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Show ADMIRAL SIMS TO BE WELCOMED BY NAM FORCES WASHINGTON. April 2 Vice Ad-;miral Ad-;miral WllllAm B. Sims, who commanded command-ed American naval forces overseas iKr:ns tho war. will bo met by .1 dlvl-'slon dlvl-'slon of do.--trocrj and naval seaplanes Iwhen his ship, the Cunard liner Mau I retanin which left Southampton Sun-U Sun-U a) i.-rlves off Now York Sunday. "In making this announceme nt to-1 (day. Actintr Sorrotary Roosovelt said .Rear Admiral i II Burrage anl his aide. Lieutenant Commander F. S. j I Hatch, would procr.-d to New York from Washington. o Rroot tht- admiral) !' .. t-rhaif of tbo aetln: socr-tar' Jnd ! escort him to Washington. I On complotlon of his temporary duty ; in the navy depart mont. Admiral Sims 'will proceed to Nwport. R. I., to be-onv be-onv president of tho naval war col-. col-. logo which duty h-' has requested Admiral Sims ha-- been absent from Ihe I'nlted States a little more than two years having sailed on March 31. 1517. and arrived at Liverpool April 7. one day after the declaration of war on Germany. He represented the American navy In preparation of plans for conducting all naval opera Hons. Rnd upon arrival overseas of the first destroyers was made commander In chief of the I'nlted States forces in European waters. Accompa.n ing the admiral home are seven members of bis ataff. Captains Cap-tains R. H. Leigh. J. R. P. Prlr.glo and I W. Knox, and commanders J. V. Rabcock. H. R. Stark. A. P. Fairfield end w A Edwards. 00 |