| Show ADMIRALS CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT I B Believed to Have Perfected Code to Prevent Leaks in Department Department I Washington Dec Dee 7 A A. A secret and nd Important conference was held today toda aC at at tho the White Ie 10 at which there thero were were present Secretary of the Nav Na Navy Metcalf Rear Admiral and Hl in Rear Henr Admiral the tho commander o o of time tho fleet haw has hul boon boo to timO th Pacific The These Theno ur nrc the tho ort officials official who will wil be bc In tn touch In In an Un advisory capacity nit all through the tho orul cruise om A very lot interestIng and welt well wel founded l report was wa wa tl l i af afternoon aft aft- 4 ri marty r urel tt ru tn conf to the fC oC t the e C p I C codd d beW n agreed yo-d yo lipon pon hero Thero havo boon many mammy leaks leak In Jo the tho navy y nu department code and the the stor story goon goes the tho agre agreements ments today make mako hereafter Impossible at al so 80 o far Cur as th lbs tran o ot of diplomatic to the thus fleet Cleet Is news mens J concern con con- cern corned ed President Roosevelt Roose ol Is ts tho time official who would first get suggestions from fron tho time tate state tat department us UN to foreign ol news affecting affecting- the time fleet Ceet Ordinarily It I would bo be then Limo communicated to Secretary Secre tar tary Metcalf who would ti It I to Rear Admiral Brownson the ho chief of oC tue bureau of oC navigation na The last named official would prepare tho ho cablegrams cable cable- I grants grams gams or telegrams for tor or transmission to Hear Rear Admiral Evans the latter of oC course having having been given hen a n COP copy of oC tho time new code This I Is all the more important for tor the reason that It I has long long been suspected that foreign embassies cm- cm have havo the tho correct Interpretation of oC at least parts of 01 tho timo state department department depart depart- ment and nd nat navy department codes All AIl Al that was admitted about the conference today was that there thero had been an un arrangement l as to final inal details de de- de- de tails Rear Hear Admiral Evans E will wIl leave to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to I morrow ni night ht for Hampton Roads |
