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...infantry may have a constructive strength equal to a regiment. Thus the 75,000 troops with the Black fleet were largely constructive. In the second place, the results of an action are decided by umpires. In the New England game, for instance, the cruiser Concord was "sunk" by the battleship Pennsylvania. What happened was that the Concord, lightly armored, chanced to get in range of the Pennsylvania's 14-inch guns, remain in range for a time long enough (in the umpire's opinion) for the Pennsylvania to have sunk her in actual warfare. In the third place...
...happened to be the latter event staged by a battalion from the United States Ship Florida, the fastest battleship in our fleet since it recently attained the terrific speed of 22.32 knots a record for battleships in the United States Navy. Invading Soldiers Field, 350 men strong, the battalion quickly prepared for the exercises which served the double purpose of perfecting it in the open order of drill of which it had but a slight taste recently in Guantanamo and of acquainting Naval Science students in the University with a first hand knowledge of the tactics and manocuvres...
...more obviously theatrical-have argued the good cause before; they too have been moved to frensy before crowds which came for prayer and remained to discuss a personality. But none has so firmly established her message. Not without native guile is Uldine, for she bored the crew of the battleship Pennsylvania with no theological subtleties. "The sailors look so wonderful in their uniforms", she said-and the sins of five hundred middles bowed and bit the dust. What matter if only a paltry three men publicly acknowledged that they were converted by her preaching? What matter if the majority...
...Knowles' device, a dewdrop could be made to stop a battleship, a passing cloud to turn on all the electric lights in New York, a sunbeam to start the most ponderous locomotive...
...Rain (Douglas MacLean, Shirley Mason). Pants drop down, men slip on the sidewalks, a goat butts a marine off a battleship, all the principal characters chase themselves around the countryside without once stumbling into a funny situation. The hero marries the heroine...