Show scientists NEW METHOD TO PREVENT SEA DISASTERS dally forecasts on steamers by wire less data plan of german guest of secretary of agriculture new york shipwrecks at sea are an necessary according to dr peter polls a german meteorologist who ar ived here the other day as a depre of the german government 0 o consult with the american depart jaent of agriculture the german visitor who was ac compan led by his wife has rated a system of interchangeable wireless weather reports among trans atlantic ships whereby an official weather map Is to be issued aboard every cross sea liner every day div ing weather forecasts up to 36 hours by means of which ships can be warned in time to prepare for any kind of a storm in the case of smaller vessels coming over the grand banks the forecast can be sent far enough ahead to permit them to take refuge at st johns or halifax dr polls who is director of the meteorological observatory was in communication every day dur ing the trip across the ocean with both continents conti by wireless through ship tl at were passing between his vessel and eitner shore in this way he got the latest anfor mation as 0 o tl e beati er and was able to give particulars to approach ng craft at all hours day and night he ha 1 a radius of 1 kilometers ered by tie kaiserian Kai serin in send ing weather bulletins dr polls will go to washington to try to induce the weather bureau to use numerals instead of words in its wireless code system all nations ex capt america use numerals numer alb the object tion to the use of code words par ticul arly those ending in ing being that they are confusing and more dit ficula to decipher during his voyage the german weather expert by kites flown from the deck took features of the heavens daily but on the third day the kite got away and was traveling at the rate of about 30 miles an hour when last seen the last direct shore to ship mes sage which the german forecaster re was at a distance of about 3 kilometers twice a day the temperature barometer force of wind and direction of the air were taken by dr polls and recorded in a map which he dis played on the bulletin board of the ship his weather warnings were sent to the arabic lusitania la cavole and several other vessels going and corn ing dangers of collision in fogs the unheralded approach of a storm and consequent danger to life and prop erty said dr polls will be ellmina ted on the ocean when my plan of dally weather reports is perfected |