Show nw ships for russia st arg the council of the emp re has adopted the marine budget restoring the api rop nation of 1 rejected by the d ima this amount Is to go toward the construe tion of four new battleships author iced in 1908 but as yet the work of construction has not begin kepis of the first two battleships will be laid july 18 and august 3 vie admiral r lieff ex m nister of marine 11 his speech on the subject of new amps of war advocated the a e of all old ves vels of the navy which have lecome useless |