Show NAVAL BALLOONS IN FRANCE how they are used to follow the movements of some experiments have been lately conducted by the french navy which kiil have an important influence on the future use of the baildon in time of war A balloon was constructed says the chicago globe with a capacity of feet especially cpr experimental purposes it was inflated with hydrogen which was carried in reservoirs under a pressure of atmospheres A tail rope feet long served to connect the balloon with a ship of the fleet when the balloon was required to be kept captive for reconnoitering reconnoiter ing purposes it was found that on a clear day all important objects within a radius of eighteen to twenty four miles were clearly distinguished another very important point was that the waters of the sea when observed from a considerable altitude were found to be clear and the details of the bottom were in one of the accents ascents perfectly distinguishable eves at a depth of eighty feet this peculiarity culi arity allowed an observer in the balloon to follow the movements of the submarine boat Gym note during its recent trials without losing sight of it for a single moment whatever its depth of immersion the balloon used on this occasion was very stoutly constructed having been a short time before towed at a speed of ten and one half knots an hour for a distance of twenty one knots by a torpedo boat without being any the worse germany has now adopted balloons for naval purposes and during the recent maneuvers at wilhelmshaven Wilhelm shaven one of these was used from a warship war ship of the fleet for of Boud clair cargyle Cari yle thackeray bismarck His marck and the duke of wellington bring 20 each no LETTER of Mo lieres isto be had it ignot known that any is in existence but the great playwrights signature is to be had for |