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Show WILLIAM S. SIMS, VICE ADMIRAL, TO BE ADVANCED SOON By Assad st td Press. WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. Vice Admiral William H. 8ims, commander com-mander of American naval forcea In Europe since the United States went to war. nas been selected for promotion to the rank of admiral when a vacancy In the list occurs next month through the retirement ,,r Admiral Austin M Knight, com- nvindinjr the Asiatic fleet. I Rear Admiral Albert R. Cleaves. chief of the convoy service which i has guarded transports going; over-, over-, sea without hm; an aethound -i ship, will be made vice admiral to , fill the vacancy caused by the ad- vance of Admiral Hima. |