Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-10-14 | Page 3 | France Likes Submarine

I FRANCE LIKES SUBMARINE Paris Oct 13 France France still easily stands first among the European powers powers pow pow- ers who believe c that the submarine submarino i ito Id 15 to lo be ono one of oC the most formidable In Instruments instruments In- In of oC naval warfare In the tho fu tu- tu ture Admiral I our In his report to th minister r of marine marino on the re results re- re suits of the recent maneuvers ers la lays great stress on omi the time alue value of ot the tho submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine as a means of coast defense This type of or vessel vc proved almost perfect ct In Its purpose and he ime therefore a advises vises the construction of the greatest possible number of or tIme the new typo of craft capable of or operating at a n considerable con con- distance from th their lr base The submarines aro are described as the most useful auxiliaries for hattle battleships and u c-u cruisers The rho current nt estimates provide for rOl- forthe forthe the building of oC ten new submarines at nt the present time twenty of the tho thoY Y- Y vessels els one or two to of which are nie to be laid down soon oon Last year ear eighteen of tons ton each were tere under course of construction lIS so that with sixteen Ye vessels yes ves sI sels stis which were either cither already alread In commission commission com corn mission or nearl nearly finished at th the beginning beginning be bt ginning of or 1905 France Franc will shortly be able to dispose of sixty four of these formidable craft I