UNITED STATES DEFENCE.
WASHINGTON, Dej^S, The Naval Investigation Corntfuttees admitted that five years would be required to bring the United States navy to sufficient strength* to meet a hostile fleet. It »vas deficient in aircraft,, mines, submarines, scout cruisers,, tor-pedo-boats, and mine-sweepers. Airships could easily drop bombs in New York, operating from'warships in, ther Atlantic.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 19 December 1914, Page 4
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55UNITED STATES DEFENCE. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 19 December 1914, Page 4
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