The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-01-16

anna Canal. Make reservations at
Asiatic Trans-Pacifc office by night
of 18th.
> 14th-En Todas Parties, tramp, for
Buenos Ayers and South American
ports. Kai-Fong, for Foochow, Can
ton and Hongkong.
15th-City of Miami, for Miami.
Cantlevme, for Mediterranean ports.
16th-Oboye, for Liverpool and
Brest. Clyde, Mallory and M. & M.
boats on usual sailing dates.
Airplane fish are clogging up the
atmosphere just outside the harbor.
Our truthful informant is the we'll
known fisherman, of Kennesaw, Jim
Mack, and it is assumed he was talk
ing about flying fish. James stated
he had great difficulty in lodging
them, and two of them, more affec-
tomato than the others, flew into his
lap as he sat at the tiller.
While this is not strictly Port
News, James made a long trip over
to tell us about it and the recompense
of printing it is due him. Yet, that
the reader may know James, it is fair
to say that Whine we were on a fish
ing trip to Kennesaw Inlet one day
last year, we halted James as he was
entering his boat and asked him
whereabouts along the inlet the best
fishing could be found. He informed
US the fishing was no good there any
more-that during the recent cloud
burst all the fish were drowned.
Preparations are already under
way among the summer excursion
steamer lines to handle what they
believe will be the greatest business
in their history during the coming
summer. The various lines will COW
err practically all the important ports
of interest in foreign countries.
On account of the restrictions i'm
posed by the French Government
during 1920, viewing the battlefelds
will be somewhat inconvenient and it
is not expected that this diversion
will be in full swing before the fol-
lowing year. Nevertheless, arrange
ments will be made in ample time to
care for those who desire to risk the
Inconvenience.
Kennesaw Navy Yard News
A fleet of fifteen of the most re-
Gently constructed submarines is tied
up at the docks of the Government s
Kennesaw Navy Yard. Part of them
will remain at the docks for the next
two weeks, while the remainder move
to Key West waters tomorrow
The superdreadnaught Oklahoma
entered port yesterday and proceed
ed to the Kennesaw Yard for slight
repairs to one of her turrets, dam
aged during gun practice several days
ago,
Scout Cruiser Des Moines left the
yard Friday after a thorough over
hauling. She has been in drydock for
the last two months.
The fifteen submarine chasers now
on the ways are approximately 500
completed and most of them are ex-
pected to be in the water within the
next month or two.
New plates are being substituted
in the port bow of the battleship
Iowa where hole was stove in last
month by the accidental ramming by
battleship Illinois in a dense fog off
Cape Henry while the two vessels
were in maneuver practice.
1t is reported in Government cir
cles that the United States Govern
ment, in connection with several for
eign governments, has in contempla-
ton plan for clearing a portion of
the Sea of Saragossa of seaweed to
render it navigable. This seems like
a pipe dream but it is claimed to be
now practicable at no great expense
and that it will serve a useful pur-
pose.
The merely curious and the dream
ers are wondering how many dramat-
ic tales will be unfolded when those
performing this job salvage the mum
erous ships that have been driven by
storm into this impenetrable part OF
the ocean, and whose crews miserably
persisted there, unable to extricate
themselves. From the time of Colum
bus until the present day, ships have
failed from ports and the world has
never heard of them again. How
many of these will be discovered, as