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, l ; )• Fll BATTIESBIPS .—n"* t ■ ■ djwels still mcfs his faitb nils HUN A8E DECISIVE FACTORS Navy Chief Recommends Two Dreed- nonghto. Six Destroyers and Eight Submarines—Says This Program Will Make Navy Equal to Any4— Submarine Success not a Certainty. Startling successes of submarines in the European war have not'sway ed United States navy officials from their belief that all big-gun battle ships of tjie dreadnought type form the main dependence -of any sea pow'er. The construction of two such ships next year v?as recommended by Secretary Daniels in his annual re port submitted Friday to President Wilson. The navy general board urg ed the building of four. The complete building program for the, coming year recommended by Secretary Daniels comprises:._ Two dreadnoughta, six destroyers, eight or more submarines, one to be a large, sea-going craft, and the others of smaller size for coast defence opera tions, one gunboat and one fuel oil ship.. ; > If this program is followed out, Mr. Daniels sq^s, “the increase will - be notewoVtfif ahd will give us a wefl rounded navy equal, if not superior, to that of any navy in the world, ship for ship and man for man." Secretary Daniels’ program, he s* states, follows the policy of the gen- j ^^erate board recommendations, but re- ^^duces the number of ships of each i 'class asked for Thfe board recom mended the construction of the fol- ( lowing as the'1916 program Four dreadnoughts, sixteen de stroyers, three sea-going submarines, sixteen coast defense submarines, four scout cruisers, four gunboats, * two fuel oil ships, one destroyer ten der, one submarine tender, one navy transport, one hospital ship, one sup ply ship and a $'>,000,000 appropria tion for navy aircraft.' The board was acting on its policy looking to the completion in 1919 of a fleet, the main line of which would be 4 8 bat tleships In its report transmitted by the secretary it is stated that the present situation of the battleship fleet is ten ships behind that program the total of those in commission, un- construction and authorized for com pletion in 1919 being thirty-seven. Submarines come in *for extended discussion by the secretary and the general board. “Recent developments in naval warfare.’’ Mr. Daniels says, “have strengthened faith in the effi ciency of the submarine. The depart ment urges, therefore, the construc tion of an increased number of sub marines and the larger utilization of this weapon of warfare, which h%s demonstrated its effectiveness. “There are, many (very many more than a few weeks ago) who believe the time has come when the advice of Sir Percy Scott should be taken. Months ago that able English officer declared that the submarine was the most effective ship of the navy of the future and advised a cessation in the rapid construction of dreadnoughts and the utilization of the money thus spent in building large numbers of „ submarines. “The lay mind has accepted this view of the policy, but the trained naval officers making up the general board are convinced that, while the submarines have a large part to play in naval waffare. they do not re*-- place the larger craft. These naval statesmen hold to the opinion that the dreadnought remains the central and chief fighting force of a’ well- proportioned navy. \ “The general board reiterates the I opinion it has always held that ‘com mand of the sea can only be gained and held by vessels that can take and keep the sea in all times and in all weathers and overcome the strongest enemies that can be brought against them.’ It declares ‘other type valuable and have their particular uses,’ but .‘the backbone of any navy that can command the sea Consists of the strongest, sea-going; sea-keeping ships of its day, orof its battleships.’ “The departmefu fMls that it is upon safe grotind in looking to the board to prescribe the character of the ships .to be constructedr - The largedncrease in submarines is most <ieSirable, but nothing the present / war has disproved their faith In the modern dreadnought. “The fact that there has been no encounter between these powerful ships does not justify the conclusion that their further construction should be discarded in favor of the smaller craft, which has astonished the world by its ability to sink cruisers and other craft, giving its severest and most fatal blows' before its presence is discovered. “It may be that naval engagements later oh will teach lessons that will change expert opinion, but as long as Xthe bulk of the ablest, naval officers, believe the increase of the navy . -should embrace, in fair proportion, , the dreadnought, the destroyer, and the submarine, the secretary would not feel warranted in recommending a widely different program of con struction. Nj ' '• '. “However, in ylew of the demon strated power of the submarine, I would impress upon congress the im portance of making a larger increase in the submarine craft, appropriating generously therefor without reducing (the 'appropriations ^for other craft. he estimates for these were reduced to the minimum. “That our navy has,nqt neglect* ^ s< - the aaAatanapnn of suhawtnM wi ing number of submarines: England, 84; Prance, 76; United Stiles, 51;, Germany, 31; Japan. 17. This esti- mate was made in July of this year. “When the relative sizes of the fleets of the great nations enumerat ed above are considered, it will be seen that the United States has a sub marine flotnia relatively and actually very powerful. England’s fleet Is more than twice as great as ours, yet she has put little more than half as many more submarines. France has a considerably larger submarine fleet than ours, with a smaller navy, but she has in the past taken the lead in submarine building. Some years ago she abandoned the dreadnought pol icy to acquire large hiimberrs Of sub marines, but in the last two or three years has made unusual ekertlona to repair her deficiency '(n dread-, noughts. England has overcome this lead, and we are on that road, having in addition to the 51 ships already mentioned eight or more authorized by last year’s bill, on which work will shortly commenc^* and ^e} are asking for eight or more this year, which will swell our total to at least 67 in the next three years. Ger many, with a larger fleet than ours, has less submarines, and Japan, with a fleet smaller than ours in strength only half as many submarines. “What we have done ( hdwever, in submarine construction is but an earnest of what must be done In the future. Whqn we shall have a divi sion of sea-going submarines In com mission we will have added to the battleship fleet a strong fighting unit which must be of larger importance In any over-sea operations. “As far as the submarines them selves are concerned. It is believed .that ours are on a par with any in' the world. In the appropriation made by the last congress two types for the first time were included—one of high surface speed, to accompany the fleet, and one for coast and harbor de fence. In the building of two such distinct types we are In accord with what foreign countries are doing, and submarine flotillas in the future will probably be composed of vessels of these two types.” Of aviation the secretary says: "Aircraft have demonstrated in the present war in Europe that no mili tary arm is complete which Jacks them. They will not replace vessels of war. but will' extend the field .of operations to the air as well as on the surface of and underneath the water. They provide tfie best means for discovering submarine mines and have become an Indispensable naval adjuct “We are but in the infancy of air craft. The development In the man ufacture of these craft in this countfy needs to be stimulated, and the suc cess of this arm of the military ser vice abroad will be a mighty stimu lant to American manufacturers “Orders Were given early in the year for some foVeign-built aero planes, in addition to large, orders for aeroplanes made in this country. Un fortunately, the war has made It tm possible for the orders to be placed abroad to be filled, and the trial of such craft must be postponed. The best types of American manufacture have been ordered and the depart- mnet will develop this modern branch of the naval service steadily and rap idly '' The general board does not take the same view. Its report refers to its recommendations In 1913), which “brought to the attention of the de partment the dangerous situation of the.country in the lack of air craft and air men in both the naval and military services. At the present time the total number of air craft of any kind owned by the navy consists of twelve aeroplanes, not more than two of which are />f the sDme type, and all reported to have too little speed and carrying capacity for service work. “In our present condition of un preparedness, in contract with any foe possessing a proper air sfervice. our scouting would be blind. We would be without the means of de tecting the presence of submarines or milie fields, or of attempting direct attack on the enemy from , the air, while our own thovenients would bf an open book to him. The general board cam not too strongly urge that the d^artment’s most serious thought be given to this matter, and that con gress be asked for an appropriation of at least $r>,()0ft,000 for the pur pose of establishing an efficient air service. Financial eppditions resulting from the European war have caused the department to refrain from asking this year for an increase in person nel, Secretary Daniels states, but sayg a plan will be presented to congress next session for the organization of a competent naval reserve force from the men who receive honorable dis charges from the navy. The general board lays great stress on the question of personnel. “The board,’’ the report says, ‘“can not too strongly urge the repeated recommendations to provide the fleet with a personnel active list and train ed reserve, equal to the manning of the fleet for war. In the opinion of the general board, this is a matter of even more serious import than that of construction, for it can not be too often repeated that ships without a trained personnel to man and fight them are useless for the purposes of tvac, i The general board recommends legislation for an active personnel, officers and enlisted forces, capable of keeping in full commission ail bat tleships under 15 years of age from date of authorization, all destroyers and submarinest, under .12 years of age from authorization, half of the cruisers and all gunboats and all the necessary auxiliaries that go with the active fleet, and of furnishing nucleus creWs for all ships in the navy that would be used In time of war and the necessary men for the training and other shore etations.*' Secretary Daniels again urges that the grades of admiral and vice ad- &1 l^a. rfiatnred. and giving rnnsid- HONEY FOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL ESTIMATES ARE SCB- - DOTTED TO CONGRESS. 1 COST $256,421,357 e/ Two Battleships Are Provided for In ' ' : . ' ' '■> ■ ' J Estimates — Numerous Are Asked—Submarines Excite In- ' '.rv,' ‘ - , terest to Some Congressional Lead- WILL BE UNFRIENDLY CARRANZA SAYS V. S. SHOULD NOT USE ARMED FORCE. ... —■... •' ' Says Bryan Does oNt Appreciate the Gravity of the Threat—Would Vio- ; late Mexican Sovereignty. GOETHALR REQUESTS WARSHIPS FOR CANAL ZONE. fttjnln -erst uhle ■■pace 1 tc- tlw pmigatw The nation's military and naval ex penses during the next fiscal year, not including certain fixed expenses, would amount to $256,421,357, com pared with $251,284,167 during the current year under, plans of the ad- 'minlstration, as emboldied in esti mates submitted to congress Monday. This amount provides for the regu lar army, the military academy, the militia, so far as its cost to the fed eral government is concerned, forti fications, aresnals, military post and the naval establishment, including the proposed naval building program and the increase in the navy hereto fore authorized. The tentative administration naval building program 1 for the next fiscal year, as indicated in the estimates, is for two battleships, six torpedo ,boat destroyers, “eight or more sub marines,” one oiler and one gunboat, one of the submarines to be of the sea-going type and seven or more to be of the coast defence type. The hulls and outfits of these vessels alone would cost during the coming year almost ten mi lion dollars and their arms and armament $9,425,000. Democratic Leader Underwood, some of the members of the naval committee and others in congress having in mind the European war’s lessons, favor an increase in subma rines rather than in the larger type pf naval craft. This sentiment 1s ex pected to be injected into debates during the, present season. Tenta tive estimates for the naval program is all “on the assumption that new vessels to be authorized as this ses sion will be builtNjy contract,’’ .The final program will be outlined by Secretary Daniels just * before the naval bill is reported to the House. Submarine mines, an important factor in the European conflict, are provided. For purchase of mines and necessary appliances to operate them “for closing the cjmsoela leadinirTo our principal seaports and for con tinuing torpedo boat experiences" an appropriation of $190,350 is asked. There also is propose) $68,000 for maintenance of submarine mine ma terial and for torpedo depot admin istration in continental United States. In the - general scheme of fortifica tions, aggregating almost $6,000,000, numerous Increases are asked. For construction of gun and mortar car riages last year’s appropriation is more than doubled in the estimate tu $.'>85,060 for fortifying Ckpe Henry, Va., together with $100,000 to mod ernize older emplacements. For purchase, manufacture and test of ammunition Xfi r mountain, field and siege cannon $1,600,000 is asked, an increase of $400,000, and various items ranging from $100,000 to $450,000 for seacoast cannon, pur chase of ammunition, sub-calibre guns, alteration of three-inch bat teries to rapid-fire field batteries are asked. Far purchase of searchlights for defence of the more important harbors $150,000 is qsked, an in crease of $50,000; preparation of for tification plans doubled, to $10,000, and maintenance of the Mobile artil lery $5,5,000 For fortifications in the insular possessions $446,000 is asked, an in crease of $90,000. The Panama canal fortifications aggregate $1,942,- 228. an increase of $717,673, includ ing $25,000 for torpedo building, and $763,000 for purchase, manufacture and tebt of ammunition for seacoast and land defense cannon and machin ery necessary for .its manufacture at the arsenal and for maintenance of seacoast artillery The secretary of war also would be given discretionary authority to spend $50,000 of this amount to erect a building for manufacturing projec tiles. The estimates also call for an appropriation of $568,580 for con struction of barracks for the mobile army and coast artillery in the canal zone for which $70QJliI0__wa8 appro priated last year, and increaStr the appropriation of $50,000 for fire cen tral stations at Panama to $383,301. onstration of the all-around efficiency of the navy.” The report discusses at ’length many other subjects with which the department has been engaged includ ing the manufacture of powder, in vestigation of the- cost of armor, plate manufacture, construction- de tails of new ships, the anti-wine mess order promulgated this year, the edu cation work for enlisted men, for which the secretary expresses great enthusiasm and reports pleasing re sults, and the work of the relief ships North Carolina and Tennessee, still in European waters watching over American interests. »-•»•* Funeral .Services in the House. For the first time in fifteen years a formal funeral ceremony took place in the House Sunday when Sereno E. Payne, a veteran member from New York, was paid the last reepects by his friends. • ♦ : Von Der Goltz in.Turkey. The heir apparent of the Turkish throne greeted Field Marshal von der Goltz when he arrived in Constanti nople Saturday jtfghl “If the United States employs force to stqp the firing by Mexicans across the International boundary line at Increaee«TNaco f it will be considered an ui# friendly act, notwithstanding the friendly motive cloaking the.gct.’ , „. In this manner Carranza made an swer In a statement to the Associated Press to the formal notice served by the United States on both Provisional President Gutierrez and Gen. Car ranza that unless such firing ceased, force would bo employed to protect American territory. Carranza's reply to the American note will repudiate responsibility for shots that have crossed the line and clearly set forth that he and his gov ernment will regard intervention at Naco as a hostile act. At no time since the receipt of Secretary Bryan's note calling atten tion to the repeated wounding and killing of residents of the American town has Gen. Carranza appeared per turbed. but he has had long confer ences withjhose close to him, and. In framing his reply it is said he has been careful not to let himself stand in any uncertain light. "Gen. Hill, Constitutionalist Com mander of the forces at Naco, is on the defensive,” continued Gen. Car- ranzo, “and, since his back was td the line, it is difficult to see how he could be responsible for the firing. The fact Is that Maytorent's men have been attacking and therefore It appears reasonably clear that they, and only they, could have been to blame. "As a matter of fact I do not know that the rights of American citizens have been violated. It seems to me that it would be well for the state department to Investigate the ques tion In order to fix the responsibility “I remember similar instances at El Paso, when the Madero forces werp attacking there In that case those shots were for the most part the tm prudent and curious individuals who flocked to witness the Agthlng'ijs If it had been a spectacular show staged for their benefit. “As to the use of force! of which Mr. BryaiT talks, that is something the gravity of which. L fear he does not fully apreciate. He says it would -not mean an invasion of our territory or a violation of our national sover elgnty. It would And moreover it would certainly be an act directly against the Constitutionalists who now hold the town, and If In favor of the VUlaists. who would be left free to continue their operations It would be simply tying Gen. Hill's hands and leaving Maytorena free. “I sincerely hope that the good friendship of the American people to ward the Mexican people will prevent the consummation of Secretary. Bry an's threat.” FOUR AHF DROWNED. Three Boats Capsize While Rescuing Marooned Hunters. The Wateree river claimed a toll of four lives, according to a report reaching Columbia Monday from Jacobs Four jnen, James Griffin, i young white man of the - Jacobs sec tion of - Richland county, and three negroes were drowned Sunday, when they tried to rescue a huntyig party marooned on an (stand, known ai Betty’s Neck. > Last Tuesday Hamp Jacobs, Hor Lewis and Ben Walsh, with several Lewis and Ben. WFalsh, with several others, left Jacobs for a hunt of sev eral days In the Water river swamp Thhy camped In an old houpe. on jetty’s neck. The heavy rains caus ed the river to rise rapidly. Saturday morning an old negro canie to Jacobs and reported that the island was almost covered by the water. A rescue party was formed Going to the river,,the party of ten including the drowned men, tried to cross the river to the island in three boats. The three boats capsized at the same time. Four of the occu pants were drowned. • George Seeley battled against the heavy current for live hours before he was rescued. WILSON A BRAVE MAN. ASKS FOR DESTROYERS Activity of BeUlfforeat Warship* and Colliers Around Isthmian Water ways Causes Concern. LOST ONLY 7 lima ms iff Huun b- LAMS nmilfflCim DIG .SHIPS IN BATTLE Col. George W. Goethals, governor o /the Canal Zone, announced Sun day that his request that two swift American torpedo boat destroyer* be stationed at the entrance of the Pan ama canal was prompted by recent activity of belligerent warships and colliers^ jn Jb-e vicinity of the Isth mian wattirwifr: The .action of the Australian col lier Mallina in leaving Balboa with- otu clearance papers, and the fact that other colliers have shown a dis position to disregard canal zone ship ping laws, convinced Col. Goethals that decisive measures should be taken to preserve the neutrality of the canal. . Nearly all the colliers in canal waters arrived without health certifi cates and In several instances sailed without clearance papers. It Is pre sumed the steamers met and coaled the’ Australian r/ d English fleet which concentrated recently in the vicinity of the Pearl Islands, sixty miles southeast of Panama City. The torpedo destroyers requested by the governor are expected to. do patrol duty and overhaul belligerent craft attempting to disregard the canal regulations. Alleged violations of the canal shipping laws have, It Is said, been the subject of complaint to Sir Claude .C. Mallett. British minister to Pan ama, and also have resulted in orders that ihe fortifications prevent unneu tral colliers remaining in ports on the zone In disregard of the orders of canal authorities. In the case of the collier Mallina it is stated that she arrived without clearance papers or a health certifi cate and with no coal or supplies She attemtped to buy $3,000 worth of supplies, consisting largely of artl cles Intended for a Christmas dinner for a large force. She was refused the supplies and was ordered to de part because she refused to state her destination, as required by the canal zone laws. The collier Proteellaua Is pointed to as as a similar caae. It is stated that there has been much wireless interference in eaaai waters on the part of eight colliers, which recently were In the vicinity of the cangl and also by large warship fleets, reported to be within twenty- flve miles of both ends of the'canal Col. Goethals' request for two tor pedo boat destroyers came aa a sur prise to official at Washington, who had received no previous Intimation that neutrality was being violated In the vicinity of the canal. Secretory Daniels prepared to order destroyers from Charleston or from the west coast of Mexico. TO STAY LN WAR. Japanese Premier Declares Naval Duties Will Continue. • Vice-Admiral Roiuro Yashlro, min ister of marine, touching on the war in a speech In the Japanese diet Tues day. say. “While war in Europe endures, the Japanese navy's duties will con tinue. In the meantime our fleet. In conjunction with an English fleet, seeks the Germans in South Ameri can waters.” CHILDREN FLOATER OFF. (Starving Chinese Parents Take Des perate Chances for Children. “Knowing that they themselves had to die, parents have tied their children onto wooden doors and let them float off in the hope that they might be rescued by some one and the children have starved to death after floating so far many hours,’ says a Chinese government official in a note to American Minister Reinsch at Peking regarding the distress caused by the Huai River flood, the worst in China for sixty years. Two Negroes Lynched. Two negroes were hanged by a mob of fifty men at Mooringsport, La., Friday after they had confessed to murdering a white man for rob bery. Secretary Bryan Praises the Man Who Occupies the WlUte House. Secretary of State Bryan, speak ing before the Baltimore Bar asso ciation Tuesday night, deplored any suggestion that the United States pre pare for war in the sense that Ihe nations of Europe have prepared for it. “I have been fighting all my life,” said Mr. Bryan, “and I never fought beside a braver man that he who to day occupies the White House. “Why should .men be asked in times of peace to prepare to die for their country when there is so much need for them tp live fpr their coun try?" Fight to a Finish. Myron T, Herrick, returning am bassador from Paris, believes that the war will be fought until one side or the other is definitely whipped. Turks Bombard Batum. Datum, a Russian seaport on the Black Sea, was bombarded on Satur day by the Turkish fleet. Over 100 men were killed. Mine Sinks Turkish Gunboat. A Turkish gunboat was sunk ,by a mine near the entrance to the Dar danelles Saturday. i i ■■ * •! Huerta to Visit Mexico. A London dispatch says ex-Presl- dent Huerta Is preparing to return to Mexico. - ^ Buying Stock in Texan. European agents are spending $3, 0MiM.0rre-Te^ag jpglng. stork, aaidj Fights Duel With Cope. After shopping his fleeting sweet heart, Ignacia Tirglrina, a Mexican, feught a pistel duel with three pe- licemen in New Orleans Saturday. Negro Burned at Stake. Watkins Lewis burned tp death at Sylfester, La., Saturday, made the fifth victim of mob vengeance in Louisiana in ten days. X.' Fleet of Vice-Admiral gtnrdee Waa Made Up of Battleships and Battle cruiser*—Either of Three Ships to the Fight Should Have Whipped the Entire Hostile Fleet. London announces officially that in the battle off the Falkland Islands, in which the German cruisers Scharn- horst, Gneisenau, Leipzig and Nurn- berg were sunk, the British casualties totalled seven men killed * an four wounded. No officers, the dispatch says, were either killed or wounded. The Germas lost upward of 2,000 men. Buenos Aires reports that the Ger man light cruiser Dresden, (which escaped destruction by Vice Admiral Sturdee’a fleet off the Falkland Is lands Tuesday, waa run aground at that port Saturday. The Buenos Aires dispatches at the same time give the flfat hint at the magnitude of the efforts to put forth by the British admiralty to round up the German raiders, in the statement that Vice Admiral Sturdee has at least ninp ships under his flag, in cluding the battleships Albemarle and Hindustan and the huge battle cruisers Lion. Indefatigable and In domitable. i Previous reports from South Amer ican points have indicated the pres ence in those waters of the armored cruiser Carnarvon and Defence, and the battleship Canopus still remains of Sir Christopher Cradock’s squad ron. Inasmuch aa tbs least of these ships would reasonably be figured a match for either of the larger Ger man ships the awful odds piled up against Admiral von Spec are appar ent. That the three battle-cruisers alone should have been - detached from Admtral Beatty's battle-cruiser division, after the splemfld service they performed in the fight of August 28 off Helgoland, la of itself s suffl- cleqt Indication of the importance at tached by the admiralty to the tssfc a t at the same time of avenging Sir Christopher Crcdock’s squadron and clearing the ocean of Germans. • Any one of tbe three hettlo rrnls ‘ ers should alone, on sheer weight of metol. be more than a match for the entire German aqnadroa. The In domitable Is a ship of 17,250 tons. 560 feet long, and carries a main bat tery of eight 12-lnch guns. She has made a speed of 28 knots or bettor. The Indefatigable is a larger edition of the Indomitable, displacing 18,760 tons, Is 590 feet long, and is the taut est big ship In the British navy, hav- infl made 29 knots on sen trials. Ai If this were not enough odds against the Scharnhorst and Gneiss nau, which each mounted only eight 8.2- inch guns, and neither of which had ever beaten 24 knots in speed, the Lion is as much bigger, and near ly as much more powerful, than the Indomitable la more powerful than the Gneisenau. The Lion Is 709 feet long, displaces 26,350 tons (about the size of the U. S. 8. Wyoming) and carries a main battlery of eight 13.5-lnch guns. She hae beaten 28 knots on her trials. The battleship Hindnston is a 18,- 350-ton ship, and mounts n main bat tery of four 12-lnch and four 9.2-lnch guns, with a casement battery of ten 6-inch and fourteen 3-inch. She was built In 1904, and haa made nineteen knots on trials. The Albemarle and the Canopus are much alike, ao far as fighting value is concerned, although the Al bemarle la a newer ship. Each mounts four 12-inch and twelve 6-inch guna In the main battery. The Albemarle displaces 14,000 and the Canopus 12,850 tons. The armored cruiser Defence was built in 1907, displaces 14,600 tons, and carries a main battery of four 9.2- inch and ten 7.5-inch rapid-fire guns. The Carnarvon Is a slater of the Hampshire, believed to have been sunk by this same German aqundron off Hong Kong. She displaces 10,860 tons, and carries four 7.5-inch and six 6-inch . guns. Both she and the Defence are twenty-three knot shipa. Berlin announces a statement from the German admiralty: “The Brit ish admiralty does not say in its statement of the battle that our squadron had been on the high seas for four months without means of communication, either cable or other wise, and had been without any port where it could put in for repairs or supplies. Despite this, 1U always ob tained coal." A semi-official statement says: In view of the superiority of the enemy’s fleet, which consists particularly of big, fast, well armed ships, there seems little chance that our two cruisers can long evade pursuit. We must, therefore, also reckon with the loss of both these shipk. “It is hardly to be expected from British sources that accurate Infor mation will be given of the course of the conflict or of the composition of the British squadron.” Fleet to Assemble. Twenty-one battleships of the At lantic fleet will assemble off the coast of Cuba in January for battle man oeuvres. be seen by a comparison of our Vera Cruz by the United States naval strength In thfs craft with that of foreign navies. It is rohghtly esti mated that there are built or build ing for tbe various navies the follow-' forces, pays tribute to the nineteen men who lost their Jives there. - The entire record of Vera Cruz, the sec retary states, la “a remarkable dem- To Avoid Extra .Session.——- Congressmen are determined to complete their program before March 4, ao as to do away with the necessity tor another extra session. I for Germany: Three Are Injured at Naco. Three more persons were injured by Mexican bullets at Naco, Artz.. on Sunday/ No Truce Arranged. Europe-has through. Building Six Destroyers. Secretary. Daniels has given out contracts for six torpedo boat de stroyer* authorised last year. * Guitterea Orders Cessation. Provisional President Guitterea. has ordered a cessation of all hostili ties around Naco. saying the friend ship of America must be retained. Submarine* at Firth of Forth. German submarines Wednesday ed sank by Twenty-five The wreck of Boger, off the Por salted in the tone of : Are