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  2. ONE OF THE MOST ASTONISHING THINGS EVER MADE OF STEEL—THE INSIDE OF A TORPEDO.

    Twin serews; 2, vertical rudder; 3, horizontal rudder; 4, beval gear; 5, propeller shaftl; 6 , buoyaney chamber 7, starting gear, the engines of which start as the torpedo leaves the tube; 8. starting pinl; 9,. engine chamber; 10, balance chamber, 11. gyroscope; 12, wight which controls depth by acting on rudder; 13 compressed air; 14, balance chamber; 15, guncotton; 16 primer of fulminate of mercury; 17 strikerm which fires the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 101 words
  3. HUMOR FROM THE FRONT.

    Lance-Corporal H. B. Jones, of the Queen Victoria's Rifles (Territorials), writing to a friend in London deals with the humorous side of life in the trenches. He ...

    Article : 335 words
  4. THE EYE UNDER THE SEA—INSIDE A SUBMARINE.

    Looking into these eye-pieces, attached to the base of the periscope the officer of a submarine can scan the whole horizen by turning a wheel with his hand. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
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  6. "POOR, PLUCKY SERBIA."

    The average. reader of war news is. apt to overlook to a great extent the important part Serbia has played in the. present war, and to concentrate his pity on the ...

    Article : 887 words
  7. FORTY WORMS.

    The general ill-health of many children due to the presence of worms, and parents should keep a sharp eye on their children if there is a suspicion of their presence. ...

    Article : 269 words
  8. BATTLEFIELD DEBT REPAID.

    A corporal of the Coldstream Guards has described how he repaid a battlefield debt:— At Le Cateau I was engaged by a German Lancer, and in making a bayonet ...

    Article : 156 words
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