The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-15


1i6 Peinl Comfort, va. Feb i5s
Hall way acfOss ihe Atlantic ocean 3.
tho last IONS reacb d their speclar
nlar cruise around the world the siS
leeu batllnship ol lhe United stale
Ailanlle rlcet ere aieaming today j
leimfsly lsshin towards ihs miehnr
aee GROUNDS 81 Hamplon RoauH IRON
whence theY sailed ius fourteen
nomhs nfo Durins shcse months 3
record sieamlns ,he heavily arma
anhlInR eesstls haFe ffsyeled spprcH
mairIt i5,fo0 miles and are resufnlni
81 condition sun O. i0r lfrolc of
f8hi Tae crai& hes heon = Veriia
Nlr Expedition ni the seven sens abf
asks heretofore deemed lmnossib.s
cr The modern ironclad have been as
cumplished with an ense bordering ti
fae cpmmnnnlaco.
1''i Aog1es 81 the crulea have fei1
0uetnading shapiem Of receptions. nan
auels balls and mefrymaklns bu
osck o. sn ihis relaxation and easef
aiming "a ihe bospitabis ports 81 M
'to hemlsphefes has been q test g
aen end material which has placed
he American navy in an eutlable pos.
ian bef3e lll the world Tho enNns
aom efficiency ln Che longer legs ni
na Journey developing new and ul
expected slide aiemlng radius for &
hailleshlp ~ following the m0ilDns 8
lliN daKslllA ~ ihe lleei sguadron nnf
iiYlaIenai maneuvfrs wh'ch came Nlt
e1nsiani experience ei sea. ana ab9ff
Fll lha marvellous records made 30 tbf
afEets in Msgdalena and Manila Hes
iall of inA ral work and lhe aubslln
flal accomplishment that iiaqc
marked This most notable Of paaa
dempnafretIon among PIE uayies o
AH world
The pfqglously arranged gchedul
al the Journeys from parl ID peri has
taen edrefed io m remarkable n q
ner e2eepl in lwn instances whfE Nie
lcnl storms made fsll speed toe deu
tiua and uncomfortable 20 ccse
AHse apse8 fFpgp pnnciunlily Che nei
aaN madq some ol the Longest runs tw
~hole daHs ahced oi timp None 3
iac Nildeflaklags Imposed upon "a
thira f ilie men has heea tos dii
aeplt Tie cruise however was ne
laaeapfagea 8Iihuug seHeea mSgt
nsH 81 home znd abroad Victor s.
Me@Valg af eallFunle. was aeeri af
& the navy Nhen the ciuises bpgst
After me ships haa sef aau from Meg
IIa Klil homewafd bound peanaah ag
iaE blf Aticali aa'd
When iAe purpose q giving tai
aaesmbiaee d hillAshlpa was a
seuHeai criticisms srosa high eonHi
ga fun9ler6 we're heAfd i was aAa
seated thai the undertaking ras ,oI
moaamaHfai taai hatileahin e te
as and complicated q pleee s ne
aanIsm sa aaa Ground tha sl0he e.
ny Ordinary aeeaH0n that danger
aofa ihaa multiplied Wiih numbers /
auc esasi lhai dlsasief lufket g.
ofS alHmfrspd ladga and sgs hUfa
81 asev unknDWn idai eufrgn1 fau
he ehcIas0n ol some uf ihP abIn
oula dauhles he Tea in enc Strait
81 Magellan. iagt 4 che fleet shout
auceesd 81 rounding South America
Faa reasonably ceFiaiu lhat ihe indl
idnal shlps euula. one by ane. arflV
ella mashnefles looae and almost 81
ee'qieeable with crews reHccline O.
acmolalIzed condition 81 Tie MATER
Aia end that q gqe6ul speciele 3
ellHfe would thus be presented
As tu ihe MATERIAL. ina ees
afls# afe Tint ~ shlns haYe praef
wills ,aken dafe o., nsf aau fg. Ail
nn this cruise THE repair lia tefa
i1 et ihe caHile Navai aiallaa ser
negllglhle
That 1e sspnrlence gained 90 ID
rulsa vim s. Of nnending benefit {
the NaYs rs lndienied lf5m tae sg
het probably oneihalf af ihe euiif
fsonnel of The navy es.ahiishmsf
gsfficipalCt IL the epneh,makIng lril
Three Of the 4kteen cehtalas Nh
called Is command ~ the vcsHels al
clufeihg home as rear admiral
3lenl rlher captains are returning
epmnana 0f the same shlp 90 whlc
sAes begun lhe Journey il iha wgFll
fnn rear admiral aoWn 10 mldsbll
fsan Ne rainns has been aurh AZ p
ether naval cfuise ever affOrde
Amous ihe enlisted Aen Toe BainM
nas hten atan morn ealuabip Land
inen ahipnqd ie; before the start en-
utterly keten ~ i8e Weys 81 the tee
aFf umae hene un Integral part {
ecndefful Hcet eilieieney and lnyl
kellaveiN Ia all thal lhe tMefie4
1aNy stallds iof Desertions ON q
irit hasa heen few The men has
token aprlde - lhe efHise and it ~
~ eauslaal haasi Nlfh them Iti
they started % lho Wesl from Ham
ipH hpaa ID aMe home With prov
ttllt iuFHfd 81 hai direction fho
kaeR ll Nd Nusd an1 tbs
rhes Hhat q e n w0fk aHd pla