Washington, Aug. 13.
The Navy Department to-day extended the Atlantic Fleet's stay in Pacific waters until after the fleet manoeuvres scheduled for February Previously the fleet had been scheduled to return to the Atlantic in October, returning to the Pacific area early' next year.
Navy officials explained that the move was an economy measure de-ligned to eave the cost of a round
it was the belief in Navy Debs before February.
Iment circles to-day that ships of the U.S. Scouting Fleet, which have been stationed in the Pacific area since last March, will remain off the West Coast until March of next year—United Press,
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