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Show CAPTAIN FOUND Courtmartial Approved and He Is Suspended for Six Months Gibraltar, Feb. 6. Captain Edward j F. Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia, Geor-gia, having been found gunty by court-martial court-martial of being intoxlcatec while on duty and of conduct prejuc-cial to tho 1 good of the navy.has been suspended from duty for six months, with an additional ad-ditional punishment of tho loss or ten numbers In rank. Rear Admiral Sper- j ry, commander-in-chier of tho Atlantic I battleship fleet, which stance on 4ts j homeward voyage today, nas approved approv-ed the findings of Ine courtmartial. but the secretary of the navy must take official action on the rocommen- : dation for los6 of number?. 1 Captain Qualtrough has neon detached de-tached from the fleet nnx ordered home. He will go as a pnssenger on the Georgia. Lieutvnant Commander George W. Kline, who v.-as prated .in command of the Georgia, will continue in command on the homeward journey. |