The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24
While Waiting for Orders to
Strike They Are Putting in the
Time Turning Out Sailor Men;
Fleet Great War Workshop.
REMARKABLE HITS ARE
SCORED BY GUNNERs
Targets Miles Away Are Struck
by P~rojeotiles Night Maneuver-
ing Is Being Engaged in; Les.
sons in Torpedo Defense.

By Associated Prcss.
With the United states Atlantic
IIcct, May 3i.-The bag ships OF the
most powerful fleet ever under tho
American flag. when visited by a COR
respondent OF The Associated Press.
through arrangement with the COM
mittee ON public Information. were
working day and night TO bring about
The defeat OF Germany on the sea.
Ready Tor battle they are spending the
waiting period turning u sailor men.
The fleet, temporarily. Is a great
workshop Of war. Already It In turn
ing out one of IL finished products
men who can fight. They are serving
the guns ON American armed mcr-
chant ships It, other pToduct-meu
Who can run the great merchant fleet
the United states viii use To feed tho
allivs-viIl bee ready ds soon as the
ships
Fiye-iuch guns, the kind principally
used against submarines, are there by
the hundreds. bn the decks great
turrets house long fuur;ecu.iuch aud
twClNc-lnDh riflcs-thret or twU Co %
turTct On high platforms gun used
Tor defense against aiiplanes point To
the SKY. Brass Is always shining, steel
b. always polished, paint Is ulways
new, decks are always white WIN
SOUNDING
Tht MAI behind me gums nave l"S'
shipmatcs IN the "ar-theN were
guns crews ON m"crchantintn SUNK ny
Herman submarines, Nnd "ther snip
mates mo-" are on duty ABOARD the nt-
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the loading ma'hl'c@ ln'H 'o"7'''
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20 slide that carries away dummy pro-
l%crtIi"r and powder uhs7't
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officers with stop watches IN their
hands set one crew after another io
work the idea being Geo develop vN-
IRENE loading speed bog competition
Thc newest members uf the ships COM
ppuir- work Tor days at these loading
machines The u.Nt step iu their train
ing carries them To- the guns. hut
tho, are not Vet ready to fire the reg
uHr charges buc Founders. that H"
or with q sharp crack are dashed ON
tup Of the big guns and the crews 40"
through an the motions ~ firms but
instead cot q hUg shell e little one
Weighing o pound speeds Tor the tar
get when tile huI2cr sounds or when
the turTot captain iu charge OF the
bigEcr rifles veil FIRE
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