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hafta and Berlin. This do elude a* biiirtum station laid in the North see,' tht* strata** totttH* %Xtkm and a central station near Berlin, Ma erulelag to foreign lands and return- The iirirt ftiraa £0ih . Ut me show you hew the Qe, of 350 man. They are all abso there ara a aumbssr of commercial ota- aadaiwtsoYtharacn. public. Like Germany's •teamere, however, they are controlled and subatdsed by the government At a few htmrs* notice they can be con- verted and made we of for govern- sent purposes. Taking these trans* could send fifty huge airships to war. ftevolutlenlalng Dlsaovertea. I- It nay be a punle to Americans •why, in the face of disasters and acci- as welt wa trusted man m tha aerial corps, that there are Co* eeneMbis under which airships ere operated in or leaa well-known system which char- acterises the operation of all the pas- senger lines now in service In tha em plre. It is the system under wbi all tha disasters that appear newspapera occur. Airships used in tha maneuvers same system aa the iblesâ€"for a reason. The other system la an absolute Be- erst of the German general staff. It is not used In the general maneuvers, only In speej^fc oases, and ways secretly. 1m effective of the accidents which have lsed all of Germany's adventures in dirigibles , and heavler-than-alr ma- chines. Thii* only among the officers.: 'â- ' "â-  *" Critics of the rate the French point out that tie ._ ard known tan general staff lor Zeppelins have three serious defectsâ€"bulk and heavi- ness of structure, inflammability.-of the lifting powerâ€"the gas that floats th< -and Insufficient* other wordk; gas to 6tay In air a' time without coming down. cret devices of the German war office have eliminated all these objectionable features. They have overcome the condition of hulk structure by their whioh density and ibillty of steel. Airships not the twelve that mlts are made formula is a go England or France sands of dollars to possess tt The objection of inflammability of the lifting power has also been over- come. The power of the ordinary hy- drescs gss Sa sR Its vsaious forms h-«s been multlnlled threefold br a meat has also the It cannot b< withH plosions^ flightam Thaud^ sdvant producai let tha contact with the liquid, cylinders two. foot lent and of six inches, it ia that enough of this tha big war refilling in you see, all the M«ffiLJ»Own have been overcome by fto Jhe last dirigible tried by In 1JM2, the Z. made a continuous trip tut over the Baltte te TJpaala ra the Baltic again to -- -" - - -â- - TlBBfla^TBr .WW* Riga in the Gulf of Finland, where tt doubled This was n journey of tif airship had a complement of twenty Ave men and twelve tons of weight. It the month being March, and snow storms, hail and rate „ tha voyage. * The significance of this that, tho sphere of the new 10» te i,wo uiocneters. Decree trial trips a rutty equipped Zeppelin like x parrying a crew of 24 men, six qajek- firlng guns, seven tons of explosives. l2Jrw-*gga\,»ww*#f ww»^Tg|n %-•»••«» we w*sigpw*«immw^sBSB> trnvw WtiWid trees Qtettta, over taw eaael,' ra- landina- at •v^*r^r!*V*. •»• ' d**, f&M ps waa In the higher Intelligent and J&|£JH J**w* â- *-* command. Comparing the usual pay In conti- nental armies, the wagea of the men in the German aerial corps are erceo- tlonally high. In fact they are tie highest paid la tha German army. They are m>t*ordinary enlisted men. manning that they serve only their tfW ye^;:tIina^,rildBAof them into agreed to serve a lengthy term. liar. ried men are not encouraged to enroll in this branch of the service. It Is ob- vious from the nature of the work that the hasards are often great â- ' " The wonderful system of the Ger- man war with rare eauinment la really marvel lor' â- sw lusin^ ansae vwswwiarv awe thing human ingenuity auffii-nwii.'. Is fully equipped and Is an absolutely Is fully jWrtP»«d and it an »beoiutaiy «»w m ™«_^ ism« «r «... â- *»* There wgg |nUrruptlont for Rio independent center in Itself. Takethe taeteu-olng t» do harmto a big iwaft ^ ftppwed witfc d^^tea bash at Helgoland. It is the and the one that Is always cloaked with secrecy. Guarding tho Dirigioiss. tha extreme eastern corner of d of Helgoland one sees, amid ndy dunes, three vast oblong At a distance >ka/overgrown gas- I aay at a distance, for it Is ilhle for any visitor to gat within a thousand yards of the sta- The solitary approach la guard- a triple post »f tha marine ' & yoV'wafPlnward the eta- come within a hun- e guard, you will find large signs setting forth In unmistak- able and terse language that dire and swift penalties follow any further ex- ploratlon in that direction. Not only English but German visitors to Helgo- d out thaH even the ment of the rules of a Is dangerous. "I shall, how- w-lk'ns on until you are within fifty yards of the great balloon sheda, you pause bafcrt a tart fence of barbed wire, this connected with an elaborate alarm bell system that sounds in tho two guard houses. For instance, if an enterprising secret agent of trance were to try and steal np on the ste- rn, if he came by night and cut a series of sound tht through the six wire -a tall octag- the eye. In this installefl two powerful as well aa a complete Alt the Zeppelins carry means of elaborate re- It Is possible with the search- lights to flood the whole place with daylight In the middle of night. Thus ascensions can be made safely at any row, the lug epeoai fttfitwtf „ while the other sheds They are about, SM feet long, this being worked on the railroad engine I son for ft Is that w the dS tO such vul- ng a. city attacking won n rise AAA »--« cigar- long, lootaan, Seppelfse b*cloek when 1 found Kim â- omewnsx ex- y hour there not In tha habit ~ ^ L.Jii_«>M. m.rtir. thassa! (8alute. master!) _ him here see you. Kim him don't know if he do Tight, maybe wrong, but gentleman said It all right that him coma in." . * v" eurlosjav t" walked teto the vuiivwsi e> *»wew^^^i *msssjsjb> . ^sasrsa »m and found a man I had pretty often at tha Wilhelm- e. I knew him to ha Hen von ' tho right hand mac of Graf nncUlof to the JJI.~^~. as Isabel Brown left Tuesday for Fraacisco, Cal. left Sunday t«r Pasadena, t'al. - cormack entertained the Monday Bridge club Urta weak. Mr. Preston Calhoun waa rutaels university far the week-end. The Basket club met with Mrs. Marc W. Darling Friday afternoon. Mr. Clayton Eldrtdge has completed the sale of his property on North Ver- IU IW1.1 '.. F..W r, learn all the directions he wanted. Bat) Another condition was that he carat when he left her he also had received his own spending money by satttngf a promise watch made Mm far happlor postcards. When he errive* in Ort- than the preapeets ef reaching Chicago, cego he said he had earned 171. setae The long, long walk wee prec*Bit-ted of which he had been forced to gfgM r the yeans; asann awaotaof the en- to pay does. For frequeatly, ha sahi, he waa arrested aa a vagrant •anas mam ctatiaa to have* the entire distance, without either mtttons or glovaif Or ptwteeting hie eara fsesa thw cold. But he eays he would walk all the way back again If It were necessary to hold bis sweetheart to her promise. MT- tbat the â- Sit r rlB Si'TliW 'ly useless macnine. nis seat the trat re and the elements at such an sltitude, in doing harm to the calm, comfortable gentlemen in the heated compartments of the Zeppelin?â€" (JuatschS which is a German army term for piffle! 8,000 feet the small target a Zep- move at a rate of spied of frdte thtrty-dve tosttty miles t gunfire are infini- .r. fhte toteWRaii account the vast opportunities a dirigible has for night attacks or the possibility of hiding among the alouds. The X 15. sailing over London Have to aim. They simply dump over- board some of the new explosive of j the German government, this new; .eh|i*mmvMi^^^ ting on Are anything that It hita, add they gaWllT^^^xr-aRg-egvs t> g Aeroplanes, biplanes, monoplane* ina tne otner mnumeraoie nost ot â- maa craft so often quoted as a pot-' libte counter-defense against the Zep- pelin are overrated, according to the Jermao military authorities. And they bass th>s,baltaf on vast and exhaustive trials la thane matters. to ilw Balkans ud Rama of it. n far they have far they are p Balkan affair. It Belgrade the and absolute go to the Bu _ this Is importantâ€"no lostâ€"not an hour. A of the Inner workings of Wmhre IIUi-'grJlaT the* tomtit* - fVpMpP w. â-  wewimpg* ant _ay m*ST. .*â- â- * P'TV" men at the Wilhelmstrasse (the Gar- man forelgh'omee) hah keptme on So run. and a vacation at Albeck. uch like your Atlantic CHy. only smaller, was. not only welcome but deeded.' I was just settling down to t period of quiet In and around the Surhaus when there came a Wife for my attendance at the Wilhelmstrasse the phrase which, of course, meant _. someone had come to my room ttstead ot me go- ing to the Wflhelmatrasse, seemed a bit unusual. As things developed, however. I saw that it was to save time add get testaat action. "Tour quarters are pretty well guarded here, doctor." said Herr von Stammer. "Tour Cerberus did not want to let mei !â- -** ..... ' ; He half smiled, approvingly; and 10611 OMjUWbWO • ^ITa/ received your wire from -Alt beck and. as the count Is insccessible. your orders will come through me this "Theoouut.' driving direct to you to do to touch with existing conditions there. We wish you to ascertain the under- current situation, 'fit official status Is, of course, weU known to us. But we want definitely to find out just how' far Russian influences are si work in Belgrade aad Sofia, Just how Butâ€"and mutt be Ite Insight e situation must be in my hands at the earliest possible moment-the very earliest." Wist indeed was a east "Onderetaad." contlaned Von Stam- mer, "yon will have the assistance in this case Of Austrian secret service employees. But. as I need not point oat to you. tt Is Inadvisable to take any of them with you, as all the Aus- trian agents are known to the Rus- sian sgrots down In the Balkans. I suggest that you stop at Budapest and get all connecting links of possible help to you. Ton will obtain these from Kaslmlr Kowalsky, an Austrian agent whom you wilt find at Donau- strasse 24. By the way, do you know Inlmr' f I said no. Mission Thst Did Not Appeal. "In this case." went on Von Stem- The B. A. K. dub will hold its fort- nightly dance In the school gym this Fildsji evening. The neighborhood club will held Us rsguttr biweekiy dance in the school gym Saturday evening. Mr. W. A. Kittermaster and sen. spent tho week-end with at Toronto, Can. Dr. and Mrs. Dwlght C. Oroutt en- tertained with a dinner Wednesday. Covers were laid for twelve. ' Miss Virginia Davis Is giving a val- entine party to a number of her friends Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Barker entertained Thursday and-Frtday or this week with luncheon and bridge; Mrs; 8. Sibley will entertain the 1&JIWI ladles of the Washington circle at luncheon Thursday. February 18. Miss Mary Andrew will entertain with a valentine party this evening at her home, 499 Hazel avenue. Miss Eleanor Calhoun will be hostess to twelve of her little friends at a valentine luncheon Saturday. Tho girls* basketball team will be gin practice at the Glencoe Union church gym the first of "the week. Mrs. Fred McGutre and his daugh- ter, Mies Florence, will spend the months of February and March la Florida. Mr. James Davis aad family left Thursday for New Orleans, La. They will spend the remainder ot the winter in the south. The Ladles* Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church- met Tuesday with Mrs. Jeho M. Chappell, 484 Elder Lane, Wlnnetka. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C King en- tertained With auction bridge Tuesday evening In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward of Syracuse, N. Y, Mr. and Mrs. FrederiewTW. Penfleld, 834 Sheridan road, entertained with the second of a series of bridge par- ties Saturday evening of last week. Miss Katberlne Groves, will be hostess to the Glencoe Evening club this evening after enjoying a steigh- ride. They will return to the heme of Miss Groves for refreshments. Mrs. John C. Parry entertained at tea Sunday evening in hotter of her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward of Syracuse, N. Y. Covers were laid for twelve. ri «" n Von Stammer. point, "wlBhes and get In close sed, and how to go in this cannot get In durance of the German ef his friends la Misssuta.-Most., w*rs Englishmen, and they scoffed at him. The result waa a wagerâ€"tie eld bet ot walklag against time fee a auras of money. ,*,i' "*' "*? --â- â€¢-»â- . Von Bruenlg will ask Mayer Harri- son today to sign his name la a little bach that contains the names of many other offlrlals of cities through which Von Bruenlg passed. When tha signature Is obtained tho walker will have fulfilled the require- ments Of the wager aad won f 1.600 for himself aad tl.ooo tor the-Gorman Red Cress. One ot the conditions of the walk waa that Von Bruenlg follow the rail- read tracks end take pictures of every railroad station that he passed. Bach day he mailed the picture 81ms to his Montana home. He lost track of the number, but said he had photographed every station on the route. He fol- lowed the tracks or the Northern Pa- cific. Great Northern. Chicago. Milwau- kee and St. Pau| and Chicago and Northwestern roads. walked wearing Rtaklfw Old Mar ties Ncv». When your gas mantle black la spots and dees not give a good light, do net waste good money by throwing It away aid buying a new one. because you can make tho old mantle as good as new . toy Just burning a dim light, as the btaak spots wilt gradually become white ag tin by the above process.â€"In "Heme D» oerV ment." 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