The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-28
OUR Navy PLANS
Giant SUBMARINE
Biggest and Fastest Under
water Graft In World.
WILL ACCOMPANY FLEET.

Twice as Large as Present Vessels and
Powerful In Proportion-Oesign Com
pIeted and Approved and Ready to
Ask For Bids-Surfaee Speed of
Twenty one Knots.
Designs have been completed and
specifications prepared in the United
States navy department for a new and
distinct type of submarine which will
outclaSs submarines such as the Ger
man U-9 class just as the first Drea1-
nought exceIled the old type OF battle
ship. 1t will probably be the greatest
submarine afioat.
The new craft will be known as n
feet submarine 1t will displace about
1,200 tons, which means that it will be
twice Che size of any submarine now
afoat. The aim Is to build subma-
rine Of high speed and great defensive
power that will be able to accompanr
the American hattleship feet and ne. :
er lag behind 1t will be about 300
feet long. this length being necessary
both to install the more powerful pro-
pelling machinery and TO find space for
the increased equipment of reserve tor
pedoes and extra torpedo tubes.
The new fleet submarine will have
it's own wireless outfit and will have a
cruising radius of about $500 miles at
twenty-one knots speed 1t also will
have rapid fire guns for self defense
and will carry enough torpedoeS to sink
q modern feet Of Dreadnoughts.
Bids for the new vessels will be open.
ed at the navy department on Dee. 15.
The confidential plans and specifica-
tionS for this powerful new craft are
now in the possession of builders who
are ut liberty TO bid upon the design
submitted by the department or to
modify the design and submit bids ac-
cordingly. The cost of the new type
Of submarine will be about $1.25O,OOO-
1t is to be built unded the naval ap
preparation act enacted by the session
Of congress just ended. containing an
appropriation of $4,4G00O0 for eight or
more submarines and carrying q clause
that failed to attract public attention.
This clause directed the navy depart
ment to construct a fleet submarine OF
not less than twc0ty knots speed.
A Phil May Anecdote.
One winter night an old hawker en-
tered the bar of the Old Bell tavern.
Fleet street, and offered the customers
sets of three studs for penny. Phil
May said to him:
"You are just the man l want"'
He took only one stud and gave the
hawker five shilling piece. The bar
maid said to Phil May:
81 believe, Phil. you would give your
coat to the first beggar who asked for
itr
"Well. MISS" replied the artist.
there would be no harm Al that St.
Martin gave his coat to beggar. and
he was better man than Phil May.
/ am only a wicked sinnerr'-London
Taller.
Hard to Explain.
1t was q soulful night, and they sat
together in the parlor. The following
conversation was going on:
He-I gave you that parrot as
;Althday present. did / not, Matilda :?
She-Yes; but surely. Albert. you are
not going to speak of your gifts as
IT, He-It was young and speechIess
mt the time? She-Yes with increas-
ing wonder), and 1t has never been out
Of this parlor. He-There are no 9TH
er young ladies in this house? She
No. there are not. He-Then why
why, when l kissed your photograph
in your album while waiting for you
aid that wretched bird initiate your
voice and say, Don't do that. Charli,
please edon'tT'-Exchange.