The report of the umpires in the recent American Naval manquvres asserts that the Panama Canal is present open to attack by aircraft bombardment and raids and recommends increased elevation of long-range guns on the older battleships, an increase inthe coast. defences and. shore Garrisors, strengthening of the aircraft and "anti-airerdft forees, and construction of longitudinal and latitudinal" roads for the view.
wrrisor.—Reutor's American Ser-
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