Evening journal., 1916-08-23

cial changes and embellishments.
tribute to what the brain of John
Ericsson conceived in the sixties
The monitors have been very use
ful TO the British navy in this war.
They have been employed in the shall
low waters of the coast OF Belgium. |
and even more effectively at Gallipoli
The correspondents there described
them fully Two or three strata Of
the outlying hull may be penetrated
by torpedoes. and the monitor can
still can keep az work with her guns
Two battleships, almost prepared
for the water according to informa-
tion. are expected to demonstrate
themselves the most efficient ma
chimes of their family ever commits
stoned, and they look it The battle
ship standing in the timbers on ,and
with all its lines revealed, showing
its adaptabIlity for speed, presents a
different picture from the fighting ship
seen above water and has a sugges-
ton Of racing yacht
These had been constructed in
b something like half the time con-
sumed in making a big warship in
r pre-war days.
DeStrOyers Larger Now.
There are several so-called destroy
h ers. certainly as long as many light
o. cruisers Of earlier times, ten Of them
! extended side by side in one row. and
others elsewhere.
Just where the super-destroyer
d leaves off and the light cruiser begins
a is not matter Of length today Be
% yond the destroyers was a line OF
e long. thin skeletons OF submarines
o whose size could not be Judged 4. all
+ accurately IN a passing view, even II
n II could be reported Compared Will
J. the now old-fashioned submarines
o they are as the Lusitania to the Phil
J. adelphia.
S Floating alongside a dock was .
e brand new submarine. painted and
i polished like a touring car fresh from
the ship Her young commandei
o stood alongside and proudly pointed
n out some Of her attractions. From his
= transparent enthusiasm she nigh
have been a pleasure yacht instead o
Y, the vehicle for the most dangerou
II form of adventure that fighting mel
J. undertake.
N "Of course we are not In the sam
is class with Horton and Holbrook," h
n explained but I hope you will hea
In something from XII pointing I
OF she number painted on the turret H
J. observed also that this thing coul
iit submerge in twenty seconds.
IN The party travelled over night 7
is the most extensive naval base in th
IN world. This was place where ship
W run In for repairs, for oil, which
almost the only fuel Of these days
for ammunition and stores. Here the
lis are replenished, refitted, repainte
d. frequently. and then disappear ini
n the mists Of the North Sea.
Mt Fleet Ready for Action.
be The trip included a view Of Beatty
ks battleship squadron. There they wei
- and that is about all that can |
or said They we're prepared to stea
NV for action at five minutes notice, al
N they did not care 10 steam for actiC
with a cargo OF newspaper men al
er National Member Of Parliament
Eat These could not decently be throw
idy overheard. and obviously we're 4
in worth a moments delay One st
carried into the Jutland battle
a army officer on leave from Fran
ac who WAS calling on a brother
INT board He returned. fortunately. al
In published it, as his mature judgmel
lsh that he felt more az home in Z
zen trenches.
me Two destroyers conveyed the VII
tors around the squadron. The
to was considerable fresh paint wish
US in splashes, more on the German oi
is cially sunk Warspite than elsewhel
Yet but what that meant in the way
rh- damage was Greek 10 the outsider.