The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-11

I'D Inches: draft. - Feet 3 inches. on Il
| displacement Of 1000 tons
The i3l. program provided for two
battieshii.s To br laid down in the lat.
Ter lEilf Of l9l4. The recent naval
thhilclivcrs IarfnG SHOWN the iinpei1l.
i've iiped oc squadron scouts. three
scouts We're t. be lai,i down before the
second latt.csiiip OF the 1912 program,
and the date Of the first u.c I,earn,
WAS plt forward from July to January
I've submarines Of ~, tons and speed
uf twenty knots were also to be laNi
Gown. The mine layer I'luton WIS
launched on March 10: her sister ship.
the CcrGcrc. Is nearly completed, dis.
placement jti; tons. horsepower coon.
speed twenty knots. armament one
thrcc-iIIch gun. They are fitted to car
~ 100 mines.
ships or the navy now carry new
| powder for the big guns. The old pow.
der Which had caused SO many acct
! dents was still used for guns Of small.
or calilIcr and for the reserve stock ON
land. Only oneLaif OF the powder re.
luired during 1911 could he mnde with
the STAFF actually employed
.@n commanders of the s-uadrons
and divisions OF the French navy are:
Admiral Boue de Lapcyrerc. first: Vice
Admiral Alnrolles. second; Vice Admiral
Marin n-Darbel. third; cruiser squadron.
wee Admiral Advert; squad of OK
trcme orient, Rear Admiral IIuguct dc
Neriii: naval division Of Morocco, Cap.
tain Simon.
The French and British Fleets.
During the cordial understands
that has now existed for some yenrs
between the British and French ma
tons their respective uavics In Euro
pcan waters have been stationed fin
masseu fleets. so as to complement
each other. aud with n view to the
greatest effectiveness In the event OF
war.
Formerly the British navy maintain.
ed strong battleshIp fleet in tile
Mediterranean. All British battlcships
have now been withdrawn from the
waters of that sea. and only four pow
erful battle cruisers OF the In1exible
type have been stationed there. This
is because the British admiralty has
been depending upon the powerful
French feet In the Mediterranean to
look nfter their joint interests there
In naval war. Under this arrange
incnt France. which used to hnye
fleets bnsed on Brest md operating IL,
the chanHel and Atlantic waters now
has no fleet In northern Europe and
has concentrated her feet in the Medi.
terrancan.
Here is the French fleet In the Medl.
terrancan:
BATTLESHIPS Q6).
First s1undron t8)- Tons.
Courbet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 LOG
jean Bart ........"................: 100
CondorCct ........................... 02
Danton Observation-Disclosures. lS.0.S
D."erot .....-'................... Is 1ze
Mirnbeau .........-................ 1S,uG
'vergninud IS. .G2s
Voitaire ...................,....... ls.on
Second squadron o.
fHtrie .-........ .......... .............. H.63S
democratic Observation-Disclosures. 14,635
Justice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il .635
RepubiiQue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l4.CS
Verite ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1i.G1j
Reserve squadron t3)-
Donvet ......-.................... l2.0O7
Eaulois ........................... 1i.AE
81. Louis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1l.090
ARMORED CRUISERS.
Mndeck Rousseau ........1 1870
Eusoro Suinet -......................... 1870
srEcst iicnnu ........................... :13.4g7
Jules Ferry ...-.".................,.. Il, S5l
Leon SamDetta ........................ 1851
VICTOR hugo ........................... T2.3Sl
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