Show BA flEET ARRIVES AT ALBANY ABY ALBANY W West Australia Sept 11 rho Tho American battle battleships hips arr arrived here after a n mile 1300 voyage from Melbourne Melbourne Mel Mel- IlI bourne at 7 i o 0 clock o'clock this morning While still a n milo mile off Kings King's Point they thy formed n a square and exchanged ed salutes with tho the forts fort tho the British cruiser Gibraltar Gibraltar Gib Gih and the Chilean training ship hir General At about 10 0 o'clock clock the second sec tion tenon headed 13 hy the Connecticut weighed hed anchor and nUll proceeded to Princess Prin Prin- cess Bess Royal harbor where are arc the coaling coaling coal coal- ing and shipping piers and decks were speedily cleared for the work of taking on fuel The ships already are arc preparing preparing ing to coal for the voyage to Manila The rho harbor today is brilliant with flags of various nations ons but tho the American Ameri Anteri can colors predominate nO the run up from Melbourne tho time warships engaged in battle baUe maneuvers day and night ht and they arc are making active preparations for the tho tar target ct shooting and maneuvers ers that arc are to be he conducted in Manila h bay y during the month of November Ko These operations are to be he tho the most important ever carried carried car car- ried out by the American navy Tho The fleet colliers Epsom and Inti Taurus have not yet Jel arrived NAVAL ACADEMY EINGA RING EING- A naval na officer an and friend were strolling down Broadway Now New York one afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon recently The former lormer glanced In at ata n a pawnshop window and suddenly stopped topped Hello ho hI exclaimed there Is a 3 naval na academy class s ring He lie went into the f shop and asked to see flee the ring rh There rt could be b no doubt about It It It was a ring belonging to n n. member of 01 a a. class which graduated some somo years ea ago os-n. The officer bou bought ht limo Iho ring and put It In his lils pocket Wh what can you want with that ring asked hI his friend I Is Its owner a particular friend of or yours yours' Th The said he ho was not and then explained that It had ha always be been n a a. custom custom cus cus- tom of or the naval service Ic er for Cor nn any naval officer to redeem a naval academy class ring whenever er he ho saw ono end and send It I back hack to Its own owner r. r who of or course makes good the loan Joan at his earliest st convenience That Is Js why said MId the officer smilingly smil I Insh pawnshop keepers are aro always s anxious nn- nn lous ious to lend money mone on our class rings and that Is on one reason re why a n naval officer will never ne pawn his class ring until the worst comes to the worst |