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Show Rodman, who declared today that tho du uation is "very grave." 1 At present, Admiral Rodmnn said, thi personnel of the fleet in these T,a;rj numbers 14,000 officers and men. U'Uij finally assembled the Pacific fM n scls, to have a full complement, will r quire 66,000 officers and men. At irM ent they have only 311.000, he said. As I result of the shortage it ia pr-'il-X h said, some vessels will have to be pla---4 in "reduced commission," with only enough f a crew to guard and nr for them. SPEED ENLISTMENTS, IS RODMAN'S PLEA LOS ANGELES HARBOR, Cal., Aug. IS. Unless enlistments In the navy are speeded up the Pacific fleet when finally final-ly formed will have a complement of only 50 per cent, according to Admiral Hugh |