Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

force enough to beat Hyper II ne mel
him. Not only must you nave pattie
cruisers, but better ones than the enemy
The British had taken care OF tnis lear
by year they have kept ahead OF the Ger
| mans, both in speed and gun power:
They have led in type and IN rapioity OF
building. Always they have had Knot
or two more speed, type against type
always two or three months edge IN the
time required for construction
British Lead, Others Follow.
The British set the style. They lead
others follow. We, who by our nature
ought to be most up-to-date, are most
backward. We are only ten years behind
the others. Add two years for construc-
ton of battle cruiser, if we lay one
down, and we are twelve.
against the German Moltke. ESQ
Beatty had the Tiger, 2s,0do tons, Is
Knots, and eight 135-inch guns
Against the Derfiiingers 26.200 tons, Y
knots, and eight 12-inc., guns. Beatty had
~ knots. and eight 13.5-inch guns.
Against the Seydliiz, 24,6oo tons, and y
knots, he had the Princess Royal, sister
snip OF the Lion. These three British ships
We're the last expression in the line OF
battle cruisers You can make COMPARE
sons fer yourself. They expressed the
policy of the British navy to keep year
s.heau Oh al rivals, instead oil ten years
behind. The British do not count SIM
ply on being brave, in insuring naval
enlciency. lney give brave men The best
equipment that can be produced IN order
to win battles, and, as we shall see later
on. .ney had enough OF both men ana
officers, while We have not
he Germans had more guns, but less
powerful ones. The British l3.a carried a
shell weighing 1.4o0 pounds with longer
range, asalnst the Germans ll-lnch,
weighing 661 pounds. But the Germans
also hau the Bluecher 1890 tons, "A
knots, and twelve 81 guns. Poor oid
out-of- date Bluecher, only "a knots, yet
she was raster than any armored hShtlhg
ships we have in the whole United states
Navy. She could run away from or close
in with any armored cruiser or battle
ship we have. Our last is the old North
arol ma type, finished in 1908. In the
naval lists the North Carolina appears
slt1er The heading Battle cruisers, none
built or building which is preceded by
the dreadnaughts.
Battle Of Dogger Bank.
In that battle of the North sea, known
as the battle of Dogger bank, the Bluech-
er had about as much chance as the old
Oregon, which fought at Santiago, would
have against the dreadnaught New York.
She was not powerful enough to hold her
own in battle or speedy enough 10 escape.
She was marked for slaughter.
1 he British also had the battle cruiser
New Zealand, 1880 tons. % knots and
eight 12-inch guns: and the 1ndomitabie
sister ship of the Invincible, which We're
at the FalkIands, had 12,23O tons, 70
knots, and eight Finch guns. OF course,
they mad pienty of light cruisers and de-
stroyers. which We're as important as the
fielders in a ball nine.
Inc BrirIsn engine rooms were SO
efficient. and probably the Germans,
tHo, that they could drive more than
the trial speed out of their ships under
..a., Not only must you have
enormous speed. but you must be able
70 nave your snip in such a condition
that you can maintain it when the
critical hour of decisive battle arrives
Superior speed was bringing the