Show Three years ago it was believed that the Ilarveylzcd nickelplate armor for battleships was the finest in the world But the Germans went to work and now the Krupp armor exceeds Ainerl can as much as the American exceeded the German three years ago A trial was made at Indian Head a week ago and a sixInch Krupp plate was not injured in-jured at all under the Impact of shot and shells from a sixinch gun Thy plate having new resisting qualities j I the next thing will necessarily be to Invent more destructive guns and ao the fight goes on between Lice gunmakcr and the armorforger Farragut thought that ironclads would be short lived but they have held their own now for thirty years since Farm gut died and the last victory is for the armor |