Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the U V S navy recruiting station salt lake city interesting information comparing the navy recruits of I 1 with those ot of 1936 was compiled recently by the U S naval training station newport R 1 I the information tor for the year we wai obtained from roni the tiles files and covers of the first recruits sent to a training station on shore in the U united lifted states navy recruits in that year were trained on shore but lived on I 1 board ship although this Is only a physical comparison a mental comparison would undoubtedly show an even greater difference minimum ago 1887 14 years 1936 1 11 years average age 1887 IG years 2 9 months 1936 19 years 3 months average height 1887 2887 3 5 feet 4 inches 1936 6 5 feet binch es average weight 1887 pounds 1936 pounds As a result of selective 1 recruiting improved methods and facilities at recruit training schools school etc the navy today probably has haa the highest quality of enlisted personnel bonnel in its history one of the first submarines built in n the united states is on exhibit tion in the brooklyn navy yard this submarine named the intelligent WHALE is 29 teet feet long 9 teet feet deep carried 10 men and was designed to be propelled by land at 4 knots speed the intelligent WHALE which was not successful was tried and condemned in 1872 during the summer ot or 1918 a detail of 0 enlisted men of t the lie U S navy recruited from the oil field ot of pennsylvania and tour four officers including a doctor laid a nive inch oil all screwed tuel file oil pipe line bile along tile the clyde canal in scotland taud from glasglow to the firth ot of forth approximately 31 milas one ot of the greatest marine dasas was on the mississippi rive when on april 1865 the steam boat SULTANA blew up 7 miles above memphis and sank with a loss losa 0 of the lives of 1450 union soldiers to provide entertainment tor for the crews of 0 its ships the navy maintains the largest motion picture exchange in the world each s ship il lp 1 has a C change bange ot of program dai daily ly wh when I 1 conditions permit the showing of 0 pictures the films are exhibited free of charge to the crew and are paid for by the profits of the ships canteens at tile the rate of one cent per man per day thus not being a great expense to the government only one german submarine saw service from the begian ing of 0 ill the world war to the end ot of the war this was the lucky U 19 still ani was as surrendered to the british at tile the close of the war |