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Show SHARKS IN TORPEDO WORK. ugeoetlen That tha Great Fish Oe Utilised In tha Naval Service. All aorta of queer devices are offered of-fered the army board of ordnance and fortifications aa engines of destruc tion. One of the strsngest suRges-Uns suRges-Uns of this kind yet presented to the consideration of the board contemplates contem-plates the ne of large fish, prelcr-ably prelcr-ably sharks, for tin propulsion of submarine sub-marine torpedoc. According to th plan proposed a shark I to lie Imprisoned Im-prisoned In a tube at the rear end nt the projectile: and Is To be controlled In Ita movements by the active application appli-cation of wlcj'lcsa telegraphy. In case tha shark been in o rest lets and attempted to swlui awny on his own account It waa to be given an electrlo ahock, and in that way kept oa Ita course until tho torpedo had reached its target Another remarkably remark-ably Ingenious propoaltlon emunnted from the same fertllo brain, and contemplated con-templated the employment of war balloons In any desired direction. In this cafe also tho birds, harnessed to the aerial vehicles, were to be con-trollod con-trollod In their movements by a system sys-tem of wireless telegraphy. These balloons were to bo provided with torpedoes, or bombs, which could be dropped at any desired point by the use of wireless ti ler-nii 1 y. |