.Volcanic heat
supply POWER
FOR INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—Industrial Italy, forced
by the enormous prices for imported
coal is turning attention towards the
utiY^ation of the latent power of the
country’s volcanic area, according to
^ advices received by the Italian em
bassy. ,
This idea of exploiting the natural
heat emitted from the soil in the vol
canic regions seemed a dream at first
thought, but already it has been de
veloped to considerable importance.
Successful experiments have been con
ducted in the past and today Lader
ello in Tuscany has a heating plant of
16,000 horsepower in operation with
out interruption and distributing elec
tfijfc. current to Florence, Livorno and
Orosseto. Its capacity, it is planned,
will be increased.
First experiments with volcanic
power were made some years before
the war by Prince Ginori-Conti at
Larderello, near the salt mines of Vol
terra, a region extensively covered
with volcanic vents emitting power
ful jets of hot steam containing boric
«^alts and various gases used in the
extraction of boracis acid.
Instead of limiting the use of these
steam jets to extracting the salts con
tained in the exalations, one of these
natural vapor vents, the ejected of the
steam is simulated by boring holes. In
^his way it lias been possible to ob
tain jets at a pressure of 30 to 45
pounds per square inch and in some
instances as high as 75 pounds per
square inch, the temperature varying
from 150 to 165 degress centigrade.
In 1905, Prince Ginori-Conti applied
this natural steam to a 40-horsepower
engine, using only a small section of
the Nenalla fissure, the ejected steam
from which a pressure of 75 pounds
per square inch was secured. Seven
years later another experiment was
successful with a 300-horsepower tur
bine-alternator of 3,000 kilowatts in
each, these being fed by boilers at a
low pressure heated by the natural
steam, superheated to 165 degress cen
tigrade.
The natural steam has been used
thus far only for heating because it
contains substances, among them sul
phuric acid, which corrodes metals,
particularly iron.
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INLAND WATERWAY TO
CONNECT FOOD REGIONS
BERLIN. Aug. 12 (by Associated
- Press).—Germany at last is to have
Inland water connection between its
eastern food producing region and its
western manufacturing district, the
Prussian state ministry having de
cidttd to supply the final link which
wi,y complete tl|e long chain of canals
between the Elbe and the Rhine.
This canal, about 93 miles long, will
join Hanover and Madgeburg. Its ab
sence during the war proved a great
disadvantage to Germany which, be
cause of the allies’ blockade, had to
abandon its transport by way of the
TMorth sea and the Baltic.
The best of coffee at the Alaskan
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YANK SAILORS
PUT CHECK 0
RIVER PIRATES
SHANGHAI, Aug. 12 (by Associated
Press).—Brigands who have terrorized
the upper reaches of the Yangtse river
in recent months found a sudden
check pu„ upon their activities when
American and British gunboats were
dispatched into the upper river from
Shanghai, according to reports that
have filtered back to Shanghai.
The gunboats were sent up to Chun
king after a band of outlaws took pos
session of the Robert Dollar II of the
Robert Dollar Company of Shanghai
at Wanhsien in Szechuen province,
and were frightened away only by the
timely appearance of the American
gunboat Palos, which come in response
to distress signals.
The Robert Dollar II, on the maiden
voyage of the new up-river service the
Dollar company is establishing, was
fired upon from shore after the first
encounter. Messages to Shanghai
said that the bandits vanished into the
hills on the appearance of the gun
boats.
! ROMANTIC DRAMA ON
BILL AGAIN TONIGHT;
VIOLA DANA FRIDAY
“Paws of the Bear,” which was
shown last night at the Empress and
is to be repeated tonight, is an un
usually strong drama of the romantic
adventurous type. The opening
scenes, staged in a quaint foreign
town, are true in detail and convinc
ing. Later the scene of action is
transferred to this side of the big
pond, and the detail is equally good.
The plot is interesting, and there is
enough of mystery to arouse and hold
| the curiosity—a curiosity which is not
satisfied until the very end. The uni
versal verdict after watching this pic
ture is that it’s unusually good enter
tainment.
Tomorrow night Viola Dana of the
bewitching smile and saucy ways in
•a clever comedy drama, “Some Bride.”
Is she? Wel’ll say so. And if you
doubt it—well, just watch Viola.
BELGIANS DON’T WANT
ANY GERMAN SHOPS
ANTWERP, Aug. 12 (by Associated
Press).—Antwerp Belgians who suf
fered in the war have launched a rad
ical movement against the few score
Germans who, since the peace treaty
became effective, have managed to re
establish themselves in business here.
The movement, known as “Heraus
les Boches,” developed spontaneously
with a big parade here recently and
since then the property of some Ger
man merchants has been attacked.
“Heraus les Boches” placards have
been displayed in many shop windows.
The term, a combination of German
and French, is meant to express the
sentiment, “Out with the Germans.”
The Belgian foreign office has
stated that only a few Germans have
been permitted to enter the country
from Irkutsk saying her missing hus
years residents of Antwerp before the
war.
Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
The Daily Times Job Plant is well
equipped for all classes of commercial
printing.
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Bakery’s famous Cream Loaf
Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
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