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Can see the periscope bobbing, sir!" was the statement that changed the entire atmosphere of the battleship from that of mere curiosity and interest to the wildest excitement. The thing the lookout had spied bobbing in the sea was not exactly in the wake of the battleship, for those who rushed to the port rail could see it quite well.

Spring-time in the North Sea Snow on a British Battleship Frontispiece Marines drilling on the quarterdeck of a British Battleship 24 Fifteen-inch guns on a British Battleship 25 A forest of shells in a corner of one of England's great shell filling factories 86 A light railway bringing up ammunition 87 One of the wards of a base hospital, visited by the King 132

Again he ended drearily. "Well," said Nan, "what are you going to do about it? going to spend your life and the lives of a lot of more or less intelligent pacifists teaching children to compute the number of movies they could go to for the money spent on one battleship " "But, good God, Nan!" Raven broke in, "you and I don't want to preach war."

At sea, the sailing vessel, with her far-flung white wings and rows of puny guns, has given way to the steel-clad battleship with her fewer but enormously larger cannons, capable of flinging huge masses of iron many miles through the air and with a precision of aim that seems incredible for such great distances.

Unfortunately the majority of the courts abroad have wood surfaces, true but lightning fast. The perfect indoor court should retain its true bound, but slow up the skid of the ball. The most successful surface I have ever played upon is battleship linoleum the heavy covering used on men-of-war. This gives a true, slightly retarded bound, not unlike a very fast grass court.

In addition to the natural increase in the expenditures for the uncompleted ships, and the additional battleship estimated for, the other increases are due to the pay required for 4,000 or more additional enlisted men in the Navy; and to this must be added the additional cost of construction imposed by the change in the eight-hour law which makes it applicable to ships built in private shipyards.

A battleship nowadays is about 600 feet long, 100 feet wide, has seven or eight decks, with turrets, bridges, military masts, and smoke-pipes topside.

When we make the navy appropriations we ought to set by about fifty-some-odd million and build a big multiple-track railroad, so we can carry our navy inland in case of war. The ocean is no place for a battleship these days." "Stop your kidding!" "I'm not kidding," said John Wesley indignantly. "I never was twice as serious in my whole life. My plan is sound, statesman-like " "Shut up, you idiot!

The note goes on to state that no intimation was given to Germany, as the British Government was not aware that Germany had any interests, but it further contains an assurance that the welfare of all white men will receive equal attention." Falkenberg set his teeth. "What battleship was sent?" he asked. "The 'Aida," the young man replied slowly, "a first-class cruiser, twenty-six thousand tons."

What you did to that city, we could do to the whole planet. Do not tamper with forces you do not understand, Torlos. "There are forces on this ship that would make the energies of your greatest battleship seem weak and futile.