Show AN INGENIOUS SHIP CRIPPLER I f i Ft f lip I > I IF 7 for f 1 firnxl o 1i i 1d t = 7 y = = = c flue the war nlth 8n IIIII started all settle of Inventions for protecting our liaibon have teen ubmllled to the war department Hones of these are maul felly Impossible ot execution whit other ere perfectly feasible > and very In serious One plan for lnirotllng a quick method of harbor detente Ilan been untMt d owl xperlmrnlc l with by an engineer olllnr at WIIUI IVInt lie wound several 1 tulles ot wire around an old gun and tending a current of electricity through the wire made the gun a magnet After lily expert menu he mapped out a pint of defense which may lie put In operation torn DI our ports It ilia accaalun arlatw Tho auernenrnt on a Ig Ulllbor DC amoothbore cone whUh are useless t now for purpotrt of difirue Time guns will lie wound with wire until they become potential mat net Then n swing of them connected by wire cabin wllh the short till hot sunk across the mouth of a harbor Current will bo obtained from scene electric light or shoot rail road plant In Ihe city At the approach of an enemy ships the current will be turin I on Tim aunt will be mngnellied An the enemy ship approach the lino the attraction bolwn their tied hull and the magnets will draw tie big nun from the lttum ol Iho channel Thy will cling lo the hull ot ilia ahlpe and If they do not slop them tiny will divert them from their course and draining along the hull will ottntually strike the propellers at the stern dlttblliig them At the turns time the mignelUni till make useless all the oomiuiM an the rhlj4 ant make Impossible to guide them accurately thin plan while probably not necessary at a point like New York would tin I very useful at tome of tittn < lane protected harlHir It has been ronildrrrd bY scientists at Columbia university and pronounced by them perfectly heal ble |