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EDITORIAL PAGE
EXPLORING SOl'TH AMERICA
Prof. Hiram Bingham, whoso sev
eral earlier . expeditions into the
unknown parts of South America
have resulted in the accumulation
of information valuable alike . to
t.ie topographer and to the stu
dent of natural history, opce more
has entered the Peruvian highlands
from the west coast in.the interest
of Vale university, in which oc
cupies the chair .of 1*1 tin-American
history. To a n'est Burp rising ex
t"nt the interior of th<j southern
crntiuent is still a myth to civiliza
tion, and while now and then a
traveler may penetrate territory
wiiwe no white man before him
has trod, these unmarked pafhs in
the wilderness are of little use
to any ot.e that may.wish to follow.
C c' Theodore Roosevelt, in his ad
v-ntarous exploits among .rivers
«it>> doubtful names, has shown
how much of Brazil remains a.ter
ra incognita. The Brazilian hinter
I a:: i alone could claim the undivid
= il attention of explorers without
ii'imber, for many years.
Auctaer expedition, which is
uo\v bound for Brazil, anil which,
under the auspices of tho depart
ment of research .of the Carnegie
institution, is to conduct magnetic
observations along the Important
rivers, is an enterprise of the finst
magnitude which must nave an.im
portant bearing on the future peo
pling of vast territories In! that
great republic. Dr. E. \V. Berky,
whase labors at the .head of a
! trans-Saharan expedition, also un
der the ausjpices of tho Carnegie in
stitution, earned applause, is tak
iLs the lead in this latter venture
| i;« South America.
Perhaps one of the most signifi
cant explorations in recent years is
taut of the Collins-Day party, which
has just informed Wilfred H. Os
good, assistant curator of maninia
| logy and ornithology at the Field
museum of natural history of Chi
cago, that tha search for guanacos
and vicunas his been eminently suc
cessful. .Tns fauna of South Am
erica, in fact, is yet to be 'assigned
i s proper plice in natural history,
:>i'd every expedition r.dds interest
'to such stud).
AIRSHIP SCOUTING
The Aeroplane as a Range Finder
In Modern Warfare.
AIDING THE MAN AT THE GUN.
How the Enemy Target le Located and
the Information Conveyed to the Ar
tillery Officer*—A Code Syetem That
Is Simplicity Iteelf,
Range finding by aviators to a rec
ognizer! part of modern warfare, as
carefully worked out as any other
branch of the service.
The bis gu&» s rang© to estimated in
miles nowadays Instead of In yards, as
formerly. More often than not the
gunners do not Bee the target at which
they are aiming, and the men in the
target do not see the spot whence de
struction to being pumped at them.
High hills and broad valleys probably
Intervene. But circling ubout In the air
Is the busy aeroplane which to estaU
lishlng contact between the gun and Its
objective point
It is essential, of course, that the
man In the airship and the man at the
gun have a constant system of com
munication. Seemingly difficult, this
is a feat that to simplicity Itself. The
airship carries certain lights or smoke
bombs with which it can convey Infor
mation to the watchers on the ground.
The gunners have great strips of white
material which can be formed Into let
ters of the alphabet and can be seen
from the airship.
The rest is merely a letter of codes
and mechanics. If the letter X means
"observe for range" and the letter V
means "observe for effect of fire" the
air man can convey to the marksman
whatever information they may de
sire.
The first thing, of course, la to locate
the turret The air man goes up to a
prearranged altitude and scouts about
until he fiuds It When he Is directly
over it he ilroia various lights la some
understood combination of numbers or
colors. The aviator's height is known,
anil the distance at which the lights
arc dropped can l>e ascertained by In
struments. The distance then between,
the gun ami the target becomes a sim
ple problem of trinngnlatlon.
The location and distance being
known, as well as the proper direc
tion. the aviator gets the signal. "Ob-"
serve for line of Are." A shell or so
Is thrown In the general direction of
the target As soon as the correct line
Is found the aviator gives the proper
signal and then gets the signal to "ob
serve for range." The first shell falls
short The second perhaps overshoots.
The third perhaps reaches Us mark.
The aviator slguals "Range." and the
real bombardment Is on.
If the gunner wishes to know wheth
er his shells are timed to explode at
the right plait; he signals to the avia
tor. "Observe for fuse." If he wishes
to learn the effect of the cannonade he
signals. "Observe for efTect of Are."
In this way a complete check of all
that Is going oo Is obtained.
itarelv. esceot on the preliminary
scouting expedition, does the aviator
attempt to fly over the enemy's posi
tion. Once be has located the target
that part of his work is done. It is
naturally the riskiest part, for his ap
pearance is certain to make him the
target for defensive aeroplane bat
teries and probably for a duel with a
hostile aeroplane. So be flies back into
a safer'zone.
Ills subsequent position Is decided
largely by weather conditions. When
the sun Is striding he tries to keep from
being between his battery and the sun,
because If the gunners have to face the
sun .to And him It Is hard for them to
read the signals accurately. If the sun
is shining toward the target the avi
ator gets behind his battery. If the
sun is behind the battery the aviator
gets between It and the target
In the early maneuvers, when he la
signaling the line of flre, he tries to fly
In a regular ellipse at a stated altitude.
When "observing for range" he flies
'n an elongated figure 8. The purpose
of this Is to enable him to move to
ward the target In his turns. In this
way flre can be observed at every mo
ment
It Is obvious that to insure the ef
fectiveness of all tills scientific and
mechanical knowledge must be re
quired. Modern shells are so construct
ed that they can be exploded at any
desired height or distance. A shell
that bursts too soon is practically val
ueless. while one that bursts too late
loses much of its efficacy. An error of
a -few feet In the calculation of the
aeroplane's height or in the target's dly
tance would seriously Impair the e
fectiveness of the flre.
The captive balloon is used for simi
lar observation purposes, but It Is not
nearly so valuable as the aeroplane be
cause of the latter's greater mobility
and Its ability to get right over the
target and then get away again.—St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Biter Bitten.
"You don't seem to care much for
original Ideas," said the would be con
tributor, as be gathered up his manu
script
"No." replied the cold blooded editor,
"we'd rather have good ones."—Boston
Transcript
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All kinds of the best tackle to
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ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES
Ernest Rlchter came over this
morning from Dvea with two fine
young pigs, corn fed, which he dis
orsed of in short order to the dif
ferent housewives. He will be over
again Monday with more.
BEAT IT!
Are you going to stick around
town when your pals are bringing ii
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bay? Get out after them. You'y
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meeta 2d anO 4th
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month. Viaiunt brothers are w«
! eoine Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
li, P. O. EliKS
Bkogway Lodge
So. 431. B. P. o.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
< ordiuuy welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Skagwa3 Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth arenue. Visiting
brothers cordially iavited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
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Oamp Skagway No. 1
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iy welcome. A. J. Achasoa, Arctic
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NOTICE TO CUEPiTORS.
Having been appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Henry
lioruhoier, deceased, by the Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska, sitting in probate In Skag
way precinct Alaska, all per
sons having claims against ■. said
estate are required to present them,
.•tilled as by law required, within
six months from the date of this
no.'ice, to the undersigned, at bis
Place of business in the town of
Sbngwa.v, Alaska.
CHAS. NYE,
Administrator
Fir. t publication, .May 17, 1915.
I ; 'blication. May 31. 1915.
!t is. i.e Fevre,
A! tornoy for Administrator.
Jupeau, Alaska.
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