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alnng the same principles o those now in
Sc, but will be smaller and easier to
handle. a number Of them will be carried
on board at all times, so if one happens
to be shot away there will be another
to take it's place.
Experiments are now being carried on
with view to devising n satisfactory
submarine detector, and if a really re-
liable one is perfected it will be made
part Of the CALIFORNIA; equipment
Hydroplancs will henceforth play a.
prominent part in naval warfare, and
VIII be part of the regular fleet. The
new battleship will have special appa-
ratus for taking care of one or more
hydroplanes.
The speed of the new dreadnought will
be twenty-one knots, although in cases
or emergency it is expected that she will
do little better than this. She is 600
feet long ON the watcrlne 621 feet in
length on deck; her breadth is ninety.
seven feet, her draft thirty feet. She will
be provided with four submerged twenty
one inch torpedo tubes. located about a
hundred feet from the bow, and her COM
plement will consist Of l,05G officers and
men.
An admirable feature of the California
is the exceptional height at which her
amidship battery OF fve-inch torpedo de-
fence guns is carried. There are twenty
two OF these guns, four mounted in case
mates on the main deck forward. four in
classmates on the gun deck aft, ten in a
central battery on the forecaStle or spar
deck, and four at the corners Of the boat
deck above the central battery This
arrangement gives concentration of
eight iiveinch guns forward and aft, and
OF eleven on each broadside
The elevation OF her guns will he the
same as on our other shps--l5 degrees
elevation and degrees depression. This
inn oil
ships, and it will permit OF the high
angle fire so successfully employed in
the present war.
The biggest foreign warship in service
is the Queen Elizabeth. She carries
eight lifteen-inch guns, but her tonnage
is 1900 tons less than the CALIFORNIA;.
me latter'S fourteen-inch guns will be
able to pierce the Queen Elizabeth's
heaviest armor at seven miles, and from
their greater accuracy will be able to
make 30 per cent more hits. Therefore
In actual warfare the California would,
theoretically, easily destroy the famous
British ship.
All in all, the California will be the
very last word in batteship construction
The designers have utilized everything
that experience has shown to be useful.
The happenings OF the present war have
been carefully studied and whatever
lessons they brought out were made use
OF in designing the California
Ii took less than three months to de-
sign this wonderful ship. Several de-
'partments OF the Navy took a hand in
working out the various details 1t will
take about three years to complete the
California, although if necessary, she
could be hurried along and finished in
about two years. TO accomplish this the
workmen would have to be increased in
number and kept busy twenty-four hours
day. instead of eight. as at present.
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two torpedoes exploding against the
California will not be sufficient to put
her out of commission. Her new torpedo
buikhead arrangement greatly extends
her ability 10 assimilatc punishment of
this character. All the warships at
present in service are very Vulnerable in
this respect, and one torpedo is more
than sufficient to destroy any one of
them
The armor protection Of the California
Is more complete than that of any other
ship. The tremendous displacement OF
the new shir-32,0O0 tons-makes it pos
sible to clothe her with armor far in
excess of ships now afloat The water
line belt or the California. with a maxi.
mum thickness Of abouRfourteen inches,
is seventeen and one-half feet vide, and
this armor extends eight feet below the
VGterline. The coming tower carries six
teen inches of armor and the port plates
Oh the three gun turrets are no less than
eighteen inches in thickness The whole
side OF the ship between the extreme tur
rets up TO the main decks will be heavily
armored. and with the side armor will be
connected heavy transverse armor bulk
heads and several horizontal armor decks.
The California has long forecastle
deck, which is carried aft to the main
lattice mast. Forward on this deck are
two turrets, each containing three four.
teen-inch guns. those in the after turret
firing above the roof Of the foremost
turret On the main deck aft are two
three-gun turrets similarly disposed. This
gives concentration OF six fourteen.inch
guns ahead, six astern and broadside
fire of twelve fourteen-inch guns.
The three guns in each turret are
mounted in one sleeve, and are elevated.
trained and fired as one gun. This is
radical departure from previous practice,
and 1t is capable OF producing greater
efficiency in handling of the guns and
placing OF shells. 1t will assist the
spotter In locating the fall of the shots
and making the corrections necessary in
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+ TCNDPFDS of expert mechanics at
me Brooklyn Navy Yard are now
"orkihS on the new big battlcshiu
Nallorhla, the keel OF which was laid
uown few weeks ago. This new mon.
ster OF the sea will cost approximately
Sl5'oO0OOO. which is more money than
"aS ever put into single ship before,
ana when she is finished, three years
hence, she will have no match in any
navy In the world. This latest creation
OF the naval experts will possess some
features never before employed in battle.
ship construction
me most important and radical change
is the use OF electricity as the propuIsiye
power. This new departure will secure
greater efficiency in many directions. II
VIII mean saving in weight and space;
II "ill bring economy in the use O. fuel.
and it will afford more convenient
methods OF operation.
The convenience of operation is duc
to the fact that electrical machinery Is
adapted to give two economical speeds.
enc it also makes for ease and quickness
III starting or reversing the propellers.
With the electrical motor any speed in
either direction is obtained by simple
movement Of the hand OF a controller. No
time is lost in signalling the engineer or
IN operating clumsy levers.
Due TO the installation OF the electric
drive, the California will have a cruising
radius about 80 per cent greater than her
sister ships at cruising speed. The com.
bination Of electric drive and oil fuel
VIII enable her at ten knots speed 10
steam for nine days longer than n coal
burning dreadnought and during that
time she can cruise more than . 600 miles
further. IN other words, the California
VIII be able to steam nearly twice as
far as the Wyoming or Arkansas
she VIII have practically duplicate main
engines. as either OF her generators will
give her speed OF nineteen knots. The
aliaround fexibility and manocuvring
quantities Will be greatly improved and in
particular her backing power will be
superior TO that OF any other shin in her
class. The latter is an importnnt mill
tary feature. and is not obtained in any
eAicicht degree when ordinary recipro.
eating or turbine engines are used, be.
cause OF the limitations OF space and
weight imposed in the design of the ship.
The electrical equipment consists of
two 10000 kilowatt, or 16O0O-horsepower
alternating generators, each placed on the
same shaft The electricity will be fur
nished by oil-burning turbine engines
For operating at high speeds, as when
pursuing an enemy, each turbine genera
tor will drive two propeller motors and
all the machinery will be working at
full power. But when cruising at modcr-
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bow was obsolete many years ago. It
was first designed on the theory that
battleship would have to fight at close
quarters. and would, If occasion offered,
attempt to ram her opponent head on.
But even while ships we're being built
with this obsolete style of bow, guns of
increasing range were being developed
and armor of greater resisting power was
being put into use, SO that the possibility
OF close sea fighting was rapidly being
relegated to the background, at least for
ships OF larger size
The California will return to the grace
full yacht-like bow of the older clipper
ship. Its profile, if it were not for her
smokestack, masts and turrets, will
closely resemble large steam yacht, and
to the laynlan this beauty Of outline will
give the impression that she is not as
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formidable as her more warlike appear-
ing sisters in the fleet.
Inc reason for the change in bow has
nothlhg TO do with the fighting ability of
the snip. The clipper bow, with its long
!orwaro overhang. offers advantages in
tne matter Of handling the ships anchors.
1t gives them a clearance not nossihla
win the ramshaped bow Further than
that 1t is expected to be of advantage
10 the ship In heavy weather. for the
har'ng bow and sides are calculated ia
keep her deck drier in n heavy sea than
.ne 20" OF the ram type Several
lols!sh hatlons have recently begun to
modify the ram-shaped bow but mona
mas gone to the length of this country in
mpletely abandoning it,
new form OF range finder will be
installed on the California. II will be
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them on single ship, as against eight
guns Of the fifteen-inch calbre which
have been adopted by some of the other
navies of the world. These fourteen-inch
guns have an accurate range of twelve
miles. but in cases OF necessity the Cali
tornia could stand eighteen miles off
shore ana throw her fourteen-inch shells
into port.
The fourteen-inch guns on the Cali.
fornia are fifty-three feet long and weigh
about siNty-three tons. The weight Of the
projectle is 1,4OO pounds At distance
OF 10000 yards this projectile will pene-
trate over sixteen inches of armor The
projectile leaves the muZzle at speed
of 5000 feet 4 second. speed which il
maintained would carry the shell AROUND
the world twice in twenty-four hours.
The gun chamber will be bigger than
two sugar barrels end to end, and in this
chamber will be placed the 430 pounds
OF smoke!css powder required to dis
charge the she'll
The muZZle energy Of these fourteen
inch guns is $4,000 foot tons. To nut
this in simpler form, assume that two
SHIPS as large as inc LOSltanta are placed
on one end of scale. The amount of
energy used up in each discharge OF
the gun would, if applied to the
other end OF the scale, raise these
two ships one foot high. To withstand
such terrific strain. the chambers must
necessarily have tremendous power of re.
sistance. Every time the gun is fired
they get a shock equivalent to the shock
that would cnsue if heavy engine draw.
ing five Pullman cars, going at the rate
Of seventy miles an hour. suddenly came
in contact with stone wall
The cost of each gun is figured at
$4,000 If all the guns on the California
We're discharged continuously for one hour
they would consume powder and shell
to the amount of $4,000 900.
Another radical change is in the tyne
of bow. Heretofore all ships of all
navies have been constructed with n ram
bow. For all practical uses the ram
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the elevation. In addition to this the
placing of the three guns in one turret
effects a considerable saving in weight.
The fourteen-inch guns which the Cali
fornia will mount are considered by ex-
pert ordnance authorities to be the best
weapon of the kind in use or designed.
Having extreme battle ranges and greater
striking power than any naval gun now
in use, they offer the distinct advantage
OF allowing the mounting of twelve Of
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damage Is possible through the employ
ment OF high angle fire, throwing shells
at the maximum range so that they will
land on the deck and do more or less
damage. This fact was borne in mind
when the California was designed, and
she will have a heavily armored deck to
guard against the danger from high angle
lire and bombs dropped by aeroplanes.
In addition to the deck protection
against aeroplanes, the California will be
equipped with number OF specially de-
signed aeroplane guns. These guns have
been through a long series of experiments
and are regarded as the most efficient
device yet produced. They use both
solid shot and shrapnel. the latter being
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employed when the enemy aeroplane is
within close range. 1t will be very
difficult for an aeroplane to get near
enough to the California TO inGict any
damage.
Special attention has been paid to the
matter of submarines and mines. A new
kind of anti-torpedo bulkhead has been
designed, with a view to localzing the
effect of explosions either from mines or
torpedoes. The shock from one or even
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ate speeus, about sixteen knots or so.
only one turbine will be used, the other
one being shut down. This will allow for
considerable saving in fuel
Not only is the electrical system OF
drive more economical than the old
me'hods heretofore in use. but 1t is also
hl"ch cheaper to install. 1t also enables
the snip TO ride the sea with less yibra.
''oh and more steadiness, an important
matter when it comes to getting the
range and firing the guns. The more
stable the ship is the more accurate its
fire.
Inc water-tube. oil1red boilers Of the
California will be placed in heavily bu,k.
headed rooms, extending clear across tho
ship There will be but one smokestack
ana It's base viii be protected by heavy
coating OF inclined armor This is new
idea in battleship design, and is hased
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on lessons learned
from the battle of
Tsushima. in which
Russian ships suf.
/ ere d severely
from shells which
struck near the
smokestack on UNI
protected material.
1t is regarded
now as an estab-
lished fact that in
future naval war
fare a great deal
OF hislpanglc IRE
will take place.
Happenings in the
present war show
that considerable
damage can be
done by n ship
which is too far Off
to accomplish any
thing by Smelling
the armor protect
ed sections of the
enemy's ship. This
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
At Briarclif Lodge.

RriarcIF Manor. -. T.. Oct. H.
Mrs Arthur RIVE. o. New York. is the
guest OF her mother, Mrs. George
Fisher. at Briarcid Lodge. Mr. and
Mrs. : Vernon Mann, of Flushing. l..
l.. have Joined the fall colony at Briar-
ciiT LODGE. as have Mrs. Stone Bene--
dict and Miss Clara Benedict, OK
Cooperstown. y. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank p. Sproul. Of Allegheny, PENN
Mrs Charles Stewart Smith, Mrs.
Thomas j. Flacg. Miss q. l. Robinson
and the Misses T.. il. and VI. NJ. Da-
land. all Of New lcrk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dimond have as
over Sunday guests 81 .ss 4. Il. "afd
and Miss Ritzmau. Of New York.
The filming of Ny Uncle by the
Fov Film CORPORATION. starring MIR. and
Mrs. Robert Mautell. az Briarelif Lodge
during the past week, was followed
with much interest by the guests. The
lodge represents a Canadian chateau
nd many hunting and forest scenes
were taken about the lodge grounds.
Briarcliff Lodge received Us iuli
quota Of motoring parties today, ana
among those noted were: Mr.. and Mrs.
". j. J. Metca.f. OF Stamford, conn;
Mr.. and Mrs. John $. simmons, OF
Brooklyn. y. y: Mr. and Mrs. 6. Pat
terson, of Summit. y. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
George $ Gro by. of Duluth, hun.;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Lupion. OF Chat
tauooga, Tenn. end liz. and Mrs. .. II.
Brandes, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Victor,
Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Williams. Mr. and
Mrs. +. $. Cowpcrthwaite and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles c. Lloyd. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Roley, Mrs. George ). Sullman' Dir.
and Mrs. Charles A. Robinson, Of New
York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
CODOWSKY PLAYS
PIAN0FORTE MUSIC
Recital Season Is Brilliantly
Opened at AeOlian Hall.

The first significant concert OF piano.
forte music this season took place IN
Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon, the
PLAYER being Leopold Godowsky, or
whom a few weeks ago the police were
saying. as an indulgent father said OF
the prodigal son, "he was lost and Is
found" Mr.. Godowsky is far from be-
ing a stranger 20 our concert rooms.
He came TO US first long ago, with the
hallmark of Chicago stamped upon
him; and his unique gifts were prompt
~ recognized. lie came again, accom-
panied BIZ a brilliant European reputa-
ton. and made the knowing marvel at
his prodigiou technical powers. At IN
tervals during the last three years he
has played at recita.s, IN concerts OF
chamber music and with our or
chestras. and always he made the same
unprecedented ghting and amazing the
admirers of pianoforte playing, but
leaving untouched the hearts Of the
lovers of pianoforte music. SO II was
again yesterday. His programme, made
up on the lines which have became
conventional, was an excellent one, with
Beethoven's "Appasslonata' sonata, she
first book of Brahms's variations on a
theme by Paganini and Chopin's Sonata
in B fiat minor, the lmpromptu IN r
sharp and the Scherzo in G sharp minor
as its solids.
Then there came a group OF show
pieces, including one of his eXtraord.-
nary arrangements for left hand alone
of Chopin's studies. After the varia-
tons BY Brahms he played that com
poser's Capriccio in B minor from the
CiaUierstucke. Op. 76, and after the
Chopin group the waltz in C-sharp mi
nor and the Study in thirds. What he
did after his performance of his Devil
dering metamorphosis Of the Strauss
waltz, "Kunstlerleben," which ended
his printed list. cannot be recorded
here. good deal. no doubt, as ms
audience was keen in appreciation OF
the things in which he is at his bes-
which may be said to be the thing
which from n musical point Of view
are the least interesting end valuable
Mr.. GodCwsky is not the only musician
Of real and deserved emincnce or
whom j.. may be Sid, as Mendelssohn
said of Jenny Lind with variation
to make it fit the easel: that he
plays he'd music the best-which is
odd" We could find neither depth nor
warmth in either of the sonatas. only
splendid mastery Of eXternals. crystal
line passage work, nicely balanced.
chordal sonorities and superbly in
cisive rhythms. Why did the Brahms
Capriccio sound like a dance OF wood
en- manlkinsy H. l.. n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
STATE UNIVERSITY
TOLAUD M'KELWAY
Memorial Address Will Open
Fifty-frst Convocation--
Whitman to Speak.

Governor Whitman, ex-senator Root,
President George Z. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota, and Senior
Don lgnacio Calderon, Minister from
Bolivia, will speak at the fifty-frst
conyocation of the University of the
State Of New York, on October p and
-. Throughout the state the schools
ard colleges which compose this sin
visible university" will observe the
day.
In memory of the late Chancellor ST.
Clair NcKelway. the convocation will
open on Thursday afternoon at 1880
with memorial addresses by Edgar NJ.
Cullen, Oswald Garrison Willard and
Chester s. Lord. Pliny T. Sexton, DR..
McKelways successor, will preside.
The Rev John Howard Melish. pastor
Of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, will
make the invocation, and Charles W.
Bardoen. editor of THE School Bulle-
TIM" will read the neurology of the
lew York State teachers for the year.
Governor Whitman and President
George +. Vincent will speak at Thurs
day evenings session. The latter's
subject will be THE University and
the State" George II. Whitney, mem
Der Of the New York State Panama
Pacific Exposition Committee, will pre-
sent the grand prize Of the exposition
20 the university and grand prize TO
the State Museum.
On Friday morning several addresses
will be made At the closing ses-
sion Friday evening ex-senator Elihu
Root will be the guest of honor. Ad-
dresses will be made by Senior Cal
deron. Professor John Bassett Moore,
Of Columbia. and Seth Low.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
TAXI HEAD FIGHTS
GIRLS SCHOOL
w. H. Barnard, of Mason
Seaman Company, Asks
Injunction.
OBJECTS TO PUPILS
ARRIVING IN CABS
Continuance OF the Institution
Would Injure Riverside
Property, he Asserts.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
TUXEDO DRAWS SOCIETY
Almost Every Cottage Has It's Guests
or House Party.

Tuxedo Park, y. Y, oct. Ideal
weather drew a large number Of society
people by motor TO Tuxedo to-day.
Luncheon parties were numerous, and
nearly every cottager will entertain
guests during the week. House parties
were given by Mr. and Mrs. David
Wagstaf, who entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. II. de Mesa, and by Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Lorillard Barley, whose party was
for Miss Adele Flower. Mr. and Mrs.
c. b. Alexander entertained Prince
Andre Poniatowski at luncheon at their
villa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morgan
Tilford entertained a house party
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Renney enter
tanned at luncheon at the club to-day,
and Mrs. j. Murray ,Iitchell had party
for Miss Lillian Talmage, daughter OF
Mrs. Thomas Hunt Talmage.
Robert Walton Goelet opened his
villa to-day fol- the autumn, and Mrs.
Lindley II. Chaplin is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ". ~ Y Hoffman at Paxhurst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
DIR. JOSEPH J. NOLL.

Dr.. Joseph J. Noll. of G. Yves. Sixty
ninth Street. died suddenly at his home
yesterday afternoon. DR.. Noll was
hfty-one years CT age. He was born
in New York City and was educated az
Columbia and the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons. DR.. Noll was attending
a patient in his Office. when he sud
denly recled and fell.
DR.. Noll was a member OF the Camp
Fire Club for many years, olly re-
Gently resigning. He was q member Of
the Lotos Club and the New York Ath-
letic Club and many medical associa-
tions. His practice in recent years was
confined mainly 10 surgery, ard most
OF his operations were performed at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital. DR.. Noll had
just returned from a long vacation.
which he spent AZ his sumner home
near Forest. Ne. Dr.. Noll leaves a
wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
DR.. HUNTERS FUNERAL
FILLS CATHEDRAL
Many Turned Away - Noted
Educators Attend Service.

One o. The largest crowds that ever
gatbcred I'm the Cathedral Of 81. John
the Divine attended the funeral Of DR..
Thomas Hunter. former president OF
Tho Norm.l COLLEGE. now known as
un,4o, CoIieoe vesterda. afternoon.
trLo,,se,ds were Turned away from the
- "a 9oo ,,ore, who entered
- -, oborf -be altar lust as
.t ''e $3.50 - stsr.i-, ,vere .eru tied
Us ...-i b cb~rcoi s,lps This
~ a., &C.. - IN. nersons had
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