Show WAR OFFICERS BUSY likewise Lik swiss naval officials important conferences held washington march 10 secretary alger spent some time today in consultation with president lindermann vice president davenport and mr meigs of the bethlehem company which has hag a contract for supplying beav heavy y rifles for coast defense many of these have been delivered already and the Secre in inviting the representatives of the company to meet him was waa to ascertain the extent of their resources in an emergency and to induce them to press the work in their hands with all diligence in both undertakings the secretary was successful while this conference was in progress at the war department secretary long hodg was engaged in an earnest earnest consultation with president griscom of the american line of steamers mr griscom has just returned from florida and had bad stopped here on his way to philadelphia for the purpose of meeting secretary lon long presumably to inform the department what can be done in the way of converting the vessels of the american line into auxillia ry cruisers for the navy under the terms of the subsidy act in case they are needed in the case of the finest steamers of this line the department has basal al ready pr provided ovidea itself with full information as to all technical points such as the ability to carry guns war stores and such matters so that what is wanted of mr griscom probably is information as to when the vessels can be had their sailing 0 schedules and such points |