Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-01

10 inches; draft, % feet inches. on a
,, displacement of $4,000 tons.
The 1912 program provided for two
battleships to be laid down in the lat
ter half of 1914 The recent naval
maneuvers having shown the impera-
tive need Oe squadron scouts. three
scouts were to be laid down before the
second battleship of the 1912 program.
and the date of the first the Bearn)
was put forward from July to January.
Five submarines of S33 tons and speed
of twenty knots were also to be Land
down. The mine layer Pluton was
launched on March 10; her sister ship.
the Cerbere. is nearly completed, dis
placement 5Gj tons. horsepower 6.WW,
speed twenty knots. armament one
three-inch gun. They are fitted to car
ry l20 mines.
Ships of the navy now carry new
powder for the big guns. The old pow
der which had caused so many acci-
dents was still used for guns Of small
err callber and for the reserve stock on
land. Only one-half Of the powder re-
! the staff actually employed.
sc commanders Of the squadrons
and divisions Of the French navy are:
Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere. first; Vice
Admiral Marbles, second; Vice Admiral
Narin-Darbel. third: cruiser squadron.
Vice Admiral ADVERT: squad of ex-
IRENE orient, Rear Admiral Huguet de
Kerilli: naval division Of Morocco. Cap
tain Simon.
The French and British Fleets.
During the cordial understanding
that has now existed for some years
between the British and French ma
lions their respective navies In Euro
pean waters have been stationed in
massed fleets, so as to complement
each other and with view to the
greatest effectiveness in the event OF
war.
Formerly the British navy maintain
ed strong battleship fleet in the
Mediterranean. All British battleships
have now been withdrawn from the
waters Of that sea. and only four pow
erful battle cruisers Of the Inf1eXible
type have been stationed there. This
is because the British admiralty has
been depending upon the powerful
French feet in the Mediterranean to
look after their joint interests there
in a naval war. Under this arrange
ment France. which used to have
fleets based on Brest and operating III
the channel and Atlantic waters, now
has no feet in northern Europe and
has concentrated her fleet in the Medi-
terranean.
Here is the French fleet in the Medi-
terranean:
BATTLESHIPS Q6).
First squadron (S)- Tons.
Courbet Observation-Disclosures. q, lou
Jean Bart .,...,......,.... g. 100
Condorcet Observation-Disclosures. SOS
Danton ....................... los
DluerOt Ao'OIo
Mirabeau OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 18OZS
Vergriiaud Observation-Disclosures. 18,02a
Voltaire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 18,02s
Second squadron o.
Patrie ......... .......... ............. LESS
Democratic Observation-Disclosures. II, Ga
Justice ...................... 14,635
RepubliQue ........................... .635
Verite Observation-Disclosures. N.63i
Reserve squadron o.
Bouvet ....................... l2oo7
Gaulois NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. H. wv
st. Louis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Il. O90
ARMORED CRUISERS.
waldeck Rousseau ..............".... 1870
Edgard Quinet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL. ESQ
Ernest Renau ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 13.427
Jules Ferry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L. ;5l
Leon Gambetta ......................... 1881
Victor Hugo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 12,361
In 1911 France was aroused to a