Show PREPARING TO ah VESSEL S GUN MOUNTS AND ammunition N BEING ASSEMBLED AT NAVY YARDS every import important ant atlantic coast navy yard ready to begin work upon telegraphic Instruct instructions lons from government lV washington ashington with gun mounts and ammunition for arming american mer chant ships already assembled at navy yards putting tila weapons aboard can begin immediately on orders from president wilson allson navy officials estimate thatah that it would take from three to five days per ship working under pressure to equip vessels previously surveyed for possible use as naval A longer time will be required for others E every very important atlantic coast navy yard Is ready to undertake work on ships in its district on telegraphic instructions from the department it is expected that upon president wll wil sons formal direction that a applications of american ships Ps tor for guns be compiled the commandants 0 of pavy navy yards would be instructed specifically to edulf each ship for which ap applina tion Is made aside front from a 0 blanket application from the Amerl american dan una line it th wary ae pa ment now has only requests tor for guns for a few individual vessels under U ader the senate bin bill a full complement me I 1 t of guns may be plA placed cedon on board cilc each 1 ship the big liners would carry 0 alx inch cinch C guns gun each for war purposes and probably would carry two or more for defense against submarines most of them have deck placements emplacements em already in structural work work would bo be necessary only to fit proper magazines to insure against fire and explosions |