ANOTHER GUN TO END WAR angle fire from the enemy's artillery. A PROMINENT Philadelphian now has joined the ranks of those who invent devices so terrible that "they will be afraid to engage in war". His device, however, really robs war of some of its terrors, since it lends a degree of safety to the man in the trench. It consists of an ordinary rifle with an extra long barrel, curved at the end like a hook, so that when held in a vertical position, the end curves Over into a horizontal position. Attached to the side of the gun is a periscope arrangement, that enables the man holding the rifle to see what is before him when he holds the rifle vertically, with the hook at the top just extending over the top of some obstruction, like a trench, behind which he is taking shelter. With this gun, a man in the trenches could take aim, as accurately as the curved barrel would allow, at any foe approaching his trench, and be sheltered from direct fire himself. Troops equipped with such weapons could hold off infantry attacks on intrenched positions, and be safe themselves from anything but high COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD The one probable disadvantage is that aiming at an advancing enemy would be difficult, because of the short barrel and the curve in the bullet's course just before it leaves the muzzle. ROBS TRENCH WARFARE OF ONE TERROR ROOSEVELT DAM FILLING VER since the EVER Roosevelt dam was completed, the residents of the Salt River Valley in Arizona have been worrying about the water supply. Never has the reservoir come anywhere near filling until the Spring of 1915. In Phoenix, the metropolis of the valley, the great irrigation project was under grave suspicion of being a failure, simply because the water refused to collect. Heavier rainfall than usual has occurred and the Chamber of Commerce of Phoenix is going to have a great fête day to celebrate. It is estimated that a million acre feet of water will be impounded before the hot weather sets in. Once the reservoir is full the annual rainfall should supply as much water as is used for the prospective amount of irrigation and water supply. of Washington and Oregon. The entire forest reserve service has been ordered to kill coyotes and an effort is being made to exterminate the animals. One county reported the killing of three hundred head of cattle by rabies contracted from the coyotes and owners of herds have become panicstricken. The forests are open to stock. COPYRIGHT-UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD proper place on the post. This arrangement gives ample protection from those who might enter the garage for unlawful purposes. Other connections may be made so that the door may be con trolled from the garage, or even from the house, depending altogether upon the wiring done. The actuating motor automat ically comes to a stop when the doors are opened completely or closed, so there is no jamming. The whole arrangement is a boon to the private owner and to the public garage as well. The convenience of the arrange GARAGE DOOR THAT OPENS ment affords good advertising. ITSELF O more will the owner of No the pleasure car find it necessary to "honk-honk" his signal horn to have the garage door opened for him. A recently perfected idea for the mechanical operation of garage doors, enables him to open them for himself without leaving his machine. The doors are moved by an electric motor, which is controlled by push-buttons on a post. The post may be located anywhere that suits the convenience of the driver of the car. The doors may also be locked or unlocked from the outside by the in THE DOOR SHUTS BY ITSELF sertion of a Yale key into its The driver need not leave the car, because merely touching a button on the post as he passes is sufficient. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD AUSTRIANS SCOURING GALICIA FOR SUPPLIES Even with the admirable Teutonic commissary arrangements at their disposal, the Germanic troops occasionally find it necessary to commandeer food, especially when on such a campaign as the one just fought in the Austrian province. |