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Show oo BATTLESHIPS TO BE BUILT House Decides on Two New Dreadnoughts 12 Other Naval Vessels Washington, Feb. 11 Two battleships battle-ships iu this year's naal appropriation appropria-tion were determined upon today bj the house naval affnirs committee brj a vote of 14 to 7 Six destroyers, four submarines, one supply ship and one transport will also be provided. The new dreadnoughts are to cost I approximately $16. nun nun ecah. The appropriations for the Urst year's work on the vessel Is estimated by the committee at about $20,000, 1 The two battleships a year plan comes as the climax of a hard fichi In which the greater navy advocates were opposed b one contingent hold ! Ing for no battleships at all and an Other proposing t compromise on one ! The house will deride the question li nally Secretary Meyer and the greater navy men had been hopeful that pro vision for three battleships might l-gotten l-gotten into the appropriations this j year, to make up the defh it which the navy suffered in lasl year's bill when only one as appropriated for.! |