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Show oo BATTLESHIP TEXAS NEARS COMPLETION Washington, Nov 12 1 he new battleship Texas, which lately had her acceptance trials, ia now 96 per cent completed, according to an official of-ficial statement DJ the navy department depart-ment today The vessel probably will go Into commission about Christmas. Christ-mas. The New York, which stands 92 per cent completed, is second on the list ot battleships now building In the destroyed class, the Alwyn. now 97 4 per cent completed, probably prob-ably will be the next vessel of that type commissioned. The submarine ll-:l Is per cent completed, but leads the H-l and H-2 by only one-tenth one-tenth of one per cent The gunboat Monacv, advanced to 99 per cent on completion, l first of the list of I BU h craft, the onlv other vessel of that, type being the Sacramento, which is a little more than half done |