| Show nautical JAU A NOVELTIES are arc you informed of the fact that tho the longest waives in the ocean oelan WO generally gon orally found in tile south pacifies pacific where they somo sometimes reach lengths ot of 1000 teet ft it costs each american about ono one aront arnt per day to the U P S navy since tile the might ulic aft marier saratoga has boon in commission fsr Ilane fl hure on her uA mammoth timmoth flying ducr tho the saratoga la Is propelled by electric built to develop horsepower a power greater than the combined output ot of our six electrically driven battleships in her final speed tests teats sho elio a ton toja ship attained a speed of nearly 40 land miles por per hour slid jatho la the fastest ship at 0 her kind and size afloat tio the T io battlo ot of efficiency pennant la Js a red pennant fifteen toot feet ions with a black disc in the field tue no meat ball as 09 it Is commonly calica by the sailors in tho fleet la is awarded annually to the high scoring ship in engineering and gunnery the bat west virginia was awarded tile the battlo battle at 0 efficiency trophy tor for her performance last fiscal year via the military salute la Is not in any way r ta a an net act ot of degradation or a mark of 0 inferiority but Is gladly ft a military courtesy that la Is binding on a man or officer As aa the man Is required to salute first so the officer Js Is required to salute baluto tits his senior first tho the salute Is a bond uniting all in a common profession marking the tact fact that above him there la Is an authority which both recognize and obey it Is a courtesy malting making it obligatory for ora the rankling ranking adm admiral irrol of the cho navy to return the salute of a recruit as aa it la is tor for tile the latter to give them the salute belongs only to tho the man tn in good standing A prisoner tor for instance lg Is not allowed to salute there fire about enlisted moru mom under special instruction at all times in III VIO tho various schools maintained by the nary ftp elvo some idea ot of the amount of tood reaul red to sustain ft ship load ot of aard wd working sailors sal lors a 0 tow ow figur figures ea relA relative tIvo to PUO W 0 ew issue on the 0 nr york are quoted pounds POU of fresh meat ineat including including 1000 pounds of roasting chicker chicken 1660 1650 pounds of ham and bacon dozen of bunds ot of flour 2500 2600 dounda of sugae pounds of at fro fresh sh vegetables 2000 2000 pounds ot of canned conned vegetables robles pounds of tresh fruit pounds of cod canned fruit 1000 pounds of coffee and colons ot of frosh fresh and canned milk in ig addition a to communication by radio nil gal of tho the states wo provided wh vh a visual tom tm of at communication dwing during the semaphore and search light ight pro are used at night yardarm blink sr or blinker tube cube and to la a bignal flag for or every letter of 0 the alphabet ond and a signal flag or pennant for or every numeral from zero to nine moreover thera arre numerous special flags and pennants although about 60 percent of gags ond and part penni nn anta n ts havo have special meanings ot their thair own oil ell are arc used in combinations with others othere tn in flag Sema la Is a system in which 16 el galman beella out words worda or by meana of two small flags one held in each h hand and searchlight ight and blinker are gothing moio than of 0 light using the international glorso borso codo code tao question tor for oter ever being adwa abud navy men Is why are ships called sheb many gany answers havo have been given to this question including tho the one that seamen speak ot of their ships la in the feminine gender gander for the reason that a iship being milars homo home la Is near and dear to him and it la Is natural nc tural tor for him am to compare it with woman oman mana dearest and most moat cherished friend A paymaster general ot of tho navy admiral adah 0 samuel mcgowan once told ca inquisitive congressional comm atteo that the association of slie she cla was as understood as my anny of the tha four mentioned in pro verbs 70 abo may of an cadlo in the aar tho way of a 0 serpent on a rock the way of a ship la in tho the midst of tho the sea and the way of a man with a rould ald and about right the question Is often acied why are sa sailors lloro trousers flared at the bottom most reason that it Is to permit the tara to roll up their pants logs legs while swabbing the decks another idea Is that it helps a fallor who Is DIn aging overboard to kick off hla bb rants panto admitting that bell bottomed trousers do holp help tn in both cw cases it Is pointed out that perhaps efio real reason Is id that in tho the old days dayd of clipper ships chips the sailors had to malio make their own uniforms and be ing frugal sewed and trimmed their I 1 trousers on an arc instead of 0 r ratina tho the extra amount ot goodo gooda ra 1 |
