Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
Commence Arins,..

CenstTainedly, automatically at ART,
a. The range came to him from the
chief hre control station. Bob saw that
the sight settlers adjusted the sights.
He Witnessed that promptly. At the
signal ION the busser upon Louden's
naked breast, tbe flrst ranging shots
were Aired. Now. at the signal for the
salvo, all three Of his guns were firing
together with the three Of No. / turret.
further forward, and with the six Of
the two turreti astern. The first shell
which struck the Arizona stirred IN
him only contempt. II struck and
burst during the wait between salvos
and shook the ship far less than the
firing guns: IL shock did not affect
the men behind the heavy turret armor
and the noiss was nothing.
Then more shells came.
No. I turret was not firing. It missed
salvo; Bob was sure Of It Now It
missed another. No, 1t was not firing;
It was out Of action. Well, II the Ari-
IONA was getting It, the Xerxss was
getting Il too. Bob's blood raced hot
through hin, and he was dixsy with
exultat,oa - hs saw The foremost OF
the Xarx0 tottss and falL
1.-THE fosefnast = gonel Now we'll
give It to them again and hardsrr'
Louden, the firing pointer, STOPPING
at hia telescope. had seen It also, and
he cried out 20 the leaders cheered-
They chessed. gssping and choking
with the heat The sweat running In
streams down their bodies. az they
rammed In more great shells, hurled
in the monster bags Of powder; and,
closing the bresch Of each gun, they
stood back ready. q The Instant the
guns, sscoilsA, % Do It al again. The
salvo wsnt: and now one turret--st
least enc turrvt-et tho xsezss failed
b make rsply.
Bob cr3ed that 70 IL crew; % they
stood hack from the loadsd guns they
slapped each othsr's backs IN triumph.
Thsy Eavs T. - tia x0xa again.
there was no dsubt about that. Now,
asainsand againi But slowly. gradual
". - the turret trainer kept the guns
on the yXerxss, the turret was turning
further and further forward. The
Xerxes was no longer on ths Ax1sona's
broadsids: she was going on ahead
And now Bob knew that the Xerxss
was engaging the Arizona no LONGER;
tho Xefxes was abreast the idaho and
engaging the flagship. Another super
dreadnaught had steamed up to take
the XerxeS PREVIOUS position opposite
tho Arisooa. It was tho third ship Of
the regsat's linz, The varun, which was
sending the shells which detonatod and
disrupted ssnswhst astsrn a the Ar.
coma.
Tho order, coming In clear, calm
tones on the telephone, confirmed the
situation: I'VE shift Hrs to No. in
the Tine" The new range and deAsc-
ton followed
Al the turrsk turned, bringing the
guns to bear on the varon, Bob
studied the new target She had been
engaged, till the moment before, with
the Pennsylvania. but now the Floron
had moved up opposite the Pennsyl.
vania, and % on down the line every
ship Of the enemy was engaging one
vessel further forward IN the Ameri-
can column. It meant, Of course. that
the old second line ships at the end
already were beaten. Tho Zeus dread
naughts and tho Thors, which had
opposed the rear Of the American line,
must be satisfied with their work
there--they had left tbs beaten ships