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Show BR1ZILI FLEET TO "FIGHT jRCROSS SEAS Admiral Pedro Pronti Appointed Ap-pointed Commander; Aviators Avi-ators to Go to England. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 30. Admiral Pedro Pe-dro Pronti has. been appointed the com-, mander of the Brazilian fleet which will co-operate with the allies in European waters. Commenting on notes exchanged between be-tween the Brazilian foreign minister, Se-nor Se-nor Nilo Pecan ha, and the British minister, min-ister, Arthur Peel, on the subject of Brazil's naval contribution to the war, the Jornal do Commercio lays stress on the firm determination of Brazil to act, on the one hand, by means of aviators sent to England, and on the other by cruiser and destroyer squadrons. For a long time it had been known that ! the Brazilian fleet would assume the re- ; sponsibility of patrolling the entire roast- 1 line from the Quina border to the south- : ern boundary of Brazil, but this is the first indication that the Brazilian fleet would co-operate in European waters 1 with the warships of the allies. i In her navy Brazil hae been considered ! equal in strength to the combined power of Chile and Argentina. The pride of the Brazilian navy is her two modern. dread- , noughts of 19.2S1 tons, the Minas Geraes and Sao Paulo, each built in the United States. These vessels carry twelve 12- , inch guns and subsidiary batteries. In addition, Brazil has two coast defense ' ships, a number of cruisers and gunboats, j torpedo boat destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, mine layers, river monitors ! and miscellaneous vessels belonging to I the navy. |