Fiske Aeroplane Torpedo System Aims at Naval Defense
A Fiske invention attaches to any aeroplane to launch torpedoes at ships from height then swoop low to release. The system steadies the torpedo, improves hit probability, and allows lighter weapons for short ranges. A German illuminated shell with carbide light is proposed to deter night torpedo approaches.
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Bradley A. Fiske
Navy Department
Washington
Wohdlle
Fiske
Cadet Adams in Jeopardy Over West Point Appointment
West Point, June 28 Special to The New York Times D C Adams of New Castle Kentucky may lose his cadet seat on a technicality as Kehoe junior of Maysville was initially deemed unfit but later qualified Adams, an alternate, passed exams and faced possible replacement by Kehoe President Wilson seeks a workaround possibly through a special act of Congress while noting calls for government prep schools for military academies and the Sage Island purchase.
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West Point
N. Y
D. C. Adams
New Castle
United States Military Academy
Adams
Ollie James
Kentucky
James N. Kehoe, Jr
Maysville
Kehoe
Blue Grass
War Department
Academy
James
Leonard Wood
Wilson
Congress
Naval Military Academies
Ger
Hugh L Scott
Government Preparatory School
Annapolis
Russell Sage
Constitution Island
Hudson
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