| Show revolution IN MODERN WARFARE IN AN exaggerated and rather lurid story called Cr ezare tower ignatius donnelly advocate of the theory as to the true author of shakes peares works attempts to describe the condition of the world a hundred years hence it to is the reverse of the picture drawn j by bellamy in looking backward among other things described is in a new method of warfare it consists of death dealing bombs dropped from air ships some of which contain dynamite and others an explosive poison which by the vapor it emits kills all who breath the noxious compound this is perhaps one of the most moot feasible ideas set forth in the a story to ry the tendency of modern invention is largely in the direction of destructive implements aud compositions the sinking inking 11 of vessels taken by the insurgents in the chilian revolution has attracted much attention in naval and military circles because of the success in the use of 0 torpedoes upon ironclad vessels the blanco was sunk by one of these projectiles fired from a gunboat in caldera bay so also was the monitor hasea the interest aroused by this event is natural it shows that the strongest ironclads iron tron are not invulnerable the blanco w was as the finest and staunchest staunches vessel in the chilian navy and that expensive production of modern skill and ingenuity has been sent to the bottom of the sea by a simple explosive projected from a gunboat no sooner is one formidable method of attack sod and defence devised than another to is brought forth which renders it futile and destruction is itself destroyed while insecurity follows to nations and their armies and navies an english officer has discovered a means of throwing torpedoes by a mighty explosive into the air to descend and destroy whatever they touch it is a new propelling agent which can be adapted at small expense to cannon now in use and without the danger attached to dynamite and gunpowder am aa at present handled with such ordnance with the progress made in the science of chemistry and the necessities which arise through the manufacture of new v vessels Is sod and implements of warfare it is quite likely that the methods of modern attack and defense will before bong be completely revolutionized and if the sword and the bayonet are not converted into the plowshare and the pruning book they will become useless in battle and deadly assaults will not only be made from a distance but with projectiles and compounds that will slay by wholesale and simplify the altaf human demolition an epoch of war will precede the era of peace predicted by inspired sages and much evil will be cleared out of the way by violence before the reign of universal righteousness can be inaugurated augu rated and it seems memo as though the means to accomplish that preparatory work are being brought dorth as fast as they can be utilized for the necessary work of horror |
