Show activity at navy yant yam washington march 11 14 thero there is general activity at the washington pavy navy yard three shifts of men working twenty four hours continuously the completion ot of tl the big guns there Is being pushed ahead with all possible bl haste ehaste the rush basted has led to a largo demand for machinists of ill all kinds winch which up to now has not been met an enlistment office for blue jackets has been opened at the yard thirty marines have been detailed to go with ith the columbia or the Alin minneapolis neapolis they tire are held in readiness to start at a moments notice some of the four inch cups have been completed and shipped to indian head to be tested not a day passes but what guns of some calibre are finished and taken down by the tug triton to the proving grounds to be tested two or three of the in monster onster 13 guns with the exception of a few finishing touches to bo be put to the breech mechanism are ready to be tested A test was made of one consignment of rapid fire guns uns just received from tile the colt factory at hartford artford JT it is known as the six millimetre milli metre and rapid fire automatic colt and is capable of firing shots a minute with a range of 2000 yards the test proved that the bullet would pass through a steel plate three eights of 0 an inch in thickness these guns of which three have arrived will be used along the rail of vessels against torpedo boats and also in the fighting tops |