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Show ARMORED CRUISERS ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO Snn Francisco, Oct. 17. The armored ar-mored cruisers, California. Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania and Colorado, which reproHent-ed reproHent-ed the United States at the Chilean centennial celebration, arrived here yesterday from South America. They will remain here until Nov. S, when Admiral Giles Harbor will be succeeded succeed-ed by Admiral Edwin B. Horry. On" heard the California and Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania were ten Argentine naval officers who will spend six months on the warships for educational purposes. pur-poses. According to her ofTicern, the California Cali-fornia proved herself to he tho most economic vessel in the navy; She burned :;u per cent less coal than was exp'-'Cted on the 3.SO0 mile run from Chirnbato. Coming up the California coast, the three cruisers participated In a full-power full-power draft trial. The California luude tho best speed, making L'0.4 for six consecutive hours Fourteen hundred blue jackets were given short liberty yesterday. |