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Show SOUTH AMERICANS GREET FLEET WiTH ENTHUSIASM CALLAU, Peru, Jan. 31. Three i United States destroyer divisions under command of Captam Kenneth Bennett. a; rived here yesterday afternoon. I forming the advance guurd of the United States Atlantic fleet, which will pay a visit to Peruvian waters ThS American ships were given an 1 enthusiastic reception, tho docks being be-ing orowdod with people, who commented com-mented on the splendid Impression made by the little war vessels. The official program arranged for ! tho entertainment of the officers and I crvws of the American ships will be-I be-I gin tomorrow . with the arrival of the battleship squadron of the fleet. Admiral Ad-miral Henry Li. WIInoii, com mandcr-in-chief, will go to Lima for the purpose of paving a visit to President Leguio, tho foreign minister of marine A four-day holiday, beginning tomorrow tomor-row and ending February 3 has been declared by the president. SANTA ELLNA. Ecuador. Jan. 30 A Chilean fleet, commanded by Admiral Ad-miral Gomez Careno, passed this port today and exchanged wireless salutations saluta-tions with government officials here. It went northward to meet the American Ameri-can Pacific fleet which Is on its way to Valparaiso. Radio messages were exchanged ex-changed by tho fleets during the day. |