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Show oo fREMIi TO GREET WON PARIS, Dec. 3 Tho fleet, which will meet President Wilson on his way lo Europe, is being assembled at the American naval. bases at Brest, France, and Portland, England. The dread -naughts in the fleet comprise the largest larg-est ships on this side of the water, including in-cluding the New York, tho Oklahoma and the Nevada, under Admiral Rodg-ers. Rodg-ers. The destroyer contingent will number twenty-four vessels. Tho fleet will proceed 1,500 miles out to sea where tho meeting with the steamship bearing the president with its escort will take place. Admiral Mayo, on board tho escorting battle-, battle-, ship Pennsylvania, will then take command com-mand of the combined fleet of ten battleships bat-tleships and twentyeight destroyers, the latter including four proceeding with the Pennsylvania. A stop will be made at the Azoresprincipally to insure in-sure a supply of oil for the destroyers. destroy-ers. It is probable that French and British Bri-tish warships will meet the incoming American fleet at a later stage, but no notification to this effect has thus far reached the American authorities. Colonol E. M. House will go to Brest to greet the president on his arrival, j oo j |