New-York tribune., 1918-12-26
Overseas Warships Will
Start Up Bay at 9 A. M;
Sailors Parade Later
Dreadnoughts in
Harbor; Seek Mail
Seau,en Will Be Permitted
Shore Leave to Visit
Friends After Exercises

.-osk;ng under 8 precious load of mail
and Christmas packages. slipped out
= the harbor yesterday morning and
staggered through heavy seas to the
o.her end of Ambrose Channel to play
-s.sntion committee and Santa Claus
to the returning overseas fleet.
Unannounced. and nearly twelve
.crs ahead of schedule, the first of
.bs dreadnoughts that formed the back
hone of the nations naval power In
ruropean waters throughout the war
.rrved off the channel at 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
MERRY Christmas and welcome
some." signalled the destroyer to the
dreadnought.
~Have you our mail?" was the pro
| sic question the wireless flashed back
ustead of the historic words that are
upected under such circumstances.
In answer the destroyer prepared to
rload that portion Of the mail and
| ackaces that belonged to the ship.
I -mediatelv the cares of war, the alb
snce of real American turkey and
,anherries and the trials of one of the
,.ormiest voyages in years we're for
GOTTEN. Letters from home were at
sand.
Entire Fleet Arrives
Within half an hour the other nine
members of the feet had arrived OF
.he channel. Maneuvring for posi-
ions, they fell into the line which
thew will maintain until after they
lass the reviewing vessel, the May
iower. this morning. Contrary to gen
] ,ral opinion, Admiral Mayo's flagship,
he Pennsylvania, will be midway IN
0s line instead of at its head.
The dreadnoughts will proceed IN
his order as they pass up the bay IN
review: The Arizona, the Oklahoma,
the Nevada, the Utah, the Pennsylva-
MIA, the New York, the Texas, the Ar
kansas, the Wyoming and the Florida
When the fleet starts up the bay at
Q o'clock to-day it will be in state
Of preparedness for battle that ignores
the fact of the armistiee and the pending
nesce conference. The vessels Will carry
their full quota of ammunition and
will not even deck themselves out IN
parade attire until they reach their
berths on the banks of the North
River. After casting anchor they will
full dress" which means that they
will string their colors over their
fighting tops from stem to stern.
After the final touches had been
a placed on the harbor arrangements by
u yice-Admiral A. W. Grant it was an
4 aounced that the feet was expected
\ 10 pass the reviewing ship Maytower
4 and the other yachts that will be used
I for that purpose ut 10 o'clock this
I morning.
1 Line of Naval Parade
! The Arizona, first of the overseas
feet to appear, will be preceded by the
4 destroyer Gloucester, towing kite
q balloon. The Mohican, acting as q
4 guard ship, and in conformity with the
| demand that no war regulations be re-
I axed, will have no given position In
the review, but will take any position
! that seems necessary. One thousand
Yards behind the Florida, the last OF
The ten battleshps to pass the review
ers, will come the Shubrick, towing q
Aite balloon.
After passing the reviewers the feet
viii continue on to berths in the river
The ships will occupy the positions as
l'gned them by Admiral Grant several
Hays ago, as shown on page three OF
a ihe Tribune to-day.
y The escorting fleet of aircraft will
keep directly over the dreadnoughts
& throughout the review. The twenty
Zone seaplanes and two dirigibles
(Which will make up the sky forces
Hw'll leave the Rockaway air station
5~hcn the feet starts up Ambrose
aehannel and will keep with it until the
t"St snip has cast anchor.
Fireworks Are Barred
I incidentally, it may be announced
Hthat any pilot who has the temeritS
IL attempt exhibition fights, as was The
cease when President Wilson left fol
hAurope on the George Washington, car
leSpect nothing short of court MARTA
'or his pains. This much was unof
acially made known yesterday.
81 Another precaution against possible
nsccdent resulted in an order that nt
Epyrotechnics, or rockets Of any sort
snould be discharged while the flee
X"as passing in review, or while the al
Rhefaft was in fight.
The ships officially designated fo
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