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Show MIMIC NAVAL WAR AT CAPE COD BAY ' PBOVTDENCE, ' eMaaa., Aug. 1. Cape Cod bay was a theatre of a mimic naval war last night for the greatest collection of shin of war ever gathered together under the American flag. More than half a hundred warships participated partici-pated ia a theoretical attack en Cape Cod bay and the port of Province own. The north Atlantic battleship fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Hugo Oaterhaua, formed ia line of battle across the mouth of the bsy as the defending de-fending forces, and tried with their searehUghte to. disclose the cttackiag vessels of the. seventh and eighth -torpedo division and the aubmarines. Last aie;ht 'a attack wa' the first of the practical maneuver .to follow the gathering of the fleet here for its summer's sum-mer's work. Ia the-eoming fortnight there will be night aad day attacks by sn aeroplane uHn the battleahip fleet, it is expected, for the. first time ia American naval history. - |