Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1914 — Long Trip for Submarines. [ARTICLE]

Long Trip for Submarines.

When Jules Verne wrote "Forty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" few of his readers Imagined that his weird idea would be accomplished within their lifetime, yet two submarines have started from Portsmouth, England, fbr Australia, a distance of COO miles, which they will accomplish under their own power, created by oilengines. They are scheduled to reach Australia about May 18. which allows for no loss of time from start to finish. Each boat has oil engines of 1,600-horsepowdr, calculated to develop 860 revolutions per minute, and will carry 11,000 gallons of paraffin as ftiel and 1,600 gallons of lubricating oil. They have as armaments four torpedo tubes, and on arrival will be fitted with wireless telegraphy. They aro to be known, as AEI and AB2, being of the E class. They will be ee* sorted as far as Singapore by his majesty’s ship Eclipse.