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Pacific Press Publishing Association

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 34, No. 15.

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The United States Navy.

Sixteen mammoth battle-ships, the flower of the United States' Navy, are now at target practice in Magdalena Bay.
It is expected that the fleet will enter San Francisco harbor about May 6, 1908, and then will occur one of the grandest naval demonstrations in the history of the world. In addition to this battle-ship fleet, the entire Pacific Coast squadron will be in the harbor.
The mayor of San Francisco has appointed a large representative committee to make preparations to receive this fleet, and a very elaborate program has been arranged.
About twenty thousand men are on these battle-ships, and their arrival will bring together a vast concourse of people.
The attention of the whole country—yes, of the whole world—is now turned toward this event, and their arrival here is being watched with great interest. It is a subject of general conversation.
We have therefore decided to make the SIGNS OF THE TIMES dated May 13 a number devoted especially to this subject.
This number will be beautifully illustrated with splendid half-tone engravings.
On the first page there will be a large portrait of Vice-Admiral Evans, commander of the fleet, surrounded with an illustrated naval border printed in colored ink.
The fourth cover-page will contain a view of the United States battle-ship fleet.
On the first page of the paper, inside the cover, there will be a cartoon by Mr. Maybell, our New York artist, entitled

"CONSECRATED SERVICE."

Here is presented a large figure of a soldier leaving behind the attractions of the world and pressing on to victory.
The whole paper—sixteen pages and cover—will be filled with live articles on the great themes of the Gospel, written with a view not only to interest the reader, but to save souls. Here are some of the subjects:
GOD'S CALL TO SERVICE—The Conflict, the Captain, the Reward.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES—Riches, Intemperance, War Preparations, etc.
THE LAW OF GOD.
BIBLE-READINGS ON IMPORTANT TOP-ICS.
THE OUTLOOK DEPARTMENT, specially illustrated. Here we will give the statistics of the navies of the world, their wonderful growth within the last few years, what all this means, etc.
Altogether it will be one of the most interesting, attractive, and important numbers we have ever issued.

PRICE OF THIS NAVAL NUMBER.

Single copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 cents 25 to 100 copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cents 100 copies and over . . . . . . . . . . . .2½ cents Five or more copies mailed direct from this office to individual names and addresses furnished, four cents per copy.
Regular subscription price, one year, 52 numbers, $1.50.
Address SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Mountain View, Cal.
Reduced facsimile of Mr. Maybell's Cartoon "Consecrated Service."
Reduced facsimile of Mr. Maybell's Cartoon "Consecrated Service."