Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1924, Page 35

Army and Navy Ne WS By M. H. ARMY. Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service, re- turned to Washinston this week from visits to Rochester, N. Y.; Buffalo, N. ¥.; Chicago and Cincinnati, at which pojnts he delivered a num- ber of addresses. . 2 Lieut. Col. Har- FRE | ry L. Gilchrist chief of the med- | ical division, office s ief, 4 | Warfare | deliverod an illustrated le 3 |p ture Wednesday d before the Acad- “ M emy of Medlicine : of Northern New i ¢ | Jersey at Newark ' | His subject was, K | blorine gas; its pRpyG, GEN. FRIES. | uses during the | last century and its uses today for | the treatment of certain respir Ty diseases, with a report on 2,200 cases.’ i Though the pro status of officers of the Regular Establishment showed that as of December 10 there were 136 vacancies in the rade of | second lieutenant, and though | 1925 West Point class numbers 248 | nen who, according to the statutes are entitled to be comn d in the grade of second lieutenant upon their graduation in June it is understood, an examina | be held in the Spring for civilians | and warrant officers of the Army | In the examination held last Spring for appointment to the Regular Army 153 passed out of over 300 who took the test. Of those who successful passed in this competitive examina tlon, 121 were actually commissioned Statistics show that about 20 vacan- cles occur each month in the Regu Army, which rate of separations from | the service will just about comper sate for the West Point class upon their graduation next June. It is axpected that the War Department will make an announcement in the v near future relative to the ex- amination in the Spring, n the event that a deciston is made to hold one Orders will shortly be issued by the nt authorizing C and Frank | whom are | in th f the Chief of to inspect Infantry Reserve lraining Corps units located in the East and three in the Middle West. Col. Toffey will leave Wash- | ington January and will return about February 1 hile Col. Bolles will start on his visits of inspection January 8, returning to Washington | February 11 Infantry on duty Infantry Officers Announcements are bein almost daily by the War Depa of awards for gallantry formed prior to A sons who were 1918. The act f suppor: vear ~ending Army July ppropriatior of the A for the June 1919 which provided f fous new types | of decorataion d a limitation ipon the granting of such decc ons, which, in substance, required that the award of decorations be made within three years of the date | of the performance of the act or serv- fce during the World War. The bill, however, further provided for the award of decorations for service rendered prior to the where official records alre; on fi would support the award, provided that the person proposed for award | was actually a member of the Army | July 9, 1918, Under the circum- atances it was absolutely s | for the department t attention upon tions for servi ot ¢ regard for the services. Hence 1 all World War questions were cleared up no atten- | tion could be paid to the examination of records reporting distingu services in some prior war | ow that World War decor can no longer be awarded | partment is engaged in a amination of pre-war recc order to find the cases for which dis tinguished service crosses, distin guished service medals and silver star citations should have been awarded had the present law been in effect at the time of the performances of | the gallant action cited. At the time that the reports were filed it was not known that decorations would later be awarded for such services, and, though the search through the files has been @ tedious one, excellent DProgress is being made A sult has just been fil of Claims by First Scrg kenzie, retired, who the World War as major, Quartermaster orps, is entitled to the pay of a warrant officer. The suit was filed, by the claimant so that he coulc Y utmost usefulness. attachment. 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World ar | tac Mclnt_vt’e. the increase made in the retired pay of a warrant officer of the Army by he joint service pay act of June 10 2. which In this case amounts to 5 per month since July 1, 1922 Under the act of June 4, 1920, it is alleged, all retired enlisted men who served honorably as commissioned officers at some time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, are en- titled to the retired pay of a warrant officer, and that the act of June 10, 1922, Which is ble to all re- tired enlisted men of th s pro- vides that “on and after July 1, 1922 retired enlisted men of the Army and Marine Corps shall have their retired pay computed as now authorized b law on the basis of pay as provided in this act.” This provision it is pointed out by legal authorities. defines in no uncer- 1 terms that this class of men are entitled to have their pay, previously authorized as that of warrant officer, computed on the higher basis of the joint service pay act. It is estimated that about 300 men in the Army alone will come under this same category. NAVY. Great concern has been expressed by the Navy Department over the large number of al Academy graduates whose resignations are be- ved by the Secretary of the ging from 16 to 20 ar Admiral William r. chief of the Bureau fbutes these whole- 0 the poor prospect of promotion, which is due to 860 of- ficers who were commissioned by an wact of Congress which authorizes their entry into the service in a dif- ferent class relative to age and grade retirement from all other officers. Officers of the line normally retire as lieutenant commanders at the age of 45, as commanders at the age of 50, and as captains at the age of 56 Ordinarily, however, these officers prior to retirement would have five vice in the grade of lieu- tenant commander, the same amount of service in the grade of commander, and six years of service in the grade of cap >rior to their retirement, howeve h of the 800 officers will 10 vears as Heutenant though he is e of 45 years, six vears as ler though pa e of though p: com- even my graduate o same place on the seniori these §00 of- ficers erve in the varlous grades beyond the retire- academy graduates. e list as a period r than the reten- graduates of same length of service will result, it is pointed out ymmander. This Admiral Shoemaker, of the extraordina gnations from is due which Congre s has placed thes, The problem of radio and under- water sound communication still con- tinues to be an important factor in he efforts rhade by the Bureau of \eering fo maintain and improve fleet’s cquipment to the necessity for efcient and sound communication In strateg: e control, naviga- the administration of the fleet, and every effort is being made to equip the fleet with modern radio and sound apparatus. Di . several months a few of the fleet have been equipped with up-to-date apparatus. These improvements have been ac aplished in what ortion with regard to d the improvements of lling and auxiliary machinery A great deal of work remains to be done, however, before the radio and und communication in the fleet is satisfact According to the plans of the bureau, it is hoped to accom- plish the essential communlcation provements in_direct proportion o the avallable funds, with due re- gard to a proper ratlo to the neces- sary improvements to the other classes of machinery. Steps are being taken by Marine Corps headquarters toward the com- pilation of a record which will show the educational qualifications of every Marine Corps officer. MaJj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant, has sent out a questionnaire which includes every school attended by the officer before he was commissioned in the Marine Corps, and also a statement of the service schools he has attended since he entered the service. The question- naire is similar to that sent out to emergency officers and enlisted men during the war. The commissioned personnel of the sea soldiers are also asked to give their occupation in civil Santa Says Give Her YEARS of Helpfulness ~ Installed for Christmas & If Ordered by 5 P. M., Monday, December 22 <&t This “CHRISTMAS SPECIAL” Gas Range is a practical gift of the And a remarkable value for its very special price— $49.75, which includes connection besides a free Automatic Lighter tchen by Christmas morning! to the preferred status | There is no| considered a| | | | Right or Left Hand Ovens For Baking and Broiling 16x18 inches life to which was attached educa tional value and which might qualify them for specialized work. Approval has been made by Admiral E. W. Eberle, Chief of the Bureau of Naval Operations, Navy Departnrent, of the following ftinerary of the U. 5. S. Pittsburgh. Leaving Villefranche January 15, foliowing are the arrival dates at the ports indicated: Mar- seille, January 16; vicinity of Tunls, January 22 (from this date until March 4 the Pittsburgh will engage in target practice); Palermo, March 7: Naples, March 13; Leghorn, March 24; Genoa, April 3. The recommendation made by the | Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, the Bureau of Navigation and the Bureau | of Naval Operations that part of the | war-time stock of Navy uniforms disposed of has been approved by the Secretary of the Navy. This action has the approval of the entire service and the work of providing fmproved | uniforms and the disposing of the old will be proceeded | the Bureau of stocks by sales with immediately by Supplies and Accounts Last yedr 315,000 garments were converted and reconditioned so that they could be fssued to the service, and after extended experiments the | opinion is held by the Bureau of Standards that the non-standard blue garments cannot be satisfactorily re- dyed for Navy use. Other contribut- ing factors which lead to the decision to dlspose of the Navy's uniform war | stock were those icorments which | were unsatisfactory in quality, shade | snd workmanship. Upon the fssu-| ance of the new uniforms, it Is be- | Ueved by th. Navy Department that the enlisted personnel of the N will make a much smarter ance. Arrangements have been the commander-{ fleet to transfer the majo personnel of VO Squadron 2, now bas- | ing at the Naval Alr Station at San | Diego, to the battleships. With this | change both observation squadrons of the aircraft squadrons, battle fieot, will be placed on board the bat- | tleships, and as it is very probable | that one of the fighting squadrons will be established very shortly on| the U. S. S. Langley practically all of the afrcraft units of the battle fleet will be based on board ship. It it stated. however, that there wlill be | practically no changes in ths commis- sioned personnel of the alrcraft squad rons, battle fleet, prior to the compie tion of the maneuvers in the Hawa Islands next Spring. A board of offic has been ap- pointed to convene at the Navy De- partment on or about January 19 fo pose of recommending one offi- | cer of the Construction Corps for promotion to the rank of rear ad-| miral The board will be composed of the following: Rear Admiral Wash- ington L. Capps (C. C.) Rear Admiral | David W. Taylor (C. C.), U. 8. N, re- | tired; dmiral Robert Stocker {C. 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