Show MajorGenera James of the national thinks the battleship guard of California big tleship Oregon could not whip the little Comanche if both vessels were traveling travel-ing at the same speed as the Coman lies ancient guns were in good condition condi-tion The general does not say that the Comanche could whip the big ship in a pitched battle but he is firmly of the opinion that Uncle Sams new and expensive machine of war would be very glad to escape before the little checsebox on which the naval reserve drills was through with her It is pleasant pleas-ant to hear a kind word said for the old monitors of the navy I I |