New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
ARMY and NAVY NEWS.
Rushing Repair Work on Battle
ships.
TFron TIE Trfa1as B--zzJ

Wazhington. November -
PREPARING FOR CRUISE-Tasrrueti01s hzYs
been sent 20 the principal navy yards In the East
where the battIeships are under repair in antiei.
patton OF the long cruise % the Pacific Coast. %
have the work pushed 20 conplstiou IN order that
there may be 70 delay IN the appearance of thsss
ships in Hampton Roads On December g. ready u
sail seven days later the long cruise- TIE ships
must be al Hampton Roads the date specified
whether al the work has been completed OF uoc
and OF course there VIII be no exception % n,
conditions which finds ships never fully ready so-
sea Some time ago the Navy Department found
u necessary % name date when ship r1usr Iezvs
navy yard. OF II would BE- likely 20 remain ths-s
forever. having some JOB 20 bs finished. Il Is r.
tended. howeve- on this occasion % hzvs as r-ca
work as possible done before the ships leave -.
yards since the cruise Is long ore and evs-v7bf-
must Be in readiness for the departure OF Dec
Der l. This state q Affairs will be made possibIs
by the authorization of overtime az double vazs,
fo- labor on tbs batrieshps especially a. ths New
York yard
POWER BOATS FOR THE NAvY-T5e Nsvv
Department has IN is possession rspo--s reis-i-
20 gasolene boats including the recc---az- da-s7,
from Rear Admiral R .. Evans. that al he bos-.
which are needed shall Be purchased fran thz r-sr-
ket. drawing on the commercial types. TIE Navz
Department Is noc inclined 70 approve this re-or,
Ee1dation. especially ths naval Construction,
have pointed out that = would bs adyz1-sgzo.s %
the government 20 build IS Own gzsolzas oozts.
tust il has rs other boats and th.s e-d a--h
work viii probably &c done IRE coming winter q.
the Norfolk Navy Yard n an experimental Wy n
order 20 develop vartous sizes o. zo-o- bats. =
Is believed that a better boat car be o5tz17sz n
this way O-e % ths new types U[I &c C "a
wLaleboa- rattsrn- S-1aE motors VII b F-scst
on board tbs sailing c-aft n order 70 hep o-t
The speed o< IRE bos-s Thi-a cary stores between
The shore and the ship The only bozts vhich vi
not Be % TIE motor variety viii - tzos= Ussi \
;he aquztic contests which = , desired Prono-s
il every way possible
FORT THAT FARRACUT PASSED-Tas army
quartsTrasrers who have charge 90 eonsrrucdo1 ..
military posts have been much co1ce-usd with -
situation a. Fort Morgan. Ala5zza- where ls-Es
amount Of vo-k must b done 81 the i-lr-oveEa-r
% the IocaI conditions there, including Ire e-e-1o1
OF new buildings Il has besa found thar 70 co1-
t-acto- wants 70 I'D OF The -o-k- dis--cEaa-ioa
due 20 the fact thar the Pos- i q long way f-5-a
the usual Ina q travel requiring costly As1-e-zEs
os nearly thirty miles an5 Ea-y attendant rsss.
20 say nothing of the d3f5-uIcy n obtaining lah'-
and the greater diaaccIty IN keeping er1Pl7yes -
that --riute-estiag military post Forr Morgan =
considered cne ot The least desirable stztos = -
whole amy. and = VII the government abo-s
twice IS much - carry out any project ~ tlzt
place as u does at any oc1s- military s-zr&0- =
G-zrte-z-zster vas rscsatly sent 70 Fart Morgan
. look over TIE station and ascertain +1st E-zt
should be done. The GuaT-sTuas5eT general IS
APPROVED TIE recommendation that the gOver--sz-
undertakes the Improvement BY hire q izb0r al
oE- risk % Fo-t No-ga1-
ORDERS IssUED-TEe following orders hsvs
been Issued:
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