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Show WILL MAKE TESTS OF PROJECTILE Washington. Oct 29 With a view to determining finally whether explosive ex-plosive shells are more effective than armor-piercing projectiles In disabling disab-ling a battleship, tests were becun in earnest today at the naval proving grounds at Indian Head. Md. Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining, chief of the bureau of ordnance of the navy department, is opposed to the explosive shell. Although he has re-lorted re-lorted against it. he will be present at the tesLs, which will Inclu'le firing fir-ing of both types of shells by tho monitor Tallahassee with the obsolete obso-lete ram Kahtadin as the target. oo |