Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
NAVY PEACE REVIEW
 DEFINITELY FIXED
 FUR NEXT THURSDAY
Due In New York Harbor In Morning - Shore Leave for Marines All Day
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Steaming home, from participation in the blood less allied victory over the German ar mada, Americas overseas battle fleet nine superdreadnaughts- the Pennsylvania, flagship of Admiral Mayo, commander of the navy, as es- cort, will arrive off New York harbor just in time to lead the great peace review by Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels, Thursday morning.
 Though officers on the staff of Vice Admiral Grant, commander of the home freet," were unable tonight to state the position of the westward cruising squadron, they announced that the returning warships would not pass the Statue of Liberty before 9 o'clock the morning of the 18th"
 Dismlssing reports that the veteran fighting craft from European waters might anchors in the harbor Christmas day, reforming the following morning for the naval parade, the vice admirals s assistants declared that in no case would these ships make their apper- ance in the upper harbor before they had passed the presidential yacht, Mayflower, with the navys civilian chief on her bridge. It was more like ly, the said, that the home coming fleets progress would be timed to reach Ambrose channel in the early hours of Thursday morning, when the vessels would steam up the bay in pa rade formation, arriving of Liberty Island between and 10 o'clock.
 Some Ships Delayed
 Owing to delay, by storms, of the destroyers and smaller craft in the overseas fleet, it was said, only 5000 officers and men, two-thirds of the complement of rear Admiral Rodman's and Rear Admiral Rodgers battleship squadron. will march in the parade.
 This will start immediately after the naval review, probably shortly after noon, and upon it's conclusion, shore leaves, affecting in rotation every of ficer and man aboard the returning vessels, will be put into effect
 Awaiting the overseas units, which they will join in the great procession up the harbor 4200 of the 15,000 men aboard the west Atlantic fleet, Vice Admiral Grants guardians of home waters, today were enjoying leaves at their homes near New York, or fiber ty' for few hours in the metropolis. This fleet, including eleven battleships and seven destroyers, with attendant craft, and comprising the bulk of the naval force which operated throughout the war from Chesapeake bay, boasts not only the protection of the Amer ican coast, but the training of 35,000 men for the battle convoy and patrol units, as it's share in the conflict
 Though composed largely of ships of the "old navy" including three that saw service in the Spanish American war. Vice Admiral Grants squadron will be headed by the nations newest dreadnaught, the electrically driven New Mexico, which came into port to- day. after a cruise undertaken to es- tablish statistics for her type of pro- pulsion. On these records, naval of ficers said, would be based the recom- medations of the department regarding future construction along this line. The Mississippi, sister ship of the New Mexico, though equipped with oil burn ing engines, also VII be in the line with the home fleet.