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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-11-09, Page 7LONG FLIGHT WILL FOLLOW TIE WAR SAYS ITALIAN •AVIATOR NOW IN AMERICA. No .Attempt Will Be Made To Cross Atlantic With a Caproni Aero- plane Until End of War. "The Atlantic Ocean''wil1 not be crossed in an aeroplane until the war is over, and when it is crossed it will be in an Italian machine," said Lieu- tenant Resnati, Italian aviator, when questioned concerning the possibility of crossing'the ocean in the huge Ca- proni triplane he is demonstrating in the United States. "Signor Caproni," Resnati said, "has thought of crossing the ocean for a long time. He has designed a huge machine for the trip. The craft will be equipped with five motors of 200 -horse power each and will have a wing spread of approximately two hundred feet. The machine will be the dreadnought of the air and, ,eon- trary to the general belief, will be a land machine instead of a flying boat. "The flying boat is not practicable for crossing the ocean. It is heavy, too heavy to get the maximum speed for a minimum amount of gasoline. The land machine is better. It is light and .speedy, and when the aviator sets out to cross the ocean he will not con- sider a safe landing at sea. • To Make Continuous Flight. "There are several reasons for this. He - will attempt to make the flight without Ianding. And when the flight is attempted there will be boats enough strung out across the water to pick up the pilot and passengers if they are forced to come down. It is possible to land on the water with a land machine 'without loss of life, but not without loss of the machine. The men would be picked up, but the ma- chine would be a total loss." The Lieutenant said that Caproni and his associates have given serious thought to crossing the Atlantic in an aeroplane, but have given up the idea for the present on account of the war. Caproni has made wonderful strides in aviation in the last few years and now is devoting all his time to per- fecting craft, although his fondest dream is the crossing of the ocean in a machine designed and built by him- self. The Italian flyer admitted that there had been some talk of a flight across the ocean in the 'Caproni triplane within the next year or sol but indi- catecl that the idea has •been given up i`.or the reasons set forth above. If an attempt is made to cross the Atlantis in any of the machines now in use it will be a one stop flight, Res- nati predicted. He said it would be possible, in his opinion, for a flyer to go from Newfoundland to the Azores, and- from the Azores to the most westerly point in Spain. Two pilots would be required, however, as no man is able to fly long- er than twenty-four hours without rest. The twenty-four hours endur- ance flight was made by a German airman. Four Miles to the Gallon. "It requires about twenty-five gal - lone of gasoline to the one hundred miles in the Caproni," Resnati said. "We could carry enough for a non- stop flight across the Atlantic by car- "rying auxiliary tanks in the body of the car, but it would require a great deal of work to arrange the tanks in the proper manner." "Were I going to attempt a non- st9p . flight from America to England I would select the most easterly point of Newfoundland as my starting point and the most westerly point of Ire - "'land for my objective. The distance between these points is approximately 3,500 miles. To cross the Atlantic a machine would have to snake one hun- dred miles an hour. This would mean approximately eight hundred "gallons of gasoline. "But one man could fly only fifteen ho irs or thereabouts without rest, This would mean that three pilots would have to make the trip, the first to be relieved at the end of twelve hours or so and the second a ; the ex- piration of the same time." War Work of Universities. The universities of Canada have been tremendously depleted by the war, Of the 14,000 undergraduates 10,000 are linen. There are now at the front 6,000 undergraduates and• 6,000 graduates. Of this number 800 have already been killed while 400 are with the staffs. The schools of applied science: particularly have been badly cut down, All the serums and toxins iised by the Canadian armies have. been made in the laboratories of , our. own universities. These institutions also have done great work in the To - education of crippled soldiers, Six of the universities have sent hospital Units ;to the front. Hard to r*Tops Meat ? All depends on what you eat as a substitute. It isa good time to study "food value." You may be , eating the wrong foods, the foods. that cost most and give the least nutriment.. Shredded Wheat iscuit contains more real, body-building nutriment, pound for pound, than, meat, eggs or potatoes and costs much less. Two of those Biscuits with milk and a little fruit make a nourishing meal at a cost of a few cents. Make Shredded Wheat your "meat. A satis- fying breakfast on which to start the day's work. It is ready -cooked and ready -to - eat. Made in Canada. CANADA AND THE WORLD'S SUPPLY OF WHEAT It was with considerable satisfac- tion that readers in all Allied coun- tries received the statement made a short time ago by the Institute of Ag- riculture at Rome, that 1917 had seen an increase in the wheat crop of the principal countries of the world, out- side of the Centi"k1 Powers, of 3.3 per cent. over 1916. These figures were basedon returns from Spain, France, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, Cana: da, the United States, India, Japan and Algeria, which countries are this year estimated to show a total wheat production of 1,665,448,000 bushels. At the salve time these same coun- tries show an increase in their barley crop of 2.4 per cent; an increase in their rye crop of 10.7 per cent; an increase in their oat crop of 19.9 per cent, and an increase in their corn crop of 25.3 per cent. That such in- creases should be possible among na- tions, most of whom are engaged in war, is in itself a tribute to the pro- ductive energy of manhood. The enormous total of 1,665, 448,000 bushels of wheat .is so great that it refuses to be grasped by the human mind without some units of compari- son. If this crop of wheat were load- ed into freight cars, 1,000 bushels to the car, and each car occupied forty feet of the railway track, it would re- present one solid loaded train 12,617 miles in length—more -than enough to reach half way round the' world at the equator. These loaded cars, without engines, would occupy seven -eighths of the entire trackage of the Canadian Pacific Railway, known as the world's greatest transportation company, There is, however, another point of view, and a very appropriate' one .at this particular period, when the agri- cultural countries are called upon to produce the utmost pound of food. While the countries mentioned have done well their accomplishment shrinks into insignificance when com- pared with, their possibilities. For instance, the three Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber- ta could produce three bines the total wheat crop above referred to ! This statement may seem extravagant un- til submitted to the test of cold figures, Then we get data like this : According to the Government of Canada there are in the provinces mentioned the following areas suit- able for agricultural purposes : Manitoba 74,216,000 acres • Saskatchewan 93,459,0.00 " Alberta 105,217,000 " 272,892,000 " The average wheat crop in these provinces for the last ten years has been : Manitoba, 18.20 bushels per acre; Saskatchewan, 18.44 bushels Save Au the Use Of Wheat By eating aic1N ts All the food value of 'the grin is used in • making this delicious -food ; and its blend of malted barley' not only adds to its nou- rishing qualities but produces a flavor of unusual richness. Ail No Po d = - erste Cariadian Pestuni Cereal Co., Ltd., Windsor. Ont, per acre; Alberta, 20,19 bushels pet acre, The average for, the tliree pro- vinoes is therefore practically19 bushes per acro, If you multiply the available acreage, as given, above, by 19, you will find that these provinces, if entirely cultivated, are '.capable of producing in an average year 6,184,- 948,-000 ,184,- 948;000 bushels of wheat ---consider- ably more than time tunes the total which is being 'produced this year, 1917, by Spain, France, Scotland, Ire- land, ;Switzerland, • Canada, United States, India, Japan and Algeria com- bined. The single province of Alberta can produce as much 'si!heat as all of these countries anh have mare left over than was grown in 1917 in all Canada. Of course, it is impossible, -as ,a •practicable manner., to put every arable acre of land in any country in wheat, but if we say for the sake of illustration that one-third of the arable .land iu these provinces is sum- mer-fallewed, one-third sown to coarse. grains or pasture, and one-third to wheat, the proportion that is sown to wheat will produce a greeater crop than that already mentioned as being grown by all the countries before re- ferred to. These figures may be interesting generally for the great comparison which they afford, but they must also carry the conclusion that the world is a very long way from having exhaust- ed its 'food producing possibilities. Any scarcity of food production which may now exist. is traceable almost entirely to an improper distribution of. population. In the older countries - population is compelled to exist on. such limited areas that production on a relatively large scale is impossible, whereas in the newer countries such as Western Canada the population is' as yet totally insufficient to bring the country under cultivation: These are conditions which will doubtless right themselves; in fact, the process of correction is going on very rapidly, and, whatever difficulties may be ex- perienced in feeding the world during the next few years, there can be–no question that they will be solved as soon as sufficient population is found for the great open plains which are still awaiting the husbandman. SATISFIED MOTHERS Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she will use nothing else. The satisfaction she de- rives from their use is wonderful. They are easy to give the baby; their action is prompt and thorough and above all they are absolutely harm- less. 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I got some small screw eyes and fastened one on each end of the lower shade stick, one on the top and one on the bottom on each side of the window casing. Then I fastened thin cord to the bottom eye- let, ran it through the ,Shade` eyelet and fastened it to the top screw eye. If this is done on each side of the shade the window can be left wide open and the shade will stay where you want it. Thidoes not interfere with the raising and lowering of the shade, and if the cord is perchased the same color' as the woodwork it will be unnoticeable. FREE GIRLS' We will give this beautiful prize free se all charge to any girl or young lady who will sell 40 packages of our lovely embossed Xmas postcards at 10 cents a package. T, he l",xtension .Bracelet Is of rolled gold plate and fits any arm. Send us your name and we will send you the cards. When sold send us the money and we will send you the Brace- let, Address HOMES -WARDEN CO. 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We did not need to ask you, You came with loyal heart, And, faithful to your calling, With zeal, to da your part, You knew the cause was righteous, You heard the great appeal, And willingly you offered To soothe, to cheer, to heal. We do not needto tell you How great your trials be; We bless you for your goodness, And pray for victory; Whate'er may yet befal us, In .conquest or defeat; A nation kneels to thank you, A suppliant—at your feet. We do not need to thank you, Mere words would not suffice; Ten thousand lives restored— This is your sacrifice; Ten thousand, 'aye, ten thousand, Lift up their hearts to -day To thank you, bless you, lave you, This is your victory. _ =John Light, London, Eng. Kitchen windows should always be lowered from the top to allow heated and impure air to escape, and raised from the bottom to allow fresh air to come in. 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