Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1925, Page 70

Army and Navy News By M. H. ARMY. Steps are belng taken by Maj. Gen. W. H. Hart, quartermaster general of the Army, to impress upen breeders the value and desirability of regis- tering colts which are the get of Army stallions. Announcement was made this week by the War Department that the 1925 annual endurance ride will be held at some polnt in Vermont, the exact lo- catlon to be decided later, beginning October 19. Strong pressure is being brought to bear, it is stated, to have Brandon, Vermont, designated as the next place for the holding of this endurance classic. With the exception that a reduction in weight which authorizes each horse 1o carry 200 pounds instead of 225, which pertained heretofore, the rules and regulations governing this year's ride remains substantially the same In addition to the cash awards which have been given in previous years, the Morgan Horse Club has of- fered a $500 prize to the rider of the horse whose score for condition is the highest at the end of the ride, regard- less of the position at the finish There has recently been inaugu- rated at Crissy Field, Calif., the policy of taking Coast Artillery officers of the coast defenses of San Francisco on practice flights by the 91st Ob- gervation Squadron, Maj. D. C. r:m-l» mons, A. S, commanding. These flights not only make for closer co- eperation and better understanding between the different branches of the service, but will give the artillery officers’ actual practice in aerial ob- servation for artillery fire adjust- ment. Aerial observation, since the development of long-range guns, has become an important adjunct to all artillery firing, as it enables the gun- ners to save the time and shots in adjusting their fire on distant tar- gets ‘ The Secrqlary of War has out in a letter that while months’ limitation placed by troller general on courses at service schools under 99 of the na- >uld be adequate several of courses exceed that period. basic condition must be at- tendance at a military service school to pursue a regular course of study &s authorized by section 99, Stat., 1035. The declsion of Decem- ber 27, 1924, called attention thereto, and that for the purposes of the deci- sion, which concerned rental allow- ance, it will be understood orders to such active duty under section 99 will £ix a period not in exc of three months. This must be the gen- | roi®, but there may be the ex- cepivnal case of minor variation from the period of three by reason of the length of of tho particular school, and whern that | is stated in the order the service may considered as temporary duty | within the decision in question. The instances given in the submissi$n of four months, three months ana ten days, and also several days in excess | of three months, are understood as | representing the maximum of varia- | fon from three months, and action | will be governed accordingly | hief pigeon ex- | pointed the three the con- these The months the course be Ray R. Delhaue | ton | General | Blise Mclntyre. | pert of the Army, has made public a plan for thie enlargement of the United States Army pigeon activities, approval 6f waich has been made by Ma, Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, chief signal officer of the Army. This reorganization plan would abandon all the pigeon-breeding activities of the Government and would fnaugurate A policy under which the KFederal Government would depend upon civil- ians for both birds and the carrier pigeon personnel in the event of an emergency. In fact, the plan of Mr. Delhaver is so well ‘thought of by the military authorities that two ad- boards composed of Army offi- 'S ve been appointed to perfect the arrangements for the proposed organization. Adoption of the Reserve Corps plan, it js pointed out by the authori- ties, would Insure pedigreed birds in he event of war. While the regular establishment would be instructing its men of the pigeon signal di- vision in the proper use of pigeon com- munications, those of the Reserve Corps would be devoting their time to expert breeding operations and the duties of pigeon personnel in war- time. No technical rgeants of Coast Artillery Corps, it has been an- nounced by the War Department, will be examined for promotion in the approaching Coast Artillery examina- tions, which will be held in May. Promotion examinations will not be required for non-commissioned staff officers who have held permanent war- rants in the next higher grade in their present category. The n staff sergeants, Coast Artillery Corps, who will be examined in May for promotion to the grade ot technical sergeant are: Sam T. Stanley, Edward S. Turner, Albert W, Haffords. James R. Strong, Henry M. Forbes, Gustave Pearson and James R. Cook, all clerical; Victor H. Kohl (artillery), and Frank Huff (radio). Nine graduates composed the 1925 class of junior dietitians, Walter Reed General Hospital, for which commencement exercises were held in the conference room of the Army Medical Center last Friday. The pres- entation of certificates was made by Surg. Gen. Ireland, and Lieut. Col. William J. Mallo M. R. C, pro- fessor of medicin ieorge Washing- University, the address. Introduc remarks were made by Capt Mordecal, M C., dietetic offic Walter Reed Hospital Following is the list of graduates: Margot Pauline Allen, Helen Frances Boswell, Edna Parke Compton, Sarah Curtis, Ruth Lannon, Ida Me- Collum, Helen Richardson, Emily ctrine Stockholm, Marie You. 1924~ Firlng tests are being made at Aberdeen Proving Ground with sub- caliber caliber .30 ammunition manu- factured with a Monel metal primer cup. If this test proves successful this type of primer will be adopted as a standard for caliber .30 caliber ammunition Three types of caliber .50 trace cartridges, recently developed at Frankford Arsenal, were submitted to the | principal | sub- | the Coast Artillery for service tests. The bullet with a mixture of the same composition as the standard ealiber .30 red tracer was recom- mended Dy the Coast Artillery for adoption. A caliber .45 signal bullet, capable of being fired In the standard auto- matlc pistol and revolver, has been developed at Frankford Arsenal and partially tested. On account of the large available space, the caliber .45 cartridge is pecullarly adapted for this type of cartridge. The bullet developed produces a bright red trace and in wddition to its signal qual- ities, it can also be used for illumi- nation and as an incendlary cartridge. NAVY. Orders have just been issued for a number of important changes in the officer personnel of the battle fleet. Comdr, I. C. Dertch, U. S. N. hat been ordered to the U. S. S. Missis- sippl as executive officer, relieving Comdr. James D. Wllson. Comadr. Willlam Baggaley, U. N, will report about March 15 to the U. §. S. Nevada as the rellet of Comdr. E. S. Root, while Comdr. Charles H. Shaw, U. S. N. will relieve Comdr. C. S Kerrick on the U. S, S. Pennsylvania as executive officer. Comdr. W. T. Smith, U. . who has been on duty at the Washington Navy Yard will report to the battle fleet’ March 14 as aide and fleet gun- nery officer on the staff of Admiral Samuel S. Robison, commander-in- chief of the battle fleet. Comdr. Smith will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Comdr. F. M. Perkins from an airplane crash last Decem- ber. The Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, has requested the com- mander-in-chief of the battle fleet to nominate by dispatch 20 lieutenants (Junior grade) or ensigns of the Na- val Academy, class of 1921 or 1922, and 20 ensigns the Naval Acad- emy, class of 1923, for Instructions at the Submarine Training School, at New London. Instruction of 'the class will begin on July 1. The orders of the Bureau of Navi- gation were necessary as the wolun- teers for this duty were not sufficient in number to fill up the desired class of 50 for this year. Those who are nominated must be examined phys- |lcally and reported as qualified for submarine duty. Admiral Robison will submit the nominations to the Navy Department prior to the de- parture of the battle fleet for the maneuvers tomorrow of the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba will be given at the Army and Navy Club next Tuesday. Members of the society in the vicinity of Washington desi ing to attend the dinner should make their reservations with Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Rockenbach, Munitions Building, or communicate with Col C. A. Williams, the Ontario, secretary | of the order. Installation will 'shortly be made in the U. S. S. Shenandoah of an merial cook stove of special design, which will be operated by electricity. Com- plete with its utensils, the stove welghs but 219 pounds, it is 4 feet long, is 2!z feet in height and is 2 feet wide. It is possible to heat the stove to 450 degrees Fahrenheit when the out- side temperature is down to zero, and in order to keep this heat within the oven, 1 inch thick walls of a speci insulating material compressed to a | density of 15 pounds per cubic foot are provided around the ovens. A 220- volt radio generator, which is run by a small gasoline engine, furnishes the current. An automatic cut-off Is pro- vided which cuts off the current to the stove when the radio, which re- quires all the power available, is being used. Approval has been given by the Sec- retary of the Navy of a change in Navy regulations which authorizes the manufacture of the blue jumper from 14-ounce cloth instead of the flannel. Some time will elapse, how- ever, before a contract for the new cloth will be let by the department and the arrangements made to Issue the new uniform to the service. This change in the uniform of the enlisted personnel . will be welcome news throughout the Navy, and is only in keeping with the policy of the Navy Department to {mprove the appear- ance of the Navy uniform. Lieut. (junlor grade) Roland E. Krause, U. 8. ‘N, has been awarded the first prize of the Naval Institute, presented annually to the writer of the best essay on a naval subject. Naval officers all over the world par- ticipate in this competition. The title of Lieut. Krause's paper was “The Trend of Naval Affairs.” Lieut. Krause served in the Naval Reserve, was with the Regular Navy during the World War and he was commissioned . in the regular service after the war. He Is now stationed at the Puget Sound navy yard. Second prize was awarded to Lieut. Comdr. Oscar C. Badger, whose essay was entitled Repeats.” The third award to Lieut. Comdr. H. H. title of his paper being Strategy.” istory as given Frost, the National The membership committee of the new Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club, of which Comdr, C. B. Mayo, U. 8. N., is chairman, met at the Army and Navy Club thls week, at which plans were made for the conduct of an active campaign for members. The committee appointed a number of officers in each bureau of the Navy Department and each branch of the War Department as an active member of ‘this committee to take in applications for life and act- ive memberships Eight applicants qualified in the examination held in January for ap- pointment to the Navy Dental Corps. The first five candidates mentioned below will be commissioned at an carly date, while the remaining names will be placed on an eligible list and commissioned as vacancies occur. They are as follows: Otis A. Peterson, Sidney P. Vall, Leon M. Billings, Theodore DeW. Allen and John M. Thompson. The remaining three, Opal J. Plerce, Danfel W. Ryan and William R. Burns, will be placed on an eligible list In keeping with the policy of as- slgning a flag officer as commander of the auxiliaries of the fleet, it has been declded to assign an officer of flag rank to be in command of the alr force, battle fleet, as soon as the a!r- plane carriers Saratoga and Lexing- ton are completed. The air force commander of the fleet, it is stated, will be assigned to the battle fleet In the Pacific, but during the joint ma- neuvers he will be placed in command of the entire air force of the United States fleet P Michael Arien, British novelist and playwright, sails from London for New York this week to be present at the production of his play, “The Green Hat,” by A. H. Woods. Indians Natural Actors. NDIANS, despite thelr reputation for being stolid and unemotional, are natural-horn actors and are easily directed in motion pictures, de- clares Col. T. J. McCoy, who has spent practically his entire life among the redskins. Col. McCoy had complete charge of tho thousands of Indians appearing in “The Covered Wagon” and “The Thundering Herd.” “Once you get the Indians to under- stand what they are expected to do,” he says, “they get into the spir't of the scenes and do their aéting per- fectly. They are not camera con- sclous and play their roles with abandon just as though they really were holding a council or going on the warpath.” “But an Indian cannot conceive of a person being a different character from what he really is. When he acts he does just as he himself would do in the actual circumstances. “An Indian gets boylsh pleasure out of seeing himself in motion pictures and doesn't try to conceal the fact. When he gets a ‘still’ photograph of himself in some scene he will study it for hours, show it to all his friends and treasure it as a thing of great value.” When they see themselves on the screen they applaud and cheer like a group of small boys. When Indians are used In a film Col. 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