| Show 1011UN Itnst1LT UOI4 Tn WAit 11 WlijbSklocaeded fly Adral1111ter A Vourth hquadro t ill be Fitted lot New York April 20lIc1r Admiral John a Walker retired may be the successor of Theodore Roosevelt aw nu elstant secretary tf tile navy says the Washington corrt ivindent of the Her aid Hear Admiral Walker has been a member of the naval strategic board and Is I thoroughly In touch with the plans of attack mail defense prepared both by the war and navy departments Ills expeilcnce In command of tno naval squadrons hi < < > handling of dell rate dlplotnntlf Munitions In the poiltAlld his general and vdiled knowledge l or naval requirements pcuularly nt him his friends declare Stir appointment aIr a-Ir HoMicveltk moo teener Continuing the Heralds correspondent corres-pondent BOSS There Is reason 10 believe that a fourth squadron for the Protection of tile cities of the Gulf coast may be I formed by ahe ny deparllllent This force probahly will oct as the southern Petard riquadlon like the northern pa food squadron of which Commodore J A Howell hele been Placed command in case If I In nnnlly determined to form n Out putral squadron Its headquarters head-quarters probably wilt be fixed at New Orleans who retire are entertained for the safety of the levees of the AIII l slppl river Them levees could be des troicd wtlhoutiiiiuch dlfllculty by an enemy provided lie could reach them and the department does not Intend t 0 allow him tn got In a position l to do damage by thin mean danTin cruiser Nevlark which will be ran rally for Fiervice within the next three eks unit i iv 111 10 as formerly tho flagship of the South Atlantic station la I the most axnlljbKXiMiHcl for assignment assign-ment to the southern patrol squadron as Its flagship The Newark anti San Francisco arf sister > hips and are remittable Secretary tying and Cal l A S Cron nlnshleld later rf the bureau of navigation have not set determined upon the officer to assign to the command com-mand of the Newark but Cap A it Darber now a member of the naval strategic board la I most prominently mentioned In connection with the assignment as-signment |
