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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-01
DISTRIBUTES SEEDS

Annual arrangements for the distri-
button of flower seeds among the chill
dren of the public schools have been
made by the members of the After
math society. Late next summer an
exhibition of the flowers grown from
these seeds will be held at the Gar
field school building and prizes will
be awarded. The society members
have shown a great deal of interest
in this line of work since it was in
troduced few years ago and the chill
dren have responded in a loyal man.
ner. The society believes the work
results in an increased interest among
the children and the ultimate result
will be a broadening of their minds in
relation to civic beauty.
The children permit great deal of
rivalry TO develop. They make their
flower beds and gardens and tend
them with care. Every weed is kept
out and everything possible is done
to make the Towering plants attain
more than had been expected from
them. The offer of prizes stimulates
the work among the children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-01
RECEIVERS SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE,

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Dickinson Trust company, as
receiver, appointed by the Wayne Cir
cult court in the cause of Ella ]. Lo-
gan VS.. John A. Logan, will, by virtue
of the order of the Wayne Circuit
court, on Friday, the 24th of April,
1908, at two o'clock, p. m, on said day.
offer for sale and sell at public auction
on the premises hereinafter described,
the following described real estate in
the City of Richmond, Wayne county.
Indiana. to-wit: A part of the north
east quarter of Section Four A.. town
ship thirteen 13). north and range
one a. west. bounded as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at the southeast cor
ner of South Twenty first and a.
streets in the city of Richmond; thence
running south along the west line OF
said Twenty-first street, fifty three and
three-quarters (532D feet; thence west
one hundred and eighty $50 feet;
thence north fifty-three and three-quar-
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tiers $3.50 feet to the south line Of
South "A" street; thence east one hun
dred and eighty $50 feet along the
south line of South AZ street to the
place of beginning. ;
Being the property at the southwest
corner of Twenty-first and South A
streets.
Terms of Sale.-One-third of the pur-
chase money will be required to be
paid in cash, one third in nine months
and one third in eighteen months from
the day of sale. or the purchaser may
pay all of the purchase money in cash
at his option. In case of deferred
payments of purchase money, the pur-
chaser will be required to execute his
note therefor, waving valuation or ap-
praisement laws. bearing six per- cent
per annum interest from the date
thereof and secured by mortgage on
the real estate sold.
If above described real estate sshall
not be sold at public auction on said
/ day, the same will be held and offered
at private sale on the same terms I'm.
I'll sold. and bids therefor viltxbe sre-
cefved by the undersignedsat itssplace
of business, number 81 South Eighxh
street
DICKINSON TRUST COMPANY.
Receiver.
Robbins. Starr and ROBBINS. Attys.
spr1-a15
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.L|VELSBERGER OUT

Ellsworth Livelsberger, former pa
troll driver for the police department,
has been dropped from the city's pay
roll Mr. Livelsberger was retired on
sick leave about a year ago but up to
this month has been receiving full
pay. For this length Of time a substi-
tute has been acting III his place and
receiving full pay, $40 per month. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Livelsberger
has not entirely severed his cOnnec-
ton with the police department and
that if his health ever permits him he
will again assume his old place. Sew
eral weeks ago there was COnsidera BILE
agitation in the city council because
of the action of the police commission
ers keeping Livelsberger on the pay
roll while off duty.
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NEW IMPROVEMENTS
Board Of Public Works Adopts
Several Resolutions
For Such.
ONE PETITION RECEIVED.

At the meeting of the board of pub
lie works today a resolution was adopt
ed for cement curbs. cutters and side
walks on North Tenth street from
Main to North E street.
A resolution was adopted for the
grading, crawling and bordering of
the first alley south of Main street, be-
tween Twenty first and Twenty second
streets.
A resolution was adopted for the i'm
provement of an alley between South
Twenty-first street and South Twenty
second street, from the first alley
south of Main street. to the south ter
minal and thence east to South Twen-
ty-secOnd street.
A petition was received for the con-
struction of cement walks on South
Eighth street between II and streets.
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TIME FOR BOX
SOC|ALS ARRIVES
Country Schools to Follow Old
Custom.

The time has arrived for box socials
in the district schools and the an
nouncement of the first of the spring
season was made this morning. So
Gals of this character provide one of
the chief sources of revenue for the
township schools. The pupils of kis
er's school, District No. =, Jackson
town ship, are the first to launch the
project. Their social viii Ibe held Fri
day evening Friends of the school
are urged to attend. There will be
many different forms of amusement.
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Ministers Are There, and Lay
Members Are Expected in
Anderson Tomorrow.
A TEMPERANCE VICTORY.
IN ADDRESSING CONFERENCE,
REV. BILLS SAID THAT INDICA-
TONS WE'RE THAT SOMETHING
HAD BEEN DONE ALONG THIS
LINE.

Anderson, Ind, April 1.-This city
is gradually becoming overrun with
Methodists who are flocking here to
attend the annual conference Of the
North Indiana District. The minis
tiers are the leaders just at present
but the lay delegates are expected to
come tomorrow and from then on they
is recognized throughout the district
the conference of this year will be OF
unusual Importance and for that rea-
son the attendance is expected to be
larger.
Bishop Barry of New York has ar
rived and has been assigned as head
quarters the private offices of w. T.
Durbin, former governor, at his home.
Here, shortly after his arrival. the
bishop summoned the presiding cid
ers of the districts and the first cabi-
net meeting was held. The elders
from the six districts have headQuart-
ers at the Hotel Anderson. where they
confer with the ministers from their
districts.
sees temperance Victory.
A large audience assembled at the
First NJ. Z. church last night and lis
tened to an address by f. S Shumak.
err, president Of the Anti-Saloon lea
que. The Rev. J. o. Bills drew forth
applause from the audience when he
remarked, as he introduced the sneak.
err. that the howl set up by the
friends of the saloon and their frantic
efforts to influence the policies Of the
two great political parties indicated
that something had been done along
temperance lines in this state
There were four candidates in the
practitioners examination for the min
istry, which was conducted by the
Rev. Frank Brown Of Upton this
morning Hilbert Webster of Nc
Cordsville, Ross w. Stokes of Bluff
ton, Arlington Singer of Liberty Mills
and Earl Pittinger Of Anderson.
With the arrival of the delegates
TO the conference the campaign OF
candidates for ministerial and lay del
egates to the General Quadrennia
conference to be held in Baltimore If
May, was commenced. This confer
ence is entitled to a representation O
six ministerial and six lay delegates
and the honor is one much soughr
by members OF the denomination
The Rev. c. c. Cissel and E. E. Hen
dee are candidates FROM Anderson.
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Imported German
Coach Stallion
Videto 32O5
will make the season of 1908 at the
stable of
BertSch Bros,
East Main ST., CenterviKe, Ind.

VIDETO is a beautiful bay sIlion,
Is hands high, weighs 1900 pounds.
broad, flat bone, fine style. action and
finish. Sired by Adelbert 1858 by
Asmar 1177 by Elmer 1864 by Young
Othello 931 Dam, Vega, 1854 by EN-
igrant 425, by Hanover Yondbusch
Nord U. G. B. IT'S. I'd Dam, Viper 1869
by Matador 1890 by Magnet $50 by
Agememnon $50.
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HIGH SCHOOL PAPER
Will Make Its First Appearance
Tomorrow Morning, Ac-
Cording to Schedule.
STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED

The new monthly paper, The High
School Reflector" which has been
started by several of the high school
students, will make its first appearance
Thursday morning. The students are
showing a great deal Of interest in the
publication and from the present out
look it promises to meet with great
success.
The new paper will contain news of
the local school and also a personal
column to which many Of the students
have contributed. There will also be
exchanges, news from colleges that
former high school students are at
tending and various other news There
will be six pages to the periodical.
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tn. Sunrise OfIin

Infants and children are constantly needing q
.axative. II Is important to know what to o1ve
them. Their stomach and bowels are not strorv
enough for salts, prrgative waters or ccthar--H
pills. powders or tablets. Give them a mia
Pleasant. gentle. laxative tonic like DR.. CaId
wells Syrup Pepsin; which sells at the SINAI
sum of 50 cents or 81 at drug stores. It "a ~.
great remedy for you to have IN the hous e rt
1--WE chulren when they reed IL.
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East Buffalo Livestock.

East Buffalo, April Il
Cattle-Receipts, 100, steady.
Veal and calves, $500 500.
Sheep and lambs, receipts 5000.
Sheep-S3.7507.75.
Lambs, Gull to choice, $o.2508.90.
Hogs-Receipts, $3.50.
Mixed and workers., $5.7006.75.
Pigs, S6.0006.15.
Heavies and rough, $5.5006.55.
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Veal s3.OO0 7.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 10 loads,
Prime and workers., $6.250 $40.
Common and rough. $4.75@4.50.
Pigs, $570W5.75.
Sheep & lambs, receipts light, steady.
Good to prime. S5.50@6.50.
Fair to choice lambs, $5.O0@13.O0.
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Cincinnati Livestock.

Cincinnati, April l.
Hog 4,646, strong.
Cattle-Receipts 143, quiet.
Butcher steers, $6.2506.35.
Veal $5.500 600.
Sheep, steady.
Lambs, steady.
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Toledo Grain.

Toledo, April 1.-Wheat, %.
Oats, SAG.
Glover seed, 13.45.
Alsike. 1900.
Rye, 50.
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cheap. Also riding plow. new last
year. Harry Thompson, Union Pike
est
FOR SALE-New 1905 wheels and sun
dries. Elmer Smith, -i2% Main.
13-tf
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39x130; cheap if sold at once; call
100 South 9th street. 2S-1t
FOR SALE-SiX horse power Fair
banks Morris gas engine. Good as
new. NJ. G. Henley. 28-7t
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Any kind Of
farm or city property. Can loan
you money to buy with. Phone
215O. Dye and Price, Cor. 9th and
Main. 27-1t
FOR SALE-Newest styles in wall
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FOR RENT.


FOR RENT-Unfurnish rooms and
boarding; 424 \. 18th. 1-2t
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all con
veniences, BOZ n. 9th ST 1-2t
FOR RENT-Furnished room. 40
South 10th. LIT
FOR RENT-Rooms, single or ensuite
for housekeeping; modern cOnven-
fences; electric lights; gas and lava
tories on same floor. The Avenue
house Call at 24O Ft. Wayne Ave.
415 Main. 3O-3t
FOR RENT-Furnished room, % S.
10th. 29-7t
FOR RENT-TWo houses, six and
seven dollars; newly papered. AL
fred Underhill Phone 3467. SLIT
FOR RENT-Good six-room house at
500 North Sth street Inquire on
premises or 715 So. J. st. 31-2t
FOR RENT Business rooms and flats,
Fl Wayne Ave. See Affords. o6-tf
FOR RENT-Houses, % \. 10th and
324 S. sth by April LIST. Inquire over
7l6 Main. 29-tf
FOR RENT-Flat, five rooms and
bath cellar, etc, steam heat and
water furnished; 1922 North Sth.
est
FOR RENT-Furnished front room
with modern conveniences, 303 n.
10th. 2S-tf
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
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U. S. YARDS. CHICAGO.

Chicago, April Hogs, receipts.
$4,000 Left over 1896. Cattle 10000
Sheep $4,000.
Hogs. Closets to 20c lower: light
s5.S096.20; mixed s5.S066.25; heavy
$5.SoQ6.25; rough s5.S065.95.
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PRICES FOR POULTRY.

PRICES FOR POULTRY.
paid by Bee Hive Grocery
Young chickens. dressed, per lb Ice
Old chickens, per ID, ......12I2 TO 15c
Ducks. per ID. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .15c
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
(Paid by Bee Hive)
Creamery butter per Id. E. E. ..31c.
Country butter per ID, 20 to 25c
Eggs, per doZ.. e.. E. :. >. ~
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FOR SALE.

e~<~-.>~o~-~.~~~.>1--~~-~~
FOR SALE-Richmond real estate
speciality. Merchandise stocks. fire
Insurance. Porterf;eld, Kelly Block,
8th &, Main. It'll
FOR SALE-Eggs from best strained
Barred Plymouth Rocks. Two mat
tings. Telephone or call at 81 S.
23rd St A. B. Commons.
mar29-apr IL
FOR SALE-Seed corn at Richmond
Roller mills. North end street Phone
2U1o.
21-sat-mon-we wks
FOR SALE-Organ, good as new;
307 n. 18th street. LIT
FOR SALE-Good work horse, Ralph
Cooper, route ;. 3o-}t
FOR SALE-One car load Of Carman
seed potatoes this week at the house,
soc. D. L. Reid, Spring Grove,
SOFT
FOR SALE-Big Four seed oats. Call
or address f. c. King, Webster, r.
r. No. -. 2y-t.
FOR SALE-Starr piano, good condl-
ton. 12O S. 18th st. MT.
FOR SALE-StereOptiCan, gas MAX
ing outfit and two sets song slides.
1918 \. G St. Blu
FOR SALE-Cheap Two road wag-
ons, one with top, good as new.
Phone 1912. 3l-1t
FOR SALE-75 bushel seed potatoes,
home grown, early or late. First
class. Price right. 1900 n. F. st.
31-2t
FOR SALE-Lot south Sth street,
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Pittsburg Livestock

Pittsburg. April l.
Cattle-Receipts light
Prime and extra, S6.40G7.00.
Common and fair, s5.0o65.ao.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Rose Pryor makes la
dies tailormade suits; also wraps
of all kinds at 1925 North A street
lit
LEWIS E. FAILING does all kinds of
house painting. 1226 South ]. LIT
can save you money at first-class
painting and decorating. Orville l.
Price. Phone 22ST. 30-1t.
GEO. NJ. GUYER-General contractor,
Carpenter, and builder. Job work.
Screens and screen doors. Automa-
tic phone 1856. 25-tf
HERBERT B. LOPER-Dentist: room
16 Colonial Bldg, phone 1884. 25-30t
FIRE PROOF STEEL SAFES-Latest
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The Great Blood Purifier. For sale
by Leo H. Fihe. T. F. Mcdonald and
W. II. Sudhon
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paper. Moormann's, 500 Main.
27-7t
FOR SALE-Barber shop, half inter
est Ross Tyler Cambridge City.
27-7t
FOR SALE-Rhode Island Red eggs.
1901 S. J. Phone 1891. Geo. w.
Harvey. 26-9t
FOR SALE-Hot plates, furniture, etc
Bowen & Co., 1929 Main st. 2G-7t
FOR SALE-Good big team of mules,
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The Market Place Of Richmond
for buyeror seller. A trial will CON-
vince YOU that Palladium Classified
Ads re result bringers.
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Chicago.
New York, April L.

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
By Correll aud Thompson. Brokers,
Eaton. o.
Chicago. April l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-01

"Doddo," 22721. the imported French
Percheron Stallion. better known as
the CIevenger horse. and Prince
wilkes will be at my Farm this seas
on, 21z miles north of Richmond, On
Middleboro Pike. The public is invit-
ed to call and see them. A. H. Pyle.
r. F. D. No 4, Phone 5105-C.
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House Cleaning Co. Phone, Home
1916. Bell 395R. 22-tf
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light housekeeping 220 \. 18th ST
27tf
FOR RENT-Furnished room, heat
and bath. 50 y. 18th. o7-7t
FOR RkNT-Furnished rooms: also
office rooms, with steam heat and
bath. at The Grand, for gents only.
3-4-tf
FOR RENT-Houses, $40, s14. SIS,
Benz. F. Harris. 12tf
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Richmond Seed Market.
(Run sc & Co

Grunge & Coz
Glover Seed (per bu) ...S11.o0
Timothy (per bu.) =. =. ..s2.25
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GEoRG :

GEoRGIANA:
Our chef says Gold Medal Flour only.
VERONICA.
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WANTED-Place as dining room girl;
City. I-3t
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models and secondhand. Low prices.
Write or call Allen c. Harris, 4o7
L. B. Building. Dayton. q. ol-tf
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WANTED Men to Learn barber
trade; will equip shop for you or
furnish positions, few weeks COM
pletes, constant practice, careful in
structions, tools given, Saturday
wages, diplomas granted. write for
catalogue. Moler Barber College.
Cincinnati. o. tt
WANTED-YCur carpets, rugs. up
holstery, mattresses. etc. to clean
by our vacuum process. Richmond
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Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost,
Found, Miscellaneous, Lodge Notice,
Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, ETC..
1 CENT A WORD.
Situations Wanted, are Free.
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WANTED.

WANTED-WOman to come TO wash
Monday mornings at 76 S. 18th. f-2t
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LOST

10th and 18th on s.
C. leather seat off a child's veloci-
pede. Return to Hornaday's Hard
ware Store. 26tf
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BECKY:
Gold Medal Flour for me.
LLzBru
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CPHOLSTERlNG. Repairing. fine line
coverings Russell, Ii South Eth
Phone 1898. 6-30t
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Waking 4 Co. Plumbing, Bicycles.
6-G0t
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FOR SALE-Richmond real estate
speciality. Merchandise stocks. fire
insurance. Porterf;eld, Kelly Block,
8th 6, Main. TIL
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NOT ICE.

SwitZer. of Cleveland.
has taken charge of the upholster-
ing and repair work at BillheimerS
shop, corner 4th and Main streets.
First class work is guaranteed.
27.7t
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Richmond Hay Market.
Richmond.
CATTLE.

paid by Richmond Abattoir.)
est hogs, average 200 to
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WANTED-To clean and repair your
wheels. Elmer Smith, 42G Main.
13-tf
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FARM LANDS.

Small places near city. J. Ed. Moore.
over n. 7th street janS-3mo
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lIzB1E.
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Best sheep .. :. :.
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FOR SALE-Newest styles in wall
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19
lowered Above His Fellows
seotchman an almost Perfect Ex-
ample of Physical Manhood,

Ledbetter. the moist perfect Nspeci
men of manhood ever seen in our haod
ern world, had an aversion to athleGcs
almost akin to horror, says the NeAs
York Press. He was wholesale deal.
er in plumbing supplies on a large
scale in Glasgow, six feet ten inches
In height and built like an Olympiau
god. He never trained for anything.
He refused to witness athletic exhibit
lions. But he seemed to absorb
strength from the earth or the atn1os-
phere, and could easily handle any
four men in Scotland. He could throw
Hackenschmidt over his shoulder with
one hand.
This Hercules hated to appear in
public because he was extremely SEN
sitlVe about his SIZE His shoulders
were a yard wide, and his overcoat
reached nearly to the ground. AS he
walked along the street he could hear
such remarks as, Il wonder how many
yards of cloth it takes to make that
man coat?' In public vehicles, when
riding with man of average size.
Ledbetter would pile the cushions on
ton of each other to elevate his com
panlon to his own level. He was
head taller than any carriage in Glas-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19
NATIONS SITTING UP AND TAKING
NOTE OF ITS GROWTH.
is Rapidly Increasing In Power and
EHieiency-First of Dreadnaught
Type of sattles1Ips Is
Launched.

The eyes of the nations which are
classed with the worlds powers are
focused upon the growing navy OF
Germany. Especially is this true OF
England, where so much unpleasant
stir was made over the writing by
the emperor of Germany of the Tweed
mouth letter, which it was claimed
was an effort on the part of the for
mer to modify England's naval pol
icy. This and the fact that only a
few weeks ago Germany launched the
first of the great Dreadnaught type
| of battleships, has, as we have said,
focused the eyes Of the world upon
Germany's increasing naval strength.
! Considerable doubt exists as to the
details of the first German Dread
| naught, as all information concerning
her has been suppressed with rigor
1t IL generally believed that the fol-
loving details are correct in the main:
Length, 472 feet; beam, 50 feet 9
inches; draught, rs feet; armament, II
11-inch guns, ~ 6inch guns, eight
%-inch guns; horse power, $4,000;
speed, 10 knots.
For some little time this new battle
ship has been classified in lists of the
German navy as Ersatz Bayern, but
this is not her official name, merely
signtfying the replacing of the Bayern.
The duchess Of Baden christened the
vessel the Nassau.
The following comparison of the fea-
lures of the British and German war
ships will prove of special interest
at this time:
The total tonnage of the German
navy not including the great battle
ship just launched and those now
under course Of construction is 1874, 526
tons, as compared with 849,7 tons.
the total of the British navy. There
is tremendous difference apparent
here, but when it is considered that
practically all the German navy has
been built since 1900, and that the
big naval program mapped out by the
kaiser provides for an even more
rapid increase in the future, it is
easy to believe that Germany has
aspirations as naval power.
Of this total tonnage of warships,
Germany has 127,850 tons of it in the
II substantial battleships which are all
of modern construction. There are
i've of the Kaiser Friedrich III. type,
1,130 tons displacement. each of
speed of Ii knots per hour, and each
equipped with four 9.4-inch guns and
Is 6-inch guns.
There are five of the Wittelsbach
type of 1880 tons displacement, is
knots an hour speed, and armed sim