Show mOAUIINn TomcUI qtit ninny people are making inquiries in-quiries regarding l features of the I vvai brought out by reason of Its existence It Is doubtless safe to assume that most of the Information ol > latned to sd eh Means wavoid have remained und un-d e N t 6red but lor i the tits allon Ior Instance the ti irpedo vrhlbh i romlses to play It I It bus not alread played a prominent part In thc conflict in I a comparalliely unknown quantity elseWhere else-where as well as In Utah and therefore there-fore Is I a subjl ct of corresponding in ttrrsi These dread d adjuncts j of modern warfaro ife off I tied Into two general classes movall and stationary tire Jajter coo siltut Ing what il known l ns amine mine and this I I In1 turn consisting of the nn l h ground and floating mine The torpedo tor-pedo proper Is of two hinds called the automobile i r s < lf moving and dlrlg I ble meaning ion e that Is directed or moved by inllotucs apart from Itself These terms hI ve been contracted efi that noir the st atlbmarj class Is known e as the rut marine mine white torpedo by Itself means oro or the 010011 ex j Ploslns Trttise mines nhlch arc buoyant riplod I e l > y coming I In con net with or nl ar lit the sides or bottom bot-tom ot a vessel utHtr water while the stationary or it rotund mine nets at aId conic a-Id erbit EI 6aikr dlatnhco It Is I also the case tit at mines nre divided In iW to other classes 1 ilso relying for their distinction Loins n vihether or not they iq are vmder thi control of operators In ki all of Which cal les elecbldtj Is the cx plo lng tivid m1 vlng agent A virller In i Collier i Weekly shows 4 that the depth of v > itcr In n harbor has much I t di i i fill the form of torpedo tor-pedo used and tin channtts where there Is I lets tIn shot iy fist at Ueh tide Ihi mine case Noble h rests on the bbtlom has the shape 11 the sigment Dt a sphere with u flat tollom The clec Irldnl spparatu la attached lo a buoy anchored 10 tool tictse and submerged four fwl This nxjloslve charge Is I AA generally alMiut 2W i ounds nt dyne mite or wet gulf cotton The buoant T nine if I a hoUow spliere olltrueld or feel having a ilhg I nt the top for handling and dll ectlty opposite n hole fr loiiilng anil I isertlng the electrical apparatus Ovel thlw Is titled n cap for atlachtng thu mooring chain and lour It In genet ally ul merged about t tour feet > fionv filly water and the explosive ex-plosive plvago I 14 I 106 olIu is of dyn mite or wet fours cotton A mullroom tnchor holds the mine In position Another An-other form nt submarine mine Is One which will explode by contact with a ships bottom but as these are danter note both to friend and foe they are now seldom used In any scheme for defense de-fense Meantime the toneilo boat and de sltolr Ord lept I In tile background Il uouli teem to be n safe proposlllon even Judging from this great distance that their utility ns war craft his been somewhat If not consllerably overrated over-rated 1erhais Il t will be found In actual ac-tual engagements thai Instead nf be tntf certain destroyers they are certain of destruction when undertaking nn Independent assault upon n well armed vessel It would eem to be Ihe case Hint they life of least value In the open sea alI < l Of tho Inost value nearer shore Or In places where the ship attacked ins not 1 I fair opportunity for maneu Tcrlng anti thus keeping respectful distances I dis-tances between Diem That the for pelo boat li I however n thing to be watched and shunned Is t well assured |