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By REAR-ADMIRAL E. L. COCHRANE, USN, Chief of the Bureau of Ships
By first punching the foe off balance and now smashing his last holds on the ocean, our aircraft carriers have proved modern speeders of Victory. Here “Buships” chief details how we’ve come from a mere seven to more than a hundred of these sky-sweepers.
December 7, 1941, the United States had on hand seven full-sized carriers, the Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Yorktown, Enterprise, Wasp, and the Hornet, also the small escort carrier, Long Island. Of these the Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp, and Hornet have since been lost. For every one of those veterans lost, however, there has been built and are now at sea, nearly 30 replacements (including the escort carriers transferred to our allies).
In the two and a half years since Pearl Harbor, the number of carriers on hand (excluding the 38 transferred by lendlease to the British) has been increased to 90. totaling more than 1,400,000 tons. During this same period the combatant vessels of our Navy in all categories have more than tripled — going from 345 vessels, totaling 1,382,755 tons, to 1071 units, totaling 3,434,762 tons.
With the outbreak of war and following the heavy carrier losses in 1942. the desperate need for carrier strength in the Pacific and the growing demands for fighter transports pushed six vessels of the aircraft carrier program into top priority. With first call on the nation’s scarce materials and components, the inauguration of shift work, and the seven-day week, actual completions surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts.
The announcement that the Federal army had occupied Fredericksburg was premature. The Confederate still held possession of the place yesterday with a force to dispute the passage of the river. It is believed that it is not the intention of the Federal commanders to cross the river immediately. General Burnside arrived at Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg on Wednesday, and established his headquarters there.
Very little news of interest has been received this week. The occupation of Fredericksburg, on the south side of the Rappahannock by the enemy, is about the only event of note that has occurred in Virginia. Jackson’s whereabouts is not definitely known. Gen. Lee is said to be endeavoring to draw Burnsides, (who now commands the Yankee army,) as far as possible from his base of supply, so that in the event of a battle and victory the enemy would have a long retreat through a barren country. On the other hand if we should be defeated, the troops could easily fall back by railroad and otherwise towards Richmond and be reinforced abundantly and rapidly in the same manner.
Headquarters U. S. Paroled Forces, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1862. Speclal Order No. 110.
All officers, non-commissioned officer and privates, who have been paroled and ordered to report at Camp Chase, or Camp Lew Wallace, and who are absent from duty, whether with or without leave, are hereby commanded forthwith to report at the last mentioned camp.
London, Nov. 15—(AP)—Plus fours have been barred in the London banks where the executive officials objected to the custom of some of the clerks who have been coming to work…
Jas. Williams, a citizen of Fauquier county, was recieved in Richmond on charge of being concerned in horse stealing, barn burning, and general rascality, acting as a spy and informer…
The St. Louis Republican, says: A day or two since, the police found a boy in military rig, barefooted, dirty and ragged, wandering about the Levee, and supposing him to be a young Levee thief, he was conducted to the calaboose and locked up.
Subsequently, however, he attracted the attention of the Chief of Police, Cousins, and, on being questioned by the Chief, gave a straightforward and interesting account of himself. He gave his name, but we regret that is has not been preserved. He was twelve years of age, and belonged to. the Third Illinois Cavalry in which organization be enlisted nearly a year ago as a bugler. He endured the hardships of the Southwest campaign, late last fall and winter, and finally took part in the battle of Pea Ridge, where his war-like career was pretty effectually terminated by one of the enemy’s bullets.
New York, Nov. 7.—Capt. Vickery, of the bark Mary Baker, of Yarmouth, N., reports that on the 30th October, latitude 41, longitude 09:30, he saw two ships. From the description…
Cairo, Nov. 5—(AP)—The body of King Tut-ankh-Amen is now definitely believed to have been discovered, a communique issued in Arabic by the Ministry of Works announces.
Tut-ankh-Amen’s tomb was re-opened October 12 in the presence of Egyptian officials. The lid of the first sarcophagus was lifted, revealing another, on which lay linen coverings and bouquets. These were removed, revealing a work of unexampled beauty. This second carcophagus [sic] bore an effigy of the God Osiris, decorated from head to foot and embellished with multi-colored pieces of glass.
The carcophagus itself was covered with a thin layer of gold on a marble ground and adorned with the wings of the serpent goddess Buto and the vulture goddess Nechbet. After this sarcophagus had been scientifically examined, it was removed from the first—an extremely delicate operation, as the one fitted exactly inside the other and the delicate ornamentation might easily be injured by the slightest touch.
The following is the official dispatch of Brigadier General Kelly, relative to the stolen cattle in Hardy county, Virginia
CUMBERLAND, Md Oct. 29.
Brigadier General H. B. MARCY, Chief of Staff: I ordered Lieutenant Colonel Quick, of the 23d Illinois, to take the Ringgold cavalry and two guns of Rourk’s battery, and pursue the party that took the cattle in Hardy county. He left New Creek last night at dark, and by a rapid march all night he overtook the enemy at daylight this morning, attacked him, and recaptured 170 head of cattle, and took 10 prisoners and 20 horses.
