Show GOVERNMENT BUYS TORPEDOES ABROAD New York Oct 7 It developed today that the ordnance department of oC the navy has an agent In Europe sent ent there thereto to purchase a number of tor tar torpedoes torpedoes This recourse to foreign manu manufacture manufacture manufacture facture was necessary because the depart was unable to secure enough in the United States to properly equip the tor torpedo torpedo torpedo boats with this class of armament a contingency ency which will be avoided naval officers say sa after January 1 when it is expected the government naval tor torpedo torpedo torpedo station at Newport will be In oper operation operation operation The cost to the government for forthe forthe forthe the European manufactured torpedo it is said will be slightly less Jess than torpedoes manufactured in this country |