Show IT AMERICA GIVES FULL LL TITLE OF OFA A MIRAL TO FOUR FIRST SERIOUS STEP TO BI BIGGEST NAVY L jk 4 I w k Mm W. W 5 F I t s c J America begins to respond to the spreading spreading- sentiment in favor of df tl the biggest big big- ge gest t na navy y I Congress recording recording- this popular for force e has just authorized President Wilson to in increase increase increase crease the number of our commanding admirals admirals admirals ad ad- adding three supreme heads with power exactly equaling that now enjoyed only by Admiral Dewey The three rear admirals whom the tho pr president will appoint to Join the hero of oC Manila bay in controlling con- con I destinies are arel trolling our naval Rut Rear Admiral Fr Frank Frnk F F. Fletcher com corn chief mander-in-chief chief in-chief of the north Atlantic fleet Rear Admiral Thomas B. B Howard chief in of the Pacific fleet Rear Admiral Walter C C. C Cowles com com- chief in II of the Asiatic fleet w I I u J l n EWING U Rear r Admiral Fletcher Is the tho officer who was In iii char charge charpe of ot the tho 1 Mexican situation at Vera Cruz Crus and Tind he particularly it Is co considered has bas earned his is promotion In explaining tho the change in Ira the tho organisation of the navys navy's personnel Secretary of ot tho the Nav Navy Daniels says sn's For Fora a a long time it it has been felt when whenever ever there were any joint operations beJ beI between be- be J I tween the navies of this country and of j other countries that the American navy has not had the position to which it is entitled because other countries some with much smaller navies have given higher rank to r the commanding officers p f We have now in the American navy f. f f c in command of fleets no no admiral The ad admiral admiral admiral ad- ad miral we have is Admiral Dewey who is at atthe atthe atthe the head of the general board and does not go to sea The conference committee has agreed upon a D provision which will remove this handicap under which our navy has hu been compelled to operate |