Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-17

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are In this division. The fourth d.
vision, under the command Of Acttn8
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, -
made up of the flagship Wisconsin ana
the Illinois, Kearsarge and kentucky1
Nebraska and Wisconsin, formerly OF
the Pacific fleet, have taken the places
of the Maine and Alabama of the At
lantic fleet, which are enroute to
Hampton Roads as a special service
squadron.
The fleet auxiiiaries preceded the
battleships by a week, and are now
nearing Honolulu, where they Will UNI
load supplies and sail away for New
Zealand before the arrival Of the fleet
at Honolulu. These auxiliaries are the
Panther, repair ship; Glacier, refriger-
ator supply ship; Culgea, supply ship;
Ajax. collier; Relief, hospital ship, and
Yankton, tender and dispatch boat.
The Longest Ever.
The battleships, which sailed today on
the longest voyage ever undertaken by
such a powerful fleet during which they
will completely encircle the world, from
Hampton Roads to Hampton Roads.
have a total tonnage of lS6, 100 tons.
The fleet is capable Of steaming on an
average of 10 knots an hour under any
sea conditions. and is following an itin-
erary which will bring the ships to
Manila on October /, 1908. The COM
ptStt route from Mdfild 10 f1dIilptuIL
Roads has not yet been definitely
nounced, but 1t is expected that the
fleet will arrive at its ultimate destina-
ton during the latter part of February.
1909, when 1t will be Joined at Hamp-
ton Roads by most Of the other ships
of the American navy then on the At
lantic coast, and this great fleet OF war
vessels. greater even than that which
gathered in San Francisco bay on the
morning of May 6. and greater than the
one that assembled at Hampton Roads
on December Is, hen the present rec
ord breaking voyage began and where
1t will again be reviewed by President
Roosevelt just prior to his going out
of office.
At Honolulu.
The fleet is scheduled to arrive al
Honolulu, July 16. Residents of that
remote possession OF the United States
have prepared a magnificent and fitting
reception to the officers and men, which
will be of the nature of a reception and
"A belated Fourth Of July celebration
combined. 1t will be the first special
entertainment of the fighting men since
Puget SOUND cities delighted 10 do them
honor, n preparations have been
making for months at Honolulu that no
pleasing feature shall be lacking.
After a stay of one week In Homo
lulu, the fleet will proceed to AUX
| ldiiu, NEW LcdldIlu. II fS Uy SDeCldk
invitation OF the New Zealand govern
ment that the American ships go there.
n at his port the Yankee sailors
will receive their first greetings from
a foreign people since leaving South
America. This greeting will be partic-
ularly cordial and the entertainment ar
ranged for officers and men promises to
be magnificent. The fact that this
greeting will come at the end OF the
longest leg OF the voyage around the
world, when the men are worn by a
stretch of IL successive days out OF
sight Of land, will tend to make Ii all
the more welcome.
Half Million for Fun.
Perhaps the greatest of all the en-
tertainments TO be given the men OF
the fleet in any foreign city. however.
will be waiting their arrival at Sidney,
the great port Of Australia. where the
warships, after leaving Auckland on
August Is, will arrive on August 20.
Half q million dollars is the sum the
government of Australia and the peo-
pie OF Sidney have appropriated for the
entertainment of the American sailors.
Varied n mar are the pleasures the
Australians have planned and placed
In store for them, during the nine days
of their stay at that port. The gov
rnmen will take an active part In
these entertainments. those in the Of
fetal life of the colony vieing with pri-
vate citizens in efforts to display their
hospitality. A series of elaborate So
cial functions for the officers and pa
rades and excursions and sports for the
enlisted men comprise the program.
Melbourne and Albany are two other
ports of Australia where the fleet will
stop, and where open-handed hospital
ity and lavish entertainment will be
given the men. From the port OF Al
honx the Hqqt will zfaQp1 on Spnfau1hor
II for Manila, n 1t will arrive In
these American waters, the last home
port until Hampton Roads, on Octo-
Der /.
The reception to be accorded the
fleet in Manila will be a striking one.
and the entertainment of the officers
and men ashore Will be as cordial and
heartfelt, IL moi as elaborate, as the re-
ceptions at other places. The American
colony in Manila is looking forward to
the event with fervent anticipation. A
large fund has been subscribed, and
committees are at work on he prep
arations.
Great interest is felt in the fleets
visit TO Japan. Proceeding to Yoko-
hama from Manila, the fleet will arrive
there ON October II. Here, on October
"a, it will be divided, the first squad
ron returning October 81 TO Manila,
while the secon squadron will steam
10 Annoy, 1ni1d, where II Will arrive
October 20. The promise is that the
welcome TO be given the Americans ia
Yokohama will not be second in gra-
ciousness at least, to anything met
with at any port previously touched;
for 1T is upon the special invitation OF
the emperor of Japan that the fleet
goes there. Elaborate functions at
court and social affairs will be held
for the officers of the fleet.
L. HLi.o
At Annoy, China. the reception will
doubtless be the occasion of a great
celebration characteristic of the Chi
nese. The two squadrons of the fleet
will be brought together again at Man
lila or November Z, and the departure
thence for Alden, and the passage of
the Suez will take place within h fol-
lowing few days, the exact date not yet
having been determined.
The ships of the Pacific fleet. which,
assembled here previously to the bat
tleships for Hampton Roads, will re-
main in this harbo until August 5. at
which time they will start for Samoa
and the Philippines, with the little
black boats comprising the Atlantic
and Pacific torpedo fiotillas in tow.
Preparatory to this summer voyage OF
the Pacific fleet, a squadron of he
cruisers will take some of the torpedo
boats In tow, and steam down the Pa
cifc coast as far as San Diego by way
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