The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-12-19

Fs& ssE8N - ~ F2HS 4sEsASAsAgN -
tie feel as wsrs attracted ou tie As~
days IF The late Jamestown Exgessas
sion.
TIE hrsi stop 20 be made ~ sAe
feet ~ill BE- II Trinidad. Ilve~rnher
a4'h. whrrr tbe sailor hays ~tl lave
tAeir ChristEsa2 dinnrr. and fson
whence the arxt messages wlll ptaa-
ably be seat regarding tie incsdeuss
OF The cruise. The newspapers wIll
DC foreed 10 depead Rpoa Adsassa
| Evans for all news of the voyage.
snee no newspaper men we're allow
| II 10 accompany the fleet. This ar
| Ter does uo, meet with the appro-
| val Of "Fightlng Bob who urged
1is superior II permit repcesentstl-
ses Of the press on board the vessels.
| II was the vigorous contention 81
| Admiral Evans that a. the fleet wa>
| III a practice cruise ard oue ~ which
he American people were kcculy IN
,erested. correspondents should hs
AIKEN on the cruise and be afforded
| svery facility for sending dispatches.
lie declared that a. the people had
In pay the freight. why, dammit
| hey ought to be- allowed Ia know
what the. were getting for their
money. The only limit to the activ-
ty Of the newspaper men in Fight
nc Bob : = opinion, should be that
heir messages be free from ANY
technical details that would be of
advantage 10 foreign nations. Presi-
lent Roosevelt was at first inclined
TO share Admiral Evans opinion. but
A conference with Secretary Root and
Rear Admiral Brownson caused him
. change his mind. Rear Admiral
! Brownson is especially opposed 10 say
publicity in naval affairs Admiral
Evans will now have the responsible
.ty Of supplying the American plbic
with such news regarding the cruise
Is he thinks is should have. in adj
iitions to his other duties. This, II
: known. be considers very unfor-
tunate arrangements. but he Is not
cast down. With the experience ne
ABOUT To gain. he told newspaper
nan before sailing, he might be able
10 get a job as reporter after being
retired from the navy.
1t Is cretain that the gallant tars
rf the feet will be given a joyous
time during their holiday visit ol
Eve days in Trinidad The people
here. as in other cities which tho
1eet will stop. are preparing "A spread
aagle time for the visiting sailormcn.
great sporting carnival has been
arranged in Trinidad for the five
lays, including golf and polo for the
pilicers. football and baseball for the
men and horse races for everybody.
The breakers Of the Gulf of Paria
will afford magnificent Christmas
bathing, and, altogether, the $4,000
sailors of Uncle Sam will undoubted-
Y spend the most interesting hoil-
lay period of their lives. \ great
Christmas feast, with a pound OF
Vermont turkey for each man. will
)e served on the vessels, the food for
he great banquet being stored IN the
refrigerator ship Glacier.
Jack will next be heard from at
Rio de Janerio. the beautiful cap tai
# Brazil. where he will spend the
en- davs from January II TO January
p. This ancient city, now trans.
formed into one of the most beuti.
full capitals of the world. will give
Jack a hearty welcome. and he will
probably heave a sigh of regret wher
the ships hoist anchor and sail away
for Punta Arenas. the mast souther.
Is city on this side of the globe
From the heat of the tropics Jack
will pass into the cold Of winter. de-
spite the fact that the noses Of the
vessels will be always pointed south
ward.
One Of the most interesting por
lions of the voyage will be that
through the tortuous channel Of th,
Strait of Magellan, about 80 mile,
long and for the most part hardly
wider than the Mississippi or tht
Hudson. On one side are the barreL
wastes Of Patagonia, and on the 9th
ar Terra del Fuego, the land Of fire
Greasy natives, with hardly more
clothing than a lady at a society ball
will swarm about the vessels. offer
ing 10 trade anything they owr OF
,an procure for anything else under
the sun.
Three thousand miles the great
feet will plow through. the blue wa
; ters Of the Pacific, northward from
Punta Arenas before the port Of Cal
lao is reached. February Sth is The
date set for the arrival Of the fec
at the Peruvian seaport, after having
travelled q distance Of nearly IL,
300 miles. Reports from Callao state
that the people Of that city and oi
Lima, the beautiful capital of Peru
, have already commenced prepara
lions for the reception of Jack
There will be visits TO the old cathe
1ral, the tomb of Pizarro and othei
points Of historic interest, as well a:
bull fights and other sports peculiar
10 the people of Latin America, al
arranged for the deleetation of Jack
, The Peruvians have an enviable rep
utation for hospitality and Jack vii
certainly enjoy his visit with them
even if the tropical February SUI
does beat down upon his head IN {
manner uncomfortably warm. Mag
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