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Show NAVAL VESSELS IDLE; CREWS DEMOBILIZED WASirrXGTON, Sept. 13. Demobilization Demobili-zation of the navy lias domoralizert the Atlantic fleet so far as man power is concerned, it was said today at the navy department. Scores of battleships, cruircrs, destroyers de-stroyers and other vessels are moored at navy yards with crews so Krently reduced that in many cases it is difficult diffi-cult and in some cases impossible to keep up steam. Only two battleships of this Atlantic fleet have anywhere near full crews. An intensive recruiting drive has been launched to remedy the situation. |