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Show EXAMINEE, NOVKMDKli MOUSING THE SUNDAY 27. l!Ml. i tffte Lessons from the JaANESE T&R dMXiS of ifc Hijsso issel oT the Scout The Net mtUCR, DISTILL1NO SHIP . APMOttEft CRUISER q REPAIR SHIP , HOSPITAL SNIP RATTLE SHIP , PROTECTED CRUISER , military purpose along its original lines, 1m the rrsaids that le'ua.nso jitfollow perhaps M.nra pqnepicunu Type SCOUT military a elite iit are so great and the Tu;;iiy of tqe ! wisdom nr the particular union Is r.;l. of such prospects end of the -t pressure of public Opinion, as ts the of operations, strategy, which is. j after all, only common sense, has s afti-i- i gone awry In military np--! era tuns situ which the Eiigllah speaking i people ar most familiar, so that mirli an expectation and sucb a surprise are to a degree warranted. Olven an enemys fleet i conn ned witlilii fortification, and rertaln-- i ly cripphgi to n degree, and a second I fleet moving loose footed and unliars-- 1 Pored In tiis vicinity of the home coast, there are many Occidental sea eommimd-er- s who would take lira chance of slipping a portion of the blockading fleet at the marauders for the Sake of tne glory thatl would come from a successful result, sa there Is no Occidental homo govfrnment but would find itself compelled hr pressure of home interests hi order ' h movement if the commander af the fleet did not take the initiative. But the lesson of Fort Arthur says no! The main objective la here, lfere is tlm point where there must be no r'kl ro elimination of the margin of safety, it a dull. Apparently there a tut progives. 1 would be n brilliant thing to slip a tv with a wortlon of the force, destroy the annoying VladivosUK-- equadrnn aod return to finish tbo work at Part Arthur, but you must not take the risk. VI ie people at home moet take eare at themselves. The Vladivosteck fleet doss not concern (he problem at Port Arthur, llore jrou mult stay, and here work It out. Perhaps If this lesson can be learned and its of application understood by the people tha United Btateo it will be the moet salwan eable lesson of the whole Senseless Fesr. The aocertatument of teats with relation to tha torpedo and tie eharaeteristioa is most valuable. I'll opening of the war developed that the unprotected and unguarded battle ship was easily put In a panic, (ho affair of June fl Shewed that thnwlart nod picketed battleship bad little to fear from torpedo attack. It baa probably been demunat rated that gun range elimlnauw tha torpedo for ether than nurprtoo work. It (a dlffksiK, if pot impooslble, to carry the theory of torpedo attack, of a gqnadroa of quick moving boats In clone formation, along wttk tha deetrnction of armored eased at a (wage uf approximately five miles. A bugbeer is She distorted child of Immature experience, and thn battle ohlp boa feared the automobile torpedo in mwah the same way and about aa cmuaslsssly as aa lephant fears a mouse, A low, praetioally Inconsiderable psrosntago of torpedo bits and a high pence tru gw of gunfire hits beyond torpedo range are foots that place the larpsda quantum on rather a definite baala. While the usefulness of 0ie torpedo bant aa aa auxiliary and as n msrsf Pores boa , been aatahltelrad. while it it as Ml span-sab- le a part of tba fleet ea the hattie ahip which it guards at night and la thick weather, and which It eon snacsssfuHy attack only by surprise, it bee by no means end at no time In tha current war established Itself as ether than a useful, though vulnerable, auxiliary. And after all, to the naval expert (be war was net a trial of strength betwees the Japan and Russia: It was a contest af and torpedo beat against tha battle ship, the hauls ahip baa wen. not only la tha matter of standing off" Its antagonist, but In Its development of possibilities of recuperation from torpedo attack. Gun Fite Pevelstlon. Although the United fKatss has had a suspicion that the real strength of navies lay In aceurate gun fire at long mages and has been working In aacorflunse with that suaptaion, the revelation of the power of modern gun fire which come with (he final battle off Fort Arthur was still sstsn-MiinWlien a pmstlce absU fr&ui aa Americas battle chip wwat near enough to steamer a twelve miles away to bo notice-abl- e Ihe public thought the figures had been misstated; hut a new standard hue been established for tbs eempurissa of lira layman by (be pictures sf Togo pumping sleel ou.ths decks of (be Itussias fleet from a distance of ever live miles with daairuutive and disabling fores and of a battle ship eplnabig ilka a top as tha result of (be Impost of a shell fired from . eon-dui- g. ouch a distant-- Training nnd tastlrs and the ef erdoanos will be powerfully affected by (Ms test conflict, dun pointing. Is the mast important duty ef the lighting force; spaed and manoeuvring ability an that tbs distance snay be of one's own fleet was surprised off Port Arthur, un- Japanese fleet was ts secure the command choosing are mors vital than ever before, to and calibres of ready and unprotected by an outer guard of the aea. A part of this strategy was guns botwesn ten inches of vldettea. It la established by Interna- drive the Rusalan fleet Into Port Arthur, and rapid firs guue-t- be latter still ts ba It or to by retained for their effect for (he bsnnilt cripple tional law that an overt act may precede and, falling destroy of or accompany tha declaration of bostlHtlaa dashes, to keep it there, lit order that Lite torpedo boats and other auxiliaries have International courtesies had dulled tba per- Japanese armies might he landed, and been eliminated. Mors heavy guns, mors to destroy or cripple the Russian speed and thus mors ception that thle might be so. No admiral finally engine and bollnr enwin. In tha futurq, be likely io forget this veawta If they rams out. Thaaa were power mean bigger ships without (he posdeavors that would, he congenial to any sibility batof contingency. the M.toO-to- a and question, The lesson of the operation! of fleets military spirit, but to remain on guard In tle ship In already in sight. Intent the of end original full the A one. familiar spirit Is a And the Anal foot the oddest and most against fortifications and whimsical shuttered Iteel le, as a rule, safe from purpose presents the most difficult' to fact Is that the war, wtaiah bea complicated naval problem presented other than land attark. Port Arthur the total naval gan with tha Impresatoa that tbs battle unless 1 was commander, added one more to the Instances. was about ts disappear as a factor la un- ship not In the game that tha Port Arthur fleet stiwngih of tbs enemy 'Is Immediately naval warfare, leaves us at this stags with reder bis be Port Arthur or ey. should be captured the certainty that battle chips must be duced by naval gunfire. The lesson here Blunder! Expected. bigger and bigger, to the outermost limit is the old one that the place and funotlnn If one thinks a moment, It la remarka- of possible handling. of the navy are etrongty defined, namely, the The summing up ef tha naval operations to hold tha sea so that the army may carry ble how universally tha people of comof (be war, so far as it has pn is tbo United fitaiss expect a military on the war without Interruption. of a fleet with its central group The lesenn from those weeks when there mander to blunder and the measure af picture was nothing doing" for tha Japanese fleet. surprise and wonderment with which they of battle ships, floating fortresses, limThe task of the regard the successful carrying out of a ited only In sine by the entrances to hems Is that of port a and by tbs poeeibtlHlea of manoeuvring and docking. With their bugs cenheruie efforts to get away with bis first tral turrets or citadels, doubled tiered, tbs upper guns commanding the full sweep ef ration of army beef. A fellow soldier the h orison, and their lesser fora and aft walking near him slopped to wwteh, with turrets, they contain within themartvos not some amusement, (he attempt of the the means of attack and defence, but Northerner to masticate the meat. only and of pre-..the mentis of . WhatS the matter, Bill?" asked he. m wse ihe suln Tw--.l ( "Oh. nothin' mu-h- ," manu-faoUM- w has been tlis experiento of the United States that navies could grow great during the period of conflict, but this always has been moat costly In blood and treasure, lfo expenditure of blood and treasure ran wain make this creation of force possible. That which a navy Is at tha opening of the war will be its maximum. Captures and all other contingencies considered. no navy can hope to do more than hold its own under the new environments. What is true of numerical strength is also true of efficiency. An additional reason for the always Instant readiness of the naval provision is that the first blow will be struck by tha navy In all conteale In which the navy has an interest at all, and the results of the first blow will largely csl or tha whole war. Two Lessons. definition o t the function of srill be found of equal value to inlensivt: certalntbe opening of the war shows that There are two lessons In tba strategy of a the must its for allow nation immediate of Its moet st the not, peril, efficiency U one boot planning of the torpedo time to be reduced to wbat nations. The first lesson for a fleet comat any navy army and navy is a suhjert on which two of a croup of fkcte But this ! wan dormerly known as o peace footing. It mander came at tha outset. The Russian by tba present war when opinions may be presented. definite characteristics of modern fleets ore considered. .The os o tootlesl unit, ui lung been ebollshed os o matter of tbo-In the minds of students of novel war-- t' It is o confirmation of tbs value of Unorliinc in novel molten that the flrst THE r, ennui see war under modern conditions out exactly the result astob-isne- d cr!d by much thso rising. The conclusion War bos been that tha ship unit must Piece to the float untt, and that the etur must be os complete In oil its ports function, ls u was tha old soiling flehi-- j P in during the of its cruise. Bettis ships, cruisers, colliers, store and Jtoeir ships nil had In this cloeet estlmu-ue- s of probabilities tbelr parts assigned in organisation on tbs very linen nnd hi manner tliat hod Justified, "w torpedo boatsexperlcnoe alone bod varied from Proud r&ls of the destroyers of on op- in theory to become in actual grcuce carriers Of mail and at seasons of ri'uulMn's laundry. isckily tbs operations about Fort Ar- make this linpoasl-"- J la tha future, foruncertainty it may be set dpwn ' 2r?.T0Ine nahsteooe that no fleet will be "jjdwed efficient that le not I Tv? a enfllcient number of torpedo V sentinel the main fleet within distances, to develop the'posi-- : g?,..4 ye enemy and to constitute a attack under favorable oondi ,u.. e sufficient number U by no email one, and tba strain they on the even the personnel them la trying beyond developed. TyfU ViilUy u,llity of naval warfare h toLr7jnannt 11 the basis of the a laudAi ?Tadltlon and establishes other nations may IDueTfs 'l HtX The lessons Preparedness. hno ar especially velu-aat- n bt, iL: thrtr rarity. It was not wap opened that It was r'rcVf,"l,W hmall was tha a took of conflict and how little ,?" vhleviJL f,,,ur he forecast by tlie ani5 IhHurse of the past. The hP Hot campaign in which Japan wlth ome interruptions, tbs rnnuJ1" of the sea will probably r'urf,,, of a tyxt hook for Biuir h'1 every item Of the experi-T- h fiw, u 7? ",,onal- s tctnJi i anjr conflict must precede to tiJu ?pn,nR of hostilities by years, mnds that peoples with a ,llroushwmit Prepare more carefully, ively than the countries Malta .h' he grievance is held. at he nar root of the Pnie- which Is still thi BM1tM !?ara,lo. rt of premeditated war. 'r,rihr ipf ,Uch a ltrlr'r' and discursive war planning . to nr v. ' Tv,1' M OUR ENGLISH THE COUSINS. HKXBVHR reference is mad to the liking entertained forAmert- cana by our English cousins and of the courtesies shows us by by them." says Bliss Carman, the poet, I recall with amusement the experience pf certain ladles of my acquaintance who 'oh arriving at Southampton were embar-wi- ll raased by the fact that a friend whom they were expecting to meet them there had failed to put In an appearance. While they were casting about In their minds what course to pursue a nice looking Britisher of advanced age. observing that tlis party were in some doubt as to their movements, approached and politely inquired whether he might be of service to them. Thank you so much! exclaimed one of the ladles, explaining the situation, and adding: "Tou see, we are quite Ignorant of the beet way to get to our destination, having Just arrived from America. Indeed!" replied the elderly Britisher. Just from America? We have quite a number of your countrymen in Jail here, madam. llW ENGLISH HUMOR. tEPIlaR. iho newopoper was appointed a the Intercontinental Railway Commission, tells an amusing story in which the main figure Is Henry Norman, the British journalist. Norman vlaitcd Washington a few years ago. One evening Just before the departure of the Britisher it was determined to put up a Joke on him at tha Freqs Club. A Mr. Decker was selected to he ihs perpetrator. This gentleman nrooe ia his seat and. taking a small bell from his :-pocket addressed Mr. Norman as followsdir. I hats been designated by my fellow members to convey to you an exIhe pression of our pleasure. On behalf of1 mo National Fries Club of Washington Instructed lo give you this ring." As he tillered the word "ring" Mr. Decker rapped tne bell smartly and placed it upon the ta.ile. M. CH.UU.Ed 1 self-contr- TSC ply. Then, disgustedly Yal.k'e.S- :- regotding h,'d "" a w wpw ihlia lif plero "" they form the fleet which com moods I know what people men when craft, sea by miles In every dlrastlen. Linked the war." nlnewa of talk about the ihey wHh the shore by wire! wse telegraphy, they ere to keep the oea for long parted, THE POINT OP VIEW. or until a definite engagement loom! a toe WEJR MITCHELL relates tha the naval war and Betties the command ef New of Dr. of the eaa. Four such fleets, capable ef Stivers, story DR. being advanced two from each coast ef It seems that Dr. Stivers had a large the United States and connected by Una , dispensary clink-- and hardly a day panned of cruisers in detect and hold the enemy in rheck until the arrival of either or both, would bo tb guarantee of unbroken peace for ihie country so long as such fleets the latter evinced signs of distress. should be in existence. The good doctor's tufa came ha eon- Now the Idea that the head of the army not It was plainly to be seen thnt the Eng- - jou." Mr. Hay, Mr. Hay." Mr. What?" liahnuin was taken aback. After a good Mr. liay. dried grass Berre- - knowing powder when he saw ll. the officer accompanying Oenersl desl of tramming and hawing he replied: tary Hay. "Do you hear me now?" And Then told him a story. 'The powder. Miles Mr. Decker end members of the Na- be said he did. tional. Press Club, words fail me. I am overwhelmed. With respect (o this gift, which I am pleased to receive, I suppose WOES OP A STAGE citterrd our ffunH R&d 1111111111110011 prrtty that Mr. Decker, as wss only nutural In t e HJlsE we all felt thil we lisd much all ever Texas. We sent out men to the embarrassment of the moment, for we j I rouble of uur own In th men are notoriously newspaper dlXl.Sliathis draustrou pi pnuri production of Bird ONLY WANTED INFORMATION. speakers, has made a mistake; for he hoa ; farmer Onlei' in New Tork. said, iur,mii came across an W o a;Ge.e Richsrde. who hud a lesd.ng b B1"" hlld nS!Jd!?- msdelant surgeon na 8 it is Captain Frank Conn's business ring!" r no a eonsmeraine smoiinx tn our pawnor.: s to build trolley roads, ha always pa- ; i -laeumed doctor? not ts It it. isnee the reel. all ought ecllpeed whp Everything boxes of tlie stuff wer f,und! ronlwa them on principle whenever I en a ,f,,.aL , VIRGINIAN AND THE CLOCK, to go wrong for h: in. When he stacked in the old man's cellar. Of possible and esclrars cab Dr. "One of the rmtny slips that happened doubt rrpllcil name of Uncle in from the Hotel Marie Antoinette It the orised T the luncheon following the launch- was when the piano heirloom, ' fifty yeaiw gJun maa after a long breath, hs added meekly, emerged a accosted driver him cab other the day ing of the submarine torpedo bowl in the family, was brought out. It proved ..H'e loaded the huxe on a wagon and "Pertwpe perhaps you'd better do it with tha regulation Knb, sir, kebr Simon Luke X., Mr. Foster M. Voor-hee- s, to be a new upright of the most modern "How much to (ho Long Island ferry to haul them away. Just ss he former Governor of New Jersey, style. Then, in making the Wrlah rabbit: -Put Two dollars, slrl' leaving tlie old farmer shouted told this story on a distinguished Vir- with baking powder it. was supposed toi w mbs I macaroni! boiled old No." 'swell up and lift the lid. To get this!dnat Mre; your ginian: some whole a boiled Sarah All right, sir; stake it s dollar and a a. The son of: the Old Dominion tiad been effect a cream colured toy rubber balloon ' ji.r Ynd theMybl anted stuff tasted like'Msislant took up the knira the doctor out with the Ashe softly opened ths 'was to be used and blown Honed him. Bo gentle; that's an awful half." at the imule'' Is that ysur lowest?" hall door the melodious voice of hie better moment. They could onlyup find redproper bal-baoro Unger." Tea sir: tent that cheap enough ,,1 Query: sasista-i- t remarked wont ths rrp'1 It hurt" loons, and ei for the flrst time in the his-- ) hjmIt? rnDDCCDnvricvnc. Oh, I eupposa so. hat time itory of moklng a red Welsh rabbit was A , BRlEr lAiKKCorU:lJCdlLC os be Jabbed the sharp steel Into ths tln- All right then. Jump is." "V responded the,ewlve(, from esmo from bowl of Vfi a agony rhsflng dish. is who coal a Weak Virginia operator Oh, I don't want a cab. I only wanted Virginian. would Ihe noi from water .come to find out how much X would save by LV :.hi How ran you say so,1 !P,prme,rted 1". III?", her band, he 'fairly danced about the haiT'juaT'alruck Pn,P: hut. to crown oil, when the bmndy following lutter concern- when thsdo-k- ' taking a street oar." to spouaK, ,on mur ln IJJJVqbllMDt ' Wtumlnou. caul- :(R im0fWlwr "r wSvdocTOr said the aseislant uAll right," said the Virginian, his voice ") SHOVER IN ENGLISH. Imagine foaming bmndy! up. All Jim- :7 Tvs bejrd you tell patients hunIndicating virtuous Indignation. gon, all we After lost (lint hope," AYiA jou bought your machine right! If you choose to take the word ofa didn't hurt to lance dreds of times tl.at it DAD. a d d Tanker clock against that of yet?" naked former Police Infelon. a was answer do the but I so; In following few a may scntlrman you daye Virginia Steers, of one of his Harspector No Dr. doubt have," yon A groaned MATTER OF TASTE. t: have my opinion of you!" lem political friends who had which upon but eud depends thit Stivers, ISM. New Turk, October 9, Infected with tbe automobile erase IT is related that when General Miles, j of the knife a man ia si." Dad: Uibn oomnwndiiig tlie army, once visited and who is blessed with more money HAY DRIED GRASS. 1 bolveston for tlie purpose of Inspecting THE HOOSIERS. than education. B might well he expocleJ. the name of Fort Hon Jacinto lie observed standing at "Ye. I got my ante all right, but I the present Secretary of State ie door of the ammunition ., IIOMAJI TAGGART, wlio may tie at-s- s haven't hired a ehover yet. ai reeds- :- 'Jim. see my coal on. Mad, and! private wlio wss holding in histnagaxins nillar lo nearly all on an authority A ehover! You mean a chauffeur, don't the subject, hand two n- Jira-- ' evidence of hi claim to u place in their; strip of something that bora a rlose piclurnrque story of tha origin you? memories was furnished recently by a little eemliWnce to macaroni. "No. sir. I don't. No French for mins. of tbs word Hoosier. .m ident that happened while a farmer, re-- 1 What ia that stuff?" asked the General. When the first set tiers.'' lie ays. I only speak English and ehover is what it WAR. OF GLORIES and Carolina the Ills monosyllable cognomen, wasDon't you know?" came from the officer' Jolcing in "cams to Indiana from Just the same as engineer is in late Kentucky, they built their little Mg cabins Is theEnglish. talking over the long distance telephone. who was slurwing Miles around tlie fort. I a a A JDK GENERAL English for moiomian," 'Mr. Hay" wss given ss an answer to thei "No, I don't! exclaimed the General in' jVTroinniander of the Department of tne, along a common road, end ss the cnblns I tell the fmlow'iig with refer-- 1 all looked alike. It became the cusioni for Who Is 'command, taking up a piece of the stuff. frrqm-n- t teicphine question, iwm. makes it a rhere?" Bm Mr. ITay was requests to eiK-to a member of the m'lilla of alany one seeking friends to go along liras An old MaMachnscl t s jaw Why, that's the powder we use In the! a "r ho . repeat his name, and his interior ulnr fail-- ; guns hero!" answered his companion. Northern titate taking part In the recent jrosd -celling out at esch cahiii:- -'set Hera George Vanlng:m under certain eucum- From '.hi lira original here?Ing to cau-- It again and again rtiouted whereupon there waa a general burn of .manoeuvres at Mansesas- t,sume. raiher lnipotieoilv "speak up; I cannot hear .laughter. 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