The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-13

duythu- new in the standards of ,t.
tics; 1t has simply gone along aa.
adopted the best way everywhere. q.
unlike the japanese, it has never aa.
mltt,d the imitation. The Germ,
target practice is based on the Engl.l
founded 10y Admiral Scott, who a. al.
father of modern gunnery is rcspuu-. b,
for the fact that almost every Aa.
can shoot straight,
Unlike other services, Germany l3.
been able To surround its target plt,.
tee with Il secret mystery which uu
even the best paid spies have ny,r
able To penetrate. We know pretty W..
what our ships can do ON the BATH
range, and the British make no bone.
in printing their scores: but GvImi.
shooting is still the unknown uutu'r
Of the sea. We know only that uut
recently the Germans have been iiru-
at short ranges, up to 1000 yard,
whereas the American battle rdu-r h,'
gins at $4,000 yards.
The careful detail for pcrfcc' ~.
sanitation even to the smallest deere.
- part and parcel of the navy, aE
when the American destroyer tyr Do
as tender to the Moltke while in HAup.
ton Roads came alongside the SNH
company was manning rail and srudu-
their "Huch" to the captain who D.
his barge impcrsonatcd President Ttf.
thus rchcars!ng the ceremony Of A'
prospective arrival on board.
The uniform of the German cul.-ru
man is probably the smartcst .u Oh.
world. The petty officer and Do
monkey jacket bristling with suun-
insignia, with the linen collar throw.
nattily over his shoulder, has %.
eyes of all the girls at the beach Eu
when you see the bluejaCllct ou ship
board and during daily routine ur.ta,
ne nor his officers have as clean 20.
| appearance as on board an Am, r..T
| man-of-war while under way. N1r car
! II lie said that German ships are tn'
smarter in appearance nor any cl,iu'
| than that of other nations. htN
seen dirty ships and clean ships ,0 OBJ
| German navy it is all a matter Of tA
! captain.
The German naval officer is of hry
manners and pleasant to meet. ng, 4.
Will not talk shop nor does h. Dau
readily with the fellow officers of ..H,
naNics. But beneath his "G,w 1901.
! lichkoit' there is that to us uuaud.,'
standable feeling of Got m.t 100,
He has sincere pride and an r,ur
conviction of his own and his ul,!
! superiority over all others.
These are not the words of f.re'l-'
or proenosticatiun but of analy~.- 'b>r
! upon personal study and contact VIVA
| navy will win when the ha't. Inc
clash in the North Sea no onr GO. tr.
Too many factors enter. As th GEL
man navy has no tradition, Is Vf.Hn
war experience, II must depend upon
| its training ana the enthusiasm u De-
leaders The battle of Tomorrow 49,.
be more matter of pcrsonnr. t.|r
Ships, for to-day the fighting ma,aN
cry is similar the world over. KlU
| armor is the same whether .t HH
German vessel or British, IN. SYSTEM
of sunnory is practically the S3... H'
1t all comes down to the side Wl u'
most gimp ana initiative.
But the Instruments of modern "H
fare on the sea have hardly been 1.'
thoroughly beyond the proving ground
The world has not We, seen WHa''
sea action between two evenly mN',.'
fleets, The great battle in tn. t'
East was between Japanese in'> r'
encc and Russian inctlicicncy ana .
/ conclusive in results nor fought ' ri"
/ fullest limits. Since then the N.N
of gun fire has greatly incrcasr" u.
/ the battle range has lengthonro N..
tn, increased velocity of the h'"'''
gun, The balance in the sea fish .
| tomorrow may hang upon the l"i.-
| ster who as the spotter of a d'.'.
uuught lunches the first salvo ~ -l'.
ON the leading ship of the cnrmy Az
victory viii depend upon initlauN
| quick brain work. Steady nerve ''
'uranCc of nerve force, will count W ''
than Drawn,