Show CAPTAIN OF GEORGIA S Secretary Metcalf o. o Advises I Chaplain n Charleton That He Will Wi Be Protected Washington A April 11 S S. S Captain Richard d nl G G. G Davenport Da commander n of the thc battleship Geor Georgia ia ha has bIas Just 10 me P cl cc n a severe call down cal vomIt from the thenn nav nn navy department for jor Int Interference with wih the department of or religious lIlous thought nm among tho tilo jackles jackies of the Georgia Complaint was wa made mache made b by the ships ship's chaplain Charles CharlEs M. M 1 Charleton He represented to lo the department that owing to the thc ho hostile l attitude of Caplain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain lain Davenport Da it I was Impossible for him to 10 attend to his duties a as chapIn chaplain in He lie declared declare that Captain appeared to have no nn sympathies with wih his efforts lorts to keep keel the d men in iii Iri th lie Iho straight anti and narrow path and amI that his labors among theta them were wre being r l interfered d with wih and awl restricted Chaplain Chaplain Charleton cited a ft number lof of Instances lo to show how he lie was being beIng be be- in ing hand leaped h by the commanding 1 He lie alleged that the naval regulations reg reg- which require that divine service shall be hold held eVI every Sunday WI wet e repeatedly m violated Chaplain Charleton Informed the department that lint in view of ot the attitude of nf Captain Da It i would be useless q for hI hIto him to r remain longer on the tH Geo Georgia in and he asked askel a led for a f detail to another ves ves- S Ss s BOl ad I Captain Davenport defended his action ac nc- ac- ac lIon tion ton In not holding divine services sel on the tho Sundays by hy stating slating that lint conditions were WEre not favorable fa for or devotional de de- Ic- Ic I exercises I Ho lie e stated tn cr it i was n necessary arr to coal conI ship Shill on Oil one of the SYlla Sundays In question Inston S Secretary Metcalf Met Met- calf decided that Captain Davenports Davenport's explanations not satisfactory and an that the complaints of or the chaplain were pre well 1 foun founded ell A let letter was sent to Captain na containing n a reprimand nn and amid directing that thu iho naval na na- val pal r regulations with wih regard to divine lne dl services b be strictly observed In the fu fu- fu ture turc Chaplain Charleton was wnM toM told that hn ha would be protected In hl his Ii rights hl on th the Georgia I 5 |