Show PREPARING FOR PACIFIC TRIP Warships Will be Ready to Start From Hampton Roads on December 16 Washington Every detail of the preparations for the sailing of tho battleship fleet to tho Pacific ocean is now well in hand and by December 1C the date on which the vessels will pass out of Hampton Roads In review before President Roosevelt members of the cabinet and high officials of tho navy arrangements for the comfort of the men on route will havo neon attended to At all of the navy yards tho work of making necessary repairs Is being pushed and these will be completed com-pleted by December 1 Provisions arc being stored aboard the vessels and their coal bunkers are being filled to their capacity |