The Independent . • n A. i \\i © Underwood <f Underwood A four-act thriller: the destruction of an observation balloon and the escape of its crew. In the first picture the French war-plane has fired incendiary shells into the German balloon from which the observers have already dropt in their the next the parachutes open; and the crew are probably safe on the ground as the balloon finally bursts into flames The Independent NEWS^PICTO RIAL Harpers HZ&kty. (C7 InterHtitiuntii r §tm The inventions of John Hayes Hammond for wireless control of boats and torpedoes have added much t
The Independent . • n A. i \\i © Underwood <f Underwood A four-act thriller: the destruction of an observation balloon and the escape of its crew. In the first picture the French war-plane has fired incendiary shells into the German balloon from which the observers have already dropt in their the next the parachutes open; and the crew are probably safe on the ground as the balloon finally bursts into flames The Independent NEWS^PICTO RIAL Harpers HZ&kty. (C7 InterHtitiuntii r §tm The inventions of John Hayes Hammond for wireless control of boats and torpedoes have added much to the count de-fense plans of the United States. The latest is a torpedo control from an aeroplane, instead of from the shore. Just behindthe operators seat is a mechanism by which he can direct the course of a torpedo sent from a fort or a distant ship COMMERCE AND OUR FARMS BY ARCHER WALL DOUGLAS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS THERE was never a time in thecommercial history of this coun-try when the business world neededmore foresight into the future; andlikewise, never a time when such pro-phetic vision was so difficult. Thewhole trouble is summed up in thestatement that we are facing unknownconditions, with neither precedent noranalogy to guide us. What will be theindustrial and social conditions ofEurope after the war, and what willbe their reactions upon us are mostvital and portentous matters, but spec-ulation concerning them
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