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Show PUTS THS BLAME ON BENSON Admiral Told Him to be Wary of English, Eng-lish, S! .'s Testifies. Washington. Iiear Admiral Sims told the senate Investigating committee com-mittee on March 22 that Hear Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations during dur-ing 1 tie war and now chairman of the shipping hoard, was the officer who told him "not to lot the 15 l-it isli pull the wool over your eyes; we would as soon fight them us the Germans." This was not a formal instruction, the admiral said, but was told to him before oilier naval officers after See-jeaty See-jeaty Daniels had given him final Instructions In-structions previous to his departure overseas, where lie became commander comman-der ef American naval forces. It was repeated the following day. he declared declar-ed aid six months bit ir, when Ad-I'drivl Ad-I'drivl liensou visited l'ari.s. |