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Show UNITED STATES SECOND. Supirlbr 'to Germany In Some Re-. Re-. specto as to Power , of Navy.. Washington. Tho navy year book for'1909, compiled by' Plltman Pulls-for,.Clork Pulls-for,.Clork of tho scnato eommltteo on naval affairs, shows tho raco for second' sec-ond' place among the' navies of the world Is-still closo between tho United Unit-ed States and Germany. Of fighting ships (battleships and armored cruisers) built, building and provided for, this country has forty-five forty-five and Germany forty-six, but tho aggregate tonnago for tho United States is 659,241 as against 785,687 for Germitny. Germany's superiority In respect to all vessels Is duo largely large-ly to hor torpedo destroyers, where she has ninety-seven as against our thirty-six. Germany also outnumbers us In tho mnttor of large guns, tho number being 208 as against 180. |