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Show GREATEST SKIP mmm Cablegram Describes Christening Christen-ing of Olympic of the White Star Line. A private cable was- received by tho Oregon Short Line city office early Thursday morning, telling of the launching launch-ing of the Olympic. This office Is an agency of the -White Star lino, which Is owner of the new leviathan of me Atlantic. At-lantic. The launching was at Belfast. Ireland, and the great ship slid gruccfully Into the sea after a bottle of champagne had been broken across her bow by tho Countess of Aberdeen, who had the Jionor of christening the largest ship In the world. In the absence of Mr. Kyco, Mr. Beemer-ls scurrying around to secure the first passenger out of Utah to make the trip next summer on this vessol, Mention was made of the Olympic In Thursday's notes. She Is SCO feet long, or seventy feet longer than the Mauretania. Maure-tania. Her sister ship, the Titanic. Is alEO being built and is her counterpart. Their crew and passenger list total 3000 for each, and they have triple screws capable of attaining the highest speed. The launching and christening yesterday yester-day morning was witnessed by 40.000 persons, per-sons, so tins cable states, as the event was not only regarded as an cpocn In chip construction, but Ik really one of tho achievements of the age. |