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HIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 10, 1915.
MANY USES JF EXPLOSIVES
Smithsonian Institute Iua Inter- j
esting Bulletin on Making
of Munition!.
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HIO FACTOR IS WAR AXD PEACE f
TVAFItlVOTOV. PoK S-While s-r-rmt
million pound! . ef .powder are fcrlna;
untrd Wf!y on the battle fl-lile ef
Curap. and discussion la rtfe on tbe
Amertrsa manufacture of the mine, ld
article on xploi.r recently iMiuril by
lha Smithsonian Institution srlvre much
Umf'r Information on tha subject. . i
Tha paper u written r Major Edward
F. O Hwn or the urdnsnre aepartment.
United States army. anl deals" with the
Importance of tha ao-called exsloalves an1 j
tha Increasing extant of their us a and
production, aa well aa their composition. I
uae, method of employment, and tha r- J
a'Uta accomplished. I
"An explosive," sajrs Major O'Hern, "la
a. aubatanra of which the molecules am
made up of a number of atoma or unit
rather leesely bound together Id an un- '
labia condition, ready to seek new ani f
simpler combinations upon tha furnlshlnu
of a sufficient motive farce to start thn j
operation. This la usually s.ipillel
through -primer larnited by a alow-bum- -.
Inj fuse, or by a wire heated by an elc- ;
trie current. When atarted, the heat nml
ehork developed will cause a continuation .
of tha action throughout the tiuies of the j
explosive. The enormous -powi-r that can '
thoe fce developed front a edmpnratjvf-ly 1
email quantity of material la Indicated, by j
tha thouMamls of fragment Into which
twelve-lhrh armor-piercing" projortllc j
waa broken by the detonation of a burst- ,
ln charae about tH per cent of Its'
wela-ht." . . .1
'three ! ef Kiplatvee. I
The author divides explosives Into three
t lBf'pn. piWifrnltvV 'nr ' prMJ' Itlwr rxplo
ivea, known aa low explosives;' detonating
ixpioilvrs, or himi exp.o-.lves; and de
tonatora er fulminates. For all classes
tba effect of the explosion la dependent
npon the quantity of pi and heat de
veloped per unit of welt'it and vo'ume of
the explosive, the rapidity of the reae
(Ion. and the character of tha confine
ment. If any, given the explosive charge.
The rapidity of reaction varlea greatly
lth different exp.oalva iubatanca n.i
with tha manner In which the explosion.
Is atarted. .
Black gunpowder, smokeless powder end
black blasting, powders are known ft low
explosives, for certain of which, such aa
smokeles powder, the explosion does not
differ In principle from Urn burning of a
piece of wood or other oombustlblo. Tbe
tombuatlon la very rapid, but Is a surface
action proceeding from layer to later
ootll tbe grain la consumed. Such ma
terials are known aa low or progressive
explosive, although the gptal power de
veloped through the combustion of a un.t
weight may be very great and would be
destructive unlesa properly controlled.
II ink Power Kialealves.
In high explosives such aa dynamite,
nitroglycerin, guncotton, some blasting
powders, and most of the permisa bla
explosives" approve by' the United
Rates Bureau of Mints for use In mines
where gaa explosions ere liable to oc
cur, the progrese of the ' explosive ' re
action ts nut by burning from layer to
layer, but the breaking up of the Initial
molecules glvea rise to an exploa.ve wave
which la transmuted with great velocity
In all directions throughout tha mass and
cause It, almost Instantaneous conver
sion Into gas. The velocity of propaga
tion of the detonating wave baa been de
termined for seme mater.ala to be more
than to, feet per aeeond, or approxi
mately four mllee per second;, th form
of material la used In shells and for
bursting purposes. The progressive emis
sion iif a gaa from a low explosive such
aa burning gunpowder, produoee push
ing effect upon a projectile, whereas the
sudden conversion of an equal weight
of material Into gaa, a would happen
with a high explosive each- aa dynamite
or nltroxlycartn, would develop auc.lt
t.lgh pressure and ahatterlng effect aa
to rupture the gun, " '
The action of fulminates la much more
brusque and powerful than that of the
iilBh explosives. Binoe they can be de
tonated by shock or the application of
heat, they are used In primers and fuses
to start action In both low and blgh ex
plosives. One of the most Important fut
inlnatea la fulminate of mercury, which
produces a pressure of about" S.0uO at
Biospheres, , .
Blsj raetev la History.
At no time In the history of the world
lave explosives played such a mighty
part In decld.ng the destiny of nations
aa they are playing today In the prose
cution of the general European war.
Their extensive ua In the mighty engines
of destruction eu.'h . m the submarine
mine, the torpeno and in' projectiles
Jirown from cannon tp great dlstancea
Iib marvelous accuracy. Is resulting In
loea of life and destruction of property
n an unpreoedentod scale. ,
lieginntng with black powder, the eari
ieet record of wbkh la actual war waa
In the fourteenth century, the author
follows , the development of powder
through lla early eue of brown Pow
der to tbe two principal forma of smoke
leas powder for military purposes, n tro
caUuloee and nitroglycerin, elating that
the u la quite evenly divided; the
United fftates army and navy, the Trench
army aod navy,- and the Oerman army
Ulng the former, and the British army
and navy and tha Oerman navy ualna
the latter, tie then gives much detailed
informal bn concerning the manufacture,
life, source of supply had testa of smoke
less powder manufactured from nitro
cellulose or guncotton. Following which,
subjects relating to life of guns, bursting
therxes for proJc'Cttlea, armor-piercing
prejeciilea, high explosive shells, shrap
nel, fuses, aeroplane bom be. means of
igniting explosive, mines, torpedoes and
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the bat In the aeeond game of the world'a
Series, to, catch, for Mayer. Kllllfer. th
first string catcher, Is not quite up to
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form, owing to a recent Injury. Burns la
gJd receiver and has worked In sixty
four gnrhes this season. Ills butting aver
age Is .249, and his fielding average la
.M, lie bats and throws right handed.
Ilnjr efc!ar Redaklws la Pklla
delpfca la B Walklasj
ytreeaml.
With a prsyer b-Kik hidden In his
bresst pocket and a loaded re-olver con
cealed In his blons, between his shoulder
blades, Paul Merrill, ll years old. came
to Philadelphia from Tama qua. Pa., on
h'a way to epresd the frar of fod amona
the Taqul Indians, who have gone on the
wurpath. Ixjrd'y self-rstrMlnt alone
kept Paul from shooting up the police
man who took him In tow recently.
Paul waa found loitering In the neigh
borhood of Rittenhnuse square early
one even ng recently by a policeman,
who took him to the police station. There
It waa found that he waa carrying a
rssor In one of his pockets.
Paul looked on with a condescending
amlle as the detectives drew from his
pockets four ' vicious looking knives, a
pocket book contain ng 14, aome cards
besrlng pictures of the holy family and
a prayer book.
The detectives thought they had un
earthed all the boy'a arsenal, and were
concluding their search when Detective
ftleh accidentally felt a curious lump
between hie shoulder blades. It proved
to be a revolver fully loaded.
At the discovery, some twenty or thirty
detectlvea who bad crowded Into the
room set up a howl. They refused to be
lieve that Paul had not hidden sUll more
weapona on his persons until they had
examined the linings of his new suit.
peered Into his mouth, probed hie ears
and stood him on his head to s-e If he
were sequestering any submarine tor
Paul waa unruffled. He eald that his
father waa a Hungarian laborer, who
lived at Tamaqua. and that he had re
ceived the revolver from h i father, who
toid hlin to go west and shoot the In
diana, as they were no good, anyway.
Philadelphia Ledger.
DEATH DREAM COMES TRUE
Wife la Her Dreaaa e Her Hlt
tMXBel Dead He la Killed
, by Ails.
Henry Fuschlus. a lendscape gardener
on the estate of General Robert U. Smith
at Rayvllle. L. I., dismounted from his
bicycle and put up his umbrella when he
was caught In a pouring rain before day
break In Lakeland avenue on hie way
borne.
While on foot In the road,: leading the
bicycle with his right hand and holding
the umbrella aloft in the left, a big seven
paaeenger car hit him. rueehlus Wat
knocked thirty feet.
As anon as ha could get the big machine
stopped, Henry Huntsteln. who waa drlv.
lng It, got out with a party of friends
and picked up the Injured man.
A few minutes later John Bweety of
ratrhogue, came along In an automobile
ana hurried with the Huntsteln party and
the injured man to a doctor's office. There
Fuschlue died In a few mlnutea of a
fractured skull.
After word of his death had been tele
phoned to Mrs. Fuschlua, she Paid she
bad had a dream In which It appcarrd
to tier that her husband was kt'led. She
said she had stayed up late worrying
because of her husband's failure to return
early In the evening, and after bhe went
to bed remained ' ake, troubled for some
time. When aha fell asleep ehe said
her fears shaped her dreams, and after
Imagining her husband repeatedly In
danger, aha saw him dcd just a aeeond
before aha waa startled fnm her sleep
by the telephone bell. New" York Times.
fee The Bee'e Swapper" column.
DEAN'S FRIENDS GROOM '
HIM FOR FEDERAL' BENCH
BROKEN1 BOW. Neb.. Oct .-recln
federal judge, so his local friends think.
Is ex-Supreme Juilre J. R. Dean, of thl
city. Ills friends are for him to man
and are sure he would have been put
forward for this position long ago but
for the fact that they expected him to be
a candidate for the supreme bench next
year on a non-partissm judicial ticket.
, iiv juukv rrwiii, i.w i u, uipnui ie-
clare, speaks for Itself and he la papu
lar throughout the state. In lll he ran
head of hla associate between 1.000
and 1.000 vote. Of a total vote In the
state of almost feO.on he-was defeated by
less than J.) votes, and this at a time
when the state waa counted largely re
publican. ,
Warn en Jailed far Prapoalnsr..
(Correspondence of the Associated press )
BERLIN, Oct 6. A woman In Sairan,
SHesla. has Just been sent to prison for
n'ne months for making an offer of mar
riage to a Russian prisoner of war. . The
prosecuting attorney asked for a sen
tence of one year.
the storage and ahlpment of explosives
In the United Slates are discussed.
BULGAKS EEADY
TO MAKE FLANK
RAID J)N SERBIA
' fConlntued ' from Page One.) '
yesterday against the
allies near Loos were
the offensive of
positions of the
very heavy.
This Information waa given out hy the
French war office th'a afternoon.
Other violent attacks on the part of the
Hermans southeast of Neuvllle-gt Yeast
were completely, repulsed. All the French
advances of recent date have been maintained.
There hee been fairly spirited cannon
ading In the sector of Llsona aa well as
at juenhvlere and Nouvron. --. -- .
A Oerman counter attack last night at
the Navarta farm In- the Champagne dis
trict waa checked by tha French.
Te the southeast of Tahure there has
been a violent bombardment attended by
the use of suffocating shells.
In the Argonne French batteries put
an end to Oerman artillery fre In the
wtor or bu. Thomas,
In the Lorraine district several Oerman
reoonnolssanoea have been completely re
felt that an Injustice had been done him
and he has brought ault Jointly against
these sheriffs for 110.000.
DRUNKARD SHOUTS
OUTLOUD AT TAB
(Continued from Page One.)
SUES TWO SHERIFFS FOR
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
MA HON CITT. da,. Oct. . (Special)
1, H. Anderson wants $10,000 from Sheriff
Joe Gill of 'Osceola county and Sheriff
Max It Gehrke of Hardin county. Aa
the atory reaches here, about year ago
a young woman or Hardin county ac
cused a young man by the name of An
derson of being the father of her child,
Ti la Anderson disappeared, as it seems,
and later on J. H. Anderson, a brakemaa
on the Rock Island, with hla home at Bib
ley, was located and, thinking he was
the man, he waa taken Into custody by
Sheriff QUI and he waa put In Jail. When
Anderson waa taksn to Hardin county
and confronted the young woman she
said that he waa not the man. Andorson
who were at the meeting w,ere between
S and It years of age..
Children Are Interested.
They paid good attention to the ser
mon which waa a plea for children to
become Christians while they are still
of tender years. "Billy" nsed the clay
and the brick aa a simile to ahow how
habits formed In early life are ' kept
through fTie later years.
With aneedotea and lmper so nations of
bad boys and good boys s,nd girl a he
kept the .youngsters Interested and often
brought the childish laUghter to their
llpa.
Beuleh Newman, S823 tT atreet, ' Bouth
Side, and Beaaie Rhyno, not T atreet,
Bouth Side, sang a duet
Seventy-five children came forward In
response to "BUIy's appeal for trail
hitter. ' - .
ELMW00D MAN HURT
BY BOILER EXPLOSION
SALEM, S. i D.. Oct, .- Special.)
C varies Chandler, whose homeslt at EBnv-w-ood.
Neb., sustained a broken leg and
other Injuries and had a narrow escape
flora death when the steam engine of a
threshing outfit exploded on the farm of
Charlea Clark, near here. Two bones In
one of hla hands also were broken. In
addition he waa badly burned and bruised.
When the engine exploded It threw fire
from both ends and the force of the ex
plosion was sufficient to hurl the engine
backward a dlatance of about seventy
five feet The flames spread to four
stacks of grain atandlng nearby and all
the stacks were consumed. Chandler waa
engineer of the threshing outfit
Apartments, flats, houses and cottages
can be rented quickly and cheaply by a
Dee "For Rent"
F Bails., ,
Sanatorium
. TU Institution la the caly one
In the central west with separate
bullilagi situated In their oi
ample grounAa, yet entirely dlt
ttnet, and randericg It possible to
classify case a. Tha on buldlui
betog fitted tor and devoted to thv
treiui9Qt of noo-contagious aad
nou-n.eotal diseasaa. bo others be
ing admitted; tba other Reet Cot--.axe
being dealgned for and da
i, ied to the exclusive treatment
i Kcloct mental rases requiring
tor a time watchful car and apo
dal curbing.
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Grand and Upright Pianos
-: For Homes of Culture and Refinement :-
Style V Upright, ma- tenn
hog&ny case... 00 UU
Verteffrand Vprifbt, Vc cn
eternized case........oOOU
Vertcffrand Upright, f Pnn
mahogany caso yOUU
Style M Grand, ma-' 07rn
botany, art finish 01 OU
Other Steinway Grands in stock at $300, $903 up to $1,250
Stelaway Ptanog are ever In perfect accord wit. artlgUo and
cultured surroundings.
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFTEE ' .
To M-iHirlana and Music Student on
STEINWAY UPBIGIIT PIANOS
w Th.fc t,a3r bulneta la don on big and benerlont scale.
it nas led the development of tnualc everywhere, disclosing hidden
talent and furnlahlcg tha greatest medium for Ita expansion Fur
thering this prorresfclve spirit, we have determined to placa tha
STEINWAY PIANO within tha raach of our artist friends and mosle
students who may have found our terms too high. For this purpose
we fcfcte decided to sell a limited number of '
NEW STEINWAY UPRIGHT PIANOS . ' v
In butlful Mahogany op Ebonlsed Case at $500. (SSO and $100 en
terms of $25.00 First Payment, then $10.00 Per Month.
All Pianos gold at the factory cash prices.
If you cannot call, writ for catalogue and full Information.
Schmollcr 8i Mueller Piano Co.
FicluaHe rUelnwey Distributer for Nebraska and Weatera Iowa,
131M313 Farnam Street, Omaha,, Nebraska.
Tke THGMPSON-BELDEN STORE
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
The Electric Brand oif House Dresses
$1.75 Value $1.00
They come In light and dark fa-t
colored percale, st)liehly cat and'
niade with a thoroughness that's
bonnd to give you complete aatla
faction. '
To best appreciate tbe full
meaning of this special price,
come - and' get acquainted
with these House Dresses.
In the Basement Underpriced
Apparel Section Monday
Fall Fabrics
New Velvets
In All Colors and Black
$1.25 to $5 a Yard
The completeness of our as
sortments is very impressive.
Important because velvets
appear . everywhere in Fall
Fashions; Wraps and Gowns
are made either entirely of
- velvet or of velvet in com- ,
, bination with other fabrics,
and as for trimmings velvets '
are supreme.
Bring us the material you
wish to match, for with
our hundred new shades
we can surely do it.
Remarkable Abundance of
Fashionable Silks
.At $1.00 to $2.00 a Yard
Wanted silks at popular prices, crepe de chines, beauti
ful plaids and stripes, all in the new dark rich tones, satin de
luxe (extraordinary value at $1) in the most beautiful line of
shades; chilfon taffetas, Faille Francois and new novelties.
I P II -ft ' - 7Z
Interesting Linen Specials
Fancy Turkish
Towe's Monday
fj C ' Turkish Towels, 1 Q.
OC Monday .. LVC
A C Turkish Towels, or
4bC Monday ....... aiOC
CH. Turkish Towels, QQL
OUC Monday OUC
OP. Turkish Towel, C Q
OOC Monday OVC
C1 AA TurkiBhTow. 7C
O 1 eliU cU, Monday. . O C
Linen Scarfs
JS0$100
2)1 Monday... .1
75c
Bath Mats
Bath Mats, Assorted
Colors, ROr
Monday wUL
$L75 Bath Mats, Assorted
Colors . OC
Monday p.iO
Cluny Lace Doilies
20c, 6-in. Cluny Lace 1 f-
Doilies, Monday. . ... '1JU
25c, 8-in. Cluny Lace - Q
Doilies, Monday . . ; . , ly
50c, 10-in. Cluny Lace O C -Doilies,
Monday. . . . . vV
Increasing Popularity of
k4No 'Alteration ChargeM
Shoppers in the fashion
able district are welcoming
the complete absence of
that customary additional
" charge for fitting and alteration."
An organization of the ablest
fitters and tailors available has
been perfected, capable of fur
nishing the same grade of fitting
service that U anpplled (and
charged for) In the highest
priced shops throughout - the
country,
Here the price of a suit, gown or gar
ment includes a complete, perfect fit.
Broadcloths
&? Gabardines
Favored
These are the two
most popular materials
for suits - and dresses
this season, especially in
navy blue, African
brown,. Ross green, and ,
black all favored
shades are Included. ' -
V MBaK
Redfern Corsets ;
Poise, that sense of power in repose which comes
from perfect self-control, is as much a matter of
body as it is of mind. , ,
The first and most important step in acquiring poise is
to make your body beautiful and comfortable, and
fioise will come from self-forgetfulness, and this is
argely the result of proper corseting.
To be sure there are corsets and cor$ts, but the model
that we cheerfully recommend is a Redfern a scien
tifically designed corset the most perfect example of
the art of corsctry that this season's creations show.
We can with a Redfern develop the figure of a young
girl into healthful, gracelul lines; and we can give the
woman of mature fines a vouthful fitfur; through the
proper fitting of a Redfern Model for that type of form.
ppy Ask to Be Fitted-3 up.
Blanket and Bedding Week Exceptional Values
ALL WOOL PLAID BLANKETS, size
70xS0,' soft lefty finish and sturdy
weave, beautiful plaids in tan, gray, pink
and blue, handsomer as well as warmer,
at ...$7.00 a pair
COMFORTERS FOR WINTER, filled
with best of pure white cotton, covered
with a fine quality of silkoline, in pretty
floral and Persian designs $1.50, $2.C0,
$2.50, $3.00 and up to $1.50.
WOOL NAP BLANKETS in gray, tan and
fancy plaids, large double bed size,
heavy quality, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 apr.
HEAVY BLEACHED SHEETS, 81x93, 85o
values, at ....60c each
SCALLOPED PILLOW CASES, " 45x38,
made from a good heavy quality bleach
ed casing, 25c values, at . . '. . . .18o each
Thompson, Belden & Co.
THE FASHION CENTER OF THE MIDDLE WEST
'fv fc,, J
T make new patrons of our
HAJK GOODS, we have arranged
a particularly Important sale for
MonO ay only, Including these decid
ed values:
24-tnch Switches of Natural
Wavy Hair $9.00
SJMnch Switches of Nataral
Wavy Hair $5.0(1
All-around Transformations of
Natural Wavy Hair $1JM
Tourist Nets, Ileal Human Ualr,
lartre slse 0c
Hair Goods Third Floor.
