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Show UNITED STATES SECOND. Superior to Germany In Some Re. spects as to Power of Navy. Washington. The navy year book for llioV, (-.implied by I'lttmiin I'ulls for, clerk of the senate conitnltii'e on nuvAljtifTuIr. shows the race fur second sec-ond place among the uavlns of the world la est 111 close between the Culled Cull-ed Htutes and Unrmaiiy. Of righting ships (battleships and armored cruisers) built, building till. I provided for. this country ha.i forty-live forty-live mid (leituuny forty. six, hut the aggregate tonnage for lltu Culled Stiitos Is U"i,2ll us uguliisl ;v,.LS7 for (leriuutiy. (Inrmitny s superiority In respect to nil vessels Is due largely large-ly lo Imr torpedo dosirovers, whore she has ninety seven us iiuuluat our Hilrty-six. Ocrmany ulao oiiiiiiiiiiIm-i'h j us lu Ihn tihiiler of large nun., the numlicr bclug 2uS as uualiiai I so. I |