Show 1 l Panama Ex Excavation av r Four Fifths Completed WASHINGTON W. Jan Tan Ht Years Year's day dav 1912 marked the c. tion of four of of tho the excavation for the tb Panama anal i According cordin to to the canal board 1 tho the American 1 neer e since bc beginning inin their work IDl in ID May f rai 1 1904 oi have hayo taken cubic cubitt cub cub- ic lie yards of dirt dirt- and stone atone Jut out of of oC J the r bed The rhe French engineers who preceded them fluent had already removed remo TS is yards yard hut but only 21 yards ards I of or this thill work of value in th tho construction con of pf the canal dUlaJ a as as- rerouted bv by n meric j jOn On Ou January 1 there remained to be e excavated 7 Ot m u cubic cubi f The last tion i i h also aho O SO going D Don on rapidly and at t the hc beginning of the year yeal 73 5 per per cent of f the concrete for forthe forthe the canal locks was ri in place |