The farmer and mechanic., 1913-10-28
ATLANTIC FLEET
Of BATTLESH|PS
SET SAIL DUE EAST
With Greetings From the New
to the Old World by Asst
Sect'y of Navy Roosevelt
REAR ADMIRAL BADGER
Flashes Back the Fleets Reply
"WiII Do Its Utmost to Re-
fleet Honor Upon Our
Country and Service"
REAR ADMIRAL BADGEF
(By the Associ sted Press, }

Hampton Roads Va, Oct. 20
Bearing the greetings of the new
world TO the old, the great sea fight
started on their way to the ports Of
the sunny Mediterranean.
Nine sombre- -garbed war machines,
Carrying thousands of rounds of am
munition, fighting men and sailor
men received the final nod Of fare
well from the trim yacht Dolphin,
bearing Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt, and slid
slowly out between the protecting
capes into the open seattle course
due east.
AS the creeping gray forms melted
into the shadows of the horizon the
cracking wireless flashed the last
word from the assistant secretary of
the navy, acting as representative Of
the President, Commander-inchief, Of
the navy.
Good Luck and God Speed.
"In sending you as representatives
OF the United States Navy Of today,
we hope to show 10 the Old World
that the achievements and traditions
of the past are being sustained and
carried forward to a still more splen-
did future. Good luck, and God
speed"
Thus read the final benediction OF
the assistant secretary and scarcely
had it crashed from the aerials when
back came the prompt reply, signed
by Rear Admiral Charles j. Bad ger
in command of the fleet:
Will Do Their Duty.
THE fleet thanks you for your part
ing words and will do it's utmost to re-
fleet honor upon the country and the
service
In battle formation the ponderou
grey shapes slid by the trim LITTLE
yacht. laying to just inside the capes
Straight down the channel, grey bull
after grey bulk crept by, the GREY
lining the rail at quarters, marine
and bands on parade.
First came the big Wyoming. Amer
ica's latest work in war craft, he
bows sliding through the water UP
turning a sheaf of foam. At he
masthead fluttered the blue doubl
starred flag OF the commanding rea
admiral.
The Lineup AS They Moved Out.
But two ship. lengths behind an
directly In her wake the Arkansa
flagship OF the first division, unde
Rear Admiral Cameron MGR. Win:
low stole along.
Then at exact intervals followed tt
Utah. the Florida, the Delaware, KtN
SaS, Vermont and Ohio. In their wax
with "engine trouble limped the Cor
necticut, Rear Admiral Frank !
Beattie's flagship. flags out announ'
ing her "out of position" At last II
little sea tug Sonoma scurried by al
the fleet was on it's way. a few mil
out the supply ships and coalers vii
the hospital ship Solace. which hs
steamed ont OF the roads ahead
the formal review awaited the flee
coming.
Roosevelt Reaches the Roads
The fleet headed to open sea after
day of leave-takinS and naval Ger
monial. Assistant Secretary Roos
welt in the Dolphin reached the roa
IN the early morning. A swarm
launches and whaleboats scurri
about over the quiet waters, hurryi
the laggards of the "shore watch
ship carrying wives and sweethea
out to the big ships soon to ia
their loved ones down TO the sea, e,
ting the last shore mail aboard. a
generally getting the fleet shipsha
for the cruise. From dawn until no
the little boats darted here and the
among the giant steel war vessels II
swung in double column across
fairway.
Asst. Secretary Receives Admiral w
Full Ceremonial.
Shortly after the Dolphin arriy
and was given its salute, by the fl
ships. Assistant Secretary Roose>
received the admrals command
the vessels Of the fleet, in his ca
with the full ceremonial of naval VII
at sea, biaring trunpetS, boom
cannon. and band playing.
Rear Admiral Badger came Fl
then Rear Adrairals Winslow
Beattie. After they had paid I'll