Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
OUR GREAT ARMADA WILL
CIRCLE The GLOBE.
To Touch Hawaii-Stop at Philippines
and Probably Other Ports in Orient
Return Via Suez Canal-Offcers
and Men of Great Fleet at Practice
at MagdaIena Bay.


months after it's arrival at San Fran
cisco on May 5.
The itinerary of the world cruise,
starting from San Francisco on July 6,
and including Hawaii, Samoa, Austria
liza and the Philippines in the points
to be visited, has been formally ap-
proved by the president and his cab
met.
Admiral Evans will relinquish COM
mand of the fleet during it's forthcom-
ing stay at San Francisco, and who
goes upon the retired list in August,
was expecting some official word from
Washington on the subject of the fu-
ture movement of the fleet and 1t was
in view of this and to enable the de-
partment to prepare it's program that
he sent the message the night of his
arrival off Magdalena bay to the effect
that the ships could start on any mis-
sion at days notice and were in far
better shape as to machinery and eff
cheney of crews than the day of sailing
from Hampton Roads
Short Stay on the Coast.
The residents of the Coast are some
what disappointed over the brevity of
the ships stay in these waters, but
they are periodically proud of the fact
that the flag is to be shown all the
way around the world President
Roosevelt announced in his last mes
sage to congress in referring to the
trip of the battle fleet to Magdalena
bay and San Francisco that no such
fleet had ever undertaken such a |
cruise In the history of the worlds
navies. The significance and impor-
lance, therefore, of the added journey
through our Pacific possessions" and
on through the Suez will, in the eyes
of the world, add to the influence of
our naval power
1t has not been decided by the navy
department whether the torpedo boat
destroyer flotilla now on the way from
Callao, Peru, shall accompany the bat
tleship fleet on the voyage around the
world. The settlement of this cues.
ton will depend upon the condition
of the little vessels when they reach
San Francisco
Secretary Metcalf has made public
copy of letter addressed to Score
tary Root March 2 by Ambassador
Bryce supplementing the invitation
extended by Sir Alfred Deal1in in be-
half of the commonwealth of Austria
liza for the battleships to visit that
country on their return to the United
States.
English Naval Men Interested.
The announcement that the Amer
lean battleship fleet will return from
the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of
the Suez canal has created the greatest
interest among naval officers in Lon
don, who are anxious to see the YES
sells and observe the effects of the
long cruise.
Should the Americans fail to come
to England, Malta would be the better
place to entertain them, as besides be-
ing headquarters for the Mediter-
ranean fleet, the duke of Connaught,
the new commander in chief of the q
military forces of the Mediterranean, :
has residence there, which makes :
1t the center of much social activity. =
The cruise of the feet from Hampton E,
Roads to Magdalena bay has been
NANSNAy ASAAO"Nh Wy WHO
laud the achievement, and visit by
1t to some British port would prove
extremely popular.
Germans Comment.
The German naval critics are COM r
menting upon the wonderful feat of .
seamanship displayed in the 10000 U
mile voyage of the American battle h
ship fleet under command of Rear "
Admiral Evans and its arrival at Mag "
dalena bay four days ahead of sched- fl
1led time without a ship being dis I
abled. They consider it proof of ex- 6
cellent material as well as of per h
sonnet :,
The details of the homeward voy- n
age of the fleet viii be watched with II
keen interest in Germany
Hawaii Is Enthusiastic. A
The official announcement that the :
United States Atlantic battleship
ieet is coming to Hawaii has created
he greatest enthusiasm in Honolulu,
md preparations for the entertain W
nent of the officers and men only Ell
wait advices as to the time of ar cl
ival. OF
Japan Invites the Fleet. =,
Toxic, Japan.-The official route of OF
he American battleship fleet, on its NJ
eturn to the Atlantic, has been con. TO
eyed to the foreign office. Baron or
alto, minister of marine, when w
hown the itinerary, repeated his pre-,
ious statements and emphasized
apan's desire that the fleet would
isit Japanese port in order to en- TO
bic practical demonstration of the Nj
ncerity of her friendship for the lie
nited States and people. At the for ce
gn Office it was said: THE decision tn
the American government to send wi
lie fleet on a tour of the world should fri
1ally silence all war talk 1t is a he
of the peace of the world" tn
Military and naval officers are
luminous in pronouncing the pro-
'sed tour one of the greatest achieve nu
ents of history. lie