Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1923, Page 53

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS BY M. H. McINTYRE Army. * In his closing address to the grad- uating class of the Army War Col- loge, which also took the form of his tarewell to military service, Maj. Gen. E. F. McGlachlin, jr, outlined his suggestions for the future work of the college. Based upon his experience as com- ' » mandant for two years and a military service extending over thirty years, Gen. McGlachlin belleves that the horizon bounding the possible de- velopment of the Army War College has not neatly been approached. “There is free room for the imagina- tion," he suggested, giving as an il- lustration the following plan. A year from now .the college work for an entire course might be based on the point of view of an important potential enemy. “Using our own bigher general staff organization, practice and methods, but enemy Or- ganization In other respects” he ex- plained, “conduct a program similar to the present, culminating in a war 3 plan for operations of the selected . state agalnst the United States.” Dur- ing that year he would omit the stra- teglcal reconnaissance to gain ten davs extra time, and devote June to 2 map maneuver in which a student body would oppose the War Depart ment general staff, umpired by the War Department chiefs of divisions nd by the faculty of the college. The purposes of the coliege would be attained exactly as they are sought now and the general staft would have an opportunity to test out, under the lhardest possible conditions, one of its «wn plans,” he stated. He mentloned, among hls sugges- tions, that the informative periods ir. several subjects might be followed by applicatory periods during which problems would be given and solved by individuals and by committees. “He also, suggested that a ‘small pumber of general officers be assem- lled annually four weeks prior to the final war games, to take a speclal course in G-2 work based upon the Years study. to spend & week on the + war plan to be gamed and to partici- pate as commanders In the game itself. The retiring commandant believes it advisable ta_increase the number of naval students to at least twelve, including two marine officers and four from other than the line of the vy and Marine Corps. Suggestions that at least ten National Guard and Tieserve Corps officers be maintained in speclal courses were also made. Public benefit, he belleves, would re- sult by selecting a few representa- tives of financial, industrial, educa- + tional, legal. transportation, labor and .publicity interests as students aually, as well as representatives the State and Commerce Depart- ments. Dogma and rule, he pointed out, while they have their places in special schools, _should be guarded the War College, so that full expression of liberal opinions may be discussed. v Plans for the instruction of pris- oners in Army posts are being studied at the suggestion of Gen. Pershing. swho believes that uch good would redound to the service and that indi- viduals would derive distinct benefits. At many posts it is understood facili- ties do not exist and good instructors are not availablé. The suggestion of organizing such classes has been con- veved to post commanders, where table facilities exist or may be extemporized. In making the sugges- tion, Gen. Pershing points out that the ‘usefulness of a soldler depends * upon tie degree of his training dur- inz an enlistment; if this training is interrupted by a considerable period of confinement the government does ! not recelve an adequate return. | In an effort to ascertain what type | of clothing 1s the most destrable for xorvice wear by fiying officers, a let- ter was recently addressed to the ofticers of the Army Air Service by the Army and Navy Air Service Asso- ciation. Reports received show that a majority favor a roll eollar coat, a soft, collapsible cap, some men- tioning the overseas cap and boots, as against puttees and shoes. Many officers made s@ggestions believed to * Le beneficlal to flyers. Among them were the following: Elimination of Sam Browne belt and use of a belt- ed blouse. the use of golf knickers or long trousers in place of tight riding breeches, which they point out are binding when fiylng and cause varicose veins; the abandonment of ihe long, cumbersome overcoat for flyers mnd substitution of a short fly- ing jacket is also recommended. Ta transmitting the replies to Sec- | retary Weeks the official of the as- sociation states that the information is forwarded in the hope that con- sideration will be given the earnest yappeal of the fivers, whose lives de- pend to a great extent upon their physical comfort. Three new Army Air Service train- ing planes of the TW-3 type, in which_the novice and the instructor sit side by side, having proven sat- actory after tests at McCook Field, n order for twenty more has been placed with the Consolidated Alrcraft «Corporation. The new ships will be veady by December, it is expected, nd will be shipped to Brooks Field. for training student aviators. Mcors of the Alr Service are| greatly interested in the recent tests of & special bullet-proof glass for use in _airplanes, conducted at McCook Field. With the perfection of this glass for use in windshields, observation ports and windows in the hottom of the fuselage, military flvers see added safety for war-time ots and observers. Reports of the tate that specimens of The mnew glass, .one and one-half inches thick, were not shattered or wven cracked when struck by armor. ‘biercing 30-caliber ammunition, fired At a range of 175 feet and a velocity of 1,600 feet per second. The bullet in this instance bored its way into an inch for about onc-quarter of an inch and was then deflected at Tight angles. Some aerial war craft Tave their observation ports pro- ected to @ certain extent by revolv- ing armored fans, which permit the fiyers to look out, but deflect bullets. The new glass will be far more efi- | cient, experts point out, if it is per- fected. Maj, J. O. Maubourge, Signal Corps, who was recently placed In charge ‘of the Signal Corps laboratory at the bureau of standards, expects that ex- periments on the development of suitable terminal apparatus for trans- mitting Gen. Squier's new universal have on the alr program here and the appropriation Congress will make. With the budgets both in the Army and Navy for the air services stlil n the making, no definite figures of the amount that will be ‘asked for can be given. Both the Army air service and naval aeronautics have had definite plans for expansion fqr more than a year, however, and there is @ growing hope in both branches that the remarkable expansion of the air forces abroad will tend to greatly liberalize the attitude of Cengress toward an adequate development of aviation here. An_interesting compilation of data showing the comparative status of naval aviation here and abroad has just been completed in the bureau of aeronautics, which, while necessarily incomplete, gives a falr idea of where the United States stands. Due to the fact that in Great Britaln the air forces of the army and navy are combined in the royal air force, while here and in France they are separate, an uccurate com- parison is difficult to reach. Further, the total number of planes each has does not adequately answer, as they are of such totally different types and characteristic One of the most satisfactory means of comparisons was found In the ex- penditures for the present fiscal year. \\'hi(‘l’! shows the amount spent in the United States to have been less than half that spent in Great Britain and only slightly more than half that spent in France. The apparent weak- ness of the French figures, however, is more than offset by the preponder- ance of her military aviation over all other countries. The tabulation of expenditures is as follows: United States. A r service. Naval aviation Total $12,500,000 700,000 Great Britain. (Excluding Rosal Air Force in In Royal alr force.................. $66, France. combined oaeee $44,600,000 600 Army and navy (approximate) Frauce has in operation in her en- tire aviation service about 128 squad- rons, composed of 1.152 machine England had in service thirty squadrons of 384 machines, with s eral more squadrons only recently or- anized, and the United States, rough- about 800 machines, of which 200 under naval aviation. Navy. Accoptances for the Alnav:dinner to be held July 12 at the Raleigh are pouring in to the committee and there is every indication that the second of these “get together dinners” will be even w greater success than the inftial one held last year. The original suggestion came from Secrotary Denby, the idea that it would_serve the purpose the officers together and better ac- quainted in an Informal and social way, thus creating a better mutual lking and understanding and a bet- ter general esprit de corps. As be- fore the gathering will be limited to the secretary, _assistant secretary, commissioned officers of the Navy and Marine Corps and retired officers on § active duty in the District of Columbia, including Anacostia. The following —committee, Capt. Chester Wells as chairman, have charge of the arrangements the dinners: Arrangements. mander Courts, United States Lieut. Rittenhouse (Marine United States Navy: Lieut. Arms United States Navy. and Capt. Arthur, United States Marine Corps. Enter- talnment: Commander Oman (Marine Corps), United States Navy, and Lieut. Shelley, United States Na: ~Deco- rations: Lieut. Commander Hinkam with will of getting | Invitation: (C.C.), Unite States Navy. Finance committes Commander Higgins (8.C.), United States Navy. Uniforms will be left to the dis- cretion of the individual guests but white trousers, duck or flannel, with sack coats, is suggested by tha com- mittee as the most comfortable and suitable clothes for these hot nights. A strong appeal to commanding officers to secure more entrants to the Naval Academy from the enlisted personnel has been sent out by the Bureau of Navigation with copies of the 1924 regulations governing ad- mission of candidates. These officers are urged to begin ipstruction of) itkely candidatgs now for the exam- ! inations which will be held next April, placing the work In the hands of capable and interested instructors. Practical demonstration of how ‘the naval recruiting slogan, “Join the, Navy and See the World,” works out in service is given by an interesting report from the destroyer Smith Thompson sent to the while she was at Chefu, China. Her skipper adopted the novel idea of painting on her mast the name of each port visited since being com- missioned in 1919, and now the prob- lem he faces is of finding room for those to come. More than sixty ports are listed on | the mast. Starting with Philadelphia | the list includes Constantinople, Ale andria, Port Said, Bombay, Singa- pore, Manila, Shanghal and doszens of places in out-of-the-way parts of the world. Restoration of the graves of an ofil cer and seven or elght men, members of the Perry expedition to Japan in been ordered by Secretary Denby. Acceptance of the offer of the Rev. Earl H. Bull, missionary of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church and superin- tendent of the Loo Choo Islands, to have the graves and headstones re- stored is contalned In a sent to him by the Secretary. Requesting merely that the work be of as permanent a nature as pos- sible, the Secretary leaves the de- tails’ to the bishop, placing a limit on the expenditure of 400 yen. In his letter the Secretary says: “The care of the graves of naval dead at home and abroad In almost every land 's one of the official du- ties of the Nuvy Department, as well as a custom founded on the tradi- tions and the spirit of the naval serv- ice, and the department therefore gratefully accepts vour kind offer to superintend the restoration of these seven or eight graves. i “It is regretted that at the time Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry | visited the Loo Choo Islands, about! seventy years ago. the same careful | attention was not given to the trans- mission of the full records to the de-{ partment as was given to the honor- | able sepulcher of the remains. “In accepting your kind offer, per- mit me torequest that you have these graves and sravestones restored as may be practicable with a view rather to Iasting results, using your own judg- ment as to the character of the work found really necessary when you | shall undertake it, the cost to be lim- ited to the 400 yei estimated by you." An illustration of the increasing in- | terest shown in the various training schools for enlisted men in the Navy is seen in the report just submitted to the bureau of navigation from Practically one-third of the entire statlon com the naval s enrolled in the Navy m. During the month of May an average of more than one assignment per man enrolled was completed. The following additional courses vow available upon request to ation: Boiler care and prepared by the bureau of e ing; pharmacy. prepared by medicine nd surgery: geography and citizen- On August 20 competitive examima- tions will be conducted for the ap- pointment seventy-two gunners Slashing SALE! Women's White Canvas Pumps an A BIG purchase by d Oxfords us—and a BIGGER op- portunity fOT YOU'—fO b\ly Fresh NCW Whites at a RADICALLY REDUCED HOLIDAY PRICE. Over 20 differ- ent styles; two straps, cross straps, one strap; covered and pat- ent leather high alphabet will begin there on July 15. Since this code alphabet is Intended | to increase the speed of automatic transmission in cable, wire and wire- Jess telegraphy, the development of the necessary transmitting and re- belving apparatus is necessarily some- what complicated. With its perfae- Ylon, it is understood, the Army mes sage center, located in the munitto; building here, will conduct some long: distance speed transmission tes The messages come in as wavy lines on & tape, being recorded automati- cally: ‘Operators then read them Visually, instead of by ear, transcrib- ing the wavy lines into typewritten dispatches. Additional compensation amounting to from one to five dollars. per month has® been authorized by the chief of staff, for enlisted men who qualify in the use of the arms prescribed in the’ execution of their dutles.. De- tailed regulations have not yet been announced but it is understood that in the infantry, for example, first class riffemen will receive additional pay amounting to five dollars per month when they reach a prescribed efficlency, the lower classes receiving three, two and one respec- tively, In the branches of the serv- joe using -machine guns and large caltber arms a simijar Increade in compensation will bé granted. Service circles are keenly Interest- &d :in the publication of England's blans to meet the challenge of France in aerial development by doublinf fts air forces, and. specula- tion-1s keem to-the effevt: it i French, Baby French, Military and Flat heels: medium and round toes. All Sizesto 8 All Widths WHITE SILK HOSIERY Speci als in Many Nationally Known Makes As Low as $1.59 Other Colors—$1.00 to $3.25 HIRSH'S SHOE " 1026-/1028 SEVENTH ST.NW., “UpperSeventh Street in Location—City-widein Trade” ! Pensacola. | (rl department | heart, (ordnance), twenty-nine (electrical), d fifty-eight gunners (radlo). This examination is not only open to chief petty officers, but also to petty officers first class. In view of the small number of licants re- colved so far, commanding offcers have beun requested to call it to the attention of all avallable candidates. Following up one of the new ideas for stimulating recruiting—that of in- ducing men on leave to be a “recruft- ing party of one'—the chief of the bureau of navigation has sent out & {eircular letter to all ships and sta. tions. a synopsis of the plan and is printing 3 paragraph on the back of all leave papers to serve as & re- minder. . The clrcular says, “A satisfactory sailorman is the best reeruiting me- dium In the opinion of the Navy De- partment. “A neatly dressed, manly appearing and well-conducted bluejacket, on leave of absence in his home town, remote from the seaboard, is bound to create a good impression. If he is in addition enthusiastic about his job and has the interest of his service at 16 what better party could the Navy send out to secure recruits. “To make this voluntary recruiting service attractive there Is offered, as an added Incentive to secure recrults, an additional perfod of five days' leave for each man enlisted through a man’s effor Vice Admiral N. A, McCully, who re- . L8 Lag as commander, . will visit a number of ports on the east coast during the . + Weeks on an inspection tour. ru* culle for & visit to New York on June 24, to Phlladelphia June Norfolk, June 26, Newport June Boston June 29. Admiral R. E. Coontz, chief of op- | the fifties, In the Loo Choo Island, has | erations, who will be relfeved by Ad- miral Eberle t latter part of July and will hoist his A dm oATHARA in-chief of the forces afloat in San Diego early in August, b .u the seclection of his staff, Rear Admiral W. C. Cole, chief of letter just|staff; Capt. S. Gannon, assistant chief of staff; Commander R. C. Davis, ficet enginecr officer: Commander W. W. Smyth, aide flcet gunnery; commander S. U Hooper, Hee, ragio oficer; Lieut Communder N. H. White, flcet avia- tion officer: Licut. Commander L. P. ‘Warren, aide; Licut. Commander J. Shafroth, flag secretary: Capt. W. Merritt (Signal Corps), flect pay- master; Capt. J. C. Pryor (Medical Corps), flect surgeo Sarine Corps. and pistol | fancy dresses, etc. She CLEANERS Main Office: 720 follows: | Your Holiday Outfit UITE likely your light-colored gar- ments are soiled from previous wear. We clean and press men’s white flan- nels, Palm Beaches and ladies’ plain and Have our driver call at once for the outfit which you anticipatc wearing on the Fourth. CALL MAI _and DYERS ‘\Innurl[le!t Quantico Friday night for Wake- fleld, Mass., where fl.( will go ‘into tralning for the national matches which will start at Camp Perry, Ohlo, September 1. B The detachment, which ic headed by Capt. Marion B. Humphrey as team captain and Capt. Willlam W. Ash- urat, as team coach, coysists of eight commissioned officers, two warrant officers “and seventy-three enlis men. Of this number, seventy “shots,” though probably only about fifty of them will survive the elimina- tion process and take part in the big match. They will remain at Wakefleld in training until August 25, when they will leave for Camp Perry. These men .were all picked as a result of the competitive matches that covered four days' shooting at Quantico and were selected from about 150 crack shots, all medal winners, who in turn had been picked by competition in the four Marine Corps divisions. The next class for candidates for commissions _in -the Marine Corps starts at Marine barracks July 10. There are about twenty candidates, of whom have passed their prelimi- nary examinations. They will take an intensive course of study for the next six months and jhen come up for their final examinftions for sec- ond lieutenants. Promotion of the following officers tas been announced by Marine Corps headquarters as indicited: Maj. H. L. Smith, Capt. A. G. Rome, Capt. B. A. Bone, Capt. B. D. Howard and First Lieut. J. B. Hardie. Maj. J. Potts has been detached from headquarters and ordered to Marine Barracks at Charleston, S. C. SIDDONS ON VACATION. 1 D. C. Supreme Court Justice Leaves for Summer Home. | Justice Frederick L. Siddons, who | has been presiding in Eauity Di- vieion 1, left last night for his sum- mer home at Haven, Me. The justice took with Lim & number of cases which he has under advisement and expects to reach @ decision in them | before hie returns for his “vacation torm~ on the bench August 6. He will then preside In all the branches of the court until after Labor day. He may then resume his vacation in Maine until October 1. Half the fun of fi 10 be workis knowing D. C. Engineers in Frail Boat Survey Noted Big Horn Ganon geological survey, both Washington men, have completed one of the most hezardous assignments in thdecords of the service—a journey in a frail boat over the rapids of the Big Horn canyon in Wyoming and Montana in an effort to survey the power - re- sources of the river. Benjamin E. Jones and David J. Guy, from the Washington office, were accompanied In the undertaking by Montana.engineers. The legend of the canyon is that it was previously navigated on a log by a soldier of Custer from the Indians. The canyon lies In a huge fold of the rock beds that form the north end of the Big Horn moun- tains. Through this fold the river has cut its winding way in a deep, narrow gorge, fifty miles long, which begins cight miles south of the Montana-Wyoming boundary. Channel Described as Tortuous. The _channel Is tortuous. The trav- eler, Jones and Guy report only a few feet ahead. troops in his cffort to escape | can see | The bottom | to irrigate 60,000 acres of bench land [ M. 'V. Ball, Miss H. G. Gantley and of the gorge is filled completely by | between the canyon and Hardin, Mont. | Miss D. J. Donnally. the river, trom which bare walls of | ¥ rock rise on both sides to a distance of 1,000 feet in many place going with the current to meet what- ever peril may await him around the | next bend. The matter of first con- cern is the rapids, which heard before they are seen. rapids the water surges over and around huge boulders dropped from the cliffs above. The surface of the rock iz weath-| ered and cracked, with here and there a huge pine clinging precari- ously from the edge of the cliff. The can_ be In these which have | CLASSES FOR ALIENS TO OPEN TOMORROW The Americanization summer schools will open' tomorrow. it was nnounced last night by Miss Maude Aiton, principal. The summer schiool work ‘will be financed partly by | the Americanization School Assocla- 4 | { | The | tion, which has raised funds for thix traveler can find his way out only by | purpose. \The money has been sent 1o the board) of education. There will be day classes every morning from 8:30 to 11:30 at the Co- lumbia Junior High School at 7th and O streets. The afternoon classes are from 1 to 4 at the Webster School at 10th and H streets. Evening classes are held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 at the | Columbia Junfor and the Curtix | School, in Georgetown. There will also be field classes for women who overpowering impression the traveler | wish to learn English or prepare for gains, Jones reports, is that of the nearness of these mountains of rocks which rise up beside him so close. The two engineers crept along in their boat between the cliffs, dodging rocks and edging around rapids. Report Result of Survey. As a result of the trip the engineers reported that if the Big Hoen river could be dammed at this point it would produce a force of 84,600 horse- power continuously, and that water citizenship. Any one desiring information about | the school should phone Main 6060, branch 356, Mrs, Harriet H. Locher, Crandall's | educational director, is co-operating with the Americanization School to test out the moving pictures in the teaching of adult foreigners. | The summer Amerizanization | teachers will be Miss Maude E. | Miss M. L. Benson, Mrs. H. C. nan, Mrs. K. Y. Cowling, Mrs. &chool Aiton, Kier- L. K. could be carried from canals sufficient | Heyle, Mrs. G. M. S. McClintock, Miss customers 4724 e 13th Street NNW. BOOT SHOP 1219 F Street Semi-Annual Clearance SA STRAP PUMPS AND OXFORDS Taken from our regular stock prior to taking inventory, these shoes are of distinctive styles imprinted with the famous “Queen Quality” trade mark, which is your assurance of satisfaction. 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