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Show BIG GUN PRACTIC E TO BEGIN MARCH 24 ANahington, Mar IS. The big gun practice of the Atlantic fleet will begin be-gin In Tangier Sound, March 21, the day after the Atlantic lleet arrives from Cuba and because of the attendance at-tendance of the secretary of the na and a number ol other cabinet offloers and certain novel features in the tnr-., tnr-., ... .1 get practice, it Is expected f0 be of more than ordinary interest. The dreadnought; Florida, will open the game by liring at the hull of the San Marcos. She 111 have on board spotters from the other battleships i to give them experience in fire control. con-trol. The rieet then will go to an anchorage five miles out from Cape Henry and the ships will fire at moving mov-ing targets, one division each day engnglng in the practice beginning with the Utah, Michigan and Ohio. Fecretar Darnels Is expected to iarrne on the target grounds with his party April 2nd, and will have an joportunity to See the r,un tire of live Florida, North Dakota and Wyoming, the most recent additions to the fleet I 00 |