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Cruising al That Rate Decided
Upon as The Host Economical
for Fuel for The Ships.
BELIEVED COAL WILL COST 100000
Assistant Secretary Newberry Wluhea
Navy Had twenty-five More Col.
liere Than It Has--Prcsldent Elk.
pcota to Ask the Next Congress
for Large Additions to the Navy.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. 81
with the return To Washington of act
lng Secretary OF the Navy Newberry
me work OF preparing for the cruise
OF the battle ship fleet and the tor
nou" llotilla from iiamptoIr Roads 10
san Francisco is now being pushed
ahead with vlgor.
President Roosevelt has written n
letter giving his views MS to some
Oh the arrangements he thinks desIr.
able aud the bureau chiefs IN direct
charge of the preparations have been
shown this letter.
SO far as possible American col.
Hers Will be chartered The scarcr-
" OF American bottoms mt reasonable
prices IL so great. however that for
eisn bottoms may be forced upon the
government. The perennial difficulty
wn,ch tho navy encounters with tho
collier question prompted Mr.. New
berry TO remark:
II sincerely wish the navy could
nave twenty-five new GOLFERS. If 4
mad my way | would have n collier
laid down to every navy yard TINT
could build one. They are badly
needed"
From this time on tho preparation
OF the Panther. which IL to be eanIp-
ped n repair ship to accompany
the fleet, ana the Glacier and th.
Culgoa, which will go along ns.sunply
ships, VIII be pressed. The Culgoa
ana the Glacier will carry enough
fresh beef to last tho fifteen thousand
officers and men from Hampton
Roads to San Francisco
The tank ship Arcthusa will CONVOY
the torpedo flotilla on its cruise to
San Francisco. which will be over
a course closer to the coasts of South
america than that OF tho battleshlps
Ihc destroyers Will coast from COM
hercial establishments mt the various
ports of call. Tho battle ships must
be coalcd entirely by Golfers. 1t is
estimated that with four large col
Hers in each port n division of four
battle ships may be coaled each day.
he disagreeable operation requiring
thus four days for the entire fleet.
Liberty VIII be given freely to the
men at Rio Janero and Callao
Secrecy as to Coal Supply.
II was stated today there will be
considerable secrecy MS to tho coal
supply ut each point MS we'll as The
facilities of the government for trans
portntion. in order to prevent any ad-
vance in price which contractors
might ask II they knew there was a
shortage of available transports at
any point Tho estimate OF 10054O
! tons of coal required for the voyage
means an initial expense of more
than 100000 for fuel alone.
1t Is frankly admitted that no plans
have yet been made for the return
OF the fleet from the Pacific. An lin.
crary which would take the battle
ships entirely around the world was
submitted 10 the President, but Il was
not adopted.
Many persons here interpret this
rs meaning the President is not at an
sure the ships will return from tho
Pacific. These persons believe that
after some time on the coast. the en-
tr battle snip fleet probably aug
mented by the new battle shin Ne.
hraska. will cruise 1000 miles to the
Philippines
President Roosevelt is expected to
ask the next Congress for unusually
large authorizations for increase OF
the navy. 1t is believed In naval cir.
Giles the transfer of the battle ships
TO 'ihe Pacific and ihe consequent
stripping OF the Atlantic will he an
object lesson to Congress of the dc.
STABILITY of navy large enough to
defend both oceans sat the same time.
Advocates of the two ocean stand
ard the expected to seize tho oppor-
tunity to urge liberal increase of
naval strength.