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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
GREEN RIVER

Mrs. w. A. Denison is entertaining
her son and friend this week.
Clarence Wilkinson of Mortified was
a weekend guest at G. W. Pond s.
Miss Hazel Marsh of West Brattle-
boro is guest of Miss Ruth Page,
f. \. Barry left Sunday afternoon
for BrattloborO, where he has a posi-
ton.
Miss Leila Gallup is spending two
weeks with Mrs. Louis Quinn in Gull
ford Centre
+. II. Stowe left Monday on a bust
ness trip. lie expects to be away a
week or more.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Stone has returned
from short stay at Hillside camp
Halifax Centre
Mr. and Mrs. A. s Gallup are guests
Of Mrs. Gallup's brother, G. S. DeWolf
III Leyden, Mass.
Mrs. r. w. DeWolf of Brattleboro
was a guest of her niece, Mrs. Herbert
f. White, several days last week.
Raymond Wilson of New York CITY
and Frank Carey of Athol are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Carey, in the home of David Wor-
den.
Mr.. and Mrs D. f. Fairbanks and
Mrs Elsie 2. Gates visited Mr. and
Mrs. Chase Delphy in Hinsdale Sun
day, going in Mr.. Fairbanks s new
Ford ear.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Pond, Miss
Olive Pond and Masters Charlie and
Herbert Pond went Saturday by auto
mobile to visit week with Mrs.
Pond s parents in Chesterfield, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Gallup and son,
Clair, of Brattleboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
a. G. Gallup of this. place motored to
West Hartford, Conn, to visit their
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Gallup Perry Sat
urday. From West Hartford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Gallup, A. G. Gallup, Mrs.
Perry and Clair Gallup went by auto
mobile to New Haven, following the
shore to Westbrook, Conn, which was
the birthplace of their grandparents,
the late Rev and Mrs. Daniel De
Wolfe, of Halifax They returned
Monday evening.
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Mrs Mark Morse returned with them
Monday.

Mrs Mark Morse returned with them
Monday.
Hon. John Barrett of Washington,
D. c., was in town Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Rice, who had been visiting at
DR.. G. G. Wilson s, left town Thurs
day.
James Kerr of Everett, Mass, is a
guest of Rev. and Mrs. G. \. Wash
burn.
A party of seven young women
camped on Converse hill few days last
week.
Mrs. Fred Roberts and two children
of Somerville, Mass, are at DR.. Gil
bert s.
The Junior Christian Endeavor soei-
ETY. held a picnic near Alger S camp,
Friday.
The Congregational Sunday school
will have a picnic next Tuesday IN
Barber park.
Clarence Lewis, John Sparks and
Herbert Harding of WilIiamsville were
at John Parker s over Sunday.
The Junior Christian Endeavor so
cicty will meet Thursdays ut until
further notice.
Miss Schenk and Miss Stuart who
had been at The Tavern several weeks
left for Keene Valley, N. Y, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolard and son, liar
old, who had been visiting at Otis Viii
son s, returned to their home in Glare
mont Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig and family OF
Washington Court House, who are visit
inc at Charles Villas s in Alstead, call
ed on Mrs. l.. NJ. Clarke Tuesday.
Miss Cordelia and Miss Phoebe Frost
went to Bellows Falls Saturday anc
Monday went by automobile to Ran
dolph and Montpelier with Miss Edit
Frost and f: L. Walker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
GRAFTON.

Miss Carver of Cambridge, Mass, is
at DIR. Wilson s.
Dean King Cellar is at home from
his work in New York.
John Holden and family were at A.
II. Holden s over Sunday.
Beatrice Herbert of Brattleboro is
visiting at A. il. Holden s.
Miss Marie Wilson was in Williams.
Vile the first of the week.
George Dresser of Chicopee, Mass.
is a guest at T. o. Mortified s.
Mr. and Mrs. Morse, Mark Morse
and Mrs. Perkins Of Randolph came by
automobile Sunday to T. o. Merrifeld s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
GREATER VERMONT NOTES.

A list of Vermont commercial and
civic organizations has just been pub
hshed by the Greater Vermont associa-
ton. There are listed 80 boards of
trade and business men s associations,
one town-group association, one county
improvement association, IL county ag-
ricultural associations with the names
of nine county agents. The Chittenden
County Farmers association has not
yet chosen its county agent, who will
be the 10th in Vermont This directory
of organizations gives the names of the
organizations, the dates OF their forma-
ton, the number of their membership,
and the names of the presidents and
secretaries. The secretary of the Great
er Vermont association, Stannard lie
mortal building, Burlington, Vt. viii &c
glad TO send copies Of this directory
to all requesting them.
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EAST DOVER.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Joseph Goodell

Our community was saddened Satur-
day to learn of the death of Minnie,
% wife of Joseph Goodell, whose
death occurred Saturday morning at
the Memorial hospital in Brattleboro.
She was taken i'll suddenly Monday, Ju-
lv 20. A consultation of doctors was
held Tuesday morning and she was
moved to the Brattleboro Memorial hos
pital, where she underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis. Her condition
being very dangerous from the first.
She died Saturday morning.
Mrs. Goodell was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Powers and was born
in Ncwfane April Z, 1898. She mar
ried Joseph Goodell Sept. l, 1909 He
survives. Two children were born to
them, Clayton Joseph, who died at the
age of % months and Adella Irene,
aged two years.
Besides her husband and little daugh-
ter Mrs. GoOdell leaves her father,
mother, three sisters, Mrs. Bert Put
nam, Miss Rcna Powers and Mrs. Har-
old Wright, also one brother, Hollis
Powers, and several nephews and
nieces.
The funeral was largely attended in
the Methodist church tuesday after
noon ut o'clock, Rev. F. NJ. Bissell
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs C. II. Turner
sang three selections with Miss Mary
Turner at the organ. The selections
were Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
Some Sweet Day and One Sweetly Sol
emn Thought. The burial took place
in the Dover Center cemetery. The
llowcrs were many and beautiful.
Relatives here from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Powers, Miss Louise
Thomas and Maxwell Powers of Marl
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lowe, Mrs
Frank Brown and Mrs. Guy Putnam OF
Wardsboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pow
ers and Ethel Powers of South New
fame, Myron Goodell of West Dunn
merston, Percy Goodell of Windsor
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Mann of Dunn
merston and Mrs. Dana Stedman Of
Williamsville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

York state are boarding at Arthur
Yeaw's.
Miss Mary Dalton and Miss Florence
Gale of Mortified visited Miss Lizzie
Marshall a few days the past week.
Miss Abbie Birmingham of Spring
field, Mass, came this week to assist
Mrs. Arthur Yeaw IN her Homework.
Mrs. Florence Fennelly of New York
city has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley Crosier, the past
week
Charles Torrey of New York city
was weekend guest at Lucius Put
nam s going Sunday to Hinsdale. Rich
ard Titcomb of Gardner is spending
the week at Lucius Putnam s.
Miss Abbie G. Billings of Upton
Mass, was a guest Tuesday and We'd
nesday at g. p Miller's. Miss Bill
ings, who with her mother is spending
a few weeks in Mortified, Mass
is well remembered by many friends al
THIS place, where she spent the winter
rs a state missionary 10 or 16 years
ago, doing good work as q religious
and literary leader.
Rev. Nelson kellogg will hold service
in Christ church Sunday at 2.30 p. IN.
Mrs Mary Jane McWilliams OF
Cleveland, Ohio, recently sent $50 t
Christ Church Cemetery association
The gift is appreciated greatly by The
association and all those interested il
. keeping the cemetery in good condl
ton. Mrs. McWilliams s father anC
| mother are buried here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
JAMAICA.
OLD HOME DAYS AUG. 1918.
Benefit Association Arranges for Pa
rade, Play, Sports, Etc.

Iauej RAY, opoA1os Luz
The Benefit association of Jamaica
will celebrate as Old Home days August
II and Is. This win be the second an
nual Old Home observance in Jamaica
and it is desired by the society that
this year be made success.
The program will begin on the even
ing of August II and viii be mixed
entertainment consisting of songs,
drill and dialogues by the children
There will be tennis drill by the
young women and special music during
the evening. On Friday there will be q
street parade at 10 a. m, and the field
sports will come from l to 8, Then a
ball game will be played on the home
grounds, probably between Townshend
and Jamaica teams.
The play Cranberry Corners will be
given in the evening, followed by 3
dance Leitsinger's orchestra will fur
nish the music Prizes will be given fol
the parade and for the sports. The pa
rade and sports are open to all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

Helen johnson of Brattleboro is q
guest Of Miss Mary Turner this week.
Rev. and Mrs. o. Z. Newton Of Yer
non, Conn, visited at A. f. Jones s
from Monday to Wednesday.
Raymond Halliday of Providence is
spending a two-weeks' vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Halla-
day.
Mrs. Winnie Adams and daughter,
Marion, and friend, Miss Edna John
son, all of Providence, r. l., came Mon
day 70 spend their vacation with Mrs.
Adams s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
sherman.
Mrs. Marilla Barney of Guilford Cen
ter, Mrs. Ellen Freeman of Brattle-
boro, Mrs. Josephine Howe of New
fame, sisters and sister-in-law of l.. l..
Howe, came Wednesday, to visit at l..
l.. Howe 5.
AIRS. Charles Franklin and three chill
drcn of Greenfield, who are spending
several weeks at their cottage at Lake
Raponda, came Sunday to spend few
days with Mrs. Franklin s sister, Mrs
Frank Yeaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller of Brattle
boro were guests of Mrs. Miller 5 par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Moore, Fri
day. Mr.. Miller returned home Satur
day morning, but Mrs. Miller remained
for a 10 days visit.
Mrs. G.. w Russell went Saturday
to Lake Iroquois, Hinesburg, to sponC
few weeks at their cottage there
Rev. G.. w, Russell went Monday t,
camp Of instruction of nine days a
| Fort Ethan Allen with the first regi
ment band of Brattleboro.
Twenty-Five friends of Miss Grae,
Pratt gathered at her homo Monda,
| evening to celebrate her 18th birthda,
anniversary. Games were played, re
| freshments were served and very en-
| joyable evening was spent, it being
complete surprise to Miss Pratt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

An article in the July number Of
Town Development, :" a magazine for
the man who believes in himself and
scription of the work of the Bellows
Falls Chamber Of Commerce, the young
est commercial organization in yer
mont. The activities of the civic com
mittee, the new industries committee.
the town affairs committee and the re-
tail trade committee are described in
detail. OF the general work Of the
Bellows Falls Chamber of Commerce.
the autbor of the articles, A. L. Smith,
says: "The work at Bellows Falls has
been going on now for less than six
months, yet IN this timc the list Of ac-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
harbors on the Adriatlc.

The principal CULTS of the Adriatic
are those of Manfredonia on the west,
Venice and Trieste on the north, and
Quarnero on the northeast There
are numerous and admirable bay har-
bors extending from Fiume and cul-
minating in the wonderful landlocked
harbor, the Bocche di Cattaro The
Strait of Otranto, where Italy ap-
proaches nearest to the Balkan main
land, is IS miles wide. Here is the
magnificent Albanian harbor, Avlona
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
Gentle BREAKING.

Wife-"Do you think Tommy dis.
turbs our reighbor with his drum"
Husband-'I'm afraid so; the man
next door made him a present of a
nice new knife today, and suggested
that Tommy should cut open the drum
and spend the money that is inside"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
NEWFANE.
Rand-Knowlton Wedding.

A quiet wedding occurred at 0
o 'clock Wednesday forenoon, when
Mrs Mary G. Knowlton of Maple Row
farm became the bride Of William L.
Rand. The marriage took place in the
home of the bridegroom in this village,
Rev. Charles w. Mock officiating. Di-
rectly after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Rand left or wedding trip. They
were taken by Phillip .Rutter, broth
erin-law of Mr. Rand in his touring
car to Saxtons River, from which place
they left for visit of two or three
weeks III several towns in New York
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

f. C. Benedict returned to New
York city Wednesday,
Miss Clara Todd of Connecticut came
Saturday to visit Miss Elsie Newton
Mrs. J. B. Mcdonald will succeed
Miss Stella Reed as waitress at the
Newfane Inn.
Mrs. Josephine Howe left Wednesday
to visit few days at Lorenzo Howe i
in East Dover.
Miss Stella Reed has finished her
employment at the Newfanc Inn. She
went Sunday to Wardsboro, where she
will spend the month of August before
entering the state normal school in
Castieton.
Mrs. w. H. Newton was pleasantly
surprised Monday, her birthday ami
versary. Her daughter, Miss Elsie,
had planned during her absence a tea
party in honor of the occasion, to
which nine guests We're invited. At
ter the last course had been served
Mrs. Newton was the recipient of nu.
merous gifts from friends as well as
members of the family.
The following program will be given
at the next regular meeting of the
| Grange August Il: Piano solo, Mrs. c
4. Nichols; paper, Spraying and Care
of orchards, Karl Maher; reading. Mrs
G. K. Cherrie; recitation, D. Dewitt
discussion, Parcels Post. How Can til,
| Farmer Get the Most Out of IT,
duet, Q. r. Wright and w. T. Bruce
current events, Frank Dewitt; reading
Mrs. Leonard Brown; recitation. Rutl
Farnum; solo, Mrs. C A. Nichols
reading, Miss V. Williams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

tivities would be a creditable one for
city many times its population or an
organization with three times its mem
bership and income. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05

Fire losses in the United States and
Canada last year reached q total OF
$235, 59l ,35l, or nearly 81 100000 more
than the year before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-05
GUILFORD.

Mrs. Emma Mcneil Of Torrington
Conn, is guest of Miss Ada Jacobs
Mrs. Seman and two children of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
Women Plan National
Defence Conference

Washington. Aug. 2S.-A womans
national defence conference, the first
of its kind. is planned by the woman 5
section of the Navy League to be held
about November Is in Washington,
probably in Memorial Continental Hall,
national headquarters of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. Mrs.
William Cumming Story, president gen
eral Of that organization, and many OF
her national officers and members Of
the society are also prominent IN the
woman's section of the Navy League.
The conference will serve the double
purpose of meeting for the perma-
nent organization of the woman's sec
tion of the Navy League and as a means
of influencing Congress and impressing
upon Representatives the needs of the
country for adequate defence. Mem
bers of the national and state commit
tees and delegates from the local chap
ters in every state in the Union will be
invited 10 attend. Reports from these
committeeman and delegates on the
progress of the work in all sections
will be received.
Prominent men and women will ad-
dress the assemblage on subjects of
national defence and the part women
ought TO take in obtaining II.
The national committee and Wash
ington members will give a reception
in the evening az the New Willard to
the visiting delegates. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

been sunk and we are still only in the
conversational stage Of the subject.
81 commend these facts to Mr.. Garri-
sons attention. If, as he says, he
agrees with me about preparedness, he
will at once begin to prepare his own
department in order to make good the
words of his chief towrd Mexico, and
he will use his best endeavors, in a
missionary spirit, to secure from his
chief a complete reversal of what had
been done in the Navy Department.
$50 much for preparedness. AS for
the other subject about which / talked
-hyphenated Americanism. If Mr.
Garrison believes that there should be
a dual allegiance in this country, and
approves of having bodies of American
citizens agitate, not as such, but as
men whose whole interest is in the well
fare of a foreign country and who wish
10 use this, their adopted land, only as
a means for furthering the fortunes of
the land of their birth or ancestors
why, if Secretary Garrison's objection
to my speech was because f my atti-
tude on this matter, and if he will state
his objections, will discuss that with
him also"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Temporary Asslsnments.-Sergts. Daniel Glsa.
35th 10 g. o. 10 days. from a ID. Aug 81
Daniel Leblanc Bridge 20 y. b u. squad u fin
f.m a m Aug 80. Plum J. A Dougnsr4
and John NJ Jensen. jth. 10 bet Bur. - dir
from noon Aug - A J. Hughes. l5tn and 4
W Cristlano SD. 20 IAN / D, 10 days ifcn
D m. Aug n, Joseph scott. -5d % losih dsi
In raded premises 30 days p. NJ. Aui :
George Sweeney 2S'h 20 bet Bur, 3 days if'l
o. m. Aug. % F. " Will. 3tth. and : /
nsney. 10th l. D., % bet Bur. to iaja ~
noon. Aug q p. J. sweeney. 3lth. 70 Det b. .,
S days. from p. m. Aug q T. " Burns y
TO bet Bur. 80 days from s p NJ. AgE
r j Mccarthy. 1881 t0 b y. IT, squad o.
In Warrant Squad, 80 days from . N. espt ,
T. r. Friel l55th 10 9Th / ID "a days NJ ~
noon. Sept /: T. +. McGovern. l13'h n De- bl-
3 days from p. m. Aux p. ,har-e, h,olAs-
lsSth 10 i72d bicycle duty. j. Ia5s, from p ..
Aug %: J. F. Barry. - /. u. % {. o.. dlY
the Mayors orice. is days. from a ms, -.
81: r g. Kirby Bur 81 t. 20 S5i ~ aNh
from a. m. sept 3 Bicycle Ptlmn j. = Dollss
Ian l72d TO 74th T. days. from p n. aug n
Change Of Asssnment-Ptlmn. A + lanss : 80. -
from BOokkeepers once 10 Bur Of si4iisHo'' ''--
5 a. m. Aug. "a. nj, ~
Leaves Of Absence without payl-Punn );
Redmond. 18Th Pct. | day from n ~ !,
Joseph ROSenstock. 18th | day. from p n g.
80 T r Dugan. 29fh ! DAY. from p r.
5:P Il Vok 37th. I day. from = n aug "a
W H. H0ugh li9th. days from n a-s =;
NJ T. Barr. l5lst I day. from D. n Avs A.,
J. J. Concannon. l56,h. ! day. from n, a.
%: Abraham Harrison. ll-d. DAY iflm
sept. $: T. +. Morris. 2N3d. ! DAY H0@
Sent >
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
"Tut, Tut, Colonel!"
Garrison ChuCkleS
from The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Aug. %. - Secretary
Garrison went back at Colonel Roose
welt once more to-day.
The Secretary smiled as he read
Colonel Roosevelt's statement this
morning. The word "buffoonery," with
which the ex-President characterized
the Secretary's statement yesterday,
brought forth chuckle.
tut, tut, Colonel" Mr.. Garrison
said. Remember that when you stub
your toe now you are too old to cry,
even if it hurts too much to laugh"
In graver vein Secretary Garrison
dictated statement designed to sum
up and dispose of the whole contro-
versy. He said:
"The case is closed and the verdict
must stand.
There is nothing in Mr.. Roosevelt's
plea to reopen the case that would
make it proper to do so. The personal
and official relations between General
Woods and myself concern us and do
not properly concern Mr.. Roosevelt. |
do not require Mr.. Roosevelts assist
ance 20 determine what they are or
should be, and | certainly doubt if the
general does.
THE administration (outside of my
self has had nothing whatever to do
with this matter, and Mr.. Roosevelt.
therefore, could not have obtained any
authentic knowledge of the views of
the administration concerning his
speech or his conduct from anything
that | could have said or done.
"As to his assumption that | object
to the making of strong pleas for
proper military preparedness, it would
be impossible for him to entertain a
more unwarranted one. have gone to
the limit of my vocabulary in an en-
deavor to make such pleas just as
strong as words would make them. II
he has found some stronger than | was
able to find, he runs the risk that
will borrow them. He will, feel sure,
permit me to do so much, without re-
curing me also TO borrow his idea that
our present state of unpreparedness
makes it desirable to engage in war
with four or five other nations"
The ex-President's activities in the
national defence propaganda have been
watched with growing interest by DEM
ocratic politicians here. Secretary Gar
rison's rebuke to General Wood, how
ever, was made without consulting the
President. There is no doubt, however,
that the President and his friends have
approved his course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
u. s. STRENGTHENS
CANAL GARRIS0NS
Decides to Increase Artillery
Force to Full Strength,
1000 Men.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-The Coast
Artillery force at the Panama Canal
will be increased to full strength of
twenty-eight companies. or about q
900 men, it was learned to-day. The
former policy of maintaining the big
gun crews at about half strength in
peace time has been abandoned
Fortifcations of the Canal Zone are
rapidly nearing completion. Original
ly it was planned to man them with
fourteen companies. under the theory
that it was improbable that the de-
fences at both ends of the waterway
would be attacked simultaneously and
the canal and railroad made rapid
shifting of the forces to the danger
point possible. Under the general re-
adjustment plars full garrisons have
been determined on. 1t is considered
certain that a big increase in the
coast artillery corps will be asked
when Congress reassembles, as the
doubling of the canal force will mate
rally reduce the forces in territorial
United States.
Plans are now before the Army
Fortifications Board for the equipment
of new Notifications of the first class
with 16-inch rifles having a range OF
about twenty miles. 1t is not proposed
to substitute these gigantic weapons
for the present y and 14-inch bat
teries, but in all new works and when
the smaller guns are worn out and
discarded the 16-inch rifles will be IN
stalled Changes OF gun carriages,
m.razires and other equipment for
handling the bigger guns would make
tho cost of substituting them for the
present twelves and fourteens almost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
NAVY INCREASES
BIG GUN RANGES
War Observations Prompt Doub-
ling Present Elevation in
Main Batteries.

Washington, Aug. 28.-Main batteries
of American battleships hereafter will
be given an elevation of thirty de-
grees, practically doubling the present
angle of fire, according to a decision
reached by Navy Department experts,
it is said, after close study of all avail
able information on naval engagements
of the European war. Wherever pos
sible ships now under construction and
those already in commission, it is I'M
derstood, will be similarly fitted.
The effect of the change will be to in
crease materially the range of the
navy's 14-inch gum and also to make
gunire more accurate in rough wealth
er. The guns noS have sufficient
range to reach anything within the lin
it of vision at sea, and tile added ele-
walton will enable them to burl shells
at objects far beyond the horizon, or
over hills OF considerable size in bonn
harding land Notifications.
A new problem has been presented
as a result of the high angle fire, and
navy experts are studying methods OF
increasing deck armor against the
plunging fire of shells hurled from a
great distance. They are faced, how
ever. by the necessity of either reduc-
ing the weight Of armor on the sides
or increasing the size of the ship to
carry the additional weight. cattle
ships of the California class will have
a beam of nearly 100 feet, the maxi
mum that the Panama Canal can &C
commodate, and it is thought probable
that the two new ships authorized by
the last Congress will be consider
ably over 600 feet in length, to provide
the additional tonnage necessary.