To Telephone to Mars

Tesla Sees in Coming Day of Electrical Energy End of War.

Nikola Tesla is to halloo clear up to Mars, wake up every electrician in Mars or Venus and, to return to earth, is to send battle-ships to the junk-heap.

In the Electrical World and Engineer he announces that he has invented a "telautomatic" torpedo which can be directed at will from a distance much greater than the range of the largest gun with unerring precision upon the object to be destroyed.

"The operator will not need to see the infernal engine or even know its location, and the enemy will be unable to interfere in the slightest with its movements by any electrical means," says Mr. Tesla.

One of these "devil-telautomata," he says, will soon be constructed, and if adopted by the great governments of the world, it will stop the building of battle-ships and put forts out of business.

He announces also, that he is designing an oscillator, with a maximum activity of 10,000,000 horse-power, with which he can telegraph or telephone to Mars or Venus.

"And this machine I am building," says Mr. Tesla, "is but a plaything ... just enough to throw this planet into feeble tremors by sign and word — to telegraph and to telephone."

He declares he is designing an oscillator which will drive through the earth a current of 100,000,000 volts, and deliver energy at the rate of 1,000,000 horse-power — one hundred Falls of Niagara combined in one — striking the universe with blows — blows that will wake from their slumber the sleepiest electricians, if there be any, on Venus or Mars.

"It is not a dream, it is a simple feat of scientific electrical engineering, only expensive — blind, faint hearted world." Mr. Tesla says also he is at work on designs for a plant which is to transmit 10,000 horse-power without wires. — New York World.