Show I ADMIRAL l W. W S S. S SIMS M BORN BORN TO T TROUBLE Rear Admiral William S. S Sims U.S. U. U S. S N N. appears to be born to trouble w M c as th the sparks fly upward up You see he has has' has the sailors sailor's s habit of s speaking his mind A year or so before re th the war he be was gl given n an official reprimand for c. c l 4 publicly stating that American and British battleships would be found side by side in the hour of danger Just the same ame this same sailorman 4 X 1 t not long afterward was in command of the American fleet that went to the r aid of England England and and did some admirable able work I On his return to this country AdI Admirable Admirable Ad Ad- mirable Sims wrote a 1 series of articles on the r k f American abr navy abroad d. d He Be fell foul of at the time Sinn in Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land and raised another er rumpus And now Admiral Sims dec declines nes to accept the distinguished service medal awarded him and practically n y accuses Secretary of the l Navy Danl Dan Dan- r f l Eels ls of 5 gross favoritism In making the m urn er Union awards It appears that Secretary Daniels did cUd not pa pay much at attention to the list of ot 10 JD naval officers tended mended r for the he distinguished service modal medal by Admiral Sims Anyway Anyway Sec See Daniels ordered the navy departments department's board revise tit the recommendations Chairman of awards reconvened to Page of ot the naval affairs senate committee on requested full fun Information Ute Hit board of awards concerning the recommendations recommend U B Of cS 01 ot and the sect secretary's changes therein There may be a congressional lure luc un e going oll Into the whole matter P f Wilson has the final sa say In the award of or medals and anti cro crosses es |