Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1924, Page 26

Armyand NavyNews BY M. H. McINTYRE ARMY. The Secretary of War has recom- mended the promotion ana appointment of ono brigadier general and two odlopeis, They are as folliws: Col Samuel D. Rocken- bach, Infantry, to ba Brigadier gen- erat to fill a va- cancy caused by the retirement of Brig. Gen. William P. Burnham, who was separated frorl the service Janwary 10. The second appoint- that of en. Fred . Sla major general January 19 to fill the vacancy occi- . ‘BRIG. GEN. SLADEN. ire ment of Maj. Gen. Walter H. Gordon, who is placed on the vetired list at hi own request after more than forty ye: of service. The remaining general cer appointment is that of Parker, infantry, to be brigadier gen eral January 20 to fill the vaca created by the promotion of G Sladen. At present Gen. Sladen tendent of the Unites Academy, We ¥ Rockenbach Center at Cam; Parker Is an War College. W superin- cenbach will the Dist Col Hamilton ang the 3d Cavalry, Fort Myer, Vir- ginia, has been acting commanding general of the District of Washing- ton since the retirement of Gen. Bandholtz, The War Department will shor place an order for twenty Holt T tractors for a service test. One this type is at which, added to this lot, to equip one battery. With battery it Is tho study of the mot step in intry car opment < type the rying veh running i zive the and an D proval has given by the Corps for another test. Another i provement in the developn 4 equipment is the comple Aberdeen of two bodies for = b being conducted on these | at Aberdeen. > vehicles The introduction judicating the bill will be known : Which not only duly assigned Department offic Will appear for hearings, but others who have sug- | estions to submit which do not come Tom the department There are a number of class officers in both the Army ana who feel that they were not deall with justly in framing the act of | June 10, 1322 One of this group is that of about 800 officers who en- | tered the military establishment from | civil life in 1913 without credit fo any service except that as comm sioned officers in the Regular Arm They claim that there is an unju discrimination against them im th pay act. It is also pointed out that | re given credit for constr 1920. from the emergency forec. 16 1asiotca that™ omeoce antitied to | greater ad- pay bill than under the 1908 schedule. There has already been framed a bill extending credit for longevity to officers who have comstabulary serv- ch will in all probability bpl d to the McKenzie commit- | It is also known that the | has a number of complaints ag the pay act. These have not tal any definite form, but when the ques- tion is brought up for discussion the | Navy and Marine Corps will be on | hand to present their side of the case. | Lieut. Col. subject to | believed that the 24th Infan- ol. Benjamin P. Nicklin com- ng, has established a record for re-eniistments during the period from June 1, 1923, to December 31, 1924. During this time_this regi- ! ment lost by discharge 553 eniisted men, and of this number all but twenty-two re-enlisted. i To commemorate the beginning of the Philippine insurrection, Febru 4, 1899, the annual dinner of the Mili tary Order of the Carabao will b given at the City Club February 9. At a recent meeting of the Washing- ton Corral. Military Order Carabao, Admiral Edward W. chief of naval operations, 8. N.. | ‘was elected paramount cai bao, l«nd Maj. Gen. John I. Hines, deputy chief of staff, U. S. A, was el patriarch of the herd. Other of who were elected are Harry R. Lay, U T as_ fol Col.. S. M. C., The dinner is in of the fol- | lowing committ Heller, M harge Col. Herbert L. . Hugh Matthe “ol. Charles DeF, Maj. William Lay Maj. William T, orge R. Grau. “Davis & Maj. Gen. William J. Snow, chief of field artillery, accompanied by Maj. J. B. Anderson. on duty in the materiel section, office of the chief of fleld artillery, left hington Thursday for a two weeks’ inspection trip to fleld artillery activities at : Benning, Ga., and ullll at Alabama PD‘}" technic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. At Fort Bragg Gen. Snow will in- spect the 13th Field Artillery Brigade, under the command of Brig. Gen. A. i J. Bowley, and at Fort Benning the 15t Battalion of the 83rd Field Ar-| tillery, Maj. Sia B. Anderson com- | manding: The R. O. T. C. unit at Auburn_is_commanded by Maj. John E. Hatch, F. A. On January 21 the new class in the finance school here will begin its twelve weeks' course of instruction. It is_expected that the class, which will be composed entirely of enilsted personnel, will number about thirty Btudents. The course is designed to acquaint the students in. the tech- nical duties of a clerk of the finance department, which Include matters of procurement, the disbursing and accounting of funds, the preparation of vouchers, the extension of pay | rolls and accounts current. On the completion of the course, which will conclude about the middle of April, the students will return to their proper stations. Capt. ¥. E. Parker, . D, is_in charge of the activities of the school, Maj. Louis B. Bender, in_charge of the neering division, office of the ohief signal officer, has been in New York and Camp Vall, Mo dy in cons > v | SIty, ;| stations. T i Joseph M. | nection with the development of ra- dio apparatus of the Signal Corps, Maj. Alvin G. Gutensohn, on duty in the fiscal division, office of. thu schief signal officer, has been ordere to Camp Vail, N. 1] and the Brooklyn general intermediate depot. pertain- ng to supply matters of the Signal Corps. NAVY. The question of moving the post- graduate school from Annapolis has again been brought up by Rear Ad- miral Henry B. Wilson, superintendent of the Naval Academy. In order that the recommendation of Admiral Wil- son may be considered, the Secretary of the Navy has appointed a_board, consisting of Rear Admiral Willlam R. Shoemaker, Capt. John R. Blakely, Commander Walter Sexton and Lieut. ‘ommander George H. Emerson. Although this question has been reviou: disapp ed by the au- thorities in th N Department, all of the bureau of the dep: ment have been fore the board and give thelr views on the subject. Little support of the proposition has been given by the officers on duty in the department. It is reported that Admiral Wilson believes the post-graduate school hould be mo o Chicago Univer- But objections are being raised the department to this location on ount of the prohibitive cost in the ked to appes ! change. The Marine will meet mext T examining board X lan examination of e and also to ve- ficers who have at eutlvink are up for promotic view the ¢ taken the on rs who have up for promotion a e, Capt. George W. Ooofl"lr ‘W. Kirkmah, Esxamination [ g'hnru l.l‘;ul John P. Adams, and Max D. Smi h Wlll be reviewed. About fifLy ‘ters of all grades have Etwen notified Ly the rine Corps tihat they will be up for ex- nAa;ll.lillullbn between March 15 and A bor has hlen appointed to se- lect a class of non-commissiondd offi- cers fof next years coufse at the Marine | Corps candidate* n-.nonl at Washington barracks. Ap; have h recommended by their commanding officers for the clase, The botird which wll make these se- lections:‘ls composed of the followin, officers: Maj. Joseph A. Rossell, M Thomas' E. Fathcher, Capt. Willlam H. Rupertus and First Lieut. W. Brown, (recorder. The Wan which was placed on re- ‘ember 10 was lifted January 1, and tn order that the corps may main- tain fts authorized strength of 19,500 ft is stated that the number of re- lcruits must be limited to 300 per "‘month. Maj. -Gen. John A. Lejeune, com- mandant of the Marine Corps, left Washingzton Thursday for New York, wiere Be will confer with a number of Margne Corps officers. The gen- eral will go from New York to Roch- estwr, where he will be the honor guest at a luncheon given by the Amezican Leglon. The same evening Gen. Ldjeune will attend a dinner which will be given by the Rochester chapteg of the Military Order of the ‘World Wa! A gengral policy for conducting the recrultiny service of the Navy has been approved by the Secretary of the Navw. Emphasis is attached to the impontance of melecting officers who possss special vecruiting duty requirements. An appeal is made to recruiting officers that they should carefully examinc the character of the recruits and that no misleading promises :should be made to them onid - Lieuts, Wilbur Sumerland, ard A. Robbins and Rear Admiral J. D, Beuet, chief of the bureail of constructfon and re- y nll% non- commlllloned o ehrl ar crultinig for the Marine Corps on |C pair, Navy Department, in his annual Feport declarss that fl hi officers, while, on the other hand, the demands have increased. In his annual report Resr Admiral L. E. 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