Show armor plates accepted bethlehem oct 7 the bethlehem iron armor plate scored another at tho provine grounds yesterday in the presence of government representatives the plato tested was one of a group of eide aimor for the battle ship texas three hundred tons were ac ceped the plate ahot at was eighteen feet two inches by iz feet four inches and twelve inches thick an eight inch gun was used will projectiles weighing pounds A projectile forced out by 97 pounds of powder and attaining a speed of 1678 feet a second struck the mark fairly and was shattered the point remaining embedded in the plate not a crack of any kind was found for the second shot there was a chaise of llOn of powder and the found was fired at alie mark with a velocity 0 2004 feet a second again alie projectile wad shattered and ahe abot had no effect on the target |