ARMY & NAVY
Neither the hoariest monkey nor the most venerable boa constrictor on the jungle shores of Gatun Lake had seen such a sight as took place on that cobalt body of water last week. For 48 hr. a file of warships in pairs, by the dozen, by the score streamed steadily westward through the Panama Canal.
The U. S. Fleet had just ended its two-year vigil in the Pacific by a cruise down the West Coast and a mimic attack on Panama Bay. Thousands of officers and men were on shore leave, pending...
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