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Show Old Umbria Now Haytien Vessel "fKBi AfrtOLr-ew SIMON". I erameat are too small' and too poorly -equipped for efficient service. President Himon of Ilayti ia making g determined campaign to suppress the insurrectioa. Ha hag intrusted the rommkad of nia navy to Capt. Willy Mayer, one of the beet known of the younger ofXrera of the German naval reserves. He ia only 23 veers old. In lUtie) t'lnllia lieve'e ee k. aarrira of tha Hambur-AmaricaB lin. In 1900 b waa recalled into official ft-vi ft-vi aa rap tain of tha naval eonM ruction ruc-tion yard at tha Krupp work at Kial, whara ha anaat four yeara. During that tfm aa had rhnrge of tha trials of all war vaaaalfl built at the Kninn yard. Aa aa export in tha handling of mb-marina mb-marina and torpado boats Captain Mayer prained proraineneo ia naval eir slea outside of bis own country. Tba primary reamn for Captain Mayer's aimmom to Havti wsa that he might become command or of th Italian cruiser Umbria. recently purchased by the Haytien government and renamed the An tome Himon. Thie vessel at present comprises practically the whole of the Haytien navy, for the two or three other vespers owned by the ov- |