Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
GATHERING NAVY NEWS.
WORK DONE BY ONE GOVERNMENT
OFFICE IN WASHINGTON.
A Publication That Few People see-Is
Has a star of Workers and Correspond
ents Creator Than That of Many a Met

ents Creator Than That Of Many a Met
rOpoli:sn Publication.
The United States naval intelligence
office is the repository for all information
! on matters relating to the navies of the
world and to all matters which in any wav
have bearing or influence upon the prose-
cution of war at home or abroad. This
steadily grown in Importance, until TODAY
it Is not only Indispensable to the navy
department, but it is the source from which
! all progress in naval matters is announced
1t issues annually a publication under
the title of Naval Intelligence General In
formation Series" the contents of which
consist of original and compiled articles
In the naval world this publication ranks
as the highest authority, and its value as
such is evident by the constant demands
for CT rent and back numbers.
The object Of the naval Intelligence Of
fee is TO collect, record, arrange, sift and
| compile information in accordance with a
| scheme OF classification, and to diffuse
! such informal. on as may not be of a conf
| Dental nature throughout the navy, for
the purpose of enabling the government to
! lake such measures in time OF peace as
! Frl!l insure 4 readiness for and a vigorous
! prosecution Of war.
| In order to do this with the best results
j staff of naval officers specially qualified
| Tor Intelligence staff work and familiar
with foreign languages is employed. The
/ stan is Composed vi Two Glasses, namely,
the office staff and the staff of collectors
Of information. Tie former record, ar
range, sift, compile and prepare original
articles for the ANNUAL publication; the
latter gather Information from all the
| sources at their command, consisting of
two ciarTcs. namely, Of naval attaches to
American legations in Europe and of
ships intelligence officers.
SUBJECTS TREATED
| To each officer of the Office staff is as
| signed the study OF one or more subjects in
| such manner as to secure the best results.
at the same time equaliZing the work. All
subjects are diylded into branches, and
| each has further subdivision according to
| the nation to VIII CHI the branch refers In
! addition to the Information sent in by the
naval attaches and ships intelligence Off
GERS, the Office staff collects information
| from government reports, home and for
! algn service, and scientific publications,
| books, pamphlets, magazines, journals and
| papers, which are thoroughly sifted by
every officer for information relating to
Inc subjects assigned to him for study.
The subjects with which the naval intel
| igence officer deals are:
The naval administration of all foreign
| powers; their organization, efficiency and
| arrangements.
The war policies and preparations of for
/ eIgu nations, as Indicated by the vessels of
/ war they build or purchase, and by the
Number OF vessels in commission and in
reserve, and their distribution on the high
| seas.
The naval resources of maritime nations
| as regards character, distribution and capa-
billties; this includes all information re-
iatInG 10 the history. dimensions, machin-
cry, turning powers. armor, coal capacity,
speed, type, armament, efficiency, deficien-
cies, vital parts and the peculiarities OF
every vessel afoat and building; also dock
yards, depots, gun factories, gunpowder
| and explosives AMI torpedo works. All
such Information gives data for establish
! ing nations status, naval and military
for war, and is abso lutely essential in order
to carry on a war intelligently and vigor-
ously
Naval operations and tactics The con-
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