The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-17
PROGRAM FOR
CANAL CRUISE
ANNOUNCED
.3i ""OS'
SHIPS WILL GATHER AT CRlSTo-
BAL INSTEAD OF HAMPTON
ROADS. FOREIGN SHIPS WILL
TAKE PART. ..,,

washington Jan. lO.-lne TenueZ
yous of the international fleets al
Hampton roads, preliminary to the
cruise TO Panama in connection with
the opening OF the canal, will be aban
doned
The ships will gather at Cristobal
at the eastern end of the canal, in
stead
Secretary Daniels announced the
following program for preliminary op
eratioDs and the cruise to San Fran
cisco:
THE following named foreign yes
sells are expected to take part in the
celebration incident to the opening
of the Panama canal:
argentina will send the battleship
Moreno, flying the flag OF vice ad
miral Onofre Betbeder; Cuba will send
the cruiser Cuba; Portugal will send
the cruiser Almirante Refs and the
dispatch boat Cinco de Octubro !;
Spain will send the battleship Espano.
Vice Admiral Don Ramon Estrada Cat
civa has been appointed by the Span
ish government as United States ma
val representative.
THE battleships of the Atlantic
fleet and the destroyer flotilla will
proceed to Guantanamo and Guscanya-
.bo bay on January II, for extended
fleet exercises and target practice, II
battleships participating in the maneu-
vers The Georgia, Texas, South Caro-
lima and Minnesota will remain at
their home yards, undergoing over
hauling until February Is. These YES
sells will proceed to southern waters
the latter part of February.
"The Texas will remain at Hampton
roads to escort the president to Pana-
ma in the New York, the New York
proceeding to Hampton Roads from
Cuban waters about February Is, pre-
pared TO receive the president on
March 3.
1T is intended that the Washing
ton relieved 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 %, will proceed to
Guantanamo to join the fleet.
THE battleships and the destroyers
of the active flotilla (about twenty
three) will remain in Cuban waters,
carrying on drills and exercises, until
February %, and will then proceed to
Panama, all u battleships going
through the canal to San Francisco.
General Schedule.
The schedule of movements from
Guantanamo. February %, is, in gen
eral as follows, subject to such
changes as may become necessary:
February 90 Vestal, Yankton,
Solace and tugs arrive at Colon; pro-
ceed to Gatun lake. coal and proceed
TO Panama.
February 2S-Fleet flagship first
and second divisions arrive at Colon;
proceed to Gatun lake, coal. thence
to Panama, arriving March 2-3.
March 3-Third and fourth divi-
sions aSrive Colon and follow direct
first and second divisions through
canal, arriving at Panama March Sc.
March 4-S-Foreign men of war
arrive Colon and pass through canal,
cOaling at Gatun lake from colliers.
March 5-President leaves Hamp-
ton Roads on New York, Texas as es-
cort.
March S-Celtic arrives Colon.
coal at Gatun lake and arrive Pana-
ma March 10.
March l0-New York and Texas ar
rive Colon; proceed to Gatun lake,
coal, oil and go to Panama. president
transferred to the Oregon and goes
through the canal)
March 10-12.-Functions in canal
zone and at Panama.
March 12.-The Oregon, Olympia,
and Celtic proceed to anchor
age off San Francisco.
Wilson on New York.
March 13.-The president, on the