Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-10-01 | Page 1 | High Officials Inspect Vessels

INSPECTVEMS American Destroyed Commanders Com-manders in British Waters Report Re-port to Officers From U. S. A n t i - submarine Campaign Progressing and Excellent Impression Made. BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLOTILLA FLO-TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS, Sept 30. (Delayed.) Two American naval officials of high rank spent a busy day today inspecting, the American destroyers de-stroyers and receiving reports from their commanders on the satisfactory progress of the anti-submarine campaign. cam-paign. They had lunch aboard tho flagship of the flotilla with destroyer comman-dors comman-dors who happened to bo in port, In the evening they nttended an entertainment enter-tainment given in their honor by the bluejackets In tho new club house erected for the sailors. Tho officers made speeches and thanked the men for tho entertainment They declared they would carry back 'to the United States the excellent impression im-pression made upon them by all rankB In tho flotilla. fin