The 10,000-ton U. S. S. Chicago steamed out of San Pedro harbor one day last week, headed up the California coast to join the Navy Day ceremonies in San Francisco Bay. Off Point Sur, 110 mi. south of the Golden Gate, a dense fog closed around her. Suddenly just before the 8 o'clock morning watch was called, a large brown ship loomed out of the mists across her bow. The Chicago slackened speed, veered sharply to port. The brown ship scurried across her path, disappeared into the fog. Before the Chicago could...
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