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...obtained from former officers or enlisted men of the service and others from the mercantile marine, the great majority must come from the ranks of civilians who are engaged in other than maritime pursuits. The course of training will be given on board reserve battleships of the fleet. These ships in reserve have reduced Navy complements on board and this will enable us to take about 500 civilians on each ship. The ships will start from various points along the Atlantic coast--Boston, Newport, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, and Charleston. Practically any person in good physical health and between...
Applicants who are accepted will be notified to report on board the ship to which they have been assigned at a given time and place, and the first few days will be devoted to familiarizing the men in a general way with what their duties will be, after which the ships will leave their respective naval districts and cruise for a period of about three weeks, taking part as a squadron unit in the big war game which is to be held off the coast by the Atlantic Fleet. The third week will be spent cruising along the coast...
...Crocker '17 was standing near the bow of the ship at the time of the explosion and received a hard blow on the head. He was taken on board an English destroyer and carried immediately to a hospital in Dover. He lay unconscious for more than eight hours, and his condition was considered critical. A cablegram received by his family yesterday afternoon, however, stated that he had shown great improvement, although it cannot be said yet that he is entirely out of danger...
...battleship at the rate of 25 miles an hour against a 15-mile wind. These balloons, attached to a warship, are of immense value, as it makes it possible to sight the enemy many miles away and direct the shell-fire of the battleship towards the right point. Every ship and battery abroad is being equipped with similar observation balloons. They take the place of the old spherical type whose continual swaying and bobbing made it impossible to take correct observations, and in addition often made the operator seasick...
...members of the American delegation in the final neutral conference), still they did form a vital part of the Expedition itself. The students were the first to organize. They not only participated in the regular meetings of the party, but they had their own student meetings both on the ship and in all of the capitals visited. In each of the countries visited the American students were always received most cordially by the foreign students, and many joint meetings were held. At such meetings the greatest interest was shown, and there were the most enlightening discussions...