Show DEFENSES FOR PANAMA CANAL Waterway to Be Placed in Im Irn Impregnable Impregnable pregnable Position by Time It Is Finished Washington Oct 18 The important work of constructing fortifications for the tho entrances to the Panama canal it was said today toda will be given careful consid consideration J by a joint army and navy nary board during the coming winter This board S will visit the isthmus and go over the en entire entire t tire ground investigating conditions so SQ that congress congre e may be he prepared to act in intelligently S General Goethals GO chief engineer of tl the thA a Panama canal commission has promised r that the canal shall be ready to be opened i by b Jan 1 1915 1815 and the president and his cabinet feel that the work of ot placing that waterway In an Impregnable position should be finished or at least ws weH under underway underway way by the time the th canal is III ready for foi fo practical uses The board will consist of ot Brigadier Gen General eral oral William L Marshall lI chief of eng Ing ners Brigadier General WIlHam Croz chief of ot ordnance Brigadier General Ar Arthur Arthur Arthur thur Murray chief of coast co st artillery Brigadier General Genal Gen ral W W assistant chief of staff two canal officer S cers cere yet et to be selected and a possibly yo others 5 S The Tho general generl question of ot th the fortifications tiOn for the canal ha lie I Md by bythe bythe bythe the army and navy for tor years ye rs It ft is pos pee If the Uie report of the board blard is tima congress may at this session i appropriate money mOB y for tor the wor V I 1 |