Show IMS IM STO STOOs T Os I FLATLY An Another t er U. U S. S Admiral Admira l on Record as Affirming Complete Efficiency Effi i ie of Navy During Wai r W. W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April vv The rhe vessels vessel's on n the active e list bf the bf the the- then n navy vy ere ivere nev never r better beitel bet bei beter tel ter er prepared for war than when the thc hc United ed States State joined j th 11 fj Y 4 giac Ja te r lans ns toomb to Ja a German erman of the coasts c cic oi or ic d' d Stat States sl B B. WIli WIlison YIl son nn today tol told th d' d Ben senate te committee tte Investigating the navy nivy departments department's conduct of the the the- y war war i Admiral Wilson Vilson asserted that Iron from I the lie moment war was declared the en- en en enIre lire Ire navy the navy the department as well a as ashe the he fleet fleet entered entered Into the prosecution ot f the war with the greatest energy i md rid its Its' accomplishments' accomplishments deserve tre 1 of the nation IN N POSITION TO KNOW Admiral Wilson now commander In ir chIef hid of ot the Atlantic fleet commanded he the patrol force that first protected waters water ater adjacent to the United States arid irid nd later based on Brest France co- co cooperated I operated In protecting protecting- allied convoys convoy in n I the war zone zorie and hunting U boats I Within four days after this country the entered representative of the allied admiralties admiralties' were were ni nl conference e with Secretary Daniels Da and naval officers officer n Washington outlining the m means ans by y I the most effective assistance I could be rendered by this country the I witness declared So far as s h ha knew I Admiral Wilson said every very suggestion 1 or r proposition pu put forward by the allied was promptly agreed to to and nd I ly carrI carried carri d out The Th fact that that he the ie greater part of the Ame American navy navy was vas transported over over 2000 mites miles o of ot water yater ater without a life lite being lost through f efforts efforts' of the e enemy my t testified to the success of this' this co per th the admiral asserted MISTAKES U UNIMPORTANT II Mistakes tre navy pavy during the thear he hevar var ar were so relatively Unimportant I that hat they were were hardly w worth consider consider- Ing ng ig In comp comparison rison with Its achieve- achieve i Lents ments the witness said Referring to to Admiral Sims SIms' charge that hat an sufficient lent number of ot s small vessels w was s sent abroad during the tho thoI first few tew m months of- of American participation pation in the var ar Admiral Wilson d de- de I clar lared ared d that at a conf conference rence bet between een Se Secretary Daniels and arid allied admiralty pre e tauves about abou April 10 1917 1917 the officials id no pOt not express any ted that that- dire lire re need for help and suggested th he ie United States take over the work or if patrolling the waters adjacent nt ito to this his country One representative sug rested that the United States send one r abroad in order t that at the flag may nay be shown o to o let et t be known that he the e Stat States s navy has actually tried j t the e naval forces of t the he ali allies s |