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Scoop—The Cub Reporter
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i5 c°0p~ CHANCES ARE Ji
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THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA
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M S U22ARD -<M_L 11 VV? ALOlHV iV^MSllli
V \we CAN DO IS 11 W \\ F0R A
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iiy “Hop*
ONE CENT A WORD
MTRS^Oat «aat a wort a lari ae a4
taken for lew* than 25c for flrnt ftannr*
ft«ia . mint opcompour nr4»r,
WANTED
SITa'
WB sharpen safety raior blades oettar
than new. 25c dozen. Send them parcel
post. Robert Prow ell Stove Co.t B1 rising
ham, Ala._ ____
vWE buy second hand clothes, shoes, for
cash. Phon#» 1581 2116 Second. 1-20-tf
I BUY first mortgages and well secured
notes amounts $50 and up. J. W. Dukes,
423 Woodward bldg. 12-20-tf
WANTED^Old geese feather beds at
once; will pay highest cash price. Phone
3320-W Main, or address 1611 5th ave.,
N. New York Feather Co. 12-27-7t
* GLUCK S DRY CLEANING CO. *
Cleaning, pressing, repairing, altering,
hats renovated and blocked.
1713 3d Ave. Phone Main 2372.
1.8-tf-wn_th.fr-rno
SITUATION WANTED_
THlT^City" Employment^Bureau will be
glad to furnish free any class of help
wanted. We investigate all applicants,
the record of all applicants for posi
tions of responsibility. This bureau Is
under the auspices of churches of Bir*
tnlngham. We earnestly ask your co
operation. Phone Main 1870. 2212 1st
ave."<-18-11
PERMANENT or temporary, by exper
ienced stenographer and office clerk;
can furnish reference. Phone Main
6881-W. 12-27-31
WANTED—Position by male stenog
rapher and general office man; 9 years’
experience; 8 years with one concern;
A-l reference. Address R-97, care Age
Herald. 12-27-3t
EXPERIENCED traveling salesman
would like to make a connection with
Birmingham concern; headquarter Sel
ma; straight commission basis. Ad
dreaa_V-87, care Age-Herald. 12-27-3t
WANTED—By a white wonianj posi
tion as housekeeper; references ex
changed. Address A-98, care Age
Herald. 12-27-31
PRINTER wants work on country pa
per; ads or straight matter, $12 par
week. Address A. G. Simmons, 2316
5th ave., Birmingham, Ala. 12-2<-3t
POSITION with good real estate firm;
can handle any machine. Dots a spe
cialty. Salary no consideration. Phone
1327 Main._ 12-27-31
WAN J ED—Position by married man as
baker and candy-maker; country job
preferred; am sober and good worker;
can furnish best of references. Address
P-97, care Age-Herald. 12-28-2t
"vvanik^^ _
WANTED—Railway mail and postal
clerks; examinations soon; over 2000
appointments yearly; prepare at
home; write for plan No. 36 of pay
ment after appointment. Philadelphia
Business College, Civil Service Dept.,
Philadelphia. Pa. 12-4-30t
WANTED—A competent butler; must
be able to milk cow; references re
quired. Apply 2173 Highland ave.
WANTED—FEMALE HELP “
RELIABLE ladles wanted; home sewing;
directly for neckwear house; big pay;
no canvassing; just sewing for us; send
stamp. Central Neckwear, 491 Ogden
st.. Bridgeport, Conn. 12-24-4t
FOB BENT
_2212_6th ave._12-25-31
FOR RENT—Modern. E-room, steam-heat
heated apartment, located 2816 12th ave.,
N.; am leaving city arid will sacritlce
- remainder lease. Call Main 1948.
l2-27-2t
"ATTRACTIVE RENT 'PROPOSITION.
$12.50— Furnished bachelor room at Rich
mond apartment, 2030 Highland.
$8.50—Three-room family apartment. 811
S. 12th st., second floor, front Behring
park, stone building, water furnished.
$11.50— Three-room family apartment, first
floor same building.
! $10 each, two new, 6-room bungalows,
F'oirvlew'; worth $17.60; never been
rented.
DILLARD INVESTMENT AND INSUR
ANCE CO..
2026t4 First Ave. Phone 7550.
_ _12-27-3t
TO RENT—Nice office In Brown-Marx
Bldg.; has private entrance and also en
trance to suite If desired; will rent fur
nished or unfurnished. Telephone and
competent stenographer in office. Tel
, ephone. Main 5218. 12-27-3t
FOR Rent—Hotel. 25 rooms, partly fur
nished, good proposition for experienced
hotel man. Write H. H. Montgomery,
Jacksonville. Ala._ 12-28-7t
FOR RE NT—A good 5-room bungalow!
all modern conveniences; within three
blocks of public school, church; best
location West End. Apply E-9s] care
Age-Herald Publishing company.
S' _12-28-2t
MONEY TO LEND
TALK WITH ~ALAN JgMiaoST "
Main HQl s-s tt
WE negotiate loans and sell real estate!
Can handle desirable farm loans, llt
lone-McConnell Co- 2108 1st avs. 10-28-tf
REAL ESTATE loans to sult you la
amount, terms and Interest; can pay
back monthly or yearly; will take sec
ond mortgage. John W. Prude. 188 N.
4 -Bd St. Bell Phone 2«.10-18-tf
BONEJ immediately available; well se
cured, first mortgage loans; amounts
$500 to $5000. Leonard Riley Co.. 725
Woodward Bldg. J2-6-tf
~ REAL ESTATE LOA^S
We Invite applications from parties de
airing to borrow on improved real
estate in Birmingham and Bessemer
and are prepared to furnish deslrablo
mortgage paper and other secur- j
ities to investors.
. REALTY TRUST CO.
V 303 N. 20th St.
12-3-th-mo-tf
ilOlhLb
3818 6th Avs.
Cleanest and brightest rooms In city
Hot and running water. Bathe
free.
BOMB OOhLTORTB—HOTEL RBRVICB
- .... Witt
ONE CENT A WORD
BATR9—-Oac cent a wort a Aart n« «A i
taken far lean than 2!W for flrat Inaaa* .
tT^n t'w*1* **»»» *»t ni-fompMiiy «»r«ler.
FOK SALE
TALK WITH ALAN J1EMI80N7~ ’
_I0G3 Jett Co. Bank Bldg. Mgt
B. J. BURNS Co7"~
real estate, phonb m
_ 10-*-tf
WE will build you a home. Birming
ham Building and Imp. Co., 414-16-18
_American True! Bldg. l-lg-U
SACRIFICE eale at Thoraby. Ala., about
6 acres good, fertile land with well
built 6-room house; only- 8 blocks from
L. & N. station; has big variety fruit
trees; also strawberries and , grapes;
especially adapted for trucking and
poultry. Price, 81650, on very easy terms.
Phone Eastburn, Main 4900. U-12-tf
ALBEMARLE PIPPINS—The finest fla
vored apple, the favorite of the late
Queen Victoria, and of the present
royal family of England; $3 per box,
less than 8 cents apiece; we grow the
genuine Albemarle Pippin. The Albe
marle Orchard Co., Charlottesville,
__ n-28-tf
FRESH, sweet Georgia pecans, five
pound box delivered for 81; nothing
more appreciative these nights. Reid
Pecan Grove. West Point, Oa. 12-24-lt
I HAVE for sale a fine Everett~pla> er
piano; will sell for 8195. with 30 rolls
of music. Address K-97, care Age-Her
ald. 12-26-51
IecIiTII
K %TRH—One prut « ifnrrt n ilfir * Tin ad.
taken fur lr«» thnn *lk far flr*t liiscr*
tlnm. <>■*> mint wrpompnwy orU>»
FOR KENT—ROOMS
rcoms; modern conveniences; moderate
prices; baths free, life 3th uve. 7-12-tf
WANTED—To rent to suitable party a
comfortable suite of rooms, with
sleeping porch, southern exposure;
also one single room with private
bath; In furnace heated home on
Highland ave.; with or without board.
Apply 2177 Highland ave. Phone Main
3398-J. 11-17-tf
TWO connecting, furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. 1812 7th ave.
_12-2-tf
ELEGANTLY furnished rooms with or
without board. 1912 6th ave., north.
_ _ 12-13-19t
NICELY furnished upstairs front room;
elegant heated bathroom; hot bath at
all hours; price reasonable. 2212 4th
ave.. north. 12 16-tf
NICELY furnished Furnace heated
rooms, centrally located; modern
bouse; private family. 2200 N. 7th
ave. 12-B3-6t
FOR RENT-Large, nicely furnished bed
room and kitchenette, furnished com
plete for light housekeeping; all modern ,
conveniences; only $3.60 per week. Also,
bedrooms from $2.50 to $3.50 per week; •
close In. 2113 5th ave. 12-25-tf ;
-!
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OP PASSENGER TRAINS. BIRMINGHAM
The following schedule figures are published only as information, and are not
guaranteed,___
>HUUlMiH\>l I'KH 1 * I tTIO\
Southern Railway
No. Arrive fro®— No. Depart to—
23 New York 12 20 pm 80 New York 9:00 am
20 New York 6:45 pm 24 New York 4 .00 pm
11 Atlanta 5:00 am 12 Atlanta 12:1? am
23 Atlanta 12:20 pm iO Atlanta 0 :50 iim
29 Atlanta 5:45 pm 80 Atlnnta 9:00 am
89 Atlanta 10:00 pm 24 Atlanta 4:90 pm
lfl Colutnbue 11:15 am 11 Greenville 6:45 am
12 Greenville T .55 pm 1ft Mobile-Selma 7 :00 «m
28 Selmu 11:35 am 27 Selma 4:40 pm
HO Mobile Selma 7:00 pm 15 Columbus 3:45 pm
23 Jacksonville 12 20 pm ?4 Jacksonville4:99 pna
Queen A Creaeent Route
A. U. 8. R. It.
No. Arrive from— No. Depart to—
1 Cincinnati 16:25 pm 1 N. O. A Sbr’pt 10:S5pm
2 New Orleana 6 20 a if 2 Cln. it N. Y. 6;39am
3 Cincinnati 19:50 am 3 New Orleana 11:05 am
4 New Orleans 7:00 pm 4 Cincinnati 7:10 pm
5 Chattanooga 11:43 aiu 5 Meridian 4:10 pm
21 Chattanor** 9:00 pm 9 Clinttnnoflga 4 :00 pm
6 Meridian 10:59 am 23 Chattanooga 5:05 hid
12 Meridian II :40 pm 11 Meridian 5:lflsm
Krlhco blueM
No. Arrive from— No. l>epart to—
105 Kansas City 3 50 pm 100 Kaneaa City 12:80 pm
103 Kansas City 9:15 am 104 Kansas City 19:80 pm
025 Auiorv 10:15 am 026 Amory 3:25 pm
5:55 Ml m Memphis 7:00 am
Ceutrul of Ua. tCf. _
No. Arrive fro®— No. Depart to—
1 Macon 10:10 pm 2 Macon 7 :90 are
2 Jacksonville 12:15 pm 10 Jacksonville 4:35 pm
3 Savannah 12:01 pm 4 Savannah 3:50 pm
~ OlHMIMfH Vil I’KH'llMI, VliTfiltt
beaboard Air Liav Kj.
No. Arrive from— No. Oep.rt lo—
5 Neve York UtOdpm 6 New York 7:1.1 n
11 Neie York 17:15 pm lj New York S :0b pm
8.1 Atlanta ffMpm 28 Atlanta 8:00 ant
~. ' 1 " '■ ■ 1.
lllfuoU Ceutrnl It>.
No. Arrive from— No. Depart to—
PJll.'SW IP-Chicago 12:45 pm
MH1»VII,LK At A\»HVILI,i; STATION
L * X. H. K.
No. Arrive from— No. Depart to—
1 Cincinnati 1:52 am 1 New Orleans 0:00 an)
2 Now Orleans 12:40 pin 2 Cincinnati 11:52 pm
5 Cincinnati 3:02 pm 8 Now Orleans 3:15 pm
4 New Orleans 8:37 pm 4 Cincinnati 8 45 pin
•ft Decatur 7:30 pro •« Decatur 8:45 am
7 Cincinnati 3:50 am 8 Cincinnati 11:55 pm
10 Montgomery 7:15 pm 9 Montgomery 6:00 am
•13 Decatur 10:15 am 14 Decatur 4:00 pm
Hirniiuatimin Mineral
No. Arrive from — No. Depart to—
39 Draco 5:15 pm 38 Draco 8:25 am
48 Tuscaloosa 11:18 am 41 Blocton 6 :30 am
42 Ulocton 7 :25 pui 49 Blortnn 2:34 nm
45 Anniston 10:40 am 44 Anniston 8:40 pm
47 Anniston 6:56 pm 4# Anniston 8:35 am
102 Tuscaloosa B:S0 pm 101 Tuscaloosa 7 :00 a m,
A.. H. dt A.
No. Arrive from— No. Depart to—
23 Roanoke 11:30 am 26 Manchester 7:3# am
23 Manchester 6:00 nm 24 Roanoke 4:15 pm
marnea uiu» t-i run q*uy except Sunday, other train* run dally, t'eatr&l time.
_FOR SALE_
CABBAGE PLANTS
* * LETTUCE PLANTS
For the next 30 days we will give abso
lutely free to each purchaser of 1000 of
our plants at fl.GO per 1000 (f. o. b.),
1000 plants free. We guarantee count
and satisfaction. These plants grown
by best of seed and make large heads.
ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO.,
YOUNGS ISLAND, S. C.
12-l$-46t
SECOND-HANDJIACHINERY__
5x5lT^Air^ShrT5crHr'prreturn tubular
boilers, butt strapped, triple riveted,
guaranteed to stand Hartford Inspection
for 125 pounds pressure; rail furnish
with or without Dutch oven settings.
Four Corliss engines ranging from 16x42
to 22x48. All In good order. Slide valve
engines any slse. New and second-hand
motors. Phone Main 865. Charles T. Leh
man, 1923 Powell ave. 12-24-to-80-l-3-6-7
PERSONAL
LADlES^nOMUreward; I positively guar
antee tny great successful "monthly"
remedy, safely rellevea some of the long
est. most obstinate, abnormal caaes In
three to five days; no harm, pain or In
terference with work; mall, |1A0; double
strength, $2; booklet free. Dr. South
ington. 38 Lons Bldg.. Kansas City,
Mo. to-tt-tf
ROOMS—WANTED—BOARD_
WANTED—Two or three rooms in a
steam heated home for light housekeep
ing or board'in a refined family by cou
ple without children; West End pre
ferred. Address V-97, care Age-Herald.
12-27-2t
For Sale by
INGRAM REALTY COMPANY.
Empire Bldg. Phone Main 1197.
«n-tf
JOB PRINTING
"" 'bell' printing 'co!
2021H 3d ave. Charles Roberts. Wyllys
Roberts, proprietors. Commercial Print
ing and quick delivery a specialty. Tele*
phone 1074. Mall orders special atten
tion 11-ll-tf
BUSINESS CHANCES
PRINTERS—Take “Notice!“~'cnsei,
stands, type; latest styles; all new;
very, very cheap, for sale. For In
formation, . address, John A. Ferry,
Opelika. Ala. 12-28-lt
Vr~r^F^
side home. 1616 10th ave°,°S. 12-*27-3t
IlOOM and board; an unusually attrac
tive room, large, well furnished,
southern exposure, with excellent
board, in the home of cultivated peo
ple; bath, phone, electric lights, gas,
furnace heat and grate. Near four
car lines, in desirable neighborhood.
Moderate terms. Phone Main 8614-,I.
926 13th st., 8. 12-27-7.t
FINK room in choice South Highlands
home, with or without private 'bath.
1108 11th ave., S. __ 12-27-2t
FOR RENT—Two connecting, furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. 21Q0 7tn
ave. 12-27-2t
TWO very desirable connecting front
rooms, furnished completely for light
housekeeping; rent reasonable. 1703 8th
ave.,J^.__ 12-27-3t
TWO rooms nicely furnished for
housekeeping; will rent these rooms
at greatly reduced price. C21 32d st.,
N. 12-27-3?
FOR RENT—Two connecting, fur
nished rooms for light housekeeping
2100 7th ave. 12-26-2t
TWO real nice connecting rooms for light
housekeeping in Norwood. 1230 N. 24th
st. Phone 7482-W Main.12-28-8?
STOVE REPAIRING
STOVE repairing, lowest prices, work
guaranteed, experienced workmen; let
us get your heaters and ranres In shape
for winter. Phone the Mifier Stove
Works. Main 4626.11-3-tf
LEGAL NOTICES __
Notice of Stockholder** Meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Jefferson County Savings bank will
be held at its banking house in the city of
Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, January 12,
1916, at 12 o’clock noon, for the purpose
of the election of its officers for the en
s ling year and the transaction of any
other business that may be brought be
fore them.
This the 12th day of December, 1914.
WII.HIAM C. STERRETT, Cashter.
12-16-28—1-6-St
Wo Operate Our Own Plant. Making
ENGRAVED CARDS
EMBOSSED AND
LITHOGRAPHED
STATIONERY
ROBERTS & SON (Ino.)
“THE BIO ALABAMA HOUSE”
ROHT. W. BW1NO, Pv.nl4.nt
1812 "m* 152."1 Third Ave.
PHONIC MAIN MCI
Hubbard Bros. & Co.
Cotton Merchant* Hanover Square, N.
I*. Members New York Cotton Exchange,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New
York Produce Exchange. Associate
Members TJvernool Cotton Asjmcfation.
Orders solicited for the purchase and
sa'.e of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for
future delivery. Special attention and
liberal firms given for ion*slgnro«nt* of
spot cotton for delivery correspond
snee invited
LOANS
Applications received for LOANS on
Improved and unimproved FARMS and
CITY PROPERTY. Amounts from |100
up, for term of years at t per cent In
terest. Write at once.
Farmers Securities Co.
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••■••••■•a**'
DEEDS THAT HAVE
WON BIG BATTLES
Romantic Story of Heroic
Royal Engineers
----
IN THE PRESENT WAR
Greatest Feat 'M'as Blowing Up
Bridges in Retreat From Mons.
Twelve Killed Attempting
to Light Fuse
The royal engineers is one of the
British regiments possessing heroic
records. From the nature of its work
it does not loom largely in the public
eye, but in every war its officers and
men perform daring feats in the very
| face of death. The nun of tiie royal
j engineers who blew up the Delhi Oates
I during the Indian mutiny were not
j more fearless than the dosen royal en
• gineera who were ordered to Mow up
a bridge in Fra rice during the retreat
of the allies across the Alsne at Sola
sons, a piece of British heroism to be
recounted later, says London Ideas.
The regiment has always been dis- I
tinguished for its great soldiers. Our'
field marshal, Lord Kitchener, is proud
of its past and present record and the
regiment in turn gains luster from the
fact that it is our great soldier’s own.
* This highly useful army corps,
\vhos,» niottor .“ublque" (“everywhere'’) 1
explains why it has neither colors nor
battle honors, has vastly Increased in
recent years In the extent of Its du-j
ties, and ita importance is obvious in
view of the increased application of
science to military operations.
Por Reference See Doomsday Rook
From earliest tiroes engineers have
been employed 111 tne field of war
fare. and on field defenses. Tile British
military engineer la first mentioned
lu Doomsday Book, so that the corps
is really one of the oldest In our arinv,
though, as will he seen, the actual en
rollment of engineers as a distinct unit
corresponding to other regiments Is of
later date.
The real origin of the regiment os
it Is constituted today is due to Rir
William Green, w ho in 1772 at Gibraltar
raised a company of "soldier nrtir
icers." In 1787 the desiccation "royal"
was conferred upon the engineers and
its precedence settled to be on the
right of the army with the royal ar
tillery. It then consisted of six com
panies. with Which the Gibraltar “sr.l
dler artificers" were amalgamated.
In 1806 the corps was doubled an!
In 1811 so Important were Its duties
regarded that we find the corps con
sisting of 22 compsnies. In 1813 the
title was changed to "royal sappers and
miners.”
Then, at the clone of the Crimean
war, the "royal sappers and miners'
Was Incorporated with "the corps of
royal engineers,” by whom It had al
ways been officered. Such Is the his
tory of the famous corps whose work
Is better known inside than outside our
army.
Today the engineers number about
1 a,006 men and 1000 officers. Their
headquarters are on Salisbury Plain.
The officers are appointed from the
cadets of the Royal Military academy,
Woolwich, who have passed ont high
est In their class, and who wish to
become engineers.
The Regiment of Special Trades
The officers have to undergo a two
yCar course of truining at the School
of Military Engineering. Chatham, con
sisting of fortification, construction,
surveying, electricity and other terh
nleal. All offlcera recelvn-a special rale
of "engineer pay" In addition to their
ordinary pay aa soldiers.
As regards the rank and file, every
sapper Is an artisan, and receives en
gineering pay, In addttlon to regi
mental pay, this former remuneration
being regulated by his skill at his
trade, whether till* consists of bridg
ing. ballooning, survey, railway, field
or telegraph duties. Natural!* every
man enlisting In the royal engineers
has some special trade In which he is
tested for efficiency before final ap
proval.
The disposition of the royal engi
neers in our army scheme Is highly
complex and only the barest outline
may be attempted In explanation of
this arrangement Briefly. In war each
Infantry division has attached to It a
regimental staff of royal engineers,
consisting of two officers and five of
Other ranks and one field company.
An army corps has one pontoon
troop, one telegraph division, one flell
park, and one railway company. There
are 17 field companies, each carrying
technical tools for the execution of
field marks, various ensineering oper
ations, explosives for demolitions, pon
toon and bridging material.
It may be added that officers of the
royal engineers were originally in
eligible for military command; but In
1868 Sir John Burgoyne was created
a field marshal. Sinoe that date many
of the highest army commands have
been held by officers of the royal en
gineers.
To detail the exploits of the royal
engineers In the various campaign*
would he a task Impossible. As al
ready stated, their work often goes
unnoticed. One hears of a gallant
charge, but little of the brave engi
neers who, In face of a storm of bul
lets, constructed a bridge over which
tha cavalrymen rushed In order to
drive the sword home.
Breaking Down the Gate* of Delhi
Perlm'S the best kn»wh In the he
roism at the siege of Delhi, during the
Indian mutiny. It was their intrepid
efforts that broke down the gates of
the city.
One evening four royal engineers—
Medley, Dang, Greathead and Home—
undertook the perilous task of examin
ing the breaches .In the enemy's de
fenses. Dang with an escort of four
men crept to the edge of the cover »f
the British froitt. then coolly ran up
the glacis and eat down upon the top
«f the oounterecarp under a heavy fire,
- - - — ^ ^ tt
----- - B*lTT* -MP, _
On the Barren Sand Dunes With the Watchful BelgiansJ
JL BELGIAN Wl
yol officers
I U RECONNOIT »5»NG ) [
Ol ON THE. II
.SI SAND OUIHES O
studying the ditch and the tw » 1
breaches behind, and returned unhurt
to pronounce the breach practicable.
The other engineers performed their
task with equal coolness and daring,
and as a result It was resolved th.it
assault should be made In the morning.
The blowing up of the Cashmere gat<
was performed by the engineers each
carrying a bag which contained 2">
pounds of guncotton.
The royal engineers were well to tic.*
fore in the Mouth African war. They
took part in the battle of Talana hill,
and a troop of engineers were bo
sieged in Ladysmith. To these latter
fell the glorious task of helping in
the famous attack on Gun hill, do
scribed as the most dashing exploit of
the whole campaign. Its purpose was
to blow up "Long Tom," the Creuzoi
gun that wrought such havoc among
the besieged in Ladysmith. Tt was a
night attack and the men crept nt»
with their boots off.
The Twelve Heroes of Mons
General Hunter led the party, himself
standing by with a night light In his
hand while engineers blew up tlie gun.
At Splon Kop they were under fire, while
In the operations attending the rounding
up of Cronje the sappers with their picks
and sandbags greatly helped. Once when
repairing a bridge near Heidleherg they
were attacked by the Boers, hut went
cooly on with their work, protected by 30j
Dublin fusiliers, the Irish keeping the
enemy at bay for several hours while the
engineers finished their work.
Their greatest feat In the present war
was in the retreat from the enemy after
the terrible fights at Mona and Oambral.
The French had got across the river
Aisne at Boissons. The Germans were
advancing rapidly and were trying to
rush their masses across the bridge.
But they reckoned without the British
Royal engineers. These heroic men who
were with the French knew' the bridge
had to be blown up at all costs. The
; enemy,pored a murderous fire at the al
lies on the other side of the bridge. It was
In the words of a French cuirassier—a
•'gate of hell’’—but into this inferno of
mitrailleuse and rifle fire our engineers
went. A party of them dashed towards
| the bridge and although losing heavily,
managed to lay a charge sufficient to de
stroy it, but before they could light the
fuse they were all killed.
Then a pause.
I Another body of these brave fellows:
w'ere creeping near the bridge and had,
taken cover. The German sharpshooters j
had got their range, and were pouring in
a deadly Are upon them.
Then deeds of superb heroism—one of
the engineers made a rush alone towards !
the fuse, hut was killed before he had
got half way. Immediately he was down
another man dashed up and ran on until
he. too, fell dead. A third, a fourth, a
fifth, attempted to run the gauntlet of
the German rifle Are—all met their death
in the same way. Others dashed out after
them, one by one. until the death-roll
numbered 11. As the German rifle fire1
slackened for a moment the bridge was
blown up; the twelfth man. racing across:
the space where lay the dead bodies of,
his comrades, lit the fuse.
The bridge wgs sent up with a roar!
as a German rifleman brought him down
dead. Thus perished nobly 12 heroic Royal
engineers—but they accomplished their,
duty.
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!
TO THOROUGH TESTS
Charges Used Are Heavier
Than in Actual Warfare.
Rifle Tests
There in no weapon in use by our forces
today which has to stand so terrible a
strain as the quick firing guns, says
London Answers.
Tills fires a projectile weighing ubout
18pounds. It has a range *»f over
four miles, and the shell, on leaving the
muzzle, travels more than 1100 yards in
the first second.
In all great gun factories there is a
special department where this testing Is
carried out. First of all the barrel, from
bore to muzzle, Is accurately gauged with
most delicate instruments.
Next, a guttapercha impression is taken
of tiie inside of the barrel. This is kept—
filed, you might say—together with full
particulars and description of the gun 1
to which it belongs.
If all appears correct the gun is sent j
to the proving ground.
Here the testing Is most severe, the
Charges used being considerably heavier
than those employed in actual warfare.
It speaks well for modern workmanship
that very few cannon show any signs of
damage from tills treatment.
Guns that have withstood tiie tests are
then return to the work, where the
gauging process is gone through all over
again, inside and out, the whole barrel
is carefully measured to see If there is
any enlargement due to the heavy
charges.
If the expert pronounces that the gup
Is satisfactory, off It goes to tin* grinding 6
shop, where the bore- is lapped out with
lead blocks In order to give a perfect pol
ish and finish.
The final procsss is tiie "browning."
which eonststs in treating the whole of
the outside of tiie weap four or five times
over with a certain acid. 'This enables
the metal to resist weather in a remark
able fashion.
Our field artillery is the finest in the
world, not even excepting tiie German.
It is also fairly modern. Jt vas only 10
years ago that we rearmed all our bat
teries. We built 1100 new guns, which
coat rather over £800 apiece. At tiie Ok —
hainpton range on Dartmoor one of these ;
guns established a record by firing 29 j
rounds within one minute.
As in a cannon, so in a rifle, the bore j
Is the all-important part. While cannon i
are built up, the barrel of a rifle is made ‘
by boring out a solid rod of steel. These
rods are fixed in a lathe and bored
out by drills which enter at opposite
ends and almost meet in the center.
Tiie first testing of the hored-out bar
rel is most ingenious. The breech **nd is
sealed and made airtight. Then at the
muzzle end is inserted u gauge which
exactly corresponds to the correct bore.
If the diameter be absolutely true the
air compressed In the barrel will sup
port the weight of the gauge, if there
is anything wrong tiie gauge drops.
After passing tills test satisfactorily,
the barrel goes to a man termed a "view- 1
er,*' who places it on a stand so arranged
that light from a mirror is reflected |
down the barrel. The viewer notes
whether any of tiie rings of light re
flected on the polished inner surface are
irregular.
If they are'he marks the barrel accord
ingly, and sends it alohg to another man
who makes the required alteration. His
tools are »o delicate that he can work i
to within the thousandth of an Inch, I
U*ek goes the barrel to gnoUisr viewer,
who. by means of magnifying glasses, Is
abb* to Judge um to its perfect stiaig -t*
ness to within the ten thousandth part of
an inch.
Watch one of these men at work ami
what strikes you most forcibly is not no
much that he Ih able to gauge the barrel
v ith such nuu vollouH accuracy, hut that
he aeuniH to discover by magic 11ic exact
spot where there is any departure from
the straight.
Ho wastes no time about it and With
a couple of sharp blows with a hammer
will instantly rectify a small error.
Every rifle goo* through the hands of
half h dozen experts before leaving thg
factory, and afterwards is put through
severe firing test*, not only to make cei
tain of the soundness of the barrel, but
also to Insure that the sighting is as per
fect as workmanship can make it
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supply of a camp is a mutter of great
Importance. -Only running water is used,
fn the German arm. the upstream wa
ter is used for drinking purposes and
tiie downstream water for watering the
horses and for bathing. Hultahlc signs
notify the men which water is safe to
drink and which may be used only for
bathing. In shallow or narrow streams
basins are dug or small dams built so
as to form a reservoir of ample dimen
sions. Stepping stones arc provided to
kfeep the witter clean, as wel las board
protection to prevent the bunks from
crumbling. Basins are dug for water
ing horses; troughs are provided only in
case of necessity, and are then propped
on posts ami filled by means of pumps.
Pipes may be driven if water lies at a
reasonable depth In other words, not
more than 20 feet. Depending upon their
size, these pipes will deliver from four
to 22 gallons of water per minute If
water lies very near the surface a hole
Is dug and a cask, tlie bottom of which
has been knocked out. is placed In the
hole to form a basin. If the water lies
(gt a greater depth the basin may be
formed of box sections driven In one on
top of the other.
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