Show TESTS FLYING MACHINE I Ordnance Board Guardedly Reports Work on Invention Washington Nov N v 24 The annual report of the board of ordnance and fortifications refers S to important tests of Professor Processor flying machine now in progress but in such general terms as to throw no light on the re results results achieved in that direction Realizing the importance of increasing ing loir the t Jt batteries ries for coast Defense purposes r the board has rec recommended re the adoption of a pedestal type of barbette mount for four five and guns It proposes es a series serres of competitive tests during the coming year ye r to obtain a new field gun and ex expresses presses the opinion that the United States will then secure for the use of it ita troops the most efficient material of its kind yet produced No progress rJ r was made during the year far m in the development of or the u e p of nf high o plosives t |