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Show STRAUSS COMMANDER OF NEW BATTLESHIP WASHINGTON", Dec S.Captain Joseph Jo-seph Strauss, for tlirge years chief of the navy's ordnance bureau, with ranlt of rear admiral, has been relieved of that duty at his own requeEt so that he may to eea. He probably tyU! be assigned to command com-mand one of the new dreadnoughts. Secretary Daniels acceded to thf request re-quest because Captain Strauss, who Is the navy's principal ordnance export, has been kept ashore so continuously that lie is short of the sa service record required re-quired for advancement under the new selection system of promotions. |