Show FOREIGN NATIONS TO tin A E ACCEPT invitation TO TAIE PART IN NAVAL procession THROUGH PANAMA CANAL plans of navy department call for appearance in line of one hundred warships sixty eight of them under foreign flags washington agton five of the nation invited to take part in the great naval procession which will start at li ampton roads and cruise by way of the panama canal to tho the golden gate next year have formally notified the state slate department of their acceptance they are the argentine republic c france germany great britain and portugal japan also has decided to participate according to the tha prest pres rep reports oits and it la is not doubted that when hen the time comes all of the mart marl time nations of the world will be represented in the line tho the plans of the navy department debart ment call for the appearance in line of about warships sixty eight of 0 them under foreign flags the powers having great navies are in invited cited to send each four ships and those alth with lesser naval establishments to contribute two each the date for the assembling of this international fleet has not been fixed but under the tha terms of tl the he act of congress it must be early in 1915 and as the voyage from hampton roads to san francisco will consume at least one month the start must be made by the middle of january it if the he t fleet Is to reach san francisco in time for the opening of the panama pacific exposition february 20 |