Show a I 1 em nava officers may be shifted jl no u i ir of command shifting in officers in years w volling ing araa practically icalla nil ot of ranking cers of df the navy he high in tile the nor next t few months de made k to be WV tri td capitol ay gossip SOP beor ding C coontz bontz ahle chief f of operations admiral ad signing of the 0 o armistice Is loce lace the probably ia 0 0 a go til iff swi bev united states fleet chief or of in alie 11 P jones who beeding eding ce in june julio r duty pr complete ilass ills son en kilt ill say y th 0 liis S 01 so BO enily 1 I to admiral coontz asi as successor the be iclef alef of ope rat lons the highest establishment has ams not vie a S selected elected iut but Is likely wn eel be admiral E H VV eberle comman cr ln In chief of at tild battle fleet SO BO they say ay it Is led a foregone conclusion that admiral coonan will be given the highest command nt at sen sell taint of tile the united santes flett comprising lacally nil fill the navy capt tho the units overseas rear admiral thomas washington ills his four year term as IS corn complete 5 next ile ho lins ins been ill and it Is possible taint he will go 90 0 on sick leave in ill juno june or july it Is generally expect expected ed that eaph chard 11 II leigh tile the assistant chief of the bureau wilt will admiral washington if promoted tilo ted lie he will bo be given tile the grudo grude of rear admiral who will succeed admiral ebella in ills his present posit position loti ni commander in n clinef or of the battle has not been determined among thos who tany may ie be chosen according to reports anro rear admirals samuel SS robinson Roi inson it 11 II jackson and lip andrews andrewa vice admiral jolin john D mcdonald will ills his services is com coin mander of the scouting fleet it Is said tho the other vice adin trill who will ho bo given a 11 new assignment Is it linker second in cOl colliani lIAnd of tho the battle fleet ile iio lins bad a good record in the pacific and may bo be nindo made commandant of a naval district on the west coast no less than six rear admirals on sen sail duty will bo be relieved rel loved lind and given shore duty |