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Show CRUISERS START ON A PROTRACTED CRUISE Vallejo, Cal. Jan. 25. That tho cruisers California and Colorado will be detached from the Pacific fleet and start forth from here on a protracted crnlso is the belief of local officials, as a result of orders received today by the commandant at the Mare Island Isl-and navy yard These orders were to prepare six months supplies to be ready for delivery to the two cruisers upon tho fleet's arrival here from Honolulu. Plans for the movement of the entire fleet had been to lay in San Francisco bay for ten das, permitting all hands shore liberty, and then proceed pro-ceed with all speed to Magdalena bay for traget practice. The California was to have returned to Mare Island on May 1, with the West Virginia, Maryland and South Dakota. The Colorado had been assigned as-signed to Bremerton navy yard with the other ships of the fleet for repairs. |