New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
CANAL FLEETS WILL
 GATHER AT CR|ST0BAL
Rendezvous ofInteTnatIo1aI WAshIps
 at Hampton Reads Abandoned.


 canal instead.
 Secretary Daniels announced the following program for preliminary operations and the cruise to San Francisco;
 Foreign Vessels Expected.
 "The following named foreign ves- sells are expected to take part in the celebration incident to the opening of the Panama canal;
 Argentina will send the battheship Moreno, flying the flag of Vice Ad- miral Onofre Betbeder; Cuba will send the cruiser Cuba; Portugal will send the cruiser Almirante Peis and the despatch boat Cinco de Outubro, Spain will send the battleship Espana. Vice Admiral Don Ramon Estrada Catoiva has been appointed by the Spanish government as its naval rep resentative
 The battleships of the Atlantic fleet and the destroyer flotilia will proceed to Guantanamo and Guaoa- nayabo Bay, Cuba, on January IT. for extended fleet exercises and target practices. seventeen battleships par ticipating in the maneuvers. The Georgia, Texas, South Carolina and Minnesota will remain at their homo yards undergoing overhauling until February 15. These vessels will pro- ceed to southern waters the latter part of February.
 To Escort Wilson.
 'rhe Texas will remain at Hamp- ton Roads to escort the president to Panama in the New York; the New York proceeding to Hampton Roads from Cuban waters about February 15, prepared to receive the president on March 5.
 It is intended that the Washington relieve the Delaware in Mexican waters as soon as practicable and that the Delaware and Rhode Island will join the fleet in Cuban waters. The Rhode Island has been ordered from New Orleans to Norfolk for docking, and on the completion of docking, about January 22, will pro- ceed to Guantanamo to join the fleet.
 'The battleships and the destroyers of the active f1otilla (about twenty three) will remain in Cuban waters, carrying on drills and exercises until February 25, and will then proceed to Panama, all twenty-one battleships going through the canal to San Fran cisco.
 Schedule of Movements.
 ''The schedule of movements from Guantanamo February 26, is in gen. eral as follows. subject to such changes as may be necessary:
 ''f'ebruary oe. vestal Yankton, sol- ace and tugs arrive at Colon; proceed to Batun Lake, coal and proceed to Panama,
 February ss. fleet nagship first and second divisions, arrive at Colon, proceed ito Gatun Lake, coal, then to Panama, arriving March ga,
 March 8, third and fourth divis- ions arrive Colon and follow first and second divisions through canal, ar irving Panama March 5-e,
 March 4-a, foreign men of war arrive Colon and pass through canal, coaling at Gatun Lake from eeiliers,
 March s, president leaves Hamp- ton Roads on New York, Texas as escort,
 March 8, Celtic arrives Colon, coal at Gatun Lako and arrives at Panama March 10,
 March 10, New York and Texas arrive Colon, proceed to Gatun Lake, coal, oil and go to Panama, (Presi- dent transfers te the Oregon and goes through the eanai.)
 March 10-12. functions in canal zone and at Panama,
 "March 12, the Oregon, Olympic, Yankton and Celtic proceed to an- chorage off San Francisco.
 March 13, the president, on the New York, accompanied by the Texas and one division of destroyers, steams through the fleet and proceeds l to San Diego. The feet, fotilla and | train steam to San Francisco. For 1 eign vessels proceed independently.
 March 24, the president, New | York, Texas, one division of destroy CTS and the Pacific fleet will arrive at | San Francisco. The president steams i through the fleet.
 No Parade as Whole
 There can, of course, be no parade of the fleet whole through the | canal. This would result in conges- tion in Colon and in the canal, with serious delay.
 'The Oregon and Olympia will take part, to be in Colon prior to March 5, filled with coal and ready to pro- ceed
 Besides the twenty-one battleships of the Atlantic fleet all vessels of the torepdo f1otilla, including the Dixie and Arethusa, will accompany the fleet to San Francisco. The reserve torpedo flotilla, Atlantic fleet, will not proceed to San Fran cisco The auxiliaries accompanying