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Show MAYO RETURNS FROHJNGLAND Admiral and Staff to Make Full Report to United States Navy. COURTESIES OF BRITISH English and American Fleets i in British and French Waters Visited. WASHINGTON. Oct. 12. Admiral Mayo, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic At-lantic fleet, and his staff have returned from England, where they participated in a naval conference with the allies. This announcement was authorized today to-day by the navy department. Tho statement authorized by Secretary Secre-tary Daniels follows: "Admiral H. T. Mayo, United Stales navy, and his staff have returned from England. The purpose of the visit of Admiral Mayo to England was to permit per-mit him to confer with officials of the allied navies, to become intimate in every detail with the situation as it Is at present, what had been done before I and to discuss the plans for the fu-, fu-, ture. The British admiralty extended every courtesy and every facility to ! promote thes uccess of this mission. Admiral to Report. "Admiral Mayo will proceed immediately imme-diately to Washington and will there in ak ea., i ul I -rap orU to 6th o-- h oare tary- o f the navy. Admiral Mayo visited tho English fleet and our own forces in British and French waters in order that ho might familiarize himself with the conditions under which tho allied forces are operating." The fact that Admiral Mayo had been sent to England was disclosed to the press at the time of his departure, with the request of the government not to mention the rip. Excep in one or two instances, the request was .generally .gener-ally carried out. oo |