The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column In tAs oity

Movements OF naval vessels an
naval officers are closely guarded b,
the Navy Department No announce
ment has been made OF the movement
Of vessels since the war began Be
fore our entry into the worid var,
daily record Of movements Of ship
was published. To-day the greatest ear
IL exercised. and stringent regulation
prohibit the publication OF such news
Once q week q list OF officers order
is published. Before tho war this liz
save the last duty and the new dut.
20 which each officer was assigned. To
day there are two groups: TO eea
duty and ITO shore duty"
There has been no army and nav!
register. giving the names and station
OF all ofncers in the services. published
since January, and special request
for information as TO the location o
an oficer in either service are closel.
scrutiniEed before being granted.
Six thousand engineering students iI'
III institutions tave been given ten
tative exemption from the draft a
have medical and dental students. u
is probable. however. that they will b
enrolled in the enlisted reserve corp
and called into service upon grad
uaton-
Several general ofiicens in both Tho
regular army and National Guard have
been found unit for foreign servics
by examining boards established b
the War Department All general OF,
ficers are being examined by medical
and efficiency boards 10 determine
their fitness before they are sen
abroad
Service in Europe. officials say. q
unusually severe and men must be
versed in military science and physic'
ally fit for long stretches OF hardshipI
before they will be sent abroad.
Appointment OF the examining board
was an outgrowth OF a cable from
Gen. Pershing declaring that several
officers sent to France had been unable
TO stand the hardships and had TO be
sent back to this country. Ever
soldiers Of long experience will be re-
fused assignment 10 France wheI
found not to be in good shape physic'
ally. Physical unfitness. however
does not in any way reflect upon the
rast services OF an officer or upou'
his present zeal and willingness ID
make personal sacrifices in the furtheI
service Of his country" Secretary
Baker announced recently.
Oficers who fail to pass win be
detailed to train men for service al
the various cantonmeuts.
The stan OF instructors needed
at the new engineer officers train
ing camp to be established at Camp
Lee, Petersburg. Va. IS being as
sembled by the War Department
The new camp will open January .,
F19ls. One of the officers ordered
there as an instructor is Maj. Oscar
y. Solbert, Corps OF Engineers, who
now is on duty under the orders Of
the chief OF engineers. He has been
| ordered TO proceed to Camp Lee not
| later than January 5.
Five commissioned officers have
been appointed to the National
Guard OF the United States who are
now members Of the Officers Re-
serve Corps. Their commissions In
| the National Guard will automati-
] cally cancel their commissions in
/ the Reserve Corps. -Four Of the
! FIVE were advanced from second 10
! first lieutenants in the transfer.
| They are: Second lieutensnts, Hos
mer W. Johnson. jr.. Howard +
Selover, Earl G. Grissel, Edward 5.
! Gould. Second Lieut.. Levi NJ Hall
was transferred with no change in
. his rank.
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