Show ta ammunition mason says dangerous cond eions ex in un ted states navy washington should war break out within the next few years the condition of the navy will be such as to lead to disaster such Is the state meat made by rear admiral mason chief of the bureau of ordnance navy in a statement to the sec detary of the navy calling attention to the reduction in the estimates of the bureau of ordinance made by the department part ment and the house committee on naval affairs admiral mason shows that more than 12 has been cut out ot the estimates and he describes the condition of the bureau as little short of desperate for the coming year he says there is not now and will not be any reserve ammunition available for any of the important guns it will be necessary probably to discontinue tar get practice and new ships must be sent into commission without ammu mitlon or ordnance stores |