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LBY FREDERICK A TALBOT, AUTHOR OF ABRO

PLANES AND DIRIGIBLES OF WAR

of the air on both sides.

RAISING THE WIND,

APPEAL TO AUSTRIAN INNO

CENTS ABROAD.

CLIMATE AND GENIUS.

THE PROFESSORS AGREE.

If a hundred lending scientific mon of Northern American States had been taken South just after birth and brought up as Southerners, would they have attained eminence in science Prof. J. MoKeen In an article on Cattell thinks not.

Families of Americau Meu of Science". in The Popular Science Monthly gives evidence to show that a boy born in Massachusetts of Connectiont has bee

scientif

If one looks through the casualty lists

The following heroic effort naturally closely one is impressed by the steadily loses much of its bombast in the transla increasing losses among the fighting mention. It brings to mind the Austrian

or more often German tourist, who, In the early days of the campaign the clad in all the paraphernalia of the airmen had things all their own way and mountaineer, alpenstock feather in liat the battle for supremacy in this feld † and all, braves the ascent of some con WE fought and decided among them-venient Vesuvius-hi an electric tram selves. But as the war progressed, and Te such a one might it appeal. But we man abroad to whom it is addressed, who rarely confines himself to German man as a boy born along the south-eastern official news, will swallow such a clumsi aboard from Georgia to Louisisna *- ly-made bolus without chokingIt is strange that the Central Powers find it that is, if he stays where put. The chance worth while to fight such a humble is due partly to heredity and partly to quartet as the appeal describes Rus

more knowledge was gained from actual doubt whether the Austrian or Gerfty times ne likely to become u

experience concerning the possibilities of defensive artillery measures, the air grew more and more unhealthy.

On the outbreak of hostilities prac tically nothing was known about anti aircraft artillery. The efficiency of the

sia crushed, Italy awaiting the end, environment, but apparently climate has

sacrificed to her gaming

Cattella M

weapons which had been evolved was last of all, anxions Alba good deal to do with it. Says Prófessor: essentially speculative, because it was on The appeal is an attempt to gain the It is evident that what a man can de of those branches of warfare in which it had been impossible to gain any reliable suppport of Austria and her Allies in the depends on his congenital equipment.

Far East in the i

fotation of another, the How far what he does do depends on his. data in times of peace

The Germans had the advantage in fourth, Austrian war loan. It is issued environment and how far on his con regard to suti-aircraft weapons during at Kronen 93 per Kr. 100 nominal, and genital equipment, or how far his con the early days of the war. Their military bears 5 per cent. Or, alternatively, ingenital equipment depends on that of his experts had pursued their investigations the 4th Hungarian war loan issued at parents and his family line of descent, slong rational matter-of-fact lines, and Kr. 67 and bearing 6 per cent. Both are we do not know, ge

These great differences may property up to a point they succeeded so well that exempt from taxation. A world of they were superior to the Allies in this meaning is contained in the clause on the be attributed in part to natural capacity direction. The German staked his anti application form Repayable probably and in part to opportunity When it is aircraft measures upon a type of gun after 25 years details at the present asked how far the result is due to cach which was promptly nick named Archi-moment being lacking Abstract cer of these factors, the question is iu u senso bald by the British soldiers. It was a tainties and concrete probabilities are ambiguous It is like asking whether the of pedestal so as to secure an extra quick-firer, mounted upon a special type a troublesome team to drive an

Exchange is fixed for the Austrian extension of a spiral spring is due to the elevation, and was capable of throwing per cent loan at Tls 17.60 Kr. 100, and spring or to the force applied. Some shrapnel to heights variously estimated for the Hungarian 6 per cent, at Tsprings cannot be extended a foot by any force. The result depends on the relation as ranging from 4,000ft. to 4,000ft. In 18.50 per Kr. 100 The loan is open till force, no spring can be extended without the opening days of the war the Archi May 20th bald was regarded with a certain

between the constitution of the spring and the force applied. If the 174 babios measure of

reason that contempt for the simple↑ THE PEOPLE S TOIL HAS WON THE born in Massachusetts and Connecticut

61-10 the maximum elevation be obtained at their last gasp ng could a Lincola, born here on the same

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The following is a translation of the appeared to be greatly WALIOR'S STRENGTH PLENDE who become leading scientifle men had overrated. But this was not the fault of Our Loroen have fulfilled their task, been exchanged with babies born in the the weapon itself. It was due to the fact that the gunners were unfamiliar with Servia and Montenegro are no more. South, it stoms probable that few or nonu The Russian bear is powerless, discour of them would have become scientific men. such firing operations, as a

Three types of anti-aircraft weapons aged, and crushed, and is only awaiting It may also be the case that few or none were in general use, two of which caine the coup de grace which we and our of the babies from the Bouth transplant from the Krapp works and the other allied armies, at a given signal fronted to New England woul have become from the Ehrhardt factors. The first their gallant commanders, will deliver scientific men, but it is probably true that named were of two calibres-4.5 centine-Italy awaits the end with fear and nearly equal number of scientific mon tres (in) and 10.5 centimetres (4)in.) regret. With the desperation of the would have been reared in New England. respectively, while the Ehrhardt field gambler the French have sacrificed their It is certain that there would not have piece was 7.5 centimetres (3in.) Each of generation of power to the machine-gune heen 174 leading scientific men from the these weapons was designed for a specific and cannon of the German. Troubled extreme Southern States und practically duty, the 7.5 and 10.5 centimetres weapons and anxious, rapacions Albion sees the one from Massachusetts and Connecti being mounted upon motor cars to pursue fate of her Allies approaching her. She out aircraft, while the third was a semi is making preparations to meet it, but

DARWIN AND LINCOLN. portable held piece, being mounted upon has, in reply to their cries for help, a certain type of carriage which enabled only empty words of consolation, which, A Darwin bom in China in 1809 now thrown to could not have become a Darwin, nor them:

EQUIPMENT BOARD.. are at the end day have become a Lincoln had there been "enemies are at NEW DRRUAN BRELLAE of their

no Civil War. If the two infants had Section and other Units will attend at

5.30 p.m. as follows: The fact that the German anti-aircraft Spinner

our brave ones in the field het been exchanged, there would have been gunners were immature cannot be denied, it Their sword in high-swinging fist is no Darvin in America and no Lincoln Tuesday May 16th Noctions while there is no doubt that the wrong ready to deal the blow their arm out in England. Darwin was a member of 1 Wednesday, May 17th-No. 4 Section Бура of shell was used. Shrapnel shell stretched is ready to strike. The glance distinguished family line posscaslug high Thursday, May 18th-No. 8 Section. was unsuited to the disablement of back at their brethren in the garb of natural ability and the advantages of up Friday, May 18th-No. 1 Section. aeroplanes Airmen of the Allies have peace. Will they do their duty as we portunity and wealth Lincoln had no Monday, May 22nd. Band and Orches told me that when flying from 5,000ft sacrifice to the State supply the means but it had innate capacity and the Tursday, May 23rd. Maxing Gunners

are doing it! Will their courage for rental inheritance of ability or wealth, tra. to 8,000ft. they were struck with the Hymng fragments of the projectiles, but to support the widows and orphans of opportunity of circumstance if no Mounted and Motor Patrols the latter had so expended their force those fallen in the field, keep our vivesants had been born with the peculiar Thursday, May 25th-No s Suction.

and give us the sharp that they bounced off the coat without and children, inflicting even the slightest bruise It sword with which to complete our work natural constitutions of Darwin and Friday, May 26th No. Section.

heen made by any social institutions, but No. Platoon Gulbar wolds for his reason that the Arch of liberations of the 4th War Lonnan men like he could not have

be regarded with dis- The success to dain.

It is an army of volun- none the less the work they did might: beeld give the answer. But there is a vast difference between teers that the State calls up as a sign, hay teen accomplished by ethera, and firing at an elevated aeroplane and at and in its ranks should be no gap as perhaps their faint would have been an objective upon the ground When a none existed in the ranks of those atllotted to others.

President A. Lawrence Lowell has re shell as hurled at an antagonist 6,000ft the front.

Even to us, far from home, comes marked that we have better chance of“ aloft, fam almost directly overhead, the all Our rall at the time of the rearing eaglets from eagles eggs placed Bahamas have always suffered from projectile during its fight is pitted War Joan has, in consequence under a hen than from hen's eggs placid hard luck. Part of the luck is due to

with facility ENGLEPIE J Paen Houtout t

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within at the rament of unrating by with thean L&Nagle, but that between nu untrained have lived there for a term of yea

CLIMATIC ENERGY Profcaser Huntington agros with Pro

the adverse downward gravita force, with the result that its of the true support of our Allies in an eagle's nest. But it is equally true isolation and part to natural disasters, speed grows constantly-less. The efficiency for which we here ncerely thank that we have a better chance of raising but lack of energy on the part of the of shrapnel depends upon the sum of two them and thanks to the inderstanding tame eaglets in a chicken coop than in an people appears to be a still more import forces the travelling speed of the pro and sacrifice of our compatriots, had ayric. The difference between a man unut factor. I have talked about it with scores of persons, both islanders of the jectile plus that imparted to the bullets grand success. Since then our armies interested in science and a scientific man

more intelligent sort and Europeans why have fought battles we must

bottles we must, keer step is not that between a chicken and an forces of the explosive.

This was the feature which the GermanThe proud regret of our heroes for chicken and a trick cock Some cockerels Almost without exception they say TENDERS are invited until May 17th, gunners had miscalculated. Accordingly, their fallen brothers will be softened by can be trained batter than others, but This climate is very beautiful and healthful, and we like it, but somehow for Salvage of Carge now on the new true of shell at higher relocity; the thought that their dependents will there are innumerable cockerels that he can or a yuk people do te th SB. CHIYO MARU stranded on Lemma greater range, and considerably increased be cared for, and as they realize that this might to trained and are not

States. Even in Florids it is better than Island

bursting power became imperative. This burden is lifted from their shouldera so y be find from the

NEUTO AND WHITE MAN.

is here. Don't you believe it Try Conditions of Tender may be from the temporary failure proved an inestimably will their sword fall with greater power,

Somewhat similar ideas are advanced living here a year or two, and you'll b Undersigned.

K DOL

fortunate eircumstance for the Allies, We shall rush to meet our returning war- because it gave us the time to overhaul riors with the victor's laurel and welby Prof Ellsworth Huntington, of Yale, as lazy as we are our defensive systems. In spite of the come them with the Kaiser's banner bear in an article entitled Is Civilization ounterup cherished by the soldier for the Daily News.

ing the words “Vribu umfar. * Determined by Climate He notes that German Archibald the authorities.

even taking two persons with so different were unanimous in their decision that

de la banghereditary abilities as the average negro fessor Cattell in regarding the Souther this was the correct type of arm for anti

dat came and the average white man, their posi-States of the Union as climatically un Stted for the development oLs high grad aircraft duty. The Teuton Idea Was whole time it is passing over a certain tins may be remarkably altered by of ability. He recognizes, only five cen N ASSISTANT ENGLISH TEACHER therefore embraced, improved in accord zone. The latter may represent a belt climatic changes. He says

tres of high civilization and climati ance with the lessons taught by the war, and modified to meet the particular con- thirty or more miles in width As soon. The negro gees North and is stimu ditions which the Allies considered indis as the heroplane passes beyond the range lated to energy and thrift; the white mannergy Western Europe, the north peusable. The result was that by the of one group of guns it entera that of goes South and degenerates Social Castern United States, Japan, Nuri time the Geratans had completed their another group, irrespective of the direc environment doubtless has much to do America's Pacific coast, and seath arrangements for the production of the tion of flight. Moreover, this system with the matter, but equal importance eastern Australla, including New Zea possesses the advantages of flexibility, apparently attaches to an actual change land. Climatic energy, he says, is no new type of shell they found that the 7181TORS TO CANTON Allies had not only drawn level but had since additional units can be brought in the amount of climatic stimulus so much a matter of temperature, high o

into use

minimum of delay and change which makes the negro competent low, as it is of variety and this variet FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON secured superior position in anti-air-

difficu

and the white man incompetent. It seems is due especially to the passage craft artillery BY THE PEARL RIVER," —— The

and nero of the gun over the aeroplane is that the dimate as we have seen in previous that is our ordinary areas of high an One result of this present superiority to be a strictly physiological effect of cyclonic disturbance in the atmosphera

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more exactly than in the case just men ground after having been struck a compare the negro and the Englishman height of 8,000ft. At the moment even Lioned. Take South Africa, for example

low pressure. In ancient times, th great centres of civilization in Mesop

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M KELLY & WALSH, Im undergone pronounced modification and a height, his endeavours have been practwo of three generations in any large was synchronous with alimatic alter If this actually happened, the climat simplification to facilitate the expeditically nullified, unless he is bent upon numbers. They have gone from the high-tions. He concludes Menara AB WATSON & C. tious picking up of the range and laying reaching a point at a great distance bely stimulating climate of western Euroconditions in the pisces whore civiliz

of the weapon upon the rapidly moving Yong the zone fringing the battle line.to the moderately stimulating climate of enemy. As rapidity of fire is also highly. He cannot carry out ecouting work at South Africa They find themselves facetion, was highest must have been high

such a height, nor can he drop b bombe, to face with the Zalus, and especially stimulatory Or rather, to put it info important, special attention has been borib fire-19 imm8 the Barton, who within a low genera another way, under such circumstanC

devoted to the mechanism of the weapon,

tions have come from the unstimulating the physical characterises of gros its system of recoily and loading arrange ments. The i broad principles of the The efficiency of the anti-aircraft regions nearer to the equator. To-day we countries of the past would have ber weapons and methods now in vogue is find a critical situation. The Europeans such that high civilization would ha French te system, as shown by the

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Con are not holding their own. The blacks been favoured just as it is now favours famous

have been widely adopted rider, for instance, bat obvious German pro slowly pushing them out. The Euro- the fire great centres of modezu pr and adapted to this particular duty,luetance to aid Paris by way of the peans are not in danger in Cape Colony, gress. We cannot, may positively that ar with the result that the anti-aircraft gun it. There is every reason to believe that but farther north it is an open question such thing occurred, let all the lines of the moment is about 800 per cent more it methods such as we have in operation what will become of them. The blacks evidence stem to point to it. If seems formidable than the type in service at the front had been available on this not only work more cheaply than is pos- Arst almost impossible that so great eighteen months ago and country the Zeppeline would have met bls for the whites, but also more indus thing as civilization should be limit RET REVOLUTION IN FIRING, with such a reception as would have com triously. The result is that to-day about by so small's thing as changes in the a

tura tail before meeting 10 per cent of the white European popu- from day to day. Yet we all recogn bined with the system of fring, has also with disaster undergone revolution Instead of dirigible may be somewhat more dificult shirtless set of people, living from hand if the temperature stays perminantly

of an haphazard arrangement they are now than the winging planted upon a mathematical and scene the fact that a tific basis and the firing is quite as pelled to keep methodical It is now possible to ensure altitude would that a hostile aeroplane is under fire the favour of power disposed on lines pr (Continued on mat Column)

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to mouth, untrustworthy, and danger to low freezing, for all life would m the whole community, dar prema besible. In spite of ourselves, as are Han Amore striking case than that of cd by nature on every side Our outh Africs

found in the Bahamas freedom consists in fading, ort exi

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how we are limited and then in

ways to overcome those limitations,