The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17
WORLD BIGGEST
FIGHTING SHIP
UNITED STATES SUPER
DREADNOUGHT PENNSYL-
VANIA LAUNCHED
I PR AVER FOLLOWS
HER INTO WATER
Sec. Daniels Says There Never
Was a Time When the Navy
Was So Powerful as Now
CRy Associated Pre..(


i6 THE largest fighting ship In the
world. the United States SUPER
dreaduought Pennsylvaala, was
| launched here today. A prayer that
she might prove messenger OF
peace rather than an engine of de-
| struction went with her as she glid-
! cd down the inclined ways IN .hc
| waters of. James River.
| AS the triggers were sprung at ii
signal from Secretary of the Navy
| Daniels and the. $1,000 tons red hull
] was released. Miss Elizabeth Kolb
| Pa, named the snip for ier native
State by creashing Il bottle OF wine
against the stee; PROV. When. the
hulk plunged into the water, 1t Great
ed swell which rocked the ship of
nation now at war, the German
| converted cruiser Priuz Eitel Fried
| rich. moored to q pier less than q
hundred yards away.
|. A launching luncheon followed at
Old Point Comfort Secretary
Daniels was the principal speaker
declaring. in answer to CRITICS of
the unpreparedness OF the American
naSy. that never before in its his
tory was the navy in better shape
TO fight.
There never was time" said
Secretary Daniels" when the navy
was SO powerful, so ready. so eiii-
cient. rs now. Nor has there been
year when the fleetshas giveyf SO
much time TO target practice, man
eurerj. war games and Practices as
the present year. The motto of the
navy of today Is Training. Training
ot,,t, nj
More Practice. Nothing else keeps
fit and ready"
Secretary Daniels reviewed the
progress of building battleships and
said the launching of the Pennsyl-
yania was one OF many concrete
proofs OF the strength, effectiveness
and steady development OF the navy
of 1915. He praised congress for
providing recently for an increase in
the navy; saying 1t showed its wis
dom OF the value Of submarines
when 1t authorized big increase OF
that craft,
mo nation" lie said. has placed
such substantial faith In the deadly
power of this undersea craft. With
In comparatively short time. when
Roads. ready to traverse the ocean.
it will be accompanied by sui.
marines which can made twentN
knots and send hurtling through the
water torpedoes capable OF sinking
the levithian ships any nation eau
construct.
Secretary Daniels said he had been
directed by President Wilson TO say
for the president that he was proud
of the new Pennsylvania, but hoped
1t never would be called on in war
tn demonstrate its prowess.
The hone was expressed by the
secretary that as the Pennsylvania
goes forth az the symbol OF Ameri-
can justice and power, her mission
would be to help forward a iagting
peace OF the world. For" he adj
ded, she Is the embodiment in effec-
tiveness OF this powerful nation
which believes I'm peace, hut also be-
lieves with Hosea Bigelow
"Ef you want peace, the thing you've
got to du
fls jea' TO sho wyou're up to figltin'
too
But though up 10 fighting II nec-
essary there never WAS a time when !,
1t was so important for our coun- .
try to set the warning world an ex-
ample OF peSee. 8 /
The secretary said the country !
wae fortunate in thu. the mantle OF
patience and peace OF the marfyred
Lincoln had fallen upon the should
efs Of President Wilson to guide
The ship OF state In the present pir- :
Tod of peril and stress.