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The Commoner.
VOLUME 7, "NUMBER 22
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STATES NAVY
An important confidential state
ment haH boon prepared for Secre
tary Motcnlf by tho ofllco of naval
intelligence, showing the sea strength
of tho loading eight powers of tho
world us it will be on Juno 1, 1907.
Tho statement shows that while tho
United States ranks third among tho
naval powers, only one nation, Groat
Britain, is stronger in lino of battle
ships. Thoro is littlo to choose be
tween tho relativo strength of tho
American navy and that of Ger
many. Secrotary Motcalf bolioves that tho
tables Just nresentod to lflm aro tho
most rollablo that have over boon-
compilod on this subject. Tho ox
ports have thrown out all tho obso
lete fighting ships and numerous col
liers, transports, repair ships and
convertod cruisers, which represent
no real strongth, but are usually car
ried on tho naval list in ordor to
make an impressive sliowipg. No
warships more than twenty years old
are included in tho statement unless
thoy have been reconstructed and re
armed since, 1900. Vessols of loss
than 1,000 tons, except torpedo
craft, aro also excluded.'
Great Britain, of course, maintains
nor naval supremacy.
The policy of England is to have
a navy equal to tho strongth of tho
next strongest two nations. Eng
land's fleet comprisos a mighty array
Mama, Be Warned! Pro
tect the Little Ones!
M
AM A I Don't be frightened
but be warned 1
Every Mother knowo, or
should know that the terrible
Mortality among children is caused by
Stomach and Bowel troubles. Colic, Sour
Curd, Cholera Infantum, Summer Com
plaint, Measles, Rashe3, Scarlet Fever
even Mumps have their first cause in
sonstlpatlon.
Tho Delicate Tissues of a Baby's
Bowels will not atand rough treatment.
Salts aro too violent, and Castor Oil
will only grease the passages, but will
not make and keep them Clean, Healthy
ftnd Strong.
There is no other medicine as safe for a
fhlld as Cascarets, the fragrant little Candy
Tablet, that has saved thousands of families
from unhappines3.
The Nursing Mother should always keep
her Milk Mildly Purgative by taking a Cas
caret at night before going to bed.
No other medicine has this remarkable
and valuable quality. Mama takes the
Cascaret, Baby gets the Benefit.
Cascarets act like strengthening Exercteo
on the weak little bowels of the growing
babe, and make them able to get alMhe
Nourishment out of Baby '3 Natural Food.
Larger children cannot always be watched,
4nd will eat unreasonably. The Ready
Remedy should ever be at hand Cascarets
take care of the trouble when it come3.
Jo need to Force or Bribe chlldrftn to
Cascarets. They are always
tore tf,n ready to eat the sweet little bit
uanay.
Home is n. complete without the ever
'ady Box of Caparets. Ten cents buys a
Imall one at the Cfner Drug Store.
Be very careful to get the genuine,
lade only by thefiterling Remedy Com
pany and never soldbyjk. Every tablet
stamped "CCC." "" . ,.. s 713
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of fifty-two battle ships, thirty-two
armored crulsors and ninoty-four pro
tected crulsors of moro than 1,000
tons displacement each. Sho has
building eight battle ships and six
armored cruisers. In addition, Eng
land has an imposing fleet of torpodo
boats, destroyors and submarines.
It was only a fow yea'rs ago that
tho United States ranked fifth among
tho world's sea powers. Today wo
aro third with a constantly narrow
ing margin of difference between us
and Franco, which is next to Eng
land. In estimating tho sea strength of a
country, naval experts give 90 per
cent weight to lino of battle ships.
Considering tho throe types, battle
ships, armored cruisers and steel
protoctod cruisers, It would seem
that there is littlo choice between
the United States navy and that of
Franco. The latter has eighty-throe
vessels of these three classes, either
built or building, and tho United
States has eighty-seven. France
now has in commission eighteen bat
tle ships, twenty armored cruisers
and thirty-one protected cruisers.
Tho United States has twenty-ono
battle ships, eight armored cruisers
and forty-three protected cruisers.
Thoro is very littlo difference, al
so, in the relative strength of the un
completed vessels of the two coun
tries. France has under construc
tion ton battle ships and four ar
mored cruisers; the United" States
has eight battle ships, four armored
cruisers and throe protected cruisers.
The United' States holds its lead
over Germany by the slenderest pos
sible margin. In fact, there is littlo.
to choose between them, and Ger
man authorities do not concede thp
inferiority of their fleet.
, The United States has completed'
twenty-one battle ships, eight ar
mored cruisers, forty-three protected
cruisers, sixteen destroyers, eight
submarines and eleven coast defense
vessels. Germany has completed
twenty battlo ships, six armored,
cruisers, thirty-seven protected cruis
ers, forty-eight destroyers, fifty-four
torpedo boats, one submarine and
eight coast defense vessels. It will
be seen from these figures that tho
naval strength of the two nations
is very evenlv matp.hari.
Germany has a continuing ship-1 sixteen destroyers and thirty-two tor
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spectablo position among tho leading,
naval powers. Russian navy yards
and ship building plants -are busily
engaged in rehabilitating tho czar's
navy, and have already lifted it one
notch in tho list of sea powers since
the close of tho Japanese war,.
Tho American naval experts rank
Russia ahead of Italy and Austria U
in tho matter of sea strength. Two
years ago, after Togo had sunk or
captured the flower of the Russian
navy, Russia's position was beloW
that of Italy. The czar is building
six modern battle ships, four armored
cruisers and several destroyers and
submarines.
American ndval attaches at Ber
lin and Tokio have been unable to
learn what the German and Japan
ese governments aro doing in the
way of construction of submarines.
It is known that both of these na
tions are building these dangerous
under water craft, but the foreigners
have thrown a cloak of mystery and
secrecy about their operations which
has not yet been penetrated. A
question mark stands opposite the
names of Germany and Japan in the
column devoted to submarines inthe
statement handed to Secretary Met
calf. England, France, and Russia are
going in heavily for submarines.
England now has thirty-six. with
twenty-four under construction ;
France has forty-one completed, with
fifty-seven building. Russia was
taught a sad lesson of the value of
submarines by Japanese naval offi
cers and has purchased twenty-two
of them and contracted for seven
more. The United States has eight
submarines completed and is build
four additional ones. Russia, Italy
and Austria are also building thein.
France leads all the sea powers in
the strength of her torpedo boat
equipment. She has almost as many
of these vessels as the United States,
Germany, Japan, Russia, Italy and
Austria combined. '
France must protect her coast
lines against England and Germany,
and hence 'is building many of these
effective little watch dogs. She has
257 torpedo boats and thirty-five de
stroyers. England comes next, with
forty-seven torpedo boats and 142
destroyers. Russia has ninety-three
destroyers and fifty-seven torpedo
boats. Japan has fifty-four destroy
ers and seventy-seven tornado hnnta
The equipment of the United States is
as a secondary product, caused by the
degeneration of the tissues of some
flowering plaiit. It was eaten by the
Indians and considered by-them a
very dainty dish. Mt. Vernn Foun
tain and Journals -
BALKED AT HIS OWN MEDICINE
A tramp was one day -stroll in?
through a wood that -belonged to the
Duke of Norfolk.
The duke happened' to meet him,
and said: v '"'".
"Do you know you're -walking on
my land?" "
"Your land?" said tho tramp.
"Well, I've got no land of my own,
so I'm obliged to walk on some
body's. Where, though, did you get
this land?" .
"I got it from my ancestors," said
the jluke.
"And where did they1 g'etit from?"
went on the tramp.
"From their ancestors'," said the
duke.
"And where did their ancestors get
It from?"
"They fought for it." .
"Come on, then," said the tramp,
fiercely, as he pulled off his coat,
"and I'll fight you for it."
But the duke, retreating hastily,
declined to accent this fa'ir offer 1
Washington Star. - '
REASON NABIED .
One day some Americans on a visit
to Wales expressed a wish- to "see a
certain old and historic church..- The
incumbent was only too pleased to
show thm round, especially as he
believed it would end in a donation
being given to his parochial funds.
He is as proud of the school as he is
of the church, and finished up by
asking' them in there'" also, and 'in
citing them to question the scholars.
wue oju wp party acceptea tnek in
vitation, i ,'
"Can you tell me, little boy;" said
he to one lad, "who George Wash
ington was?"
"Iss surr," said he, "he wass a
'Merrycan gen'ral."
"Quite right," said the American.
"And can you tell me what George
Washington was remarkable for?"
"Iss, surr; e was remarkable 'cos
'e wass a 'Merrycan an' told the
trewth."
The American didn't " question
further. Cassell's Journal.
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reichstag, and extending to tho year
1917. This authorization provides
for the building of eighteen battlo
ships, thirteen armored cruisers,
twenty-eight smaller cruisers and
114 torpedo vessels. If the record
Is to bo equaled by our navy, con
gress must provide atr least three
oattie ships every two years.
American naval officers are paying
moro attention to the sea strength
of Japan than of any other nation
just now. Our officers used to think
that our next war would be with
Germany, but now they believe that
Japan is tho nation whose strength
we will some day 'bo called upon to
test.
Japan's fleet does not. Innir vnra
formidable on the statement pre
pared by the ofllco of naval intelli
gence. According to those tables the
mikado now has eleven battle ships,
ten armored cruisers and nineteen
protected cruisers, with three battle
ships, four armored cruisers and one
protected cruiser under construction.
Japan has a perfect swarm of torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers,
the vicious fighting machines which
played so important a part in the
annihilation of tho Russian fleet in
tho sea of Japan.
The mikado has fifty-four destroy
ers, seventy-seven torpedo boats and
sevou submarines. Just now Japan
is recovering from the financial Grain
imposed by tho war with Russia.
Little building is being done for her
navy.
Russia isgradually regaining a re
Although the United Stnton nflVT
is well up among the strongest sea
powers in the matter of fighting
strength, we ;ank way down tire list
in regard to personnel. England,
Germany and Japan all precede us in
this important particular. With a
vastly inferior fleet, Japan has 7,000
more enlisted men than the United
States. The enlisted strength of the
American (navy is 33,500; that of
Japan, 41,070; Germany, 41,596;
France, 51,727; England, 98,963.
Our navy also ranks last among
this quintet in' the matter of flag
officers and captains and command
ers. We are also last in the num
ber of other line officers and engi
neers, every other Nation having at
least 50 per cent more of. such offi
cers. urooKiyn Eagle.
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known, it having neither root,
branch nor cellular structure, for
which reason it has been considered
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