Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-01
NAVYSFAST GROWTH
IS TOLD BY DANIELS
Reserve Force Alone Now Larger
Than Regular Service When
the War Was Declared.
By Associated Pres. 10 Every gr.r,,,

BY Associated rros. 10 Every gven'-y
ANNAPOLIS. Nm. Pa. 1.
The United States naval r,.~rvr force,
now embracing G9V0 Dsn ard 7,2V
officers, "is larger than the regular nsvy
when war was declared and three ,inne>
rs large as in the spanish-Ancriean wy,
Secretary Daniels declared today, IN al
dressing the special grsrus,ion olsss %
300 reserve ofioery, at the Naval hes'srnv
"Thi. is wonderful r,oord for n
service authorized eighteen months ar"
The seoretary continued, and i,s or-ssion
has made u<ssible many phssc- ~ th~
divcrrifod work the nsvy bar be,r cs'l,i
upon 10 do"
Mr.. Daniels told The yotng or>~~r,
who have successfully completed Tho
prescribed fourteen rock.' oour~, tss'
when they left Annapolis todsJ hey
would find important assignments s-sit
therp and their achievements -ouid
depend upon themselves
The ideal ~ The navy IN war, the sccrf
tar ssid, was contained in B~nlsri-
Frsnklin's order to the unvy's hrst o.p
tain, John Paul Jones, 70 show a ~
times "a tender regard Tor Don->n~'
bntants
'If you wish to find Oh. Sir.r-,c- n
America method 81 warfare snS Ger
many's u IL embodied 10 Frarkifnf
instructions 10 Jones" said Nr Daniels ''for
the American regards war ~ a trav-dy
Much of the Secretarys address wa
taken NJ with a recital ~ the hrllien'
achievements of the American de~s-oysr
fotilla in the way and the bravery ~
American gun crrvs aboard nn~rrhsntfn~r
gxroIs HEROIC coHpUcT
Read the story Of ,hs Css-n, be ss,o
which though struck by a torpedo ard
seriously crippled, refused N return .
port NJ long ~ there appeared ~ b
chance ~ engaging the submarine The
whole country yss thrilled by the accoun'
Of their exploit of the Fnnring and ths
Nicholson IN destroying German sub
marine and capturing its entire crew The
British admiral in commanding OfHoer
and men said The whole sHs'r ne''ec's
credit on the discipline and training Of ths
United states Hotills
"'The first officer los, in tho prs.eni
conflict, Lieut. Clarence e. Thomas
after the Vacuum, ch~ered his irec,ing
men as they wsre tossed sho'i. IN an open
boat far from land. and he At s~st p-crisbed
from cold and exposure After the Jeoor
Jones was SUNK Lieut. Junior gradei 3. Il
Kalk, though weakened by shock and
exposure, swan from raft n raft. -
equalize the load and keep asost Tho men
who were awaiting rescue, and m the
night, before sticcor arrived. p~r,shrd.
Let us no. Jorge, those too Si1nncrs of
the Antilles who stood by their guns uafll
IL was TOO late 10 escape The contests ~
the Silver shell. which sen, down the
submarine which attacked it; a nc
Moroni, on which the men stayed az thcir
guns until the flames farcd up IN the for
OF the smokestacks; Of The CAmpans
whose gunner. lought for hours rn'i
F, their ammunition was exha1s:ed, ot tAs
J. L. Luckenbacb, hit nine tines anc
/ temporarily disabled. fought a subnarins
for four hours, before aia arrived. anC
later managed % reach port under her
own steam; Of the Armenia. ana n dozen
others are notable enough 70 oc rcoorisc
in nayal history