Arizona republican., 1908-04-18

trip was made in an automobile. Cap
 tain Osterhaus. of the flagship Con- necticut, and Lieutenant Castleman, his flag lieutenant accompanying Ad-
 miral Thomas. After the flowers were placed on the shaft the naval officers visited Fort ROsecrans to pay a fare
 well call. Earlier in the day. Admiral Thomas paid farewell visit to Gov. Gillett at Hotel Del Coronado
 Governor Gifiett and party left this afternoon for Los Angeles enroute to Long Beach. where they will remain until Monday, returning thence to Los Angeles.
 The ships will arrive at San Pedro at 3 p. m. tomorrow and anchor in a
 long line. the first four ships of the first division being inside the break
 water and the others stretching out to sea. At s D. m. the ships will it. luminate, the lights remaining in full glow until II o'clock. Tn all probabil- ity there will be searchlight display from to s:3O p. m.
 The first division will remain at San Pedro during the week, the ships being the Connecticut, Kansas. Yer mont and Louisiana The second di- vision, commanded by Rear Admiral Emory, goes to Long Beach. It is composed of the Georgia, flagship, the New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vir- ginia The third division with Captain Giles B. Harber of the Maine, the senior officer in command. will go to santa Monica CVenice and ocean Park.) the ships in line being the Maine. ohio Missouri and Minnesota. The fourth division, commanded by Rear Admiral Sperry has been as signed to Redondo. It includes the Alabama the Kearsarge, the Illinois and Kentucky.
 The official fleet circular was pub lished from the flagship Connecticut today. detailing the changes 10 be made in the fleet at San Francisco. and giving the itinerary of the trip to Puget Sound. This trip is scheduled to begin May IS. ten days after the re- view in San Francisco harbor. The main force of ships will return to San Francisco by May %. but the vessels ordered to dock at BremertOn will go down the coast singly, under orders to assemble not later than July 2. July : is fixed as tentative date of starting on the world cruise, the destination mentioned in the circular being mod estly set down as Honolulu.
 The Maine and Alabama will be re- placed by the Nebraska and wiscon- sin immediately after the review on May sth and will not accompany the fleet on the northern journey. The new fleet organization has been of ficially fixed as follows:
 First squadron. first division. the Connecticut. Kansas, Vermont, Louis- jana; second division. the Georgia, New Jersey. Rhode Island. Nebraska, Ohio and Missouri; fourth division. the Wisconsin. Illinois. Kearshrge and Kentucky. The ship mentioned first in each division is the flagship.
 Orders have been issue6 for the Minnesota to be dooked Immediately after the review. about May II. and to be gotten out in time to ac company the fleet to the north. The battleships will be fully provisioned before leav- ing San Francisco, as none of the supply ships or other auxiliaries will go north.
 Leaving San Francisco on May II. all the eight ships of the first squad ron are scheduled to arrive at Bell ingham Bay on May 21. The ships of the third division will arrive the same day at Port Angeles and all the ships of the fourth division except the Kentucky will arrive al Port Town send. The Kentucky will remain in Belingham Bay anchorages near Seat tie until May 26. when all, save the Kentucky will steam by Tacoma. close in. without anchoring. The first and third divisions will then depart for San Francisco. The second division, namely. the Georgia, New Jersey, the Rhode Island and Virginia will am chor near Tacoma for a three days visit and will then proceed to Bre- merton dock Two ships of the fourth division when the fleet separates on May 26th, will proceed at once of Bremerton dOcy.
 The ships that dock at Bremerton as they are ready. will proceed to San Francisco singly.' and rejoin the fleet. the last one to arrive there not later than July 3d The first and third di- visions will arrive at San Francisco on May 29 and begin docking the next day in the following order: The Connecticut, Kansas. Vermont. Louis jana, Ohio, Missouri The Nebraska will not need docking and the Min nesota is already docked. The ships docking at Bremerton are directed to take all sea stores on board there ex- cept fresh meat.