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Naval Strength of Argentina It is Absurdly Overrated The National Navy Yard Interesting Items Concern ing our Distant Sister Republic Special Correspondence of Tlie Journal Tigre Argentina July 1 1905 This queer little town where is the national navy yard of Argentina is about twenty miles from Buenos Ayres at the confluence of two riversthe Parana and Lujan Several torpedo boats and other small craft that make up the navy of the republic are always to be seen off shore It is diflicult to imagine how these boats could be of any use in case of emergency because the water is so shallowin many places barely two feet deep though fairly rough and with a very rapid current that no vessel with much draft could possibly be gotten out without a very slow and tedious trip up this branch of the Parana river to distant San Pedro and then down again by one of the main branches We are given to under stand however that the torpedo boats are maintained chiefly for the overaw ing of the neighboring republics and are expected to furnish more employ ment to painters than to gunners They are rarely ever in practice hut are
to the Montgomery pf the Old Navy Compares it M l1m ve Navy and Gives his Opin uith the Bia Ships l0 Eptor of the Journal In f your paper you mention v 2n 1 to the U S Ship then laying in Belfast har e ease I wished to b o the eh anges that had been i Navy since I left it by honorable dis of the termination of Rebellion I had fre sher ships but it was al and in a crowd and I if gleaning the infor o 1 made it my way when there were no board and I had the jve the ship to myself four hours and they L tut enjoyable hours to in Belfast 1 wished introduce me to the and as Orrin J Dick n of the celebration is the means of bring port 1 sought him m him I then called situation and asked ith me and perform tantiy replied You from me or any one ou wear is an mtro cles anywhere It but that had not l j 1 j1 and made my way to art where boats were and from the ship at v after my arrival
6 all sorts _A11 Ships Huns Damaged Now in U S Service Despite all the efforts made by their crews to render them useless nearly a hundred formerly interned German ships are now flying the Stars and Stripes in the service of the United States navy says the March Popular Mechanics Maga zine It develops that although the Huns were convinced their vandalism made our use of the boats impossible the navy has not only managed to repair all of them but has done the work so skill fully that in no case has failure or weak ness since developed Fire extinguishers were filled with gasoline incendiary prep arations made and gauges reversed Steam pipes were plugged by disjointing them driving in slugs of solid brass and then concealing the work by renewing the connections Meter Which Registers Telephone Calls A recently invented telephone meter described and illustrated in the March Popular Mechanics Magazine is designed to prevent errors in charging calls and t make the service more satisfactory to the subscriber in other respects Being of comparatively simple construction it can be installed in the signal case of a coinoperated telephone with slight alter ations The device comprises two
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Republican J ournal Supplement VOLUME 59_ BELFAST MAINE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 1887 NUMBER 45 CHAT FROM WASHINGTON GOSSIP ABOUT MEN AND THINGS AT THE CAPITAL Frank Hattons New PaperGossip About Robert P PorterBancroft and Cor coran ComparedSome Newspaper Cos ipA Sensation Which ailed Special Correspondence Washington Nov 8It was tho hour in tho afternoon at which the great government departments vomit forth their mass of work ing humanity Crowds of men and women 1 mured by tho thousands out of tlio cavernous jaws of tho United States treasury Tho maws of the state war and navy building vcro black with tho human stream and tho clerks of tho attorney generals office wore leaving their department for their homes Thcaveuuo between Seventeenth street and the Higgs house was black with people and BANCROFT AS A PEDESTRIAN ft was the liveliest hour of the clay in Wash ington Just at this time clown the avenue and through this moving throng walked a straight old man He was six foot tall and as thin as a devils darning needle but his flesh apjiearcd to Ik as solid ns jerked beef and his slop was a springy one lie wore a tall silk hat
Relative Strength of Russia and Japan Now that hostilities have actually be gun in the Far East it may be of in terest to compare in a general way the resources of the two countries involved If this comparison be made without reference to the probable theater of war and the conditions hedging about the movement of forces thither the combatants seem very disproportionate ly matched The Russian empire com prises about oneseventh of the land surface of the globe Including intern al waters it covers an area of 8660305 square miles and its population is esti mated at about 120000000 inhabitants ot which 2005016 square miles and 106 264166 inhabitants were in 1000 com prised in European Russia It lias an annual revenue amounting to about 000000OOO and expenditures some what in excess of that sum The Rus sian army on a peace footing numbers about 1100000 men and oil a war foot ing about 0600000 men The navy is understood to comprise about 40000 officers and men 1 apan the island empire comprises an area of liil10s square miles including Formosa and tlie Pescadores Its popu lation including the islands specifical ly named numbered 47000Ono inhabi tants Its
THE VOLUNTEER NAVY A Foolhardy Expedition Inspired by Act ing Master Smith who was not in it Smith Makes his Exit from the Service IX In my last l stated that we had re turned to our old cruising ground off Matagorda Texas where things for a time resumed their old phases with a few exceptions Alter witnessing the brilliant exploits on the Mississippi Acting Master Smith of whom I have previously spoken became more and more convinced that he was it and finally arrived at the conclusion that he could put down the remainder of the Rebellion all bv himself He appeared to liken himself to Alexander the Great and to be looking for worlds to con quer On the other hand we likened him to Don Quixote a man who would charge a windmill hut Smith did not seem to he able to get a Sancho Rauza to iollow him He was more frantic to do something to distinguish himself than ever before and at last thought he had the opportunity And by rea son of this the executive officer Mr Dean and myself and thirtytwo men came very near being captured and the chances of being killed
v __ Early Incidents Of the Civil War THE STORY OF THE FRIGATE CUMBERLAND BY CAPTAIN JOHN O JOHNSON OF LIBERTY ME To the Editor of The Journal A few years ago 1 wrote a series of ar ticles relative to the U S Navy which were published in The Journal and which I have reason to believe were well received by the intelligent read ers of your valuable paper Many who read those articles are like Pip in Dick ens Great Expectations continual ly calling tor more and this is my ex cuse for again troubling you to read my poor manuscript and to correct the bad spells Though 1 have not the personal knowledge of the events I am about to describe that 1 had in relation to those of which I have previously written yet circumstances made me very conversant with my present sub ject which is the old US Frigate Cum berland a sailing ship that was very much in evidence before and at the be ginning of the war of the rebellion and which was sunk by the rebel ram Merri mac at Newport News April 8 1802 Since that time she seems to be
Early Incidents Of the Civil War _ i the story of the frigate CUMBERLAND BY CAPTAIN JOHN O JOHNSON OF LIBERTY ME Continued It was le desire to conciliate Virgin ia and no the fear of the rebel troops that led to this hesitating conduct on the part of Commodore McCauley and his refusal to permit Lieut Selfridge to go down and guard the mouth of the Elizabeth river Indeed he was pecu larly circumstanced He was surrouud ed on every hand by officers high in rank in thenavy most of them looked up to as the best officers in the service and all or nearly all of them rebels at heart But this fact was unknown to the commandant and was not mis trusted by him until later The only loval officers at this station at that time were the commandant commo dores or captains as there was no rank of commodore in our navy the senior officer in command of a squadron had that honorary title Morrison and Pen dergrastLieutenants Self ridge and Mur ray and Lieutenant of Mariues Hay wood But they all knew that Govern or Letcher of Virginia had forbidden the pilots of Virginia taking
THE old navy JOHN 0 JOHNSON OP LIBERTY bVCAP IV E editor of the Journal T last letter 1 said that our pre k m Vtuation upon the Great Lakes carKUS our borders adjoining Can upon uu the time of the two great naval uon Lakes Erie and Cham r a i ihose victories of much more PS to us than would seem on Before the battle on Lake Hull of the American army Er nously or traitorously and 1 surrendered Detroit and Sir Isaac Brock a major j h il I eng the British forces I can learn but little Af r lt v silenin relation to if Michigan calls it an ler while others call i the military authori alled it a traitorous story records that he ourt martial found ed to death but was nt Madison and sub iovemor of Michigan had published a book to the world that he treason Such was the Erie and it was even hamplain at the time torv for the British force under General hold in Northern New sessions along all the at jeopardy United States had no tin Lakes The only to the government had brocks forces at De cent
1 C Industry to Be Shown by Exhibits at Auditorium More Than 90 Firms to Show Washingtons Progress In Manufacturing Production Washington will have a chance to I see itself as an industrial center to yight Our industries will be shown in the exhibits at the Auditorium of the Second Annual Industrial Expo sition 200 Booths Two hundred booths covering 50000 square feet of floor space present a panorama of business life popularly and mis in the Capital takenly supposed to be engaged only in the business of government More than 90 manufacturing con And altho cerns are taking part the industrial side is being stressed 1 there will be displays of the work of Washingtons foremost painter and i sculptors as well The Public library will have exhibit uh will the an 0 e Play grounds Department and the various branches of the military service i Special Programs There will be interesting enter tainment programs nightly Concerts have been arranged by the Army Navy and Marine band Thompson will give a program Lout songs each day Amplifier of will carry the music to all parts of the Auditorium Nine pecial nughts have been designated beginning with Marine Night tonight
THE WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS MONDAY NOVEMBER 29 1943 The Broad Atlantic Is a Pond x AHL Bw dn y fl KtlJKa yA bkpssihpb NewiAcm At least the great sea isnt as big as it used to be what with flying youth in modern planes hopskipping it hourly The youngster peeping at you is Lieut jg Bob Stearns of California who has blasted four Nazi subs and also guided escort vessels to pick up 27 survivors from the Uboats Here he takes his TBF Avenger aloft on another mission from the flattop U S S Card I A L j AK ggMk A j 07 t jl jkWw fl fly k bflrBß CaMWgSfl HEIM 1 w v fIHF lOSI AL wy NewsAcme Aboard the famed carrier Card Grumman Avengers and F4F fighters swing around to take off for enemy engagement after the latter has been contacted Pointing in foreground is the commander of the Card Capt A J Ishell v A 6 V 1 Jv k r d flhaT j HS v B l 5 X I r I t I 7 _ k s At left tense seconds pass as the Navy pilot drops his flaps as he prepares for
22 Announcements fhQna Ctaoeifiod Ada to Main 520 LOST AND FOUND 1 CAMEO PlNLarge vicinity Iansburgh or Ktnnr Monday reward Mrs Thacker Potomac 2219 COLLIE white face four white paws white tip on tail 3 months old named Carlo Notify Houston 1744 8 St N W North 2614 Reward FINDERS If you find anything and cannot locate the owner through the Loot and Found ads in thia newspaper call at Room 422 Hearst Bldg and through the Lost and Found Index which contains a complete list of ail lost articles that have been advertised In this newspaper in the past two 8 830 LOST from pocketbook at Mass j aehusetts Ave entrance Naval Ob servatory Sat morning West 1434 Mr Willis WRIST WATCHLadies with black ribbon Navy Bldgfront of Shipping Board entrance Reward for return Columbia 4708 LOSERS When you advertise a loot article in the Lost and Found classi fication of this newspaper your adver tisement receives the benefit of FREE listing in the Lost and Found Index maintained by the Want Ad Service Bureau of this newspaper Tour ad vertisement is filed in this index for a period of two 2 months Such SERVICE facilitates the recovery of
The Browning Chief Entered as 2nd class matter July 15 1931 at the pastoffice at Browning Montana under act of March 3 1575 Subscription 5200 year in advance Mrs Annie Duncan Owner A weekly newspaper published every Friday at Browning Glacier Couniy Montana The Will And Ability To W in There are many people w o though handicapped in one way or another have become fnmois Notable among these are authors musicians and scientists whose works will live through the years They are outstanding in dividuals whose talents often developed under the most severe handicaps have endeared them selves to the public But in industry thousands of these handicapped people are turning out war materials and doing everything they can to help win the war A man in Chicago who works in a wheel chair was one of those who recently receiv ed an Armv and Navy reward emblem A man blind in one eye operates a n engine lathe in a machine tool plant in New York 1 n many plants blind people botn men and women are doing remarkable work on precision in struments On an assembly line in ar Ohio cartridge factory there are many crippled workers
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