There are more than 100 classes.
The prize list is valued at $55,000.
A wholly fresh idea in the setting
out of the jumping course haa been
adopted. The Olympic arena, which
is 320 feet long by 80 feet wide, will
have no permanent obstacles, as the
advantages of an uninterrupted stretch
of tan have been clearly demonstrated
and it is probable that a clear arena
will be required for special attrac
tions. When the jumps are required
they will be speedily placed by a train
ed staff. The difference this June |s
that there will be no obstacles down
the center of the arena; competitors
will, as usual, jump round the edge of
the tan, but, In place »of the middle
run, will twice cross from the corners
in the shape of a figure eight. The
course consists of ten obstacles with
ample run between each.
Georgia Pie Eaters.
Atlanta.—The champion pie-eaters
of .Georgia have organized a club and
are planning to hold a contest and
convention. The object is to promote
the making of good pies “such as
mother used to bake." The first pie
eating contest will be held on the
banks of the Ogeeehee river early this
month. There will be prizes for the
man or woman who eats the most pie
and survives.
Wags of the neighborhood have sug
gested that the physicians, undertak
ers and druggists should be called on
to contribute the money to pay for the
pies.
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Get a 25 cent box of "TIZ" now at
any druggist or department store.
Don't suffer Have good feet glad
feet, feet that never swell never hurt
never get tired. A year s foot com :
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Brewr
liSlMlm
He knows that when he puts his beer
in light glass bottles and placards the
case—“ Keep this cover on to protect
the beer from light” that he is deliber
ately throwing on you-the responsi
bility of keeping it pure.
Why should you take the risk?
Beer is saccharine.
The slightest taint of impurity ruins
its healthfulness.
Schlitz is made pure and the Brown
Bottle keeps it pure from the brewery
to your glass.
See that Crown is
branded “ScfHitz .”
s mL.
That Made Milwaukee famous.
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Former Prices or Cost
will not be considered.
The remainder of my big
stock of
Refrigerators,
Ice Boxes,
Coolers,
Garden Hose,
Garden Impliments,
Sporting Goods,
Stoves and Hollow
ware,
Wire Screens,
Kitchen Utensils,
Bicycles and Supplies
and thousands of useful
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vided he tenders the cash
-as there will be no variation
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Come and make a bid, if
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