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Show PREPARING FOR PACIFIC TRIP. Warships Will be Ready to Start From Hampton Roads on December 16. Wnshlngton. Kvory dotnll of tho preparations for the sailing of tho battleship lleot to tho Pacific ocean Is now woll In hand, and by December 1C, tho date on which tho vessels will pass out of Hampton Roads in review before President Itooscvclt, members of tho cabinet nnd high officials of tho navy, arrangements for tho comfort of tho men en routo will hnvo been attended to. At nil of tho navy yards tho work of making necessary repairs is being pushed and those will bo completed com-pleted by Decombor 1. Provisions aro being stored aboard tho vessels, and their coal bunkers aro being filled to their capacity. |