Undersea War Advances Speed and Tactics Across Nations
The article notes rapid improvements in submersible design with Britain’s FV and W classes and Germany’s 800 to 1000 ton submarines. It cites increased surface speeds of 16 knots and submerged speeds around 10 knots, torpedo armament, and the rapid deployment of larger subs since July. It mentions the 0-36 vessel that captured Umtchman Batavier and discusses size versus vulnerability in the belief larger subs invite danger in narrow seas.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Advances in submarine design and fire control
The article notes faster surface speeds for new submarines up to 20 to 24 knots, improved periscope sighting with compass guidance, and torpedo firing accuracy allowing hits from miles away without surfacing. It also reports a separate incident of a boy, Herman Predt, shot in the leg during a rifle accident.
Royal Miracles Described Old Book Sold at Red Cross Sales
A historical volume on royal touch with stories of cures by English monarchs, especially Charles II, was sold at a Red Cross charity sale. It records numerous claimed recoveries and cites anecdotes including a sovereign touching patients and notable reactions to a train sighting along the Kentucky river.
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Fales
London
Red Cross
Christies
Charles II
Danotle Ky
George Mason
High Bridge
Kentucky River
Queen C Crescent
Ray Fagan Mason
Fred Hug Divorce Case Cites Alleged Abduction of Home May 17 1911
Mrs Rosie Hug seeks a divorce in circuit court alleging that Fred Hug, contrary to his name, hurled her from their home on May 17 1911 and has since barred her return. The suit frames the dispute around abandonment and denial of conjugal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hug
Chicago
Rosie Hug
Mrs Hug
Hug
Lassen Volcano Under Joint Study By Forest Service And Survey
The Lassen peak near Mt Lassen California, recently eruptive, becomes the focus of a cooperative study by the U S Geological Survey and the Forest Service. Officials will observe ongoing activity and record data for a later scientific analysis by geologist J S Diller, with field observations from rangers and a nearby fire lookout.
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Forest Service
Geological Survey
Washington
Lassen
Cal
Lassen National Forest
J S Diller
Forest Rangery
Pdilier
Hat Creek
San Francisco
Lassen Forest
Mt. Lassen
United States
Dainties for the Wounded at British Base Hospital
A photograph shows Canadian soldiers being nursed back to health at a British base in France. An English woman who serves as honorary housekeeper of the hospital is depicted bargaining with the patients for sweets.
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Mien Allison MacBain
Montreal
Que
France
Boy Saved From Track by Brakeman on Bridge
Four year old Walter Betle of Pittsburgh slipped into a hole on a city bridge under repair and fell toward tracks 25 feet below. A freight train neared the bridge when brakeman Richard Roundtree sprang onto the boxcar roof and caught the boy mid fall.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Betle
Richard Roundtree
San
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