The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-01

By Associated Press.
sew York. Sept z5-with more
than three score Of The new fighting
shlps Of eight nations swinging ~
anchor Ia the Hudson river. awaiting
the coming of tie Clermont and the
HaH Moon. sightseers At the Hudson.
Fulton celebration looked upon -be
most Impressive assembly Of foreign
warships that has probably ever been
seen Ia American waters Riding IN
the river between 44th street and
Epuyten Oyyll. besides the 50 yes-
sells Of the United States Atlantic
feet under Rear Admiral seaton
Schroeder. the foreign nayies are rep.
resented by sixteen fighting craft Ii
al Great Britain has four Germ
any has four also. France has two.
italy has two, aexico has one. Argen
tine has one and Cuba has ono.
Their massive nuIs tugglng lazily
Il thlr anchorages represent the
highest development IN construction
from the great shipyards on the Clyde
and the best efforts Of the German
naval constructors. The trimmeaf
ships or FrMnce. the pick 81 the feet
Of Italy. are most Impressive ennis.
saries from the old world to the new.
Swift cruisers with triple expansion
engines and long rakish lines Ike
grey hounds ~ the ocean. massive
baltleships mounted from turrets to
the lighting tops with batteries Of the
highest type. swift torpedo boats and
lighting boat destroyers wonderful
submarines-ere type of hghting
ship known 70 the United states and
eight other naTles. four OF them world.
powers. are IN this impressive nssem.
bly,
The United states Atlantic fleet au-
der command 81 Rear Admiral seaton
Schroeder. Is represented by the bat
tleships Connecticut $4,000 tousl
aagshlp Vermont 10000 Kansas
10000. Louisiana d60O0i Mime
s0ta $4,000. New Hampshire &c.
0o0l Mississippi $4,000 Idaho fls-
oe0). Georgia 14009l New Jersey
0494sl. Nebraska Ci49isl Rhode Is.
land G8.e48 Virginia llf9fsl. Sis
souri, gfaes98i. and Onto tiz8f6t tine
afmourea cruisers North Carolina
Gf500 tonHl speed 224s knots.
New York $4,000. Montana Gt500
toasl 22 knotsl the csoui cruisers
Chester Birmingham and salem
$3.50 tons). 25 knots and 4 fleet u
aYo submarines aud "a dssiroyefa
torpedo boats ard other auxillarles
Rear Admiral sealon Schroeder la
aauanked b. both Admiral Won
koeeter of the German Imperial navy
aud Admiral Sir Edward Seymour 81
The British Royal navy A movement
g petition the president 20 place sd
mirm Dewey IL command was prompt
Il halted by Admiral Dewey himself
wbo said that his health and age
would not permit him 10 undertake
eight days OF fulIdresa outs and ban
quoting Tie appointment II Admiral
Seymour 20 these waters IS regarded
as another evidence 81 King Edwards
tact Admiral Seymour was n com
mand % the British aeet n Manila
Say on the day when Commodore
George Dewey annlhIlated the span.
ish fleet and the reIolnder of bis
captain Sir Edward Chichester. to
The herman commander who inquired
before Dewey went into action aud
while the attitude Of the German fleet,
then at anchor IN The same waters.
vas still a matter of anxiety. what &c.
ton the English proposed 10 take. son
him instant popularity IN this country
and passed into history, crgstallized
h the aphorisms Of Mr Dooley
That said sir Edward, with slgnl.
fieaut ambiguity Is . matter known
only 10 Admiral Dewey and myself
Admiral Seymour became still bet. |