Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-26
THE C. A. r. ENCAMPMENT TO BE
HELD IN WASHINGTON.
Submarines and Swift Torpedo Boa
Destroyers---Secretary Daniels
Lends announcement.

AC41S A@ANO0A obNhACnAs
Submarines and swift-running tor
pedo boat destroyers will be taken to
Washington by the Navy Department
so as to add a special feature to the
series of events which are 10 take
place at the national capital in con
nection with the forthcoming encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie September % to October 5.
Secretary Daniels is desirous that
the old veterans shall be afforded an
opportunity to see some OF the imple-
ments OF modern warfare in order TO
by contrast with those which were in
use half a century age the progress
which has been made since the days
when the Grand Army men and their
brothers in the navy bore arms.
The fact is appreciated that becaues
OF its successful operation in European
waters at the present time. the sum-
marine is the most talked of weapon
of present-day warfare, yet few of the
veterans of the Civil War have seen
one. The suggestion was at first made
that The department shall bring to
was the first underwater craft Of our
navy and from which the successful
boats of today have been developed
and place beside it one of the recently
constructed submarines
The fact that this vessel has been
sold TO a private concern will preclude
that possibility, and accordingly it has
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types and also one Of the modern sub
marines to illustrate the pragress
made in construction. The United
States was the first nation to develop
the underwater fighting vessel. 1t was
then taken up by Great Britain, which
employed the old Holland patents with
improyements.an and finally by Germany
which has used this class of boats
with such deadly effect upon the ships
of her enemies.
The old Holland and some of the
models which followed her, one of
of which will be in Washington, gave
their first demonstrations in the Poto-
mac river, Oft Washington, where. it Is
proposed, during encampment week.
to give exhibitions of torpedo firing.
dummies being used To illustrate the
manner IN which the present-day sub
marine operates. An effort is also be-
ing made to have one or more hydro
aeroplanes taken to Washington for
exhibition purposes. II is also the in
tention of the department to have the
cid Hartford, now at Charleston, S. c.,
restored to the appearance she bore in
the days of the Civil War. when she
was the flagship of Admiral Farragut
The Navy and the Marine Corps will
also be represented by their enlisted
personnel and probably some of the
vessels of the Atlantic feet. 1t will be
possible for the bluejackets and the
marines to be taken to Washington.
as they havae on similar occasions, by
special steamer to remain during the
day of the parade and form an impress
sive part OF the escort of the veterans.
The Navy Department contemplates
doing this in honor of the G.. A. r.
members and their friends, who will
be present in large numbers, but as in
the case of the representation of the
Army, il is not regarded as advisable
to have TO large a demonstration lest
it detract in numerical way from the
principles of the celebration, the sur
vivors of the Civil War. Any number
of blueiackets and marines can be ta-
ken from the Atlantic fleet and from
vessels in reserve. II may be possi-
BILE, also to have the midshipmen taken
to Washington from Annapolis if, by
that time, the members of the first,
second and third classes shall have
returned from their practice cruise TO
the west coast
In any event, the Navy Department
is planning to have an interesting and
impressive naval spectacle which shall
include such vessels as may be taken
to Washington to represent teh advan-
ces made in the mechanism Of naval
warfare, and such ships as the Hart
ford that may have an historical sig
niiicance and, as well. a contribution
of naval personnel to the parade
whichm is bound to aroues enthusiasm