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Show COGHLAN MAKES A SPEECH- j : Suggests New Mode of Bravery For the American Aimy. Chicago, Ocjt. 12. When Congressman Boutelle had concluded his address in which he paid a tribute to the Amer-J Amer-J ican navy at the banquet of the Army : of the Tennessee last night, there were J cries for a j-pecch from Captain J. R. , Coghlan. Captain Coghlan. who com-I com-I nvanded the Raleigh at the battle of ! Manila, responded briefly. He said: i "This is an age of progress. We are overthiMwing the old and taking on the new. We of the navy try to keep abreast of the movement. 'Formerly the motto of bravery was, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours. We have changed t'nat and now it reads, 'We have met the enemy and they are no more.' " He was cheered again as he sat down. |