The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-27
NAVY UNSURPASSED,
DECLARES DANIELS
Tells Governors 1t is for Peopla
to Say How Great Fleets
Shall Be.
BIDS THEM SPEAK WORD.
H'''eS Executives Watch Destroy
"rs Attack Battleships in Sham
Battle

"'O"' NuS' GA navy steadily
increased in size and eficiencv so
that it will be ready to defend tho
country against attack from anv
quarter. is the aim of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels. This he declared
before the Governors Conference to-
DAY at an ADJOURNED session on board
the hagship Wyoming of the North
Atlantic fleet in Massachusetts Bay.
For two hours the secretary stood
on the bridge Of the flagship while
Admiral Fletcher put the fleet
through manoeuvers illustrating at
tack and defense Then he ioined
the governors in the admiral's cabin
and told them why he had made them
MS guests for the afternoon.
The navy must abide in the hearts
OF the whole country if it is to be
strong and powerful and made
great the secretary said. 1T is for
the people, not the President or NV
self, to say how great il shall be As
the word that will help to determine
this question.
The greatest things that the navy
Is doing are not heralded. Since
the war began there is not an office.
IN any department OF the navy who
mas not taken advantage Of it's les
sons. Experiments are proceeding
day and night and today in every
element our navy has no superior in
the world. We do have superiors in
size and numbers. and it is for us TO
continue to strengthen our navy.
FAVORS INCREASE.
believe we ought to increase
our navy steadily so that in times of
stress and emergency the real first
strong arm of our country will he
ready to defend our country il it IS
attacked from any quarter"
The Wyoming picked up the gov
ernors at the Charlestown navy ward
and, taking a position a few miles
east of Boston light, became the tar
get OF attack for twenty-five torpedo
boat destroyers, after they had mass
ed in review with ten battleshins
Eiter the review appeared to have
peen ended the destroyers suddenly
reappeared On the flagship a gem
raj alarm against torpedo attack
vas sounded and soon the big guns
ID N'Nnnnino
lots at the on rushing destroyers.
The destroyers circled the flagship.
Nonring dense volumes Of smoke
Aadc by excessive use of oil Soon
'he destroyers yere hidden behind
,he cloud. The screen suddenly was
broken by the destroyer Ammen.
which was observed dashing head-om
Tor the Wyoming The battleship's
guns Immediately were trained on
he attacking ship and Numbered
way. The destroyer, however. came
on and when she had approached
within 5000 yards discharged a tor
pedo.
TORPEDO LAUNCHED.
The missile was seen to strike the
water and then. submerged. made its
way towards the flagship. The lat
ier. however. on the instant had been
Dut slightly TO starboard. under a
ull head of steam and the speeding
orpedo passed a few feet astern
Theoretically the attack by the de-
itroyers was countered and they
withdraw.
After the exercises Secretary Dan
els met with the governors AMI
made his address Late in the after
noon the party left in launches for
Gloucester. where they stopped for
1oment at the home OF John Hays
hammond, Thence they won't in au-
.omobiles to the Eastern Yacht Club.
NJ Marble Head, where they we're en-
ertained at dinner by the Boston
.lw.Jr o. Commerce.
Secretary Daniels responded to a
.as 10 President Wilson, paying
lgl tribute TO the Executive aad de-
'a.ng that The President had left
othing undone to put tho country in
proper condition OF doferce.