Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-09-08
Admiral Dewey.

monster gun which Is expected to be
the king of all guns, exceeding in Ell
fectiveness even the very latest thing
the British navy has brought into ex1
astence.
Thus dc the actual practices Of the
two leading nations Of the world run
counter to their announced policies.
The patter Of the hammers on the
Temple of Peace at The Hague Ia
drowned by the roar of riveting ma
chimes against the sides of battleships.
The great powers of the world fondle
the dove of peace in public while Sc,
cretly they groom the dogs of war.
Nor are the United States and Great
Britain alone in this grim competition.
The newest British gun is 1876 inches
IN diameter. As calibers in length, car.
rying a projectile Of 1850 pounds
weight. The Germans have designed
p cannon, 1t is said, of 12-inch, 55-cali-
Der capacity. throwing 9SO-pound
pro1ectile. There is much secrecy as
to this gun, and even the ships on
which 1t Is mounted are not known to
q certainty.
The gun before referred to which
Che United States navy IS prenarlna TN
pount Is 144nch weapon carrying a
1'ooopound projectile and with a
muzzle capacity of $500 foot tons.
In1s, English experts admit, will be-
supreme over all guns If 1t turns out
Ps planned. But In the meantime
both Germany and England are look,
ing forward to the 15-inch gun. !
Will Pierce Any Armor.
No armor at present in use by the
United States navy or any other. the
homiralty experts say, can Withstand
fhe new 1S.5tnch British guns at . s,vI
mne range. The mounting of the new
gun Is IN every way stronger than
Enat OF the boosted "12-inch A" hat,
Pef1es' its muzzle energy is one-tenth
greater than that Of its predecessor
Pno at the same time the in+ornoi
pressure and the velocity Of the 40.
Pnch A" type is maintained. i
inas has been accomplished without
increasing the diameter of the turret
Elgnt British ships, including two sor
Ene colonies, mount this gun and tho
nve authorized ships shortly IN ho ,o,a
po"n' all OF which are to be comnlataa
hy March, 1918, will carry the aun IN
their turrets. ean ~
disclosures made recently give an
Pmaz1ng insight into the fever,sh raoa
=, me powers to Guido each other with
Plgger and swifter battleships, larger
guns and greater projectiles, increasad
accuracy OF firing and offensive ana
aetens1ve preparation as a resn,t ~
tne a1rsh1p as a new factor.
1t Is planned that the new "oro,+..
Patt'eship' recommended by Admiral
Deweys board shall cost more than
So'o0o,eeo, and the figures NAV On IN
TO sS.00O.O0O. 10y SUI y
FEATURES Of Proposed Vesse,a
One new feature will he 60 H..
Fets, each of which will contain three
pr inc new type 14-inch guns f1rino
p l.eoo.pound projectile. The brot.daid =
WIN weigh $4,000 pounds Of metal Tho
armor plate covering Of thu, turrats -
20 ne IL inches thick, Of new ataaI.
aaoy. me sides of the battleship are
10 oe protected with steel plates "a
inches in thickness, as against tia =.
pncn armor plating on the Taxaa.
mn,cn was easily pierced by the IL.
s s.r guns Ct the New Hampshire.
me new dreadnought win have Great.
] p p prot protection below the water line 's
:. me TWO new American battleshina
l - winch Secretary Of the Navy
Meyer has the plans. are to be 81 ~ ].
! ego tons displacement each, ana 'tfas {,
VII carry y ten 14-inch guns mo
snree-gun turret. though new to Amer /