Show ARMY PlANES I TO BOMB SHIP Battleship Alabama to Be Target of Fliers WASHINGTO WASHINGTON Aug 6 G B As t As- As ed Press Press Press-An An Independent bombing enterprise against naval craft Is being pl planned nned by th the tho army air ah service With tho the old battleship Alaba Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- ba bama a as ns a target and using missiles up to pounds In weight the army fliers filers rs hope hop to add a a. new chapter to the controversy which recently ly res resulted in destruction from the air all of ot a number of ot former German Ocr Ger man war vessels With the event exclusively ely an army anny affair It was said today efforts would be made to stimulate actual battle conditions when the Alabama comes under fire tire For that purpose tho the army asked that the tho ship be turned over In seagoing shape absolutely watertight bulkheads sound steam I In her her- boilers boners and v ventilating and communicating systems In working order Request also has been made that her magazines be filled with full fun loads of ot powder and that In all re respects respects re- re except her useful offensive armaments which Is being salva salvaged ed she he be rea ready for action It 11 was said that definite reply from the tho navy as to the tho extent to which the Al Alabama bama would meet these conditions conditions con con conditions when turned over had not been benn received Several new projects of tho the chemical chemi cal warfare service are to be tried out against the Alabama and nd penetrative pene pen qualities of ot gases will wUl be bo measured b by means of ot the ventilating I system of t tho the ship It Is 15 also planned to attack the the Alabama with torpedo o I planes I |