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Show BUILDING OF FOUR BIG BATTLESHIPS URGED Washington, Jan. 7. The authorization authori-zation of an entire equadrnn of four monster battleships was urged on tho house committee on naval affairs, when Secretary Newberry appeared before that committee yesterday. i hides the battleships, he said that the navy should bo provided with lour r.c.v scout cruisers, ten destroyers, four submarines, threo colliers, one repair ship, one ammunition ship aud two mine laying shlp3. Secretary' Newberry told the com-ir.ll'eo com-ir.ll'eo that the new battleships should be of the heavy single calibre nll-blg-gun typo, and added that It wus desirable de-sirable that a squadron of eight o these Khips be completed as soon as pt Htlble. |