Show BIG Bifi WAR WAI VESSELS PREPARING TO SAIL SAlt Plan to Assemble Fleet in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Harbor Is Aban Aban- New ew York Nov 28 The Thc The idea of assembling as as- tho the greater portion porton of at the Pacific bound Atlantic fleet In NewTone New NewYork York Tone harbor and proceeding In squadron squad squad- ron formation to Hampton Roads the starting point for tho long lone western cruise has tie een 1 en abandoned In or order cr that each of ot tho the big war vessels vessel ma may spend ns as long a time as possible at atthe atthe atthe the various navy nV yards where they are undergoing repairs It I was wa expected that a at least sixteen battleships might mIght assemble hero about bolt I December 1 1 but but In lieu llau Iau of ot thin arrange arrange- I nt i v. v l f tho Woi cI f tt Hampton Hampton Roads by Monday Ion ay December 9 9 This Is Js ono week prior to the sailIng sail sail- sl- sl Ing in date date and Is a positive assurance that there will wIl bo be no chance of deJa de do- Ja lay The Louisiana carrying the tho largest crew ever assembled on an American battleship will 1 be tho tim first of ot tho ho ships now under ander repairs at al tho time Brooklyn navy yard to leave New Now York for tho the rendezvous ous on Virginias Virginia's shore shore With Wih 57 officers and men on board the Louisiana LouIsIana wilt will wil get under way at 6 a.m. a. a n m m. mon on Monday The Connecticut flagship flagship flag flag- fag fag- ship of oC Admiral Evans will wi gut get et awa away from the tho local ward on December 4 Following tho the C Connecticut will go gothe gotho gotho tho the Rhode Rhodo Island the Ohio tho the Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama barns and the tile Virginia The battleship battleship battle battle- batte- batte ship Minnesota will wi leave lea tho the Norfolk navy yard 3rd next Monday and come hereto hero here to go Into loto dry dock and tho the Kentucky will wi leave Norfolk for Boston Doston about tho the same some time I |