ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1904.
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Much speculation Is naturally excited
by the expiration laat Friday of a pro
hlbltlon placed upon a certain method
of conducting warfare by the Interna
tional peace conference at The Hague,
An agreement waa entered Into at that
time by more than a score of nation
to refrain from the use of projectile
which might be dropped from balloons,
of bombs which, upon explosion, would
diffuse suffocating gases, and of ex
plosive bullet.
To the second of these provisions the
United Htates and England withheld
their consent, but the others were adopt
ed unanimously. Again, regarding the
second and third there appears to have
been no time limit. A for the first
of them, It was expllctty agreed that
abstinence was to continue for five
years only. The conference adjourned
on July 29, 1899, and the prohibition
dated from that day.
Borne of the military possibilities of
the balloon were promptly perceived
Immediately after It was Invented. The
first notable ascent by the Montgolfler
brothers occurred In 1783. Within ten
years thereafter a regular school of
aerostation was established at Meudon,
under the auspices of the army, and
In 174 the head of it, Colonel CoutelU,
took up with him to a height of over
mile a general and adjutant to ob
serve the position and strength of
hostile force. This Incident occurred
on the eve or tne battle or rreurus,
and the reconnolssance gave the
French a distinct advantage over the
Austrlans. Telegraphy had not then
come Into use. Hence the Information
which waa secured was transmitted to
the commander only after the descent
of the balloon. Nevertheless, It con
trlbuted directly to the decisive victory
which followed. On that occasion the
airship was prevented from going as
tray by means of a rope and windless
an expedient which has been general
ly adopted ever since when balloons
have been employed for observation,
At Santiago In 1S9S there was, in ad
dition to the rope, a telegraph wire, by
means of which tho signal officer aloft
could communicate directly and in
stantaneously with headquarters.
Bulloons have been used In almost
every great war for a century. The
first Napoleon took a number of them
Into Egypt In order to Impress the
Arabs with the superiority of European
Ideas. In the siege of Paris, 1870-71,
the attempt was made to establish
postal communication by means of air
ships between the beleaguered city and
the national authorities as the carrier
pigeon service. After all, the principal
military use of the balloon hitherto
has been reconnoissance, and one of
ficer after another has testified to the
help thus received. Lord Wolseley has
assorted that he finished his campaign
In the Soudan far more quickly than
would otherwise have been possible be
cause of such aid.
An observer in a captive balloon is
exposed to great danger from the en
emy's guns. Even Coutelle, over a
century ago, was threatened by a can
non shot, and was obliged to let out
more rope to Insure safety. Today the
Mauser and other rifles carried by In
fantry soldiers have a range of three
miles or more. At Santiago showers
of well directed bullets flew around the
signal officers who were on duty and
whose elevation was at no time greater
than 1500 feet There were narrow
escapes from Instant death on thut ac
count, to say nothing of Injury from
premature descent had the balloon
been badly punctured. .
Such risks have furnished an Import
ant Incentive for experiments with air
ships which could be kept moving by
suitable machinery. In the United
States the war department has lent en
couragement to Professor Langley for
that reason, and several European pow
ers have pursued a similar policy for
at least twenty years. The prototype
of the Santos-Dumont machine was
developed by two French army officers,
Renard and Krebs. They used electric
power Instead of gasoline engines to
drive their screws, but they adopted
the cigar shaped gas bag, in order to
lessen the resistance encountered from
the atmosphere while flying horizon
tally. They are said to be the first
aeronauts who described a complete
circle In the air while aloft, thus dem
onstrating the feasibility or steering
and propelling craft of this kind. No
speeds have yet been developed which
exceed fifteen or sixteen miles an hour,
and no voyage has yet extended over
an hour and three-quarters. Little fur
ther improvement In these directions is
needed, though, to put In the hands of
military men an agent of luigely in
creased Bower. Not only will a good
flying machine, properly managed, be
able to keep out of the way of an
enemy wnlle engaged In reconnois
sance, but it should be able to assume
the aggressive and work fearful havoc.
The kind of service which now be
comes permissible has not hitherto
been attempted, for a variety of rea
sons. The agreement made at The
Hague five years ago has Interfered
temporarily. Before that prohibition
took effect there had been no Import
ant war for a considerable period. Be
sides, the airship had not reached its
present state of development. How
ever, both In America and Europe a
number of wide-awake men have con
sldered plans for making trouble for
an enemy In new ways. One scheme
Is to operate In the air a mechanism
akin to the Whitehead torpedo. The
latter propels and steers Itself after
being launched In the water. The
aerial torpedo, If designed for hori
zontal flight, could be liberated from a
captive balloon or an elevated station
on land, or from a self-propelled air
ship of the Santos-Dumon type. It
has also been proposed to drop tor
pedoes from craft of the latter kind, a
venlent position first being reached
above an army or a town, or even over
a ship at sea. Were these torpedoes
filled with dynamite or guncotton, they
might do much damage, though It Is
impossible to say how much. Santo
Oumont has pointed out that from one
of his airships It might be possible to
hit a submarine boat, even If the lat
ter waa submerged. The former, being
more nimble than the latter, could
probably maneuver better, and hence
would have the advantage in such a
contest. Inasmuch as the blow would
be delivered with a suitably weighted
torpedo, carrying its charge in its
nose, the one essential to success would
seem to be a good aim. Gravitation
would do the rest
The possibility of the adoption of this
kind of warfare by either Russia or
Japan during the present struggle de
pends upon a number of things. One
Is the duration of the contest Itself.
Another Is the degree of preparation
for It which the combatants may have
made in secret The generally back'
ward state of the Russian provision
for the war and the limited amount of
attention hitherto given to aerial navi
gation by the czar's army officers dls
courage the expectations that they
have anything "up their sleeve" which
can be produced on short notice. On
the other hand, it should not be for
gotten that the French, who have al
ways btk conspicuously devoted
mautlc venturer are friendly to
Russia and might co-operate with her,
had they anything new to offer. Again,
Japan, though wonderfully alert
modern methods of fighting, has given
no indications of a purpose to avail
herself of the privilege now open to
her. perhaps the world may be obliged
to wait until the next great war Is
fought before It witnesses a trial of the
aerial torpedo. Nevertheless, freedom
to use the latter will doubtless en
courage Inventors to present a number
of fresh ideas to tho military author
itles of the leading powers. That none
of these propositions may prove ac
ceptable and revolutionary cannot
safely be affirmed.
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Louisville, Aug. 6. Fire broke out
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an early hour this morning and for
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There were over 300 guests In the hotel,
all of whom were awakened and es
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