Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 21, 1918

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6 all sorts _A11 Ships Huns Damaged Now in U S Service Despite all the efforts made by their crews to render them useless nearly a hundred formerly interned German ships are now flying the Stars and Stripes in the service of the United States navy says the March Popular Mechanics Maga zine It develops that although the Huns were convinced their vandalism made our use of the boats impossible the navy has not only managed to repair all of them but has done the work so skill fully that in no case has failure or weak ness since developed Fire extinguishers were filled with gasoline incendiary prep arations made and gauges reversed Steam pipes were plugged by disjointing them driving in slugs of solid brass and then concealing the work by renewing the connections Meter Which Registers Telephone Calls A recently invented telephone meter described and illustrated in the March Popular Mechanics Magazine is designed to prevent errors in charging calls and t make the service more satisfactory to the subscriber in other respects Being of comparatively simple construction it can be installed in the signal case of a coinoperated telephone with slight alter ations The device comprises two