Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — No Wonder We’re Proud of It. [ARTICLE]

No Wonder We’re Proud of It.

Efficiency and snap have always characterized American sea service. It punished the Barbary pirates when England and Spain preferred'to pay tribute to them. It won about all the glory on the American side in 18131814, amazing the British -»y beating them on even terins. In ffert civil war . It did what the Md world called impossible in blockading a Kng line of coast with many harbors. Its proof of preparedness in the brief Spanish war contributed to Europewa prophets a third sunrise. Today, ttough it Is £o£bb° d* w v ' ~~ i~''7Ylloficlm