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Show WISCONSIN TO WEAR BATTLESHIP BROOM WASHINGTON, April 9. Tho Albany Al-bany Is to bo detached from tho Asiatic station and will receive on overhauling nt Bremerton. The forelgn-mado battery bat-tery of tho Albany will be replaced by a battery of five-Inch guns. The Adams has been ordered, to Guam, where she will act as station ship, relieving the "Wheeling, which will be placed out of commission. The Mohican will serre at Olongapo as station ship. The Monongahela, probably will be used as a training ship for the naval reserves In cns the bill establishing a rosnrve becomes a law this season. Announcement was made at tho Navy department today that a cablegram received re-ceived from Rear-Admiral Evans six weeks ago, giving the scores of the practice on that station, was misinterpreted. misin-terpreted. A personal letter received today shows that the Wisconsin made better records than the Alabama, which up till now has held the record. The best thlrtecn-lnch gun pointer of the Wisconsin made nine hits out of ten 1 shots, and the total percentage of hits was eighty-three. All classes of guns on tho Wisconsin made better records than those of the Alabama, and the Wisconsin's, in consequence, will receive re-ceive the pennant for battleships. |