Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-27

British navy, and the senior naval attaches of the allied nations.
 After the parade this afternoon the men will he given shore leave and q number Of entertainments and din- ners will be given in their honor.
 All the way into the harbor, as the warships moved through the snow they presented winter spectacle rather than the one with touch of warmth and sunshine whi :il t.e mild and fair weather of the past few days had led the throngs to hopc for lTn- deterred, the many thousands of pei sons who had assembled OH :le shores from Sandy .Ionk It. Battery Park and the lower Hudson river faced the cold and the 5nOwfali--dc- termined ro nav a tr;bI!s cf che.'rs and waving fia-ss anu n2u,.i-elcElees tc the 23.200 n*.ta. n.-"cs a' 'hey passed by 1n tna ml=h;v ships
 Scarcely "ict1 D, a Slant kite bal lo:n preceded the Arizona. leading unit of the ii 3et, .!lto I.io harb0r--al aircraft to~c,l 31; feat uP by ;he gunt oat GlohceSt-r a, .la end ,f q taut line. Ben ,d tne ."naia. w more balloons We', ru]led along abaft tes. tas Fl"'p. ''e "'' W" ship '' S"-
 Above the Hl0W stean,in.t d's ad- naughts alrplanes 'lippad afld rose-- obscure snow-5irds which gave to the scene picturesque touc,l as ih.ay darted above the basket masts of the battleships. From each of tlies e masts fluttered great American flag.
 Promptly at 10 o'cck, notwith- standing the difficulty of maeuvering in !. the snow storm. the Arizona steamed by the Mayflower, firing her salute of 19 guns in honor of Secre- tary Daniels.
 Within p minutes the last of the ten dreadnaughts. the Florida, flying her home bound pennant. had passed the Mayflower, said wireless mes sage from the press boat. The salut- ing guns could be heard, but the ships themselves could scarcely be SC Il from the New York shore. AS they swung up the river, how ever. the great grey shapes became distinctly visible and the watching crowds could see the sailors and marines lin ing the rails at attention all dcould hear the ships '5ands play. Soon af- ter the snowfall ceased and the skies brightened somewhat.
 At 1O:46 the MayflCwer left her station and proceeded up the river to review the fleet at anchor.
 The transport Antigone. due al Newport News January 4, is bring ing II officers and S5 men of the 18th (New England) division, the 52nd coast artillery regiment and a number of casuals, and sick and wounded.
 The transport Espanse. Which 2s expected to reach New Pork JaEu' sary 2, and the Virginian, Newport News January ,, has on board the second and third battalions of the 43rd regiment coast artillery instead of the 37th regiment as first an nounced.
 It was stern array of ships. despite the splendor of the flags with whlch thev were decorated All the battle ships wore coats of sinister gray, while destroyers and auXiliaries bore the fantastic touch of the camoufleur.
 Exclusive of all except battleshlps, the tonnage of the fighting craft now in the Hudson amounts of 424,- 822. The ten homecoming craft had a tonnage of 26S,000. Not counting guns of smaller caliber, the battleshlps alone, carry a total of 6S fourteen men guns, 20 thirteen inch guns and oe twelve inch. The Mississippi. Ne" Mexico. and other dreadnaughts made u,oinh inc laS) word in naval architecture only le" years ago, seem puny craft, huge aS they are.
 finder the shadow of the New forf shore, 300 yards apart, the Bridge o1 Steel" extends six solid miles iron 55th Street to Fort Washington Parh where, in revolutionary ays, all lroi chain was stretched across the r1Ve1 to bar the progress of hostile craft Inspecting the vessels. the MaytloW CT made d run of nearly ten miles De fore she finally dropped anchor at lh' berth she had left in the morning. I'm mediately, she was surrounded by l ct of Gigs. bearing admirals, VIC Admirals. Rear Admirals. and Cap tains to pay their respects to Secre l tacN IJa0lclS anu lNC 4ANN''s'' 'N' W
 Grant. of the home fleet, who arrange the days program. A touching scene was enacted III th main salon of the Mayflower, wher tMr. Daniels welcomed his guest
 Among those invited to witness tn
 review from the Presidential yach
 were the wives of naval officers, nom at last after eighteen months servlc in foreign waters. If the officers de voted no more time than courtesy d' manded to paying their respects to tl
 secretary before greeting their wye
 Mr. Daniels showed no disposition
 chide them.
 The reception ended, MT. Danie
 and Admiral Mayo landed. entered
 machine and drove at the head or u
 long column of sailors formed C
 Broadway. Rear Admiral Rodman It
 the line on foot.
 Fully 10000 mcn were m llhc al
 in many instances dogs taken apoa'
 in England as mascotS, scampers
 along with their shipmates, galiy acc rated with American and British Ilas Alter the parade, the men immediate ,,h,rl,ad for thejr ships there to I