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Show Second Section| Che Fnter-Mountain ‘ Nepublican pec seey SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,1H, SUNDAY, ee Pages 1 to 10. OCTOBER 14, 1906. of these vessels is 502 feet in length and with a displacement in excess of 13,500 Stan Some of them have shown Ps capable of a speed of 5 x miles per hour, and they }carry an impressive eae of S-inch and 66-inch guns, as ell as }about halfa hundred quick-firers. | Rapidly nearing completion are the armored cruisers California, south Carolina, Tennessee and Washington, }ull of the same length -as the ships |} just mentioned, though the ‘Tennessee and Washington each displace 14.500 }tons of water, or as much as‘any but | the targest baitleships, ‘The autumn of 1906 sees the launching at Newport News, Va., of two more huge protecters of this class, the North Carolina sand Montana These 2 we 14,500;} ton ships. Kach will cost when com|p ted almost as much as a battleship and, as in the case of all of the new | armored eruisers, will rival battlesibips jin the number of men carried, the | Ship's company comprising 40 officers jund upward of 800 men. As may be imagined, the engines are a most important consideration in. vessels so |speedy as are these new armored cruislers, and, indeéd, the propelling ma| chinery installed in these flyers ranges !from 23,000 to 28,600 horsepower in the various ships. ! the powers that be in congress and j}the Navy department at Washington jhave not been giving much attention of late years to (he construetion oft ne lighter class of ships known as tected cruisers, although two such Men of the armored cruisers above menlioned, but they displace only nde tons and earry nene of the 8-inch ns, such as constitute the main aes of a armored cruiser ee stocks In Ne and = - cures 1 less: tha A re three Ree ouen ty unieie, SuIOR that ney ;to be christened, resp ively, Chester, Birmingham and Salen 1 mS hese gare to be known as ~™ FY sg Lerten maw name thetSe Wwhten warfare m L o oad, the idea of t such ships in, the Ne & been borrowed by Uncle Sa from Great Britain, where several such leraft have recently beén constructed ;for the purpose of keeping tab on an lenemy's Heet Since a seout cruiser lupon discovering the approach of a hostile squadron must not only be agile enough to evade capture, but) must also be qualified to race home and give varning, it goes without saying that speed is a prime requisite in. such vessel. and accordingly the trio of new Yankee scouts will each be fitted with 4? LJ. the: world nezine leading appear to have been seized a perfect with yeara recent during ot fleet thel to adding for mania panational, has Nor ae fighting i be ease ny in ambition riot in the numincrease mere by satistied more Large fortress ber of floating mee \ hea more and powerful ical demandee been have rships naval ew upo expended um the ppeare hay such as would craft are ag . years a few unbelievable one been not. has States United The purn natiolr sister her behind whit (a oe ; i of upbuilding the for me this suing il among pre-eminent sily. i hip ve ha anything If AN a powerful -the of Jessons. the. nnd cratf naval rival nm I urape he of ahead been contirmed but conflict nese pueso-J World) Old the of ome wherea for, deadly e f conviction tyj the than niayvte larger have powers \ cruiser fleet the and craft and) Stars the under found to be one to ‘ Speer ee j evervthing rl begovernment no | there Stripes, in plac their have issured pee idding no is that Atlantic the yond but iti of naval existence, scheme "!\ the se the of warriors to its steel-clad that seas the of renavyweights the in rapidly as is U nele Sam dehe for placed be must. reliance mhett vel so andengr was, yime nations between cision of issues a) l the when elther, c the for preferenct Sam's Unele the of foot the néar pretty and give can that ships thiek-skinned the but powe naval pring ipal s i the); i evelopment ' " at pa the vy during yarnes to epublic th in bussia {tal Japan plat fourtiy in stand, ind Great) conté internationa aed to t} y equal an with nil ot three in of ure: D to appe would DOO FEM time tor a for third G and ond mparison . the thi in making But the) of only account tal statistics reads completed, ar that warships all the) If in commission or use, for building be vessels eould and for changed struction Nany x OBA G emu I numbe1 men-of-war, finished lately craft commission into well nighae months, the couple onnage aa Aeott wick : A seas atvet high ish-American e dina U nited that and vised Ws Stat Pig en \ {ual eaus of in ; a The luxury sive ish that war, ice battleship formerly is more is much thé and zr committed heaviest the gs of ars the eezunS,.o f. : o greatest Ing tie nar the by pratonts d Beane spain with war me fighting sional oe than] brief fur-, this factor the ‘ OS |. addol Lo 14 h ‘Thi being: ix composed group Georgia, and istand Nebras Rhode hea ern tat and. bigger have that e is eit | experience sam Uncle is about. only Covers battlesht{y de. retent e centu ‘ofa' class leship Virginia, the und Tersev Sam rr than, "aes fleet! preference N the und cuns yven-inch of} any in| place ves-; d sister her vd oe The navy cur and| in length feet 3 -eaen are hips 100) 1 nearly of Ja nienlacement have pre-| their blewest-of wwHoressithe blank $88| only: of length a have has | decessor hich Mey the oof elopment little mor of a displacement and feet part| he ot ‘enthusiasm such roused' tons » 000 ont and-thousand Roosevelt. President. - 2. in - inch "barket a the to former eleht the of eight-inch} rapid-fire tubs torpedo fifty = 1s- at favorite warship the | other these as|to Santiago. of community of Indiana and The navy, . new Massachusetts, pioneer) as such Seon e and men 180 Instance sft gle Se the whereas each bcomcer crteS submayr panes an Ae Foul eae Mi the to completion awakening way an the tiny: can rier ann ee ol 0 eterminene determ J a ane Quincy at saipyard eis0t 0 Pe > = aera ae OER ol OE battleship OL LRA: BLE til YeUnAmasterpieces dabu gn Sen Ae not ee as XE goo suc eo a iL IS Ke eivou aah a anything Ta I our EELS Dues have European as much as paid terrors new not has pL habitants on ene more! is a much 1 fev wer battleships in destructive) £O98) ritte the of dozen breech-loading of nothingubmerged feur battle the oF the r capable in BAHaTEOELIDH experts nar one which acid. the just‘ the ofofter- ia work for tt a r a SE ee com-}-several a ship's company boast ing each and Connec-| _ cra or type best the ing 2 officers. 41 1 and m 540 i not) y lo ure inereeeerin anne enep acs under " sounded been ha iote new ‘ batYankee he 4 1 emer recent The | navy our of development rec means.|t anv Louisiana even the But the 1 wonderfu ticut, in last word constitute the by scanstruction tleship- to de acrely ai eee deg put yo - | officials on ans introduction on at Wanninaten sure, There be arereadeight to other be cruisers or J a To number big thearmored. places that!in| by theirfellows take big vill ee =o to it to prov de offic ol years ten for had ha Sam few|;Uncle the next within fleet American he heavy been a a pores Peae pecegrria M tong a a rarer Pee " a ea eae srt ee : u mere At vere, whit <lyn., ine or of the names the bear that PK AGEEES lta ere TE . ear en nace ery ever i aad one | almost ph objectsabilityof tonational int par through race Minne-| nd ¢ that Vermont, of thelr ofPhese states because meas-| ships also Kansas are ola ‘Ke Ser eres elmOR aw eee speed, tram express at water of|the each and length in feet 450 ure the| Loulstana fher of service ito ‘the at the ae imone OF weltte ee as wer vessels wer had |jackets added | These authorities other the, naval ou with eal together 16,-|for crease, will displace afloat, when which, eraft) formitable fre noat Coniaattnni ha in vorld the of! hit essential, | fighting 0 ad onsidt are ea thet a we frills i attleships scant) with to look disposition how! as quite are They water! of tons Star-Span- | ©00 the hoisted ever have that U-| he if ide the inaugurated a thev tS there-| on wipe gel a Span of the the cost up to at crujsers-vessels | Ume srmored upo just|favor hips two the as armed heavily battlechampion These Banner two-story | gied o turret perimposed bn ai Yaa nie EGY Eee en pouts the something of combine Mis-|that the com? these After, described the, at built ne which of a ahi henviest the for shelter armor-clad aver-/| the of usefulness life of The * ; LUCE without in proavailable to be t battleship outbrea to the to date th up kept ti of ae Uncles joined a re presente ne of the r WD 16,000-horsepowel the! ime. the for entry eae witness¢ ee 1906 foxof. aire wutumn. battleof wear - theh quintet a' ee this ney evel eas Ilo pis es Saal nad - f : , been true prior Spa Whe bullding' a-quarter for these reconstruction. and. AKA Per LA 2 | CLOLIETIAIAIE ORED rc as expenditut onl cate citize patriotic other of 4,000,-) than less at instances most in mag -those hen 1900 ear the from the} on carried are guns more but 000. iret Ke fightel twin pro-|nificent: were ‘than battleship p-to-date ntothe commissto Kentucl nd inby,-and.-this gone days in vided jn the United roportion other ‘ a die batthat the Mt nd ete © nations, progressive polices the to battleship framework: oa ship-the such le armament-costs or armor being formerly, than portion | liberal by but have battleships same the and prohably| Spar the service for ready and complete price} the However, $5,000,000 about other | every like almost battleships, of re-| during idvanced has ea a of | hull the beosureé. fo years one costs. bea overhauling» ap-| public general first-class a ate Texa i too. ‘hen. or = WE y WALL7 in ticipated ns é a AS! Bull sea the keep. expen-| as) an impression, to have before days the from pears ting pn ' outdo John will the of master to battleships Bulldinge rather however, 1s peace A aha pa in i aeaes | togethe! © Spey Regier BE ths. ie , de- ever machine: Nehting: powerful nee that expla} ed: be may it trate sOMG: nus Stat 1 nited the in are e, y ‘ to {\t vessel 970 like thing nvery Ihuilais ships new the whereas uncom-)} these yet 30 than less ber pleted i | 4 j af Ly Db o ts -_- ge 4 wo Z mun Warshif 2 of the that dade battleare. 17 writing this at pleted it whereas: cruisers, armored or hips sesnext at the to submit proposed ne a for plans the congre Of ion most the be. to, intended battleship ee <e aro. Done which snie ing pows and weight their but ing, upward rr pati thi "tending is cale importan naval of Koes , ; js States) | same ‘ of Britain.) and France as much ind as combined the not It Ko ri ; r. 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ATTN aT? 7 EE, TLYCLILLAYL G1 We LA AE ADF, of of driving her through the water at hour o1 per miles clip of twenty-eight better be will cruise) scout new The that fact the trom TG resting, doubly inan. will try department Navy the obtaining of mens the in novation Bir-the shij the of One enpeed orwith equipped be mingham-will ) eee coe iriple-expansion dinary instatiec as those pattern general ame a pist abt aoe warships in all anu 73, 4772 TLE" two scouts will be fitted with other the in wrinkle wewest th turbines, team apand power-producing machinery the iron shooting giant of ray. fo credit has gained as such paratus, "Alike enumer: tea lately warrio ( transnew » exceptional specd of the battlesnips, iewer! th of to most the smokestacks, 01 funnels, thre } of first-clas older the aus in o. a tead der remembe it must but, then, : che merits. comparative their termine en-| horsepower 16.500 the that het uniform a have will eruiser the} scout ol Hampshire New the of grines conlight their but feet, 420 of length of) of each engines horsepower 15,000 the from be appreciated can Virginia-New | struction thi in battleship he a displacehave will each that fact appear! (to cause would class Jersey a ship Such tons, 3,750 of only ment 11,000} the comparison by eak the than rather away run to expected the Gre-/js seni thi engines horsepo only of crulset type this and fight, around) trip memorable that on con in will be found of self-defense | means Hor Cape Inrapid-fire. guns, three-ineh dozen in the|a least, no means by but Last. onls will draw as the cruisers construe-|asmuch under now let of battleships will they water, of feet suomi about Carolina/ South fighters twin ire ul water in shallower navigate to able Michigan, contracts for which were} be nad of large size than othe Wcraniie of' one 1d awarded enulv ‘ lately manifest tendency Yet another | Philadelphia, at built be will hich the development for policy new in the across) form take wlll ather th vblle in Is found navy States United the as|of Taken J N. at Camden, river the to paid being atte nition increasing de-|the are battleships new the whole. inYankee boats.- torpedo the)submarine of any than speedier to be ened ingenulty proverbial the with them | ventors, of most craft, heavy old-time necients ed produc have race, the twenty-one|of of of a gail capable Leing fighters that h ag the best under-water is conwhich hour, per more niles or ; worl the in anywhere evolved been per-| average the than better iderably anone rease mn Or for Sam, Unele but that par-| b ittleships fermaneces of the Texas, ship : had been retired played v } from the a spanis! cou lighting guns, ioned |regular inte four in eight-inch placed turrets turrets ich Cure guns on containing weay being top the of sta-| the fou reveach's50. lis er } at constructed avait : fe et tons the ‘¢ iat ot them It ei ar, lin and length, ; i hd hipyard, 1 private in other| the -vard-while navy Lrooklys . to haye| line) a st} will! the| rorthcam-\| iste) (Kok ) wv} ‘and Gh ‘ : be henceforth would and i ppsolete bul ding o ; pri battlesh{p of record, of}ile one snip at station a ly 3 curry} ©} nae } t to the th; e~ | ta down day ister presant thre The ne @ St ony' ‘ und | used Owe Y ee I navy : ; ne year past the within been «nly and) Massachusetts Indiana, the pir e meee bat-|) another of members that the Qrst the as old us near pretty are Oregon, 5 ittleSai ae . Teena ‘ . Ugulshed 7 { eres a newer cur z ee is disbattleship ae ae "' fo fox wt ‘ite, tery oO our rat enen}\¥ which vith r See net, eittie in) ave provided battleships . : 2 sigsippi ~everIdi alo and in building at | identical that ships They espect famous the at Philadelphia, yard and Cre TRE each are|}powder le are;of eed eater ismore/ing a of with battleship cratt cumbersome ee them eat In great to granting The somé -| These are half completed. than ee a ships 13,-)ing venst ls, being of but what ; mallet began navy our guns/in the but splacement, ton 000 they and carry compare, will jiumber; with: the both in armamen fightel slze}tion of of Colorado, the four the Ebel Nill. this eit with cruisers Pennsylvania graceful ships bal alate the despite ae a re | courage Laity a andi "navy, in the Annapolis isement bamroies Snare . Ad Seine an abt rae "officers eheat e with tim¢ of the demand nea tie , Hel ia to -- fght- | in order of class reour tb whiclt eharien ee into: vi- | a Bol dapaiplnd tdae aquadrons OS eee st the oo West and that | growing attracted | size, eS aor DORE rginia, | the fleets an Maryland navy be a must, oe : aso! of me > its ried new ce : i b officers more mon-jfor recent the at attention so much new! . gnother Hi aa a rapid will be more promotion and | ture Bay, Oyster at review naval the|ster to way half hy Cadaria to as the} youngeér officers will be given the posiway 3 their now \ onT ‘ v‘ a el 1 < re tands 8 in Toe ; soint sta ofRenecompletion, Faweett. aca tions of Cee on maintain I ncle (6 Philippines ship? 16,000-ton a She itself h | sac East. Far in the prestige sort of ar-,naval muc h ‘the same and carries ny The re of the other New Se ts ck ot Sea ht aa |