Arizona republican., 1918-12-26

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 Arizona to Head Parade
 When the long column of fighting ships, led by the Arizona. enters the narrows tomorrow morning and moves to the anchorage berths in the Hudson, it will be escorted by an aerial fleet of T seaplanes and two dirigibles from the naval air station at Rockaway.
 Besides these aircraft, the fleet will be accompanied by three kite balloons. One lowed by the Gloucester, and fly ing at a height of 500 feet will move nearly a mile ahead of the Arizona, while behind the Florida the last ship in line, will be lowed the other two
 Every factory whistle for miles around has received final inspection, so that they should not fail to speak their welcome. It is expected that not square foot of soil on the heights of Brooklyn or Staten island will be va cant, while millions will throng both banks of the Hudson to hail the return ing vessels as they come to anchor. At New York the overseas fleet will find awaiting to greet it. great battle ships of the home fleet, and many swift destroyers which have been doing con voy and patrol duty in American waters during the war. This home fleet is to- night anchored in the Hudson.
 Daniels Will Review At the Statue of Liberty, to the west of the main channel, will be stationed the presidential yacht Mayflower, carrying Secretary Daniels, who ar rived here tonight from Washington members of the cabinet, army and naval officers of high rank, and other distinguished guests.
 Behind the Mayflower will be an chored the Aztec. bearing Assistant | Secretary Roosevelt, the naval commit 1 tees of the senate and house, Rear Ad- miral Burrage and foreign military and | naval officers. In line with the Aztec will be the naval press boat Narifa and 1 several other steamers carrying city officials and their guests.
 The Arizona will reach the May flower at about 10 o'clock, according | to an official announcement tonight by Vice Admiral Grant. As each vessel passes the seeretarys ship, it. will fire l9 guns in Mr. Daniels honor, and the i Mayflower will rear its reply.
 Admiral Mayo's flagship, the Penn ! sylvania, will be preceded, besides the Arizona. by the Oklahoma. Nevada and Utah. Then will follow the New York Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming and Florida. In this order they will anchor a line six miles long, stretching nom 5Sth to 175th streets
 Will "FulI Dress" Ship
 Then the fleet will full dress ship" with the men lining the rails and bril- liant colored pennants floating from ! lanyards, run to the mast heads. The l Mayflower will circle the entire fleet reviewing il at anchorage. The salutes will be repeated and from each craft will come the strains of the Star Spangled Banner" played by the ships bands.
 The Mayflower will then anchor at the foot of 92nd street and Secretary Daniels will receive Admiral Mayo and the commanding officers of the various ships, who will come alongside in their launches.
 Meanwhile, contngents from sach ship of the overseas fleet. numbering 10000 men in all will debark for New York's first postwar parade. Through streets gayly decorated with flags and bunting, the sailors will proceed along ! Broadway to 59th street, across to Fifth avenue and march down that his toric thoroughfore under the arch of victory at Madison Square. At 23rd street the column will turn toward the Hudson river embarking for the vari ous ships.
 At dusk each ship will be outlined brilliantly with strings of electric lights. Every turret heavy gun and mast will stand out in blaze Of light an dthe name of the vessel will be spelled out in colors. The flaeships will carry pennants of blue bulbs, with their correct designation in silver stars.