Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1924, Page 44

ARNMY. " Recommendations will be made by the Secretary of War for the promo- tion of Brig. Gen. Dennis E. Nolan to be major general from January 25, v Melntyre. are stationed, the purpose of which was not only to create an eligible list, but to fill existing vacancles. At the present time there are vacancies in the following grades: Five in the grade of master sergeant, seven in ‘| the grade of technical sergeant, and “|25 ‘in"the grade of staff sergeant. tires at his own request on Janu- ary 17, 1925, after more than 44 years of active service, and that ot Col. Frank M Caldwell, Cavalry, to be a brigadier, general from Jan- uary 18, 1925, vice Gen. Nolan, pro- moted. Gen. Shanks Is now in command of the s oM Fourth Corps BRIG. GEN. NOLAN. Area. Fort Screven, Ga., it was announced this week by the War Department. has been discontinued &s a station for Coast Artillery troops and as headquarters, ~ coast defenses of Savannah. The removal of all prop- erty wich pertained to its former Coast Artillery activities was just re- cently completed. Fort Screven is 18 miles southeast of Savannah and Is one of the oldest United States Army Posts in that part of the country. Until further orders, this fort will be retained as a station for mobile troops. Announcement has just been made by the Secretary of War that he will reconmend the appointment 5f Maj. Willlam E. Morrison, Infantry, Febru- ary 27, to be professor of modern languages at the United States Mili- tary Academy, West Point, N. Y., with the rank ‘of lieutenant colonel. Maj Morrison will succeed Prof. Cornelius DeW. Willcox, who will be retired for age, Febtbary 25, whh the rank of colonel. -~ Maj. Morrison, who is 2t present serving his third teur at West Point as assfstant professor of modern languages; was born in New Tork, December 25, 1884, ‘and received his appointment® fo the = Military Academy from that State. He is a graduate of the class of 1907 and was appointed a lieutenant of Infantr In order to foster activity fn rifle marksmanship, Scabbard and Blade, national honorary military fraterni; has this year présented for the firs e a bronze cup, to be held in pos. session of the institution of which the winner is a student for his work at Camp Perry at the national rifle meets there. Harry A. Saunders of the University of Arizona was this year's winner, and obtained the highest total score in the following matches: 200 yards Tapid fire, 300 yards rapid fire, mem- bBers’ match, Marine Corps match, Navy match and R. O. T. C. match. In addition to the presentation of this cup, which will be held at the insti- tution temporarily, Scabbard and Blade will present a saber to the in- dividual for his permanent posses- sion. Col. Robert G. Tolman, national president of the organization, will present these trophles on December 17, after which he will proceed to the University of Utah, where he will in- 1 the sixtieth chapter of Scabbard and Blade. Two hundred and thirty enlisted men of the Signal Corps took the re- cent examination for appointment to the first three grades, at the various stations where Signal Corps troops The board of officers appointed to mutk these papers, which work is being done In the office of the chief signa] officer of the Army, Washing- ton, D. C, is composed of the fol- lowing: Otis K. Sadtler, presi- dent; Capts. William H. E. Holmes, James H. B. Bogman, Alfred H. Thies- sen, Haskell Allison, Hardy P. Browning, Paul 8. Edwards and First Lieuts. Harrison W. Johnson and Wil V. Parker. That duty as professor of military science and tactics is not active duty within the meaning of section’ 40b and paragraph 9, section 127a, na- tional defense act, as amended June 4, 1920, which ruling prevents the counting of such coliege duty as active service for purposes of pay and promotion, Is the claim made by the attorneys of Capt. Clarence B. Lauderdale, who have filed his peti- tion in the Court of Claims to test this ruling. Attorneys for both peti- tioner and the Government closed their proofs November 17 and they are now engaged in the preparation of their briefs of arguments for the hearing in the Court of Claims, which will take place in the near future. In this case the petition*sets up the entire history of Capt. Lauderdale's service as an active and retired off cer. his assignment to college duty and the claim is made that this du is active duty for the purposes of p. and promotion. which have been de- nied him. It is also set forth in the petition that up to and including March 31, 1924, Capt. Lauderdale has suffered a loss of $3,837.67. Tt is the belief of the claimant's at- torneys that considering the plain language of the statute, the interpre- tation given it by the President, and its legislative history and purpose, that the ruling made by the controller general may be reversed by the court. In the event that the Court of Claims should render an unfavorable deci- sion™{n this case, which is not antici- pated. it is pointed out that the amount involved in this case is layge enough to permit an appeal by fhe claimant to the Supreme Court. 'Tn such ‘event, steps will be promptly taken to carry the case to the higher court. NAVY. A perusal of the recruiting situa- tion of the Navy indicates that the selective recruiting measure poli adopted by the department has re- flected a marked improvement in the enlisted personnel problem. which has been a perplexing one for the Navy Department authorities to solve for some time. No difficulty has baen ex- perienced by the recruiting service in maintaining the authorized en ed strength of the Navy. men—and since the operation of this selective system required as replacements. It is be- lieved that these measures will play an important pgrt in reducing the number of desertions. under age and dependency discharges. Since the treaty for the limitation of armaments has been ratified, the relative visie of trained personmel to man the limited number of ships has been greatly increased, and it is es- sential that the personnel to man these ships be of the highest type. With this in view, trade schools are provided to train meniin specialized The fewer recruits are | el oot following which their training is con- tinued on board ship. While it ia true that a pumber of vacancies still exist in the petty offi- cer ratings of the Navy, this number is being steadily reduced by the qualification and advancement of men who have demonsirated their ability to perform the duties of their rating. in fact, during the past year the number of such vacancies has been reduced from more than 5,000 to less than 2,000, the latter being confined almost’ wholly to' a few speclalized 8Toups of ratings where there is a brisk demand in civil life in corre- sponding trades. " Desertions have decreased about 21 per cent from the experience of the fiscal year 1924, the nuthber of men returning to the Navy from a deser- tion status has increased from 60 per cent' to 71 per cent: losses o the service from causes other than expiration of enlistment have shown a considerable reduction, and re-en- listments have reached 85 pér cent, a percentage hitherto unthqught of. Navy Department authorities are hopeéful that even a better showing will be made prior to the end of the 1925 fiscal year. With the number of midshipmen of the Naval Academy reduced from five to three appointments for each Sen- ator and Representative, it is doubt- ful that the Navy will ever attain its authorized commissioned strength, but will always be from 700 to 800 officers short of that strength. As of September 30, 1924, the number of commissioned officers In the Navy was 6,682, excluding 1.466 warrant and chief warrant officers, as com- pared to the total authorized com- missioned strength of the Naval es- tabilshment of about 9,600. Since the war separations resignations from the service continued to run at an high rate. Prior to rate of attrition was about 3.5 per cent, while since the close of the war this rate has increased to 4.7 per cent. The majority of the resig- nations are from line offic and have unusually Girls! Try this! When combing and dressing vour hair, just moisten your hair-brush with a little “Dan- derine” and brush it through your hair. The effect is startling! 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The department has mét with great success In these post- graduate courses of instruction, and the young officers of ‘the fleet, realiz- ing the importarice and value of ¥hése schools, are clamoring to be per- mitted to take them:. L Comér. John D. Manchester (M.C.) U.8.N., will shortly be rolleved from duty on the U. 8. S. New York and will be assigned to ' duty in the Bureau of Medicine 'and Surgery, Nuvy Department. ' Lieut. Comdr. Joseph A. Blello (M. C.); U. 8. N., at present attached - to - the U., 8. 8. Mercy, will relieve Comdr Manchester on the New York. Lieut. Comdr. Charles J. Holeman (M. C.), U. 8. N., who just recently re- turned from duty in Haitl, has been assigned to duty at the U. 8. Na Academy. Clayton B. Garvey, yeoman 3c, serving aboard the U. S. Submarine §-23, was the first enlisted man to complete the Bureau of Navigation course in news handling and to re- celve final mark for the course fromy| the publicity section, office of naval intelligence, Navy Department. 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Scott and Sydney K. p| Eva For the first time in several years the number of chlef petty officers in. service on November 1 equaled the requirements for the current year in that grade. If the: funds appropriated “‘Pay Tor Navy" permit, men will be ad- vanced ‘éach month to the rating of chief petty officer to meet the expect- ed ‘losses from that grade. Authori- zation has been sent out to the serv- ice to advance 101 men on the bu- reau's eligibility 1ist. The ratings included are those {n which vacancies exist and the number authotized to eich rating s shown below: C..B. M, 14; C. T. 3; C. Q. M, 3 C B M. e ) .M. " R.M. 14 €M M. 2: C. M. M. M., 10; C. §. K., 28; Bmstr., 3; and C. Aerog., 1. Excesses still ex- Ist in certain ratings and until the excess In any rating Is eliminated. no advancements to that rating will be authorized. Organlzation of tne first battalioh 6th Regiment, United States Marine Corps, which Will be under the com- mand of Maj. L. W. T. Waller, jr., is belng perfected at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., for speclal temporary duty at Guantanamo, Cuba. This bat- talion will reliéve the third battalion of the 6th regiment, which has just compléted a six months' tour of duty here, and will be composed of 14 com- missloned’ officers and 300 enlisted The buttalion, which will' con. sist of a headquarters company, and the 74th, 75th and 76th Infantry Com- panies 18 schedujed to Hampton Roads, January 15, arriving at'Guantanamo about January 26. 1h addition to Maj. Wall, er officers who have been the organisation are as follows: Capts. Jesse J. Burke, John . Blanton, Ray- mond " J. ‘Bartholomew, Robert W. Williams; First Lieuts. Edwin J. Mund, George A. Plambeck, Willlam E. Quaster and Second Lieuts. Pren- tice A. Shelbler, Kenneth B. Chap- peil, Thomas C. Perrin, Willlam W. position. Salaries Small. Correspondence of the, Associated Press. 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