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Show Kite Balloons ' -; j Used in Hunting ffcn Submarines! ON BOARD AMERICAN DESTROYER, DE-STROYER, AMERICAN PORT IN FRANCE, Nov. 1. (Mail.) Kite balloons bal-loons towed at sea by destroyers are one of the odd devices used to aid in the hunt for Ilun submarines. A winch brings down tho balloon to within 12 feet of the deck, so that the observers, throwing out a Jacob's ladder, descend for their usual meals at a change of watch. Within tho wire cable leading to the gas-bag is a telephono wire by which the observer keeps in communication communi-cation with tho deck. The Americt'in naval aerounauts are doing splendid work in the balloons, and Ensign P. J. Barnes has established establish-ed a new record for remaining in the air in a kite balloon. nn |