Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16
Pennsylvania Launched by
Uncle Sam Today at
Hampton Roads
LEADER OF THE WORLD
Even Greater Than Queen Eliza
beth Of England. Heading
Dartanelles Attack.

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saa-rfresfeHssht rraasalvaaa was
HeeessflH. lFseeael saaet.g otter lF
r.isH.
rrr lsFs-sr engine ef rssa. var
-.fs fa enc Va-ff slf Gown ta+ vavs
whsle prayer vas uttered bv seaaaf
.esas GrrrF Of rrgnsyjvsnas tsss
e.r asr bel "a messenger at peace
ftrr rata "a wraeoo af trsfrgeffTr.
Dt8et.a rHirricsseas of ere GFfusH
converted cruiser rrtsa tJEsl l9tre5
iI l0D tHrrtsHrs ia ehesriaE che ary
tr-asaass.f az she s.lt tas8 ts~ va.
lr gre.r1r 5H His G3r9r. Cos
H.eHaE 0.r f1aeGtrE OF rEr Fennsy.-
esFa. Secretary uan.sls saits There
never was unr when ere CaHrd
states eaey vas so pow erfai. So rrafy.
e1 rmc.reF. ls ree
WHer trr new sgBer r.arrssE91Et
U-rrsllgsa.f slipped from tar Wavs
..F | historic waters OF ttsmps1r
uaats here TODAY ss~ r1os Frr place
fol fH- fsgf af sar r1vt-s OF t.r se-lt
We as1ftrsE reer-rE gaeaie-
sr-aF
fs Fsa Ega power ere FeErsvI-
HH.sN.
fsfb-la ot t1e frtl.s~ 7ssssr sr-e--a=---
tet enc reeeas terrific assault of ths
sa-e an thr f1rfs % the DarfEariIrs.
Waut tae British monster carries
1trser EsHs. her main BATTERY ts oe.T
tv6-tHirfs tle stzr % fhat OF che resr-
spfganfa ln number aad ere Nmerieau
H4friessiB fs a000 tons greater On stzr.
The main battery Of ttr rrrasvt.
Hs.
H-- rfres set f1 f3gr Egrrrrs. three
r.as r1 a tarrrf. tHr plan gf biE Eua
srrHrErHa~1t adopted le fs~ sister
ships Witch preerded aer. s4e Nrvata
aet Oklahoma ltrr tonnage measure
Hssr fs ete10 against -r.5H1 faF tae
E.Fsta ana Oklahoma end far Qlrrr
t1etE The latter E9a~Vrr. car.
r.-e -fs1f tEfaea rifles. tl efll1Fs. set
rEa F1 "a tgrrst. while the Nevada art
1sa1sat1a have Cen tffneE rifles. each
" -E9 t1rersla and t'g9 tHo fIs1 Gar.
r-ts. fr an these ships. ile.rtiHF ta~
r-sssvtvsria che tarrets are AN ua
r.r reafer lire fI couegatrafr fIrtr
rr- on either bruafsftr
Details Net Known rcrr.
Ffv- baf.lesHlps of ths British savv
#-r a1 lr launched VIII have bees tor-
raE- tha1 tae Prunsyi tFe ships
at Fsr regt. s6vrrrfEu class b@ieE %
-tsaH Teea dlapiarrrlFnt. ard u11r
Vfu rsaf lh- p-ausvlVaria tr arrua-
m-rf Zach 81 designed r5 carry eight .
ll..eeF Elas.
Details of four other British battle .
gs afre4dv agfserizrd are nos
known HeFr ofrcialfv
Ftv- ships of che fB8aE~sT ravYa cs-
f.nfsrt f1r in 1910 and Ea1un fs th~
ras1 class. VIII not equal ere Peeusyi. .
rsalt ia tonnage wtta their displacr-
neaE " s0 goo toas. baf WEt carry ere .
sane aala battery % te tfteeh ris-s. .
rHrv win exceed th~ TeeusYitansia On F.
speed estimates ealIiaz for - Knots .
afsisst 20 Knots for ere Pgaasv ivasia.
The 1914 estimates far taF Gsru1a-i
Tfer etf FOR three ships 20 ftr Kaiser
rr-frfeh no class. with q dtspiace-
re-s % $1,000 tons and carry eight .
rlsrs rfes
The Brtsash ships % ere Qa~~a t-iiz- F.
sseta class greatly exceed those o.
sar gthrr ravv tn speed reqgirreneets F.
esataE f6r e5 ku1ts an hour while t1~
r1vaf SOVEREIGN class Wtu make az i
least z2s Knots
STAGE ire outbreak % tse va C.
ttf's as % foreign eaVa1 programs
have been isaIously guarded and lt is
PROBABLE nat Great Britain. 0~ruaaay
ssd Francs have Laid Gown Macy v~s-
ssfs % Which 40 report kas bs~u made
- ssF as fs Enowa. however no ves-
seis aavs been planned WHica Wtu 81
esed ta sire the three Asasrican ships
% tss California class. Wo-k on Waieh