The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-02
NAVY DEPARTMENT ALL
RIGHT WHILE
NEWBERRY RULES
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and they should have the last word
about them. But the construction
bureau should have the original con
struction entirely in charge.
The system OF promoting officers
from the ranks has worked out we'll
and given US some excellent officers.
Twelve officers are chosen each year
from the ranks OF the petty officers.
mostly gunners. That may seem "A
small number but II is not when one
recalls that the naval academy gradu-
ated only SO officers one year not long
ago. The men who have gone into
the navy with good educations and
had the practical experience In gun
merry and handling men make good
officers.
After all, gunnery Is the great
thing In the navy-the ability To hit
the other fellow and destroy him. The
American records are still the best
and the new records made at Manila.
when published, will cause some sur
prise. The warships started there At
five and half miles and the way they
tore up the targets was wonderful.
I'VE get some of our best seamen
now from the middle west, from the
states which are inland. They are
bright young fellows who have ambi-
ton 10 rise, and they make good
Il am afraid that l shall not be able
To be at Hampton Roads when the
battleship feet comes in. / shall be
in Milwaukee then. That would be a
great Joy TO me 10 be there. II was
the supreme pleasure OF my life TO be
the commander OF that feet for a
time"
The wireless telegraph. Admiral
Evans says, has made a great revolu-
tion in naval matters. During the voy-
age Of the feet from Norfolk TO San
Francisco, the wireless apparatus was
constantly in use. He has equal con-
fidence in the wireless telephone as
an ultimate success, although he does
not think that the present state of the
invention fits IL for the same general
use in the navy as the telegraph.
During the visit OF Messrs. Maybury
and Fowle with the admiral, an Incl
dent OF the international yacht races
of some years ago was recalled. He
was then in command OF the fleet that
was patrolling the course and the
vessel from which Fowle and Maybury
were watching the race was nearby.
Admiral Evans, on his bridge. sudden
ly roared out an order to have a GER
tain yacht removed from its position.
But that is Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht" he was told.
Il don't give - whose yacht II
is. am here to keep this course clear
for the race" retorted Evans.
His descriptions of the great bat
tleship voyage are most interesting
but must be heard TO be fully enjoyed.
Fighting Bob" as Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans has come 10 be gen
orally called, came into the port OF
Detroit Monday evening in a slightly
crippled condition. The admiral's
right leg Is bothering him great
deal and he was wheeled from the
train to G. A. Grinnell's automobile,
which conveyed him 10 the Hotel Cad
lilac.
Owing TO a change In the time at
which Admiral Evans arrived, the mil
itary ecort from Fort Wayne was not
present TO take him to the hotel. For
this he expressed satisfaction, saying
that II was too cold to turn the sol
diers out TO greet anyone. Among
the members OF the Arab patrol or
Moslem Temple who met him were
George w. Fowle, Fl. d. Rogers, Bert
High. II. NJ. Leonard, w. II. Baier. ~.
q Praigg. II. p. Williamson. w. G.
Maybury and F. W. Warrington.
The guns of the American warships
are the best In the world, the admiral
declares, and this country has been
leader I'm adopting the 12-inch, Social
Der type in which lead other nations
have followed.