Show FOREIGN NATIONS TO HELP US ACCEPT invitation TO TAKE TAK PART IN NAVAL procession THROUGH PANAMA CANAL plan plant of navy department call for appearance in line of one hun dred warships baity eight of thern under foreign flags wash washington ington pi five ve of the nations invited to tako take part in the great anuial procession aich will start at hainston Hain roads and cruise by way of tho the panama canal to the golden gato cate next year have formally noti notified fled tho the elate slate department ot their thoy aru are tho the argentine republic france germany areat britain and portugal japan also has decided to accor according ling 1 to the press reports und it Is not doubted that when the time comes conies all of thu the marl time nations of tho the world wilt will bo be represented in the line the plans of the navy department call for the appearance in line of about warships ar ships sixty eight of them under foreign flags the power e ra having great navies aro are invited to send each four ships and those with lesser 1 naval establishments to contribute two each the date for iho the assembling of thie this international fleet has not fixed but under the torme terms of the act of congress it must bo be early in 1915 and AS re the voyage from hampton roads to san will consume at least ono one month tau start must be nado made by the middle of january if the fleet Is to reach san francisco in time for the opening of the panama exposition february 1 20 0 |