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as may bo permitted by the facilities
of the country, but the limit above
defined should be attained not later
than 1926.”
'At the same time the "board pre
sented a building program for 1917
, In compliance with the secretary’s re-
I quest tor “a program formulated in
the most definite terms,
a consistent and progres
planned for I
ive develop I
ment of this great defensive arm of I
the nation.”
Details of the board’s reply are not I
revealed, as subsequently in October!
: of this year, the secretary asked the I
board to prepare “a building program I
for the navy that will continue over I
a period of five years with an expen-1
diture of about 9100,900,000 each year I
for five years on new constructiou I
only.” /The administration plan for I
the construction of sixteen capital |
I ships within five years is founded on I
I the board's answer.
At the same time the board again I
I developed the idea of the place the
I American navy should hold in the
I world in the following language:
I “The general board believes that
I the course of the present war in Eu
I rope affords convincing reasons for j
I modifying the opinion which it has
I expressed for the past 11 years as to
I the proper size of the navy. A navy
I in firm control of the seas from the
I outbreak of war is the prime essen-
Itial to the defense of a country sit
I uated as is the United States border-
I ing upon two great oceans. A navy
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■ This is to notify the public that 1
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beer saloon at 142 Jackson street.
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PAGE EIGHT
THE BANNER, THURSDAY MO RN1NG, DECEMBER 23, 1916.
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Traveling Sets
American Navy to be the Most
Powerful in World by Year 1925
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 22.—The Ameri
can navy should be “equal to the
most powerful maintained by any
other nation of the world”* not later
than 1925 in the opinion of the navy
general board headed by Admiral
Dewey.
The annual report of the board,
made public tonight, discloses that
this.naval policy was formulated by
the body in July last in answer to the
following proposition propounded by
Secretary Daniels when the adminis
tration reached Its decision to enter
upon a campaign of national prepared
ness:
“What the navy must be in the
future in order to stand upon an
equality with the most efficient and
most practically serviceable.”
The board’s conclusions follow
“The navy of the United States
should ultimately be equal to the most
powerful maintained by any other na
tion of the world. It should be grad
ually increased to this point by such
tect their commerce, as they learned a
few months previously to protect
their navies from the submarine
menace, it is apparent that the sub
marine is not an instrument fitted to
nominate naval warfare. It appears
from British returns that the first
eight months of this submarine war
fare against British commerce result
ed in the loss of 183 merchant ves- j
sels and 176 trawlers. The total Brit-j
ish merchant tonnage lost was not
greatly in excess of one-half a mil
lion; the total loss under all flags was
about 660,000 tons. In the same time
the total arrivals and departures m
British ports averaged from 1,350 to
1,400 per week, or nearly 50,000 in all.
Allied commerce is continuing under
a loss in.no way vital.
“The submarine is a most useful
auxiliary, whose importance will no
doubt Increase, but at present there
is no evidence that it will become su
preme.”
The report discusses at length the
need of battle cruisers and other fast
■hips for scouting work but warns
against an exaggerated value being
placed upon the battle cruisers. It
hen takes up tne question of person
nel and finds that any smaller force
than 2,700 officers, 67,000 blue jack
als and 13,400 marines would be Inad
equate for the navy in 1917 even on
peace footing. The ships then in
commission and the shore stations
would need a minimum of 74,700 blu”
jackets, it states, in time of war.
Turning to the question of congest
ed lower grades which confront navy
officers under the present system, the
board urges -that congress establish
the number of officers in any grade on
the basis of the total number of of
ficers in the navy and not by provid
ing for a fixed number in each grade
except the lower ones. Additional
legislation should be sought, it says,
to secure a proper flow of promotion
for all officers or the efficiency of the
service generally will suffer.”
MOTHERS—YOSR
CHILDREN’S HAIR
NEDS CAHEI
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Neglect in Youth.
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES
The hair of some Children is natur-
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bodily development of these boys and
SILVERWARE
Consisting of Knives and Forks. Tea Spoons, Desert Spoons, Butter Knives,
Pickle Forks, Nut Cracker Sets and many otker articles. Silverware is
a regular stock line witk us. but we Lave made a big special Christmas re
duction in prices. Y ou can give an elegant present in Silverware at a mo
derate price. Wc Lave a few of these goods displayed in onr window.
Take a look at them and don't fail to note prices.
C ANNING SETS of every variety and style, prices medium. Pocket
Cutlery, everything in the way of a pocket knife that is possible to get up,
prices from 25c eack to $4.00. We can please you in a knife and a knife
is a suitable Christmas present at all times.
SHEARS and SCISSORS; The celebrated Class line, ab-olute guaran
tee on everyone. Nothing more suitable for a Christmas present.
PERCOLATORS: Complete stock to select from, prices ranging from
$2.25 to $3.25. ‘ »
ROLLER SKATES: Make the children happy by giving them a pair of
Skates, they will enjoy the use more than any other present you could
give. 50c o$3.00.
Fancy Christmas Baskets, you will need them for the holiday season.
RAZORS; The kind that satisfies, 50c to $3.50, also Razor Straps.
Clark's Heaters—tkey will keep tke feet warm. Every Auto
owner skould Lave one and would like tokave one. Price $2.25
Also brick for Clark's Heaters, Auto Homs $2.50 to $10.00,
Goggles 25c to $1.75, Tire Racks $1.25 and upwards. Ford
Switck Locks $3.50, Lamp, Oil and Electric, $1.50 to $4.00.
Round, Ckannel and Diamond Dumpers. Otker Novelties
for tke Ckristmas Skoppers.
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ATHENS, GA.
cruisers he authorized at this time
Under the board’s plan the total ex
penditure for the five years includ
ing $7,000,000 for the aviation serv
ice and $11,000,000 for reserve ammu
nition and material would he $499,-
876,000, the lost appropriations for
which would be made in 1922; the sec
retards recommendations call for a
total expenditure of $502,482,214, the
last appropriations shown being for
1921, and increases being made ovst
the board’s estimates for submarines
and reserve ammunition. The board
program contemplates the building of
thirteen fleet auxiliaries while the
secretary recommends only six.
The board highly commends the
proposal to establish a continuing
building policy for the navy, saying it
will stabilize the warship building in
dustry in the country and tend to re
duce contract prices for new ships.
The board reviews the course of
Jie European war so far as is in
volves naval actions, to reach this
conclusion:
‘\As to types of ships, the battle
ship is still the principal reliance oi
navies, as it nas been in the past.'
Because of the great naval su
periority of the entente allies, the re
port says, their control of the seas
has never been seriously challenged
and “they have securely held the ob
jective of all naval effort." Naval
warfare has been confined, by reason
of this superiority, It states, to “a
double series of minor incidents.” In
the first group it places German com
merce raiders, “which have -finally
been destroyed or driven from the
seas ny systematic pursuit,” and in
the second, the activities of German
8 amarines, first against allied war
ships, where the “high score obtain
ed” Is asserted to have been due to
surprise attack, not to “inherent com
batant superiority,” and second,
against commercial vessels of the .1-
lies. Of this campaign the report
sayB: .
“After six months of war the sub
marine form of attack drew renewed
attention by Its direction against hos
tile commerce. American public at
tention was redoubled toward this
side of the war owing to the humani
tarian Interests Involved, and to the
diplomatic questions which were rais
ed thereby. To hastily formed public
opinion, it seemed-that submarines
were accomplishing great military re
sults because little else of importance
occurred in the maritime war to at
tract public attention. Yet at the
present time, when the allies have
learned In great measure how to pro-
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girls makes tremendousBdemands up
on their vital forces. And oftentimes,
when there Is not enough of that vital
force to supply all needs, it is the
hair which suffers. Dry, dull, brittle, I
lifeless-looking hair and dandruff is
the result and Mother is distressed
because of its lack of beauty.
Parisian Bage is the ideal hair and
scalp treatment for growing children
as many mothers can testify. This
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is entirely harmless and its nourish
ing ingredients supply just the ele
ments of nutrition that properly in
vigorate the hair and scalp, dissolve
dandruff land promote healthy normal
hair growth.
Many mothers have become person
al users of Parisian Gage because of
the good it has done their children.
Certainly a preparation that Is ten
der and wholesome enough to invig-1
orate baby’s scalp is a preparation
well suited f^r mother, too. Parisian
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What Shall I Give For Christmas
? ? ? V
•a hook? What is there, other
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