Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1918-03-07
KAISER ADDS FLEET
OF .DATTLESH|PS
TO HIS NAVY
New Battle Cruisers Also Join Squad
ron; 5,O00-Ton Wasps Of the Sea
Replace Emden and Other Raiders.



has been limited to submarines was
never shared by those who were Ia
mlllar with her great shipyard re-
sources 1t Is now disproved by the
publication OF authentic details Of
several large men-of-war which have
just been commissioned
Germany has now ~ sea division
vi battleSnIps as powerful as the
Queen Elizabeth class, TO which, IN
deed, they bea- close resemblance.
They are Of $4,000 tons, and carry
elsbt 15-lneh guns, but their speed
does not exceed twentw-three knots.
ihe completion OF these ships
brings the ec.Imated strength OF the
German dreadnaaght feet 10 twenty
one alnts, though 1t Is probable that
three of the number have been lost,
either at Ju.1and or through British
Submarine attSckA
1a0 D-.t4e cruisers are known 10
lave Ueea Completed sAnce The war,
~ l142I az Or seven sQcA vessels are
~. IL ne Ao3La Sea II the most
AOeIsI estimate OK German war Losses
- accepted, IL vii Dc found that the
e4e-4-y. battle tleet - stlu very for
na44--ole, including not less than TWEEN
ts-Aye 81 5lg gun SHIPS, besides q
score u older but falrly effective
4Iolc4@as-
Mes Linden More Powerful Than Old.
n strenuous EFFORT appears 70 have
been MADE - replace the light
CRUISERS -Qnk II large numbers early
Ii the w2r. About twenty new cruis-
ers are IN service or nearing compile
ton OtAers are believed 10 be under
construction
A-4L.ss4Ae, 1Aoa4sSoers and AunrDerg
~ LIE 44ss, 49, concentrating Snlps
lOss a. lae aAx.
LAe Dew LINDEN and her als.ers are
nlone x0eer1a4 tan then preaeees-
soIs. S,sOV-loa A4Aps s4tA . speed OF
t"eaIg-e4sAE Anot&- They carry ten
lVV-po44Ger qg4cA-Ll-lng glas-
~ Ao14lloL, the Iesn.xas have
ssO4Ves a nogel tyPe u Light cruiser
aptly described - = flying mlne-lay-
81" lie nrSs 100r representatives Of
TIA Class Are the bremse, Drummer,
hummel and Nespe. They dlsplaee
4.VO0 tons, but have a speed Of thlrty-
i've Knots and carry powerful guns.
Ihe special feature, however, Is
magazine holding $50 mines, with
gear Tor dropping them very rapidly.
Speedy New Cruisers to Raid Conveys
Apparently the function Of the
Bremse - 70 Dash 1t high speed
dropping mines- But the type would
DC equally useful for planting mine
fields II certain areas where the or
dinary mime Layers cannot penetrate
The very high speed Of the new class,
combined with their powerful battery,
suggests that they may also So sued
Tor raldlng conveys IN the Norht Sea
AT ali events, they appear TO be dan
geroas customers, more formidable IN
every way than the cruisers We had
to deal with eazler In the war.
IL is lot POSSIBLE TO ascertain with
any accuracy the exact number of
submarine boats now in existence.
Totals published in Germany are
known to be grossly exaggerated All
tho leading shipyards, however, have
taken 70 submarine construction on
large scale. Many other firms as
sist by building standardized parts.
Small submarines are even built in
inland tosrls, whence they are deliver
ed to s. ports by canal or sent by rail
in sections
In June Of last year from $50 to
200 submarines we're in commission,
Of which about half were large sea-
going vessels The coastal type can
be built and assembled from stand
ardized parts in three weeks or
month, but the workmanship is very
poor, and a few have foundered on
their first voyage. Germany can GER
tainly build 100 to $50 boats Of all
types per annum, il not more.
New U-Boat Built to Resist Depth
Charge.
The largest German submarine can
travel 5000 miles, and are able to
dive almost instantly. On the sur
face their sreed Of eighteen knots en-
ables them to overhaul all but the
fastest merchant ships. Below water
their electro motor drive them a.
eleven knots, which is considerably in
excess Of the speed of ordinary
tramp" steamer. They are SO
strongly built that they csn submerge
20 great depth in order to escape at
tack by gunfre or depth charge.
The crew have roomy living quar-