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Show PROGRAM OF NAVAL MANEUVERS SECRET WASHINGTON. Sept 1. for the great war gams now In progress off tha Chea-apeaka Chea-apeaka capes. Rear Admiral Huso Overhaul, Over-haul, commander In chief of the Atlantic fleet, holds a secret program, and not a captain of a ship knowa what he may xe called upon to do In th way of tar-set tar-set practice from hour . to hour. The scheme Is to eprlna problems upon commanding com-manding officers and their crews unawares, un-awares, just as they would be sprung in time of war. . This. It is expected, will promote the efficiency of the ravy personnel and demonstrate dem-onstrate those who ran be counted upon to nioet trytna- condltlona without warning warn-ing a thing that decide battlea The success of the dreadnaua-ht Delaware Dela-ware In Its. Ion? rang firing at the eld battleship SanMaroe tn Tangier sound a few days ago. proves, accordlne: to naval na-val men here, that the combats of the future will be becun when the oppnelng force look to each other like apecs In the horlson. The pelaware made a number of hits at JS.Ooe yards, or mors than nine miles. Of course, she mlaaed many times, but the fact that the gunners were able to abetter the old hulk at that areat rilatance convinced th naval offlccra that hat ilea will begin at that or a greater distance. |