Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1923, Page 10

Armyand NavyNews BY M. H. McINTYRE Navy. Acting under instructions from the Department, Admiral Thomas percentage of the total of that corps to be placed in the higher ranks. For example, officers of the construc. tion corps are particularly well fitted THE EVENING Wide differences of opinion have developed among the officers in the department over, the outcome of the trials. It is generally conceded that the blame rests almost entlrely with | the officers convicted by the court, but there is much discussion as to the extent of punishment deserved. There Is a strong sentiment that dis- missal is warranted only in cases where moral turpitude is involved and that in cases of errors of judg- ment, no matter how aggravated the STAR, WASHINGTON, With the exception of one ten-day report from the 9th Corps area, there were 4,995 men who were ro- fused consent or whose parents fail- ed to reply to the requests of the War Department. In addition to this, thero were 2,019 who changed their minds while awalting this con- sent and 3,002 who refused to make any effort to obtain this consent. All of these men wero under twenty-one years of age. Of the elass over twenty-one, there D nel of the regular establishment. This week saw the 95th Company of Marines (gas) complete their course in chemical warfare at Edge- wood, Md. Before returning to Quan- tico the marines held fleld maneu- vers simulating battle conditions which were participated in by troops of the 6th Field Artillery and infan- try troops from Fort Howard. This is the first time that an entire com- pany of marines have been sent to the Chemical Warfare School to un- MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, ___—I%-——_——_—____— finding as they stand unless some |placing these men about to be dis-| contemplated for housing the person- | the big question which is involved. legal question is raised. charged, PLOT TO KILL SWISS - 1923. Application for a new trial was made on December ¢ by the Depart- ment of) Justice, which was the last day allowed for the filing of su¢h a motion. It goes without saying that this delayed action of the Depart- ment of Justice in filing for a retrial was that the Attorney General's de- partment doubted serlously the ad- visability of taking such action, and that he was largely influenced by the pleadings of the judge advocate gen- eral and the controller general. By the As PARI the elected fed. the arr connection with the discover: The him. PRESIDENT uucovsneni , December —A plot against life of Ernest Chuard, newly pr dent of the Swiss co eration, s been discovered ;«ml“ Matin'learns, a local doctor was ested by the Lausanne police in pre Matin’s informaint s the secret & rested serutiny president on | ception, where it One notified the polies =<k h. Thirtee in Euroy The of Friday attendéd ag plajfred 3 of those Wheydiew! and the been ph withhe police every to act as managers at navy yards, were 2,485 who refused to make any and they are now occupying such efforts to secure afidavits that they were of age; 1,579 changed their minds while ' being held awalting theso affidavits, and 1,387 men were unable secure affldavits from two disinterested parties, even though their parents are now livin During September the War De- artment enlisted 5,209 men; in Oe- tober the department accepted 6,794 men for enlistment, and it is eati- mated that the November recruiting strength will total about 7,600 men, Between December 1 and June 30, 1924, there will' be separated from the service 36,311 men due to_expir- ing enlistments, as follows: Decem- 10, January, 11 Febru- rch, 2.514; April, 2,60 June, 2,679, Only three-year enlistments are now belng accepted by the depart- ment, but notwithstanding the ab- normally large number of expiring enlistments during the current month and January, the authorities in_the department” are expecting to hold their own fn securing recruits so that the military blishment will be_close 1o its authorized figure of 125,000 men by the time that the summer training scagon opens. circumstances, it is not justified. Whatever the outcome, it seems assured that the matter will not b closed without a thorough airing, With consequent il effects on_ the A number of inquiries have Ived at the department for are indications that certain members of Congre: re contemplating taking the matter up. While deploring, of course, the whole unfortunate incident and the bad effects it has on the Navy's standing, departmental heads believ that wholesome lessons will be learned and that it. will have a tendency to put the whole ser on edge and spur the officer person- nel to greater efficien One phase worth remembering Is the fact that »m Watson down, officers and men conducted themselves in a most e y way when the disaster oc. . Washington, commander-in-chief of * the 1\>anl4: fleet, has left Manila on position But the Woods bill will his hip, the eventually ~reduce the number of . & such high ranking constructors to less than half of thelr present num- ber, with the result that there will be enouxh left for only the highly technical branch of a naval con- structor’s work. A similar analysis could be made in the case of the Civil Engineer Corps. _ Furthermore, Congress should look into the advisabllity of applying age in le_retirement to staff corps While this provision affords a flow of promotion in the line, it is doubtful if its application to corps of highly trained technic ould left il Eor prove economical or desirable. the troubled zone are so few fitted by adapt i) { training or experience to car The posed these technical duties that it seems bill “to provide foolhardy to separate them from the for ‘the equatiza- service in the very prime of their tion of promotion . careers, Dromoted: thira. That The proposed legislation smacks of of officers of the staff cor amalgamation in a disguised form. Navy with officers of the lin: The new result will be the absolut, was_approved Thursday by domination of all activities of naval Denby, 13 now ready for work by line officers, and stafl offi- to Congre Sponsored by cers v be reiegated to a position Denby and with the appr of impotence, much the s s pro- many of hi 3¢ the fessors of n L xperi- already created a great deal of dis- “amalgama- cussiol ve, as a substitute, This bill prov officers shall h the sam {tion, or the sa opport promotion, as f their own “time in the line; second, that quall fied mporaries in line are shall suffer the same a4 of nor advanc nt and the me penal .for failure to be advanced as may be suffered L their cotemporari in the line; fourth, this parity of opportunity and penalty to he main- tained from the date of entry into the service to the date of separation _ therefro: In its prac ditions as the thme it provides that staff officers of { such corps wherein promotion has been more rapid than promotion in the line 1 mark time in their present position and rank until their runnin ates in the lin or line cotemporaries, have overtaken them, when they will be there moted with such running ma It immediately grants to all staff off eers in those corps wherein promo- tion has lagged the line the same opportunity diate pro- motion as alre; been enjoye by their temporaries or running mates of t In gene cers of the D tion status Prepared by the interdepartmental committee, the draft for a bill to amend the pay act Is now being con- sidered by the secretaries of the de- partments affected. The sixth sec- tion of the pay act, which refers to the subject of rental _allowances, has been completely rewritten. Ac- companying the bili to Congress will be letters written by the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy, Secre- tary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce. It is believed that with these strong indorsements the measure will be given serious consid- eration from Congre id that it will probubly be passed during the ses- sion. dergo instruction in the various phases of gas warfare, and the re- sults have been so satisfactory to the authorities that it is probable that similar classes will follow later. Announcement was made this week that the Department of Justice 'will ask for a retrial in the Noce cadet longevity pay case in the Court of Claims. "1t was held by the Court of Claims that section 11 of the act of May 13, 1920, required that West Point adet vie be counted for longevity purposes and repealed the Hay prohibition in the act of 1912 counting such service. This action on the part of the Department of Jus- , it 1s stated, is ed upon th ommendations of the judge ady zeneral of the Army and the controller general It has been brought out that the controller general, following the ex- ample of the judge advocate general of the Army, filed with the legal de- partment of the government a brief in the Noce . in_which it urged that the solicitor general ma a request for a new tri There ha not been a case in several years t has been 80 widely discussed by legal profession, both in the service, but this is lar #disturbed < tions have result- ed in a conside ,jable concentr tion of foreign warcraft. Prior ‘to the departure of the Huron destroye had six Cuenca, & eity of §0,000 in E lies 8,469 feet above the sea. 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D of the which 1 Coretary submi: the Eye Specialist of Announcement was made this week by the War Department that ten Na- tional Guard officers have been se- ite plans h; 2 lected to attend the G-1 course at the hakedown cruise of the U. § War College, which instruction will Colorado, one of the two new battle- | begin January 2, and conclude Febru- ships. She will leave New York onlary 19. The officers who have been December 20 for a run to the Med- [ selected are as follows: Col. Thomas iterranean and_will_return in time|S. Hammond, F. A., Ilinois; Col. Jere for her trials about March 1. M. Leaman, A. G. D., Pennsylvania; The other recent addition to the| Lieut. Col. Henry Dickinson, cavalry, fleet, the U. S. §. West Virginia, is | Tennessee: Maj. Harry B. Van Sciver, en route to the New York yard from | . A. C.. Delaware; Maj. Harvey E Hampton roads for Instailation of | Lonabaugh, Wyoming. her fire control and other finishing | Rrig. Gen. Morris B. Payne, infantry touches, and will probably be there | Connecticut; Col. Merbert T. John- for about four months. It is hoved|son A. G. D)., Vermont; Maj. Charles to get her into the fle about July edsted, C. A. C., Oregon; Lieut. in time for the gunnery vear. heppard Crump, infantry, Vir- She went into commi: on with a ginia, and Lleut. Col. F. W. Man- crew of a little over 8§00 men of the | chegter, A. G. D., Missourl. 00 she will carry as her comple he is practically full in all except apprentice seamen Timin first: That staff 2 pite the mmendation and al of the & tary of the which it is believed is based n_incomplete presentation Congres: the cou 1y inves ions of th nding to vice opinion THE ORIGINAL ORANGE GROVE and by de- composite ultimate the to the lation. Assignment of the ten new light cruisers has been made by the de- partment. One of them will go as flagship of the destrover flotilla squadron of the Pacific fleet and the |1, other nine will be organized about January 1 into divisions of three | the scouting fleet. The Rich- |1 mond will go south about the first|ment. of the ye nd meet the Milwaukee | ratings ntice X in_Panama and Admiral Magruder |and firemen, third class, which will will take command of the first div-allow her to fill up with recruits. fsion. though it is not intended to do this until she is about ready to sail. Announcement is made at the de- partment that Lieut. Commander H. B. Grow, now on duty in the bureau forthcoming _international conven- |of aeronautics, has been ordered tog iy vill re -nt the |J0in the Amefican mission in Peru as Vi aviation representative. ARMY. ical app! exist On December 10 three first lieuten- ants of the chemical warfare service began short course of instruction in the office of the assistant secre- tary of war, which will fit them to organize their respective industrial | procurement districts to which they will be gned on the completion of the course. The officers who are | taking this course r Joseph F. Battley, who will be assigned to the second district at New York; Charles S Shadle, who will be sent to the third_ district at Pittsburgh, and Al- den H. Waitte, who will I i | muel Bryant has reported in the department fo the office of naval communications, He will devote his attention to the Capt. Sa for duty all off promo- = i Lieut. Comander M. L. Hersey has = : besn. detached from. du utstanding Ag SRSl bee i It ot ! proving grounds at % : e thori PV, ana ordered to, duty as ex 1o . tegular fiter e eary in tiva officer aboard 18 o I otenians Car the friction tender to submarine of No dlstrict, Chicago, will be filled by s inherent in the rst Lieut. Harry R Lebkicher, who e is now taking a course in chemistry | s ot the ersity of Pennsylvania. force in the Army. On the completion of this course, in disadvantages of that J v Lebkicher will be of the bill will ave shington, where he will the next ten years, -day intensified course in the duties of organizing the fourth st will decrease T vpical of tha ohi s | chemical warfare procurement dis- 0 ot th trict. the opponents of t sure following A det to reveal the for such a dra “han e motion scheme of the naval e ald Hunter. the commanding corps. It is o ne of the Delphi, the nlisted men, Bl agel oL X BN reduced during I is but prol 3 | aff o0ss of numbers isfied 1 s issued within s not include the membrrs of other Nevata And ‘the hos been mare fortunate duties of most of th artm involved in the court- on that the S tary Denby will h: the unqualified appr option as” to his course whe That s ‘- come to him. He can tablished hy disapprove, which would free the officers convicted from any punish- ment in case he considered the sen tences inadequate, or approve staff the pre. ance of offics a g orE March H the fourth nized estimated ast the shment Assignment ‘Watson, comn of the quadron of destrovers the California coast to duty Hon| e nt single list with no; Tist ill-fated cked on ptember, » preced- | The thre which | ing month. o to the low strength of the contribut Army are: Tho larg listments ing D in obtaining Jf?-‘l;‘ number of ex: started a h will te: o the depagtment is the o of t and subm findings not be e ,the have But one item in the amount of $355,000 for the permanent construc- tion of barracks for one battalion of i the 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga., is contained in the budget estimates . feans thit mo Siher Constraction 1 S.W. Corner 12th and New York Ave. N.W. means that no other construction is Ogernlgd by the same A'merican boys that were on 9th street last winter. 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