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Show COAST DEFENSE NOT EFFICIENT. Additional Officers and Men Needed. Saya General Murray. Washington -"lloth the coast de' fense nud the artillery aro badly do-Relent do-Relent lu ImiIIi personnel nnd material, mater-ial, neither Is In even approximately proper condition for Instruction In time of peace, much less In condition for reasonable efficient sen-lea lu wnr. and the time nocessury to put either lu the latter condition Is not a muliii of dnys or weeks, hut of wars." Ilrlgadler (leneral Attlnir Murray, 'hlef of artillery, thus summed up the vuidltlon of his aim of the service lu his aniimil report, made public on Sunday. He says It cannot bo too strongly uiged (hut appropriate leg-slutlou leg-slutlou b.. obtained to make good the Jetlcleneles ami to coriect the defects eferred to. |