National Affairs: Fleet Manoeuvers

The greatest war games ever played by American warships will take place this month in the Gulf of Panama. The former Atlantic and the former Pacific fleets (now the United States fleet, under command of Admiral Hilary P. Jones) are gathering at the Canal.

In the battlefleet which Admiral Jones is assembling is the old warrior, Iowa. At 9:30 a. m. July 3, 1898, the Iowa sighted the fleet of Admiral Cervera coming out of Santiago Bay and raised the signal, " Enemy coming out! " Now from March 26 to 30 the Iowa will...

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