The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-17
NAVY LACKS
FUNDS NEEDED
FOR ADVANCE
Alterations of Value Held in
Allegiance, Says Chief of
Operations
RADIO PROGRESS TOLD
Funds Inadequate for Making
improvements Demanded
by Science
RADIO PROGRESS TOLD

Washington, Dee. II. L4') AL
though the material condition Of
naval ships was somewhat improved
during the last fiscal year, Admiral
r. ". Eberle. chief Of naval opera
tionS, declared in his annual report
today that because Of inadequacy Of
funds many alterna,ionS of military
value have been held in abcyance.'
Due to lack Of sufficient funds. he
explained. the upkeep Of the fleet
had been confined chiefly to repairs
Every effort continues to be di-
rected toward expenditures for up
keep only.' he said. "Thc only pur-
pose of any alteration is 20 cffe.t
improvements. Naval science. in
which the United States has so long
led. constantly demands improve
ments. hut the funds available do not
permit making the improvements de-
sired.
1T is obvious that the maintcn-
ance OF the industrial shore cstah-
lishmcnts in excess of the material
needs of the fleet makes heavy in
roads on funds. This condition will
always result from the operation Of
any plant at other than maximum
capacity. The work loads at none
Of the industrial yards during the
past year have approXimated more
than one-half OF the physical capac-
ity of the plant. The same is true
Of the maintenance of purely mill
taly stations in reduced operations" :"
Operations Reviewed
Operations of the navy were re
viewed broadly in the report. mention
being especially made Of the benc
ficial results Of the tactical cxer-
cises carried out in the various units
of the fleet rs we'll as Of the decided
benefit" obtained from the tactical
an Strategical maneuverS Of the
fleet in Hawaiian waters.
"The usual forms Of gurnery eXer-
cises," the report continued. "have
; been carried out together with a
number of exercises designed to
stimulate advanced gunnery meth
ods. rhe need Of a radio-controlled ed
target for certain guHnery problems,
has again been emphasized"
Mentioning the Asiatic Fleet as
, progressing "in both tactical and
strategical training for its special
| employment" the report rccountcd
how that unit with other fleets in
September and October. 1924, kept
OpeH .HdNSHdi anu pIe'cItcu iiSHt-
ing in the city.
Radio Development
Dealing with naval communications,
| Admiral Eberle described the pro-
gress made in high frequency radio
transmission as "phenomenal."
"The outstanding progress made
during the past year. he said. "has
been the vcopment of high-fre
quency circuits and the handling of
considerable traffic by that means.
The increase in traffic handled by
high frequency during the last half
of the year has been phenomenal.
! Almost every naval station and a
large number Of naval vessels, in
Guiding some assigned to the Naval
Reserve, have constructed high fire.
quency sets which have been used
advantagcously in procuring data and
conducting tests in high-frequency
| communications
Irregular traffic has been ex-
changed on high frequencies between
Washington, D. c.; Balboa. Canal
Zone; San Francisco, Calf; San
! Diego, Calf; Honolulu, Hawaii,
Tutuila, Samoa: and the United
States Fleet. Although the work has
| been experimental and is as yet by
no means fully reliable. it has cf-
| fected considerable saving in pow
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