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Show JACii TARS PSiNT WEST VIRGINIA Sailors' Prank Creates Mirlh in the North Atlantic Fleet. Nftv- YORK, Nov. 14 With a crew nearly all UMttled, Caul. Arnold and Lieut. Htovge o? W't st Virginia haw j h:ic! tli"ir hiiiicln full 'oi- the lal f t v days--. It ia!.a cit l;:t night at tin-dinner tin-dinner to t:.f i:ri:is'n t;trs at Coni-y Islaiid tl.r-t or. t.e n crtili.ij befote th? fltt-t arrived in the hoibo;- some artii had de.oratcd c::if i::e f the Tysel in a way which was n l ?tt down in the regulaiionr. Lieut, cltorge is affectionately known among the sailors or the West Virginia as "Bulldog" George. When the West Virginia hove tn sight of the flagship on the morning before the fleet's arrival ar-rival In port, the officers of the Massachusetts Massa-chusetts were greatly surprised to read on the side In bir black letters, which Stood out plainly on the white background, back-ground, "Arnold santtoriuhi 'Bulldog' George, keeper." One or the tars had been lowered over the side during the night with decorative lnteht. The Massachusetts signaled the West Virginia Immediately, and A liberal coat of white paint was applied. |