Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-09

aided by those of France and Russia have any difficulty about sweeping everything before them on the high seas?
 Naval experts figure that they would not. Of the Triple Entente Russia, France and England the lat ter country is practically the only one whose naval fleet can be count cd on. That fleet however, Seems on puaper at least, to be able to destroy the fleets of all the yowers in the Triple Alliance combined. In the German navy England would have a fighting force to be reckoned with.
 While England's fleet of war ves- sels take first place among the worlds navies the German fleet is second in strength and it's fighting ability cannot be figured out on paper. With tne most modern equip men, and the iron discipline for which German commanders both naval and military are noted, the, German navy would form a formiablc force if pitted against the English navy.
 Third in the list of powerful naval powers is the United States. This country does not figure in any way in the European crisis, however. Frances navy which is allied with that of England comes fourth in number and perhaps il fighting strength. The navy of Japan which wrought such havoc when it practi- caly destroyed the Russian fleet dur ing the Russo-Japanese war, is listed fifth in the list of naval powers
 Russa's navy is next in fighting strength to that of Japan and Italy comes eventh in the list While Servia has no navy. Hungary the power that now wars on the lit tie country. comes eight in the list of naval powers. Austria has long main- tained a flotilla on the Upper Danube and within the last two years has greatly increased her naval forces on the river. At present Austria has in commission on the Danube six moni- tors and two more are on the way. None of these vessels amount to much compared with the vessels that go tol make up the fleet of such naval powers as England or Germany, butt on the Danube pitted against shore batteries or field artillery the would prove formidable indeed, besides this force of monitors, Austria has eight motor patrol launches with ma chine gun in each. It would take but one shell from real battleship toi sink any vesel in Austria's navy.
 Winston Churchill. first lord of the admiralty of England, who will direct the movement of the British fleet, believes the nav la fighting force under his command obe the best manned, the best handled and the best fought fleet of vessels in the world. At the scene of the fighting Prince Louis of Rattenburg, the sen for naval lord. who is also aa admiral would be in charge of the fleet. Hel is man who has had years of naval training and is counted among the1 worlds first naval experts. E2glands mighty fleet forms the back bone or the fleet of fighting vessels mased by the Triple Entente, if not thel whole opposing force. The British navy is made up of thirty battleshlps of the dreadnought or super-dread- nought type, now at sea and ready for action ten others of a little less than dreadnought fighting power and thirty eight smaller ships. In seal fight the speed of the vessels involved forms an important consideration. Guns of long range also play a great part. It is figured that one vessel of the super dreadnought type could defeat an entire flotilla of battleshlps built ten years earlier. It is for thls reason that all of the worlds first naval powers constantly dispose of their old vessels to replace them with new ships. Naval experts calculate that a superdreadnought because Of its superior speed could Keep ahead of any flotilla of vesseeo If lowr type that might pursue, it yet could wine out the entire flotilla with it's long range guns while keeping itself out of the range of the lesser sslps. There are few battleships afloat with the exception of a few in the Amer ican and German navies that equal Ill sped and gun range the thirty super dreadnoughts that England could instantly push to the scene of any naval engagement.
 Frances navy in battleships can show but two dreadnoughts, but she has nine battleships little less powerful and twelve older crafts. The French navy also boasts of fifteen armored cruisers that are really me ships. Allied with J%e English navy the French navy woulA adde much to the British fleets fighting strength. The navy of the third member of the Triple Entente is not taken serious ly. It is made up of nine battleshlps which are little out of date. from cruiser battleships and eight anti quated vessels. This fleet would render but little aid to the British navy in a sea fight.
 Lined up against the Triple Enten, te naval force would be the combined navies of Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy. While the German fleet is second only to that of England, the Austrian fleet is of no value con. sidering it in the light of big naval engagement and the Italian fleet Is only little better.