Second Series of Officers Camps Open With Age Preference
The War Department announced training camps from Aug 27 to Nov 26, with sixteen camps in total. Candidates over 31 receive preference, while under 31 must show eminent qualifications or significant military experience. Applications expected by June 15. The new National Army men will range from 21 to 31, of all intelligence and ranks, excluding immature or weak candidates.
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War Department
National Army
British shipbuilder warns wooden ships a lost art
Alexander Carlisle, late general manager of Harland & Wolff in Belfast, argues wooden ships are obsolete. He warns American oak favors coffins, notes French timber shortage, and says wooden craft require more manual labor than steel ships. He doubts German liners can be repurposed as cargo vessels or torpedo proof.
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Alexander Carlisle
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
France
Carlisle
United States
In Defense of Wooden Ships Plea to New York Times
Everett P. Wheeler argues for wooden ships citing historical examples like the Constitution and Hartford to claim buoyancy and survivability. He notes steel ships became cheaper but wood still offers life-saving advantages and urges renewed wooden ship construction.
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Everett P. Wheeler
New York
New York Times
Hudson River
Wolfe
Quebec
Atlantic
Cunard
Farragut
Hartford
Mary Powell
Hudson
Collins
Arctic
Bourgogne
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