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Show PRESIDENT NAMES NEW COMMANDER Rear Admiral Knight Assigned to Head of Asiatic Fleet With Rank of Admiral. Washington, Jan. 4 Rear Admiral Knight, head of the naval war college, w.i- designated by Piesidnt W ilson today to command th- Asiatic fleet, with rank of admiral. He succeeds Admiral Winterhalter, who has com- pleted his tour of duty and is assigned to duty with the general board. I Captain W. W. Sims, recently in command ol ih- dreadnaught N'evacla, will become president of the war college col-lege t is understood he is one of six captains re mmonded fr promotion promo-tion to rear admiral by the new selection se-lection board. |