| Show THE WEAK ARMOR PLATES A New Hove on the Part of the Investigating Committee Lleulemnet Aeliersn + TIIIolI LoeMiaic I 111 rou 5001 In Sloe Various I ieblps WAIIIIINUTON June UTb armor plate luvMtlgiitlUK oumuillle luteudi 10 wk a new Move toward locating weaknioUoii wntilil Ills I IZIcto the navy il j > arlinint willi be l asked U ale tit certain plate ol Ilia gun boat Machln and auljtot II ID tests Tile Macblai U now lu Iba Ilrooklyn navy yard for Ibo purpoia or lacKinentni Her cundlllou II 1 such that It li I U Itved certain defMtlvo latei can be tlncrd ty celtaluiieclflo nuniberrniid tI lo when located 1 tau lto but I too test I lleulenaut Ackernian wo aialn before be-fore the commllti today Tne witrcHhalJ l Ibo CarneKle com l > auy know lu advnnoo what plate would t > e > elected from he groups for eels The IrrtKular cold water liittlii secretly given to plate ai dliclond by lorna of the lulormtrr would make Iho hales structurally weak and subject to Ire cracked by a shot Chairman Cuuiniliini read from Ibo evidence of one of the Informer Tlili was In the ellect Hint ho bad secured government tamp from Ileuten ant Wllner who wa oharga of the leamtblp Kountt Inthliteitlmony wont 00 to give uumeroui benriay rue port 1 M to wltneuea bablli It was elated the lieutenant played card mid drank during Ibo evening nt n hotel near the wok A YOUIII woman employed em-ployed at the holes bad told Iho lulorm oral hnlllil helped the ollluo to bli room ou uuu occalou As tu Iliu armor of the Terror Lieut Aokermau laid bo had vlilted the ship and located l two plain containing the defects JUcloiKl by Ibo Inforniere llho plates contained small hole which had been plugged up LIST of urrKcuvB iiAirw Ili > utennnt Ackermau located a number of plugged platys In the lion terey Another pluitiifd plato was lo m I xll rb J rated In 5 IbeCluclnnail I Another de fective plate i was sold to Liia the Machl Lltutcuant Ackerman Ire tented itaUment which WM regarded by the comnilttto ni very lm ilautf es It gnu the varloui ships ol Inn navy ou wlileh the detective armor plate are looted wllh thu exact location ol cacti plate Of throe plates the defectl arool various kludi slid degrees ol lerlouioeta lleultiiaiit Aokarmaa believed the uperlnleudentollbo work rcipoml bio for the IUIIUIIlIIl |
