Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-09-23
Kept In Touch With Washington,

NCpl Ill lUuGil Will! gtdSliAtYlOlt.
From Honolulu the sixteen battle
ships steamed over the 1850 mile
course to Auckland, New Zealand, as
already described. Besides making the
longest battleship run without coaling
on record, there were two other notable
features belonging to this part of the
journey. The first was daily keeping in
touch with Washington through wire
less. This was accomplished in nov
ell manner. At Suva, Fiji Islands, is
station Of the ocean cable to Vancou'
yer. By leaving the supply ship Gla,
cier as wireless station at Suya and
stationing other small vessels at inter.
vals between this point and the fleet it
was possible to send wireless messages
daily from ship to ship till they reach
ed Suva, whence they were dispatched
by cable to Vancouver and Washing
ton. II. SSi+ |s "
Another noteworthy accomplishment
Of the run was the decreased con-
sumption Of coal, already noted. This
was brought about through a system
Of competition established by Admiral
Sperry between the various vessels of
tsthe feet Each day report was made
Of the amount Of coal burned, and IF
| any ship showed an unusual amount
| an explanation was demanded. A ri
valry in economy thus sprang up.
| which not only brought out the largest
development of power to the least con-
| sumption Of fuel, but improved the
skill In navigation. 1t proved as ef-
fectiye drill for the engineers as had
the previous competitive tests in
craftsmanship proved for the gunners.
This cruise will be Of Invaluable serv-
1 ice to the officers and men in giving
them experience as navigators, besides
/ impressing all other nations with a
wholesome respect for Uncle Sam as a
sea power. .3. 5s
Warmly Greeted In New Zealand.
On the way to Auckland the feet
passed Samoa. where Robert Louis
Stevenson lived and wrote Here II
was greeted by Old Glory, for the
i United States controls one of the is,
lands of the group and has fine har.
Dor at Pagopago. The reception Of
our ,battleships in New Zealand was
enthusiastic in the extreme. After
I Auckland the feet is moving on to the
i Philippines. Japan, China. thence
n through the Indian ocean, SueZ cana
and the Mediterranean back to its
n starting point at Hampton Roads. Ger
q tain yellow newspapers recently had 8
sensational story. lifted from a mod
a ern novel, TO the effect that when oul
batt!eships reached japanese waters
they would he secretly and treacher
/: ously attacked without declaration
of war. as the Russiana feet was at
!. tackled ii ort Arthur. The story Wen
on to recent how i'll our vessels il
3 the Pacific would titus be sunk befor'
. !. we had amy intelligence That trouble
was impending. Then hundreds o
. thnt.ssa nS.s off japanese ..sss5ns would
]. be transported TO ollr s',eses s,vetri;es.ll
!. ana we would awake ~ find o.nselre
!, I not famous. hat prisoners Ii Nyas;
J, great hlo13 AMI tannaer story ant
about MS f.s. from Possible, truth a
j most OF tn ,ge,tow se,sS;fl ianss vet
no Gossf,,;;t ra.'i,lf;Al il, ffeNS Increases
. papei. sales. 3.ss,
There is no neea of ke ,nrrical
j people growing excited over such will
/, prosnects, Mt lesst us Ion. as. Charlie
i Stillman Snerl'y lis II % sllisiand He !
{ not the sort af co,ls',ii Ter that allow
) an enemy to steas as,,ll him unawares
!, With Ill his cnissss esii srttesr. he has th
/ snsI Of corl:ii;l,i sal the spirit OF th
7 fighter. When lsa hrard of his al
! pointment he remarked II am the X
! Eponsible herd of q military organize
] tion. and propose TO be one Thu
) Far he has made good. and all wh
know him are certain that he wi
L make good to the end.