Show JELLICOE LAUDS AMERICAN NAVY As Substitute for Adm Admiral iral I Sims at atH London Dinner H He e U. U S. S London Dec 14 Admiral H Admiral Viscount former commander of or the British grand fleet presided at a meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing tonight at tho the Bedford college for women In In London and said eald ho came I In place of or Vice Admiral Sims commander commander commander com com- mander of tho American naval forces In n tho the war zone because Admiral Sims was a brother officer as were Wera all I American officers who had been serving In lag ing In tho the European waters Admiral I Sims was prevented from attending attending attend attend- ing because ho he had taken personal command command com com- command mand of ot the American squadron sent to welcome President Wilson Admiral J said that Admiral Sims who had d done one so BO much to save civilization was the right man to command the escort as ho had seen tho the American forces grow up from their Inception When Admiral Sims arrived In England Eng Ens- land continued Admiral he was welcomed In tho the usual manner b by having a a. ship mined under him No o one was injured Admiral Sims ex explained explained ex- ex to tho the American navy board tho the needs and necessities of ot tho the BritIsh Brit Brit- ish sh nay navy It was not cas easy for tor a people three thousand miles awn away said s Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- Admiral miral to realize what these were but Admiral Sims made mad the them m 1 understand and America responded most nobly AB Ae tho the American shIps arrived In European European Eu Eu- waters It fell to tho the lot of ot Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Sims to organize them thorn tho the ad admiral miral continued and It fell rell to his to lot t tf also to do tho the very cry cry difficult thing o of or f Imbuing tho the American n navy with a spirit of ot comradeship with those ve with t h who whom tho they were going to work Th Tho u result rosult Admiral concluded ha had d been a n. comradeship so 80 close that tie tho two navies had become one |