The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
 ARE OVERDUE No Word From Admiral
 SperrY. JAPAN'S PLANS ARE UPSET Announcement of Delay Causes Much Disappointment. The Sea Is stin Very Rough And It is Believed That the Fleet
 Has Gone Far Out
 to Sea.
 
APANs PLANS ARE UPSET

Tokio, Oct. 16, 9 p. m.-Up to this hour there has been received no addt- ,tionaI intelligence of the progress or position of the American battleship fleet and 1t is believed that the hrst message of welcons sent yesterday by Vice Admiral Saito. minister of the navy, was not received.
 The Associated Press has been in- formed that a published report to the effect that one of the vessels of the fleet became separated from the others in the storm is absolutely untrue. as the navy department here has been un- able to communicate with the Anieri- can warships since this morning. It is supposed that the rough weather has compelled Admiral Eperry to take the fleet away from the dangers of the coast and far out to sea, where they would be beyond the sphere of the wireless.
 The escorting squadron. consisting of the cruisers Soiya and Magamiai and the torpedo gunboat Tatsuta, un- der command of Rear Admiral Muraki. will leave Yohama tomorrow afternoon to meet the American warshipe
 The announcement of a days delay In the arrival of the American bat tleship fieet. made in special editions ot all the daily papers, has caused something akin to eonsternation in T0kio and yokohama, because of the necessity for wide departure from the program of entertainment, which had been arranged up to the last minute detail officers of the Japanese navy who have taken active part in the preparations, have been In constant consultation with Commander John A. Dougherty, the naval attache at the American embassy. It has been decld- ed to postpone the dinner arranged by commander In chief Ijuin of the Japan ese navy fo Saturday and Full ball aboard the Mintpsa which was to have taken place on. the same evening. to Friday. october 2s The dinner to be given by Rear Admiral Sperry will take place on the following day and the tlset ls expected to depart on Ennday October 95. instead of on ths day preceding. No word has been TO- ceived here from Rear Admiral sperry since early thls morning. At 3:3o q m. the sixteen battleships were off Cape Slltomi. about zoo miles south of the entrance to the barbor.
 The tendere eYankton, preceding the fleet, is slowly approaching Yokohama. and may possibly enter during the night. The Yankton was last seen off Yanshiu.s The weather is cold and cloudy and the sea Is still very rough.
 Fleet ls Damaged.
 Tokio. Oct. 17.--9 a. m.--The delay of. the American battleship fleet ar- irving at Yokohama was due to A tremendous storm oR the north coast of the island of Luzon. The storm began on the morning of October 12 and continued until the afternoon of October 13 One man was drowned and some damage resulted to the fleet. These details were communicated to the Associated Press at Tokio by wireless telegraph from the Connecti- cut through the special courtesy of the Japanese government.
 The fleet will arrive at Yokohama at o'clock on the morning of Oc- tober 1s The wireless despatch dat ed was 5:10 a. m. October 17 and was sent by way of Shimoneski wire less station to this place.