Show CHRISTMAS ON NAVAL VESSELS washington dec 25 admiral deleys deweys christmas greeting to the officers and men of tho navy breaking a united stand for tho good t tho country and for the service via communicated munica ted to the officers and men aboard the vessels throughout the world wherever they could be reached toy telegraph to the men ot the navy along the atlantic coast thero was also sent a christmas greeting toy means ot wireless telegraph alch incidentally served as an elaborate and practical test of this auxiliary ot the naval service the clesa messages were sent by direction of admiral manner chief oe tho bureau of and the results were most satisfactory to him the messages containing the greetings were sent out last night from the wireless station at the washington navy yard and were relayed from place to place early responses came from the officers nearest washington but before midnight many of the stations had replied including new orleans colon and san juan the colon reply coming bi way of guantanamo practically no work was donta today on tho ships everywhere liberal shore leave had been granted to the officers and men while the dinner served aboard ship was under the usual custom characteristic ot the christmas season many of the vessels captains joined with officers in the war department in celebration of the day |