Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 18 | Foreign News

FOREIGN NEWS I U. U S. S WARSHIPS 1 GO THROUGH CANAL Censorship Lifted ed After Sea Maneuver BALBOA C. C Z April 25 Less W-Less than 48 hours after the giant aircraft carrier LexIngton led the naval pOl pa made rade of the thc United States fleet on 1 Its start through the Panama canal the bringing Melville-bringing up the rear ot of the great flotilla left Gatun locks shortly before dawn toda today No sooner had the last unit been locked through than a strict censorship censorship censor censor- ship or of cables and dispatches regarding regard regard- ing the movement mo or of the vessels in inthe inthe the fleet was lifted Censorship was imposed when simulating sim sim- actual emergency war conditions condi condi- an attempt was started before daylight Monday to complete the theof transit of the war vessels from the Pacific to the Atlantic in 24 21 Ours In a statement to the Associated I Press immediately after thc history history- making movement mo ended Comman in der David F Sellers said The continuous transit of oC the canal ca ca- nal by the fleet as a unit has hac been beena beena a very valuable experience for all allhands allhands hands and it is believed that ver very useful weful data has been obtained