Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1922, Page 33

RO e - " THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JUNE 4, 1929 _PART 1 : " 33 ARMY AND NAVY NEWS ¥ BY MAJ. ARTHUR G. DUNCAN, U. 8. R. on May 24 of the service type sea- -— < | THE ARMY | [p1ane, carrying a pitot ana passenger <> —- —+# | from an airplane catapult on the A fitting promotion to chief of staff [deck of the U. 8. S, Maryland, the anticipated upon the possible retire- |country’s largest and most powerful went of Gen. Pershing two vears|battleship. The ulllpull.brece':ill)il honce is that of the appointment by |Perfected by the aviation branen o Secretary of War Weeks of Maj. Gen. | Va. Aas] theitestixt Eeitang, James G. Harbord, Gen. Pershing's|.The project of catapulting Dlanes ~ Stis an P ;| from a ship was first effected in 191 o £ e Tunsiadgn,ihe Teeett €PULY | on board the U. S. S. North Carolina, | JhlReg — s chief of staff. followed in 1916 by further experi- o/flu,umlmm.n s e~ It is the intention of the War Secre- [ments on the U. S. S. Huntington. ! i 43> . tary to propare for the promotion of | Equipment used in those days was, Z e {Gen. Harbord by proper legislation,|however, too cumbersome and not 2 g in that the present law for detail of | sufficiently powerful to suit the needs e ‘“fMcers to the general staft will be [of fighting ships and’ modern high- fmended, So that in event of Gen. spoed planes. Consequently work was g'-rshm('s retirement in September, | begun to produce a more compact and 924, the War Secretary’s wishes can |powerful mechanism which would be carried out in the appointment of | perform that military function which, « Harbord as chief of the general [ even at that time, it was evident, staff. would become an essential part of The indorsement for future promo-. the duties of a man-of-war—the tion of G Harbord ai this time.!launching of protective and observa- while the general is in Europe, is &, tion aircraft from its deck. The war, flattering compliment on the part Of { with its insistent demand for quan- ihe War Secretary. His action Wwill tity production of patrol seaplanes rove a popular vne, first to Gen.|for anti-submarine work, curtailed Pershing. who was responsible for|jexperiments on this subject, and it the commendable appointment of Gen. {was not until last spring that the Harbord as deputy chief of staff, and | work, of which the successful perform- Ly others who have come in contact [ ance of the 2ith was the result, was with the general. started. Secretary of War Weeks in a recent| This device gives the United States letier to the Senate and House mili-|a point of superiority over every | tary committees stated that should|other navy in the world in that none Gen. Pershing remain on the active!of them are in possession of an ap- list he will continuec as chief of Staff!paratus of this sor the inten- until two s from next September. | tion to equip every vessel of the bat- when he r after which tie fleet With a catapult and Aghting | Harbord. because of his three planes. The bombing operations car- and two months' service, at that time|ried on last summer by the joint would not be eligible for appoint-|forces of the Navy and Army showed ment as chief off staff for a longer | the possible vulnerability “of war- @ than ten months until he had |ships subjected to aircraft attack. ears with troops. nd the lesson learned from these we cannot look for- [tests has taught us that the only ward with any certainiy as to what|answer to bombing and air attacks will happen two ¥ from now.” |js the use of aviation itsélf—that 1§ said_the Secretary, “but. if | remain|io say. the carrying of fighting planes head of the War Department, I should {on ail types of ships. The successful Wwish to recommend Gen. Harbord t0|consummation of the planes for cata- succeed Gen. Pershing. It is a natu-pult development have made this ral promotion. Gen. Harbord Will|possible for our Nav know more thoroughly than any other officer can the workings of the War Department and the dutics of Adsstent Tagler fenmetne the chief, and it does seem to me to| Recent confirmation by the Senate e o Janitlation to have a pro-|of the nomination of Capt. John D, viston making it possible for the|Beuret as the naw chief constructor 4 avy, v ly 2 President” to' “select” any officer, he | o€ the, X eTERNG (O LU ed Wishes for such High preferment. service of the present chiel, Rear Ad- s miral D. W. Taylor, who upon is and Guns. own application will be placed on the Extensive experiments have been|retired list. carried out at Edgewood arsenal in| It is said that Rear Admiral Taylor the chemical warfare service to de-|is responsible for the design of more fermine the effect of chemical war-|man-of-war tonnage than eany other fare agents on small arms ammuni-lconstructor in the world. 1n his re- tion. Concentrations of gas Were|rirement is seen the last of the war- used greater than those which intime chiefs of naval bureaus, all of general could be expected upon the|the others who served in that im- battlefield. Tt was found that ma-|portant position during the war h 1e guns would not be put out of|ingy peen retired or relieved. The &ction by any concentration of chemi- | retirement of Rear Admiral Taylor is cal warfare agents which is at allinot a surprise to his friends, as it had feasible under field conditions. been known for some time that he The rumor that machine guns of|contemplated applying for relief from other weapons were put out of action |active duty, where he has rendered by gas cloud attacks upon the British | service of the greatest importance in front during)the war woul) 8sem 19 | connectioniwith thexdesigniand cons - gRerate ere were reports t i ol e o e s op to| mrstionfotizhiza ol TWaR British were put out of action due to . > the corrosive effect of the chlorine Bigj Gumep for W askingion. £as ‘and bther ehemical warfare| In order to insure a record attend- agents used by the Germans. ance and incidentally secure funas s for a new athletic fleld at the Naval — S " 5 | HE Phillip Levy’s —is the only place in Washington that sells the famous Ostermoor Mattresses They are thoroughly “Built"—not “Stuffed.” Phillip Levy & Co. is the home of the most liberal credit terms in Washington. 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Academy, the big football game of In connection with the investiga-|the east between the Naval Academy tion of the new .30-caliber machine |and Pennsylvania State will be gun ammunition at the &mall arms|played In Washington at the Amer- ballistic testing range at the Aber-|ican League Park on November 3. deen proving ground, much interest- The game was originally arranged to ing and valuable data is collected. [ be played in Annapolis. Ranges have been obtalned up to Excepting for a few entries in track 5.500 yards, with the expectation that|meets, the midshipmen have rarely the ultimate range will be in the|engaged in athletic contests in neighborhood of §,500 to 9,000 yards. Washington. Tt is the wish of Rear Range firing is one with a modi-| Admiral Henry B. Wilson, U. S. 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The car is pro-|the “middies”” in contests performed vided with a firing mount capable of |in the District of Columbia. being adjusted in both azlmu‘th ?’nd ST s - xN altitude, and which wiil receive the siutias and wnlen Wl 'recelve e | T MARINE CORPS | <> accurate laying of small arms and This B;autiful 4-Piece Bedroom Suite Full size Bow-end Bed, Dresser, nice size 4- drawer Vanity and Chifforobe, built in the grace- . ful Queen Anne design and finished in a beauti- ful walnut. $17.00 Cash—$3.00 Weekly © $15.00 Cash—$2.00 Weekly ik s < ach 8. puschitspy - The third annual reunion of the Promotion of Reserve Officers. famous 2d Division, which captured In order that former officers as a class, who falled to take advantage of the opportunity given them be-1 one-fourth of the prisoners and artil- lery pieces taken by the A. E. F. and suffered one-tenth of our losses in the world war, will be held at Quantico, fore enactment of the act of June 4, 1920, to secure appointment in the|vVa. on June 6, 7 and 8. Those ‘hree grade next above that held by them days coincide with the three days of Rt termination of hostilities, might|tha hottest fighting the 2d's artillery- not be unduly handicapped, a pro-{men, doughboys, leathernecks, engi- vision permitting the giving of double | neers and other units experienced oredit for active war service in-com-|while barring the attack of the Ger- ipleting the required three years’ mans on_the Paris-Chateau Thierry e 2 H rvice in the grade in which ap-|road in June, 1918. any; very attractively finished. ointed is now incorporated in spe-| The 5th and 6th Marines, compris- cial regulations 43 issued by the|ing the Infantry brigade at Quantico, adjutant general. - will be the hosts for the returning veterans. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. 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Dress parades, dinners. box I Liberty Bonds > T < ing bouts, baseball and other athletic Sesveral months ago the French|contests, memorial exercises, the an- il Accepted at Face Valye nual business meeting, a ball and a committee of aeronautical develop- review comprise the major part of ment announced its intention to offer 0 j r A prize of 1,000,000 francs for the best [the exercises The vets will have no Seto engine. It has now been de- |SxDenses while at Quantico. messing Gided to. add another million francs [aRd bunking with their hosts, and fo the fund in order to make the|feduced fares have been offered by competition more attractive. It is in- | 1€ TallF0acs tended, however, to devote 400,000 francs out of the second mijdon francs toward defraying the expenses of the competition and to divide the LITT remaining 600,000 francs Into two prizes i of 300,000 francs each for engines of l R d French design and_manufacture, these S eaay { two prizes being offered by the under- secretary of state for air. —to serve you in Palnting, VI - Paperbanging or Upholstering. The Air Service detachment. consist- - 1325 14tk St i ot two ofcers ana cighty-thres | Geg, P s In men. arrived at Mitchell Fleid on May eo. Plitt Co., Inc., 35 SEMs | ¥ from Germany. This detacnment Sas apparently assigned to Mitchell Field to be broken up and the per- sonnel distributed to other Air Service ot eather stations. This {act is regretted very | Tuch at Mitchell Field, because it 18|85 _makes a found that the detachment contains es added demands on the some very excellent soldiers and me- | bathroom, and suggests possible g chanics. .|@ need for Colbert's services in r_% H Under instructions from the com- @ modernizing the s manding officer of the 2d Corps area| an investigation was recently made of all possible landing flelds in the| Jicinity of Montauk Point. Long| Jsland. with a view to determining: whether or not it would be practi- B¢y <abie to establish a temporary land- We also make complete, new ing fleld in that v\cifni(y hunr\gngX m«? bathroom installation. Prices fleld training period for the Nationa : S ; Guard. 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