| Show A 0 NEW WIt WAN Although the mind of ot the world worl at nt present Is very ory cr forcibly directed toward peaceful subjects are still being Improved and Invented Invent lt One of ot tho the most formidable of such war var enInes en Is that Just patented by byAn Annon Anson An on Phelps Stokes scholar philan philanthropist and nOlI Billionaire This IB is Intended Int for tor forthe forthe the Iho coast defense and not riot for tor or attack It Is lea a n floating lottery battery n 0 g movable foit tOlt which wilt dispute the tho right of any an for eor olga fleet to approach the tha roast coast coa t It de lie defends tends feuds for tor hostile purposes It Is Iii there therefore therefore fore tore entirely legitimate It should lie he liea bea a 1 preserver of the peace puce because of ut Its to destroy de its 1111 assailants The new war engine Is l I raid lId to look hook lookIn In the water like the upper part of a n great Kreal Iron sphere phere It will be protected with the heaviest t armor that can pos IOS possibly L sibly be made while white the perfect globular Globular lar jar shape of the vessel or battery will wilt make malte It practically Impossible to Injure her with projectiles or even evan with tor torpedoes torpedoes Whatever mIssiles happen to hit her har will glance off ort deflected by tho th nonresistance of ot the tho spherical target presented It will have one ono great groat rent gun Immovably fixed and the elevation or lowering of ot the tile muzzle will be done by bytho bythe bythe the tho raisIng or lowering of ot the battery battry II t by b means menns of ot movable ballast The battery will Mill have to be he moved Into position by other vessels and It will bo ho boat hoat at anchor during action nellon Mr Stoka claims considerable econ ceon economy omy amy In the construction of title this battery battory I By Il y reason lOn of Its shape shine con weight Is III i Ived eved Another Item of economy results from the sot fet that no gun cun In Is UNIt uewl to hold the large Iane guns their omission I not only a n considerable expense but pro duese a safer t r end and more secure mount for or the haIst gun atlas The heavy nr or orInn mOl mor Inn covering for or doors doom windows window Indo port portholes porthole portholes holes hole etc can b be more easily lIr supported and more safely moved It U 14 alao allo claimed on the upper part of 01 the Ipher spherical ice ical surface than on Oft the Ute vertical or nearly vertical sides of ef an ordinary ordry ship floating have bas kM Mea hs a built be before tore fore Dili thu but they ther leave hare hardly U been n considered red a success u IB 1 Ut DM Uit new MY con cost contrivance hoe We features are eliminated it la Is tb and 4 therefore t It Is III hoped that tha t it tt will with III a lon felt want If It it proves to be a all sj claimed an impregnable fort foot Inventors win will an turn tUtta their k tl t mk U n to 10 means whereby to destroy atro It and ed they will IU t too Then haps there ther will wilt willbe be h a return to the te t e light swift Itt craft rait II that can a si move about quickly and aM in la inflict wounds In |
