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...hostile European nation of about equal military and naval strength was at the point of breaking friendly relations with the U. S. About the first of the year its fleet was sighted in mid-Atlantic. At once our Pacific fleet was ordered to the Atlantic. Our Atlantic Fleet remained in Narragansett Bay, protecting our eastern coast. A detachment of the enemy proceeded to Panama to prevent our Pacific Fleet from passing through the Canal. This detachment, known as the Black Fleet, was impersonated by our Atlantic Fleet. The Pacific Fleet, attempting to pass through the Canal, was dubbed the Blue...
...days by an accident. Costa Rica had been having heavy rain which had prevented proper transmission of its mails. Two U. S. aeroplanes were sent from the Canal Zone to assist Costa Rica. Their duty done, they started home. Diving through the clouds they "stumbled" on the Black Fleet anchored in Chiriqui lagoon off Bocas del Toro. Lieutenant Moon, one of the aviators, circled, counted the ships, and then descending, bombed the aeroplane carrier Langley, making three direct hits with ripe tomatoes. Within an hour the information was in the hands of the Canal Zone defenders. It was most disconcerting...
...January morning, the Blue Fleet, under Admiral S. S. Robinson, reached the southern ( Pacific) entrance of the Canal. Major General S. D. Sturgis, in charge of the Canal's defense, concentrated his force of 9,000 men to defend the northern entrance, but only the more obvious points of attack could be protected and only a small fraction of the guns manned...
...Black Fleet proceeded to fire on the forts and locks, outranging the land guns. Black destroyers attempting to lay a smoke screen were driven off by the guns of Fort Randolph. The losses of the Black Fleet were three submarines and one destroyer...
...Blue Fleet was hastily coming through the canal. At 4:30 p. m. the first ship, a submarine, emerged into the Atlantic. In all, 58 Blue ships passed through the Canal during the day, the smaller vessels going first...