The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 259, Ed. 1 Monday, October 4, 1920 Page: 7 of 18
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UNITED STATES NAVY
FINDS LITTLE TO COPY
IN GERMAN U-BOATS
Construction of Other Enemy
Warcraft Is Not
Superior.
Washington. 1). C.. Oct. 4. — De-
tailed examination of surrendered tier-
man U-boats built during the war has
produced nothing to forecast important
changes in American submarines offi-
cers at the navy departmen assert.
After careful study of the German craft
and a thorough test in the long cruise
across the Atlantic American experts
have found only n few unimportant de-
tails worthy of incorporating in new
American undersea craft.
In periscopes and optical fittings the
German boats were superior to prewar
American submersibles it was admitted.
Periscopes on new navy submarines
however are superior to the best simi-
lar fittings found on the captured ves-
sels it was said.
The motor equipment of the German
boats was praised by American offi-
cers but it was declared that the me-
chanical plants of the enemy craft were
in no respet superior to those already
in use in the United States navy. In
many points particularly that of me-
• hanica! simplicity roominess and com-
fort for the crew the American boats
are regarded as superior to the German
craft.
Examination of the surface vessels
fcurrendered by Germany and brought
to the United States recently is now in
progress. Other German vessels of all
claaaes had been previously carefully in-
»pected by American officers abroad and
officials at the department declared that
they did not expert the inspection of the
cruiser Osfriesland and the destroyers
allocated to this country to develop any
mportant new construction methods in
the American navy.
In one respect the German ships won
the praise of many offierrs at the de-
partment. This was the use of solid
water-tight bulkheads between subdivi-
sions of the hulls below decks. No doors
for communication below were found in
the German ships the members of the
crew being forced to go “up and over”
t > move from one compartment to an-
other.
It was this < onMnn tion that kept
•'UCTflfan vessels in the fight at the battle
of Jutland after they had been severe-
. lv punished bj British fire officers
l said. The idea has been advocated by
L a school of American nave] officers for
I years nnd has been adopted in the newer
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WRIGLEYS - and it’s £ood meLm
for them.
THE FLAVOR LASTS
Made'under conditions of
absolute cleanliness and
brought to them in WRIGLEY’S
sealed sanitary package.
SEALED TIGHT. KEPT RIGHT BmH
Satisfies the craving
for sweets aids digestion
purifies breath allays thirst t<.WI
and helps keep teeth clean.
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MONDAY
vessels to tin* extent of placing solid
bulkheads lietwecu fireroom*.
Opponents of the solid bulkhead the-
ory declare case ami rapidity of coin in n
ideation below decks to be more valua-
ble than elaborate precautions to pre-
vent the passage of water from one
compartment tv another in the event of
hits below the waterline.
A feature of tin? German ship' that
somewhat surprixd American officers
was the lack of provisions for the com-
fort of the crewg. Officers* quarters
were found to he about on a par with
those in the American navy but little
attention has been paid to the enlisted
ru n. The larger shins had cooking a«
coin inoda t ions fur but a Mnnll part of
the battle crew. it was said and it
was believed that the ships were run-
Ftructed on the theory that any engage-
ment they participated in would bo
within a short distance of the home
port probably in the North sea ns the
bunk capacities were very limited.
During periods of inaction the men
were housed ashore in barracks nnd ‘lur-
ing periods nt sen of any duration they
were poorly supplied with hot food.
Contrasted with the elaborate galleys
and bakeries on American ships with
provisions for long cruises at sea away
from supply bases the German craft
were primitive it was said.
The final disposition to be made of
the German vessels has not been de-
cided. They will either be broken up at
navy yards or used as targets for the
fleets.
NOTE SWINDLE REVIVED
Confederate Money Is Passed as Ix*gal
Tender in England.
London Get. 4. — The old swindle
of passing currency notes of the Con-
federate States of America which has
been worked in England for years is
flourishing again. Reports of the vic-
timization of shopkeepers at ports have
been reaching the American embassy iu
increasing numbers recently.
A ticket seller at one of the big Lon-
don railway stations gave a Swiss waiter
eleven English pounds for a $5O Confed-
erate note but became auspicious be-
fore the waiter had gone far and bad
him detained.. The police were in a
dilemma as they could not distinguish
the note from good American money
nnd finally had to appeal to the Amer-
ican embassy.
The Swiss said he obtained the note
from an American but declined to say
how much the transaction cost him.
The police believed his story that he had
acted in good faith with the ticket sel-
ler.
The police say this swindle runs in
waves cropping out every few years but
that at present it is being perpetrated
on a larger scale and more successfully
than heretofore.
TO SELL ASTOR HOME
Iniqur OIHf - Building on the Thames
Is Architectural Wonder.
London. Ort. 4. — The most uuiqui
office building iu London for mure
tlmn a quarter of a century the busi-
ness headquarters and home of tbc late
Lord William Waldorf Astor is to be
sold. Built nt a cost of more tlmn $l-
IMIO.OOO this office-palace occupied one
of the must commanding positions on
the famous embankment.
Architects lune called it the most
original structure of its kind in the
world in that it combines many of the
inspirations of the old world with all
the modern devices of present-day busi-
ness. It is constructed of gray stone
iu Tudor style nnd never has any build-
ing offered such discouragement to
burglars. A strong though artistic
iron railing surrounds the house all the
many windows have iron bars nnd en-
trani-c can be obtained only through a
massive gateway of bronze.
Above it all is a little gilt galleon in
full sail an exact model of the caravel
in which Columbus crossed the seas a
happy reminder as some one has point-
ed out "of the American made wealth
which made the splendid building pos-
sible.”
When one enters the office one is
confronted by a magnificent carved
staircase which occupies the greater
portion of the center of the house. Oak
beams mahogany panelling marble
floors abound throughout and many of
the fittings have been declared priceless
by experts.
A Morning
Dish of °
6rape=Nuts
makes for im-
proved health
and better
energy for the
days work.
The Sugar Saver
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
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ContinuiTom orrou ’
WAsm’s
MILL ©reNHNG
(ind Display of the Authentic
Modes for the Fall and
Winter—l92o^l
—the crowning event of the season
in fashions which should be seen
by every woman in San Antonio
Our third floor is one magnificent picture of fash-
ionable apparel more beautiful more bountiful than
ever before. Fashion's newer style themes in—
Coals Suits. Frocks. Furs.
II raps. Evening Gowns
Skirts Blouses Sweaters and
Girls and Misses' Apparel
are presented to you in all of Autumn's newer and rich
colorings—the newer fabrics and at pricings that are
decidedly lower than you expected.
OCTOBER 4. 1920
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 259, Ed. 1 Monday, October 4, 1920, newspaper, October 4, 1920; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1617080/m1/7/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .