The Dewar Telegram (Dewar, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1915 Page: 6 of 8
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THE DEWAR TELEGRAM
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ACTS LI miK 01 LIVER
I Guarantee “Dodson’s Liver Tons” Will Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had— Doesn’t Make You Sick!
171ml This is n shortage of aol-
iliiMs of l4£i agreeably to llio force authorized
iy law and tins is an inti mot inn of the extreme-
ly heavy work (hut the men would have to face
In ease of hostilities because we are minus a
vitally necessary reserve
Tht average lavman has hut the slightest
knowledge of the extremely technical character
of the Coast Artillery corps and to he proficient
these soldiers receive a many sided education
Theirs is the task of getting the advantage of the
enemy before the toe ran locate the position of
our guns and mortars and the ho!e system of
defense is the exact opposite of the way in
which a hostile squadron would approach Its ag-
gressive task
from the very beginning of the planning of our
existing seaboard batteries the hh-a of conceal-
ment was the first concern The mortars were
designed to be hichb n away in pits— each of
hem holding four of these weapons The heavy
reties were not to be in plain sight v ith their
threatening muzzles peering over the treats of
parapets Instead the disappearing ran iage was
Invented for a mount These gave the ritles the
power to crouch while loading or awaiting serv-
ice and then when the moment for in lion ar-
rived to spring up suddenly from behind their
embrasures to tire directly at the foe and by
the force of their own recoil to sink from viow
and into position for reloading
How is it possible for weapons of this sort to
be aimed at their targets? It Is commonly known
(hat in naval service the guns are held upon
their quarry by means of electrically operated
mechanisms that swing and elevate the rifles
so that the cross hairs of the telescopic sights
ran be kept right on a moving target even though
the sea be rough and the vessel roN The gun
pointers are undisturbed by tills motion and at
1 2000 yards end more are able to do some won-
derful shooting Rut the gun pointers and train-
ers In the mortar pits and the emplacements of
the big rifles do not themselves see the enemy
Yet dospile this seeming handicap still they ore
able to do some extraordinarily effective work
The army gun pointers near New York with
Id-Inch disappearing rifles have been able to Are
four shots in a total elapsed time of less than
one minute and these were concentrated upon a
target four miles away being towed at the rate
of something over five miles an hour All four
hots struck tho target and actually passed
through a rectangle 24 feet high by 63 feet long
At 4600 yards tlie same caliber guns at Fortress
Monroe scored six bits out of six Bhots at a mov-
ing target The total elapsed time of the firing
waa slightly ove two minutes the batteries scor-
ing 14 hits upr gun per minute
The science of surveying has made these
achievements possible even though as has been
said the guns and mortars miiBt be trained aud
elevated by men who cannot see their targets
ft Is a well-known theorem In plane geometry
that the length of the two aides of a triangle may
be found If the length of the baae and the degree
of the two angles formed by the aides In question
with this base are known In the case of the
coast artillery problem t lie distant ship of the
foe is at the remote tip of tho Imaginary triangle
and the known base Is the span betwien two ob-
serving or range finding stations This interval
may ho a mile or more and within some limits
the longer the better for accuracy
Many have seen from nfar at our coaBt defense
stations what seemed to be big bird boxes
mounted upon towering tubular supports or web-
work of steel There are always two of them
and officially they are known as the primary and
secondary range stations In each of them in
time of service there are at least two inen Ono
turns by means of a delicately graduated
mechanism a powerful telescope from right to
left and his function is to keep the moving tar-
get continually at the point of intersection of
two cross hairs in the field of his instrument
His companion reads off at prescribed Intervals
the angle made by the telescope with the per-
manent base and the faraway foe
The same thing Is being done at the other
range station at the opposite end of the base A
lime hell rings at each of these stations every
21) seconds and at the third stroke the man read-
ing the angular scale telephones that measure-
ment to the plotting room located where the
enemy cannot see It and Itself In telephonic
communication with each gun or mortar division
Id the plotting room a group of men make use
of the Information coming to them Intermittently
from the range-finding towers and by a graphic
process determine with great nicety the distance
off of the steaming foe The plotting table or
hoard where the Information from the observers
is applied Is a big semicircular affair — the curved
edge being graduated to fractions of a degree
while the straight edge or diameter represents
on a definite scale the length of the base line
between the two spotter towers At each end
of this base line Is a pivoted ruler One Is called
the primary and the other the secondary— corre-
sponding to the range-finding station with which
Its operator Is in touch by telephone Here Is
what follows:
The soldiers at tbe primary and secondary
pivoted rulers or arms bring tbe free ends to-
ward one another In accordance with the sepa-
rate angles telephoned to them A third man
operates another ruler called the gun arm which
measures the distance or range of the' axis of
this triangle At the word of command from the
range officer the observers at the two telescopes
bring these powerful Instruments to bear In
unison upon a chosen part of the remote ship
At the order “Take the scale readers telephone
the figures to the operators at the plotting board
In a few seconds the man In charge there has
placed on a large sheet of paper a dot at the
point where the two straight edges meet and
has marked this pencilled point No 1
Again 20 seconds later another dot Is made
where the shifting straight edges meet and this
Is numbered 2 Similarly positions are thus re-
corded for No 3 and No 4 and if tbe distance
between these dots Is uniform tbe plotters know
that the target la moving at a steady speed and
the path dots gives a visible trace of the direc
tion in which the foe is advancing As yet none
of the weapons has been pointed nor if mortars
are to be used even been loaded
The plotters marks upon his paper a fifth point
ahead and in Hup with the four other dots This
is his "predicted point" where the enemy vessel
should be a minute later In this interval of
time It Is necessary for the men tn the plotting
room to do a number of things necessary to make
It possible for the weapons to score a hit The
mere range Is not enough to know Let us as-
sume that the foe Is to be attacked by means of
mortars and that the projectiles are to soar
thousands of feet into the air upon their long
night that may take the better part of two
minutes before plunging upon the vulnerable
decks of the hostile dreadnaught
It la needful to know how long the shells will
be In the air at that range how far the target
will move during the flight of the missilea how
much the path of tbe projectiles will be tnttu-
cocbd by drift due to their own rotation and the
effect of the prevailing wind the exact powder
charge that will be needed to propel the shells —
this being determined by the range and the state
of the atmosphere: and finally how much ahead
the mortars must be aimed In order to allow for
these factors These complications are due to
the method of Indirect fire employed and In this
particular the mortars are not so accurate as the
big rifles anil therefore are more difficult to
handle In order to insure good results The final
point set tn the plotting room is No 6 and two
minutes further along than No 5 the "predieted
point” the latter being verified by ttie angles
given by the observers at t lie spotter stations
when the vessel ia duly reported at the proper
moment
All of tills lias taken longer to describe than
actual performance calls for because the error
factors which have been just mentioned are tabu-
lated and are qui'-kiv worked out graphically by
means of cnnnirgly devised apparatus It must
be evident that in an interval of four minutes
a big ship 12 unit or Ifiooo yards off would not get
measurably closer and onre the proper range Is
found and the mortars loaded the shifting range
Is quickly verified and the guns set accordingly
The men In the towers and those in the plot-
ting room are at work all the while At definite
intervals the Instructions are sent by telephone
from the plotting room to each battery or mortar
pit and leBt these vocal directions be misunder-
stood the figures and orders are visibly repro-
duced For this work the telautograph Is em-
ployed and thus words and numbers In writing
check the telephone calls
As has been said there are four mortars In
each pit and as a general thing there are four
of these pits at each defense station In other
words a salvo of 16 high explosive shells ran
be launched by Indirect fire at a foe If but
two of these hit the enemy she would either be
destroyed or gravely damaged because none of
her decks would be able to withstand such an
assault In practice the performances of such a
battery have been splendid As a matter of rec-
ord one mortar company has fired as many as
ten shots In 6 minutes 49 seconds and In that In-
terval made six hits while another company has
scored eight times out of ten shots during a
span of 9 minutes 28 seconds These mortar
projectiles weigh from 800 to 1000 pounds and
are charged with from 30 to 60 pounds of high
explosive
For the disappearing guns the modus operandl
differs In aorne particulars The time of flight
of the shot Is far shorter than In the case of tho
mortar shell the powder charge Is not varied to
suit different ranges and the state of the atmos-
phere Is not a deciding factor Therefore cor-
rections are more easily made for the rifle when
It does fire is pointed right at its target The
principal concern of the battery commander la
to know the range and this Is telephoned and
reproduced by the telautograph at the firing sta-
tions The battery commander also follows the enemy
ship with a telescopic range finder that employ
a short vertical instead of a horizontal baae This
serves as a check and at each gun there Is a tele-
scopic sight which Is functioned Independent of
the weapon— the operator looking over tbe para-
pet and following continually the moving quarry
By swinging his telescope horizontally he cause
the lateral angle to be Indicated at the gun sta-
tion below and there the trainer swings the
weapon In unison and the elevator raises the
muzzle agreeably to Instructions from the range-
finders When the rifles have been loaded and tbe mo-
ment for action arrives these great war dog
rise upon their steel haunches and thrust their
muzzle above the heavy parapets of concrete
Instantly there la a thunderous boom— the speed-
ing projectiles are on their murderous mission
Before the thin veil of smoke has been swept
aside the guns have sunk behind cover and but
for tbe momentary flashing of their muzzles there
la nothing to show the spotters on the hostile
craft where the attacking guns lie
HER EQUIPMENT
“That girl la fishing for a husband "
"Then I suppose she uses a beauilne In hopes
of a good catch"
Stop using calomel! It makes you
sick Don’t lose a day’s work If you
feel lazy sluggish bilious or consti-
pated listen to me!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones
Calomel when it comes Into contact
with sour bile crashes into it breaking
It up This is when you feel that aw-
ful nausea and cramping If you feel
"all knocked out’’ if your liver ia tor-
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache dizziness coated
tongue If breath is bad or stomach
sour just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone
Here's my guarantee — Go to any
drug store or dealer and get a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone Take a
spoonful and If It doesn’t straighten
you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous I want you to go back to
the store and get your money Dod-
son’s Liver Tone is destroying the
sale of calomel because it is real liver
medicine entirely vegetable therefor
it cannot salivate or make you sick
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson’s Liver ' Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable
I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam-
ily feeling fine for months Give It to
your children It Is harmless doesn't
gripe and they like its pleasant taste
JUST FORCED TO COME DOWN
Reader Will See That 8mith's Reason
for Descent Was an Entirely
Good One
Here is a story that was told by
Congressman Janies C Canlrill of
Kentucky the other afternoon in Illus-
trating a remark on tho force of neces-
sity: Recently Smith hired a horse for a
canlfcr along the pike but the animal
having neither a sweet nature nor a
great desire to work strenuously be-
gan to buck and the rider was un-
gracefully thrown through the air and
dropped by the wayside
"Hello Smith" smilingly remarked
a friend the following day "I saw you
out horsebarktng yesterday”
"You did?” responded Smith begin-
ning to wonder a bit
"Yes” continued the other his smile
broadening "What made you drop
down so quickly?”
“Case of necessity” answered Smith
"Did you see anything up where I was
to hold on to?’
Location
“What was the weight of that fish
you were talking about all summer?”
"Which fish?” inquired the unblush-
ing boaster "The one I had on my
line or the one I only had on my
mind?”
The Kind of Stuff
“That sensational novel of his Is
selling like hot cakes”
"It's a burning shame!” — Judge
All things are good to good men
Wash day is smile day if you use Red
Cross Ball Blue American made therefor
the best made Adv
Many houses in France are num-
bered 12’4 in order to avoid the un-
lucky number of 13
As a matter of fact the divorce suit
of one of her friends usually Interests
a woman more than her own married
life does
It sometimes happens that a mar-
riage license furnishes a man with an
excuse for trying to drown his troubles
Tush Tush!
She — What a lovely view!
He — I'd like It better if you turned
your face this way
He and She
She — Have you ever read "Lives ol
the Hunted?”
He — No what's It about— bach-
elors? — New York Post
Speedy at That
Boss (to new boy) — You’re the slow-
est youngster we've ever had Aren't
you quick at anything?
Boy — Yes sir nobody can get tired
as quick as I can
Mild Way of Saying “You Lie”
Hobbs (telling a tall story) — I as-
sure you old man if 1 hadn't seen It
myself I wouldn't believe It
Dobbs — Then you'll understand why
I don’t
Many Positions
Carrying Large Salaries
are open today to men in every walk of life But the
men must possess vigorous bodies and keen active
minds
Success-making mental and physical activity relies
largely upon right living wherein the right kind of food
plays a most vital part
In many cases the daily diet lacks certain of Nature’s
elements essential to energizing and upbuilding the
mental and physical faculties Most white flour prod"
ucts such as white bread and many other commonly
used foods are in that class
A food especially designed to offset this lack—
Grape-Nets
— made of wheat and malted barley supplies all the
nutriment of the grains including the mineral salts—
sturdy builders of brain nerve and muscle
Grape-Nuts is thoroughly processed ready to serve
from the package fresh crisp and delicious Then too
there’s a wonderful return of the power to “do” and to
“be” for the small energy required in its digestion
After repeated set-backs thousands have found a
change to right eating means forging ahead
“There’s a Reason’’ for Grape-Nuts
Sold by Grocers everywhere
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Bales, Caleb M. The Dewar Telegram (Dewar, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1915, newspaper, October 28, 1915; Dewar, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2336687/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.