The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
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The Naval ConeultiuE Board will
shortly forward to Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels a great mass Of tabulated data.
showing results of canvass of Ameri-
can industries made by the committee
on Industrial preparedness Of that board
which sought to gather together infor-
nation pertaining to the industrial pre-
parodDoss of the nation.
This data is being prepared in New
York at the present time and so valuable
IS 1t deemed to persons who might make
ur-AmcricaH use Of the Information.
that the doors. windows and transoms
OF the Offices where this data repOses
have been wired by an electric protcc-
tive agency. The field work Of this in
/ dustrial inventory was carried ont all
: over the country and covers a total Of
lnrocO manufacturers.
1t Is chiefly composed Of tho responses
Of manufacturers to the plan Of the
committee for the constant manufacture.
during peace times Of some variety Of
munitions best adapted to their faciIi-
ties. The responses. 1t is said. indicate
a general approval of this "educationaI''
war order plan
Howard r. Coffin. one Of the moving
, spirits Of the plan, I'm recent state
! ment, said he considered the adoption OF
this idea not only vast protection to
the nation. but that the creation and
location of hundreds Of new sources OF
war munitions. will make the country
practically free Of the so-Called munitions
trust
The recent rcjuvenation Of the Russian
cavalry forces in the Cars advance
against the Austrians from the Pripet
marshes to Bessarahia. indicates a great
| Improvement in this branch. according to
army officers in Washington. This i'm
provement. it is said, is especially
noticeable since the Russian-Japancse
war, when the failure of the COssacks to
uphold the high traditions of their SER
vice was so conspicuous and glaring.
Previous to the opening nf 'he Russian
japanese war, officers say, the japanese
military authorizes made a close study
of the character of the CossaCk troops.
of whom they entertained very healthy
respect and fear. chiefly due to the in
efficiency of this branch of the Japanese
service.
The japanese it is declared. first
learned of the great deterioration Of this
famous corps of hOrsemen chiefly due
to the attitude OF the Russian govern
nent. The CossaCks were required to
furnish their own horses and forage and
/ were given an amount to cover that ex-
pense which naturally resulted in de-
tCrloratton.
This has apparently become a thing of
the past according to word from the
Austrian front where the Russian
cavalry has done great work. 1t is also
interesting to note that this is one of
the few chances cavalry has had to
show its mettle, since the war started.
No less than twelve different designs
for patrol boats for use in the navy.
have been submitted to the department
by various motorboat builders through
out the country, according to a recent
announcement. Some of these designs,
it is said. embody new features which are
expected to add to their usefulness as
submarine destroyers and scout boats.
The navy has already mapped out a
tentative policy of motorboat construC-
ton, which is divided into two classes
The smaller class OF vessels will be about
10 feet long, with a speed of Is knots an
hour and will cost in the neighborhood OF
$500 each. The larger type will be
about e. feet long, will have a speed of
about % miles an hour and will cost ap-
proximately s2S0o0 apiece.
According to the present plan of the
Navy Department., IL is proposed to as
sign the smaller class Of patrol boats tC
work along the coast and in the harbors
Theylwill be armed with 1-pounder gun
and IL necessary, the entire boat can be
lifted aboard a battleship. The larger
type will be armed with a 3-pounder
and will have a radius of speed and ac-
don that will permit them TO operate