Washington, Mar. 7.
The Coast Guard cutter Taney which left Honolulu on February 27 is en route to the Canton and Ender bury Islands in the southern Pacific to take possession of the strategic Pacific outposts for the "United States, it was revealed here to-day.
The ship is carrying a group of Coast Guard officials who will hoist the Stars and Stripes over the islands and take charge of local administrative duties. A number of American colonists also is on board the ship, it was revealed.
Building materials and plants are being sent to the islands to aid in the establishment of homes and other buildings. The ship is expected to
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