New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
Eberle Chosen
To Head Bic.
Pacific Fleet
Shake-Up in Commands of 2
Naval Divisions Will BE
Followed by Sending All
New Oil Burners to- West
Jones Commands Atlantic
Moves Held Preliminary
I'D Consolidation of All
Warshipsin One Squadron
rrom The Tribso,e's Washington Bureau

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WASHINGTON, June 18.-Selection
to-day by Secretary of the Navy DENLY
of Vice-Admiral Hilary ?. Jones to
command the Atlantic feet and Rear
Admiral Edward W. Eberle to become
commander in chief of the Pacific feet
is to be followed early next week by q
complete redistribution of the vessels
OF the two fleets, it was announced to-
day at the Navy Department.
1t is the intention of the Navy De-
partment to materially augment the
Pacific feet by adding all the new oil
burning vessels to that command, thus
making the fleet on the west coast in
ciudc all the modern capital ships of
the service. This is regarded In navy
circles as the preliminary step toward
the eventual consolidation of the fleets
in the Pacific.
In addition to assigning Admirals
Jones and Eberle to the feet commands,
Secretary DENLY has named Rear Ad-
miral John d. Mcdonald and Rear Ad-
miral W, R. Shoemaker as vice-admi-
rails. the former to be second in COM
mand of the Atlantic feet and the
latter to be the chief subordinate of
Admiral Eberle in the Pacific fleet.
Admiral Jones. who has been second
in command Of the Atlantic feet, sue
ceeds Admiral Henry B. Wilson. who
becomes superintendent of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Admiral Eberle,
who relieves Admiral Hugh Rodman in
command of the Pacific feet, has been
commanding the battleship force No.
OF the Atlantic feet. Admiral Rodman
will become commandant of the naval
base at Hampton Roads.
Other changes in station an
nounced to-day by Secretary DENLY in
clude: Captain c. T. Vogelgesang, to be
commandant of the New York Navy
Yard, relieving Rear Admiral McDon-
aid; Captain 7. A. Kearney, to be man
ager of the New York Navy Yard; Rear
Admiral Philip Andrews, to be COM
mandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard;
the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and Cap
tain A L. Willard, to become aide for
navy yards to the Secretary of the
Navy.
Admiral Jones, the new commander
in-chief of the Atlantic feet, was
graduated from the Naval Academy in
1884 He has commanded the follow
ing ships: Scorpion, Birmingham,
Tennessee, Rhode Island and Florida.
During the World War Admiral
Jones first commanded Squadron One
of the patrol force, Atlantic fleet; then
Division Four and the Newport News
division of the cruiser and transport
fierce, Atlantic fleet. Since 1919 he has
been admiral of the Atlantic feet,
commanding the battleship force. Ad-
mlral Jones was commissioned a per-
manent rear admiral on April /. 1919,
and was awarded Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal for service during the World
War.
Admiral Eberle, the new commander
IN chief of the Pacific fleet, was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in 1885.
He has commanded the T. S. S.. Mil
receiving ship at the New York Navy
Yard Admiral Eberle served two
tours as instructor at the Naval Acad-
emy, and as superintendent of the
academy from 1915 to 1919. He com
manded battleship division No. 5, At
Iantic fee, in 1920, and battleship
division No. since 1920. He was com
missioned permaent rear admiral
July l, 1919, and was awarded Dis
tinguished Service Medal for service
in the World War.
vce-Admiral Mcdonald was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in 1884.
He has commanded the U. S. s. Cas-
tine, Virginia and Arizona He has
served as chief of staff of the Atlantic
fleet; was on the staff of she War Col
lege. of which he is a graduate, and
has been commandant of ere New York
Navy Yard since 1918 He was com
missioned Rear Admiral on December
81, 1918, and he was awarded Navy
Cross for his services during the
World War.
Vice-Admiral Shoemaker is also