Manila, Apr. 6.
When asked to comment on Washington naval officials' confirmation of reports that the United States Asiatic Fleet's flagship, the USS Augusta, suffered minor damage "when it struck a pinnacle, American naval authorities at the Cavite base today replied that "Admiral: Hart has gone fishing"
Previously, naval officials at Cavite had flatly denied that the Augusta had met with any mishap and Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, sent a special message to the United Press yesterday saying the reports were "untrue."—United Press.
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