Show ACCURATE SHOOTING Commander Senis who has charge of or the t target practice on our warships went down to Fortress Monroe onroe the other day dar to witness the work of th the coast defense gunners and reported that they the could not lot shoot much This has brought t out a statement from rom an army officer who declares that he lie believes our ur navy is the best in the world but that its system systems is s faulty whereas that of the arm array army gunners is perfect ct He le further said that at Santiago only about 2 percent per percent cent ent of the shots fired by the navy took effect that then lieu it was decided that the fault must be found and corrected until now at 1000 yards the practice on th the ships hips is wonderful though at a long distance it would not ot do while the other day at target practice of the tho coast artillery a battery buttery of two ten-inch ten guns placed six ix consecutive shots in a rectangle one yard high by four our yards long at ya yards in four minutes and and seven fifty seconds That is about three and one one- half miles and shows what a foreign navy attempting attempting attempt- attempt ing ng to reduce one of our coast cities would run up against When the battle off Santiago was as fought it required about five minutes to fire firc a heavy gun and nd to get bet ready to fire again Now they are arc fired twice wice in one minute and with an accuracy which is something marvelous The above is a good item to o have known all ill the world worl around |