Show o ica ft Novelties Novelties' ut I t Arc Are you Informed of ot tie the tho fact act 1 X The Navys Navy's traditions are a so source ree reeL L of or pride to every member of ot ther the r naval service Some of or the famous r of Illustrious naval off officers ivera 4 and tho the circumstances surrounding their utterance are quoted In the thel l following following- items p J J. J K Taussig now admiral when asked by the British commander in Queenstown whoa hon alls bis destroyers would b be ready for Tor duty replied We are ready now g EW CAl Captain tain John Jahn Phili Philips p s as its his hia beer ship passed the burning Spanish beiL be I J flagship at the tho battle of S Santiago r July 3 1898 said Dont cheer boys i the poor devils are dying t r Commodore George Dewe Dewey at the Battle of Manila Ba Bay May 1 1898 Q said Raid to the captain of his flagship i. i the tho Olympia You may fire tiro when you OU are ready Gridley I Captain T. T A A. A M M. M Graven as he stepped aside from the ladder leading lead lead- ing to tue tun upper aeck thus thus' going LO to uis ilIa dt ou tile tae sinking of pi the tue 1 G 55 tae Lae battle of ot Mobile I Bay Bay in l said Alter you Pilot I A Admiral David A A. A Farragut In tto same saino battle wuen when warned that his bin sup gUlP was in danger of or ez ng torpedoes replied Damn the torp torpedoes doe go ahead Captain Stephen De Decatur tur s shortly after the war of or 1812 said My country may she over ever be right but l or wrong my country e Oliver Hazzard per per-I Per Per- PerAy iy Ay at the battle of Lake Erie In 1813 made the following report We Ve have met the enemy and they are ours Captain Lawrences Lawrence's last words w words as ho la lay dying on the deck of the Chesapeake after her hor engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment with the H. H M. M S. S Shannon were Dont Give Oi Up The Ship John Paul Jones during the engagement engagement engagement en en- between the tho Bon Homme Hom Horn me Richard and the tho In 1778 when asked by the British I captain if he had surrendered re re plied I have not yet begun to fight t. t Shortly after he be won the I battle I I |