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Show version of a large number of men into seamen and officers as the "most notable feature of the war." Declaring that the American ; Wftyy Is the greatest and most I powerful the world has ever seen, Mr. Knox pointed out that every day crews must be ready for twelve new ships coming off the ways. PROGRESS NOTED IN THE PACIFIC Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reveals that we now have more than fifty aircraft carriers operating in the Pacific. While warning that tK6 war is far from won, he says that we have complete possession of the Pacific and "we go where we please and dare the enemy to stop us." The Navy, according to the Secretary, Sec-retary, has been built up from about 160,000 men and 8,000 officers offi-cers to a force of more than 3,000-000. 3,000-000. He considers this quick con- |