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Show N0THIN6 HOSTILE IN NAVALACTIVITY JAPANESE AT TURTLE BAY ARE MERELY SALVAGING THE STRANDED WARSHIP. Vessel Which Has Been Aground In Secluded Mexican Haven Since December, Cause of Sensational Sen-sational Rumors. Washlngfon. Commnnder Noble Irwin Ir-win of the cruiser New Orleans, reported re-ported to the navy department on April 18 that he had investigated the Japanese naval activity in Turtle Bay, Lower California, and found no Indication other than salvage work on the stranded cruiser Asama. The commander's report was sent by wireless to Admiral Howard, commanding com-manding the Pacific fleet, who telegraphed tele-graphed it to Secretary Daniels as follows: "The Asama still aground in San Bartolome bay. Only other vessel present one repair ship and two colliers. col-liers. No Indications of other than salvage work." Secretary Daniels had called upon Admiral Howard for a special report in view of press dispatches telling of the assembling of a squadron of foreign for-eign warships In Turtle bay, of a large camp established by the Japanese Japan-ese ashore and of mines laid In the harbor. The Asama has been aground In the secluded Mexican haven since December De-cember and the reports Indicated that the presence of other ships aiding in getting her afloat was being made the excuse for the permanent base of operations. |