Show A ANOTHER OTHER ADMIRAL DISCREDITS SIMS WASHINGTON April 15 Some Some sidelights side aide for war lights on the navys navy's preparation were given the senate investigating committee com com- corn com I yesterday by tear Rear Admiral Strauss former chief of ot ordnance who was in charge of laying and later removing x-en-iov- x ing the North sea mine barrage I Admiral Strauss said that as as' soon as the war var started in 1914 the navy began laying In a large supply of ordnance equipment with the result that when the United States entered the war there here was ro shortage The witness told the committee that the Ue navy deserved d full fun credit for the North sea mine barrage as the British admiralty admiralty alty and d Rear ea Admiral rl Sims irr J failed edw to I approve ro t the project rote when e It first was suggested |