The Washington herald., 1918-10-20
Army and Navy News

The Army Air Service announces Tn,
organization Of the Air Service Clubs
Association. which win incorporate al
local Air Service clubs recently or
CANNED at some OF the fying helof
and training stations. The purpose it
to promote the efficiency OF the Air
Service. 10 foster esprit de corps, dis.
seminste professional knowledge snc
provide means for social activities
All officers Of the various branches Of
the Air Service. civilian employees who
are heads Of departments. and all for.
eign ofiicers on duty with the Al
Service are eligible to membership.
While the New York War Camp
Community Service centers much ot
its work upon enlisted men. less at
tention necessarily has been given O.
officers because Of the greater Dc.
mands made by men in the ranks The
War Camp Community Service. how
ever. has determined that more At
tention shall be given 20 officers
needs. and therefore has opened an
officers service department at it. ca
ecutive onices. Is East Fortieth street
New York DIty. BY making use %
the privileges possible ofhcers MAY
obtain from - to 20 per cent reduction
at certain hotels, one OF these making
q standing oueT OF 100 rooms At special
rates As the families OF officers are
not included in these lower pTiCcg
a list Of rooms and apartments avail
bic to otncers who wish aCcommo-
. 40 % hag I.HRHF
made. The officers service depart
meut also gives information as TO can
teens where tables are reserved for
officers. where weekly dances are
I given especially for them, and the
vitality practical matter OF where
. clothing and equipment may BE- pur-
/ chased at cost.
Although the German government
I has not failed on many occasions r.
express its affected contempt for y"
! United States Navy. IL is not generally
| known that on one occasion Germany
made formal request that an Am"--
lean navy officer us assigned W" ihc
government OF tho United STAGE 10 DO
no less than take command n Tho
I German navy. Their q o. fDa Amer
! leans Of The present generation who ar,
aware OF this mCtd,n white those
persons in Germany vh0 10 know 0i
IL are no doubt Els0 iu AZ, CT 20 hsve
[ forgotten Il The New York sun re
calls tie incident saylu- rNat on o.
tober y. IsiS meeting or the cab
met took place at 1h, " hte Houss-
James X Polk was al that tt",. Pres
.dcnt lie was accustomed 10 keep
diary OF his personal and political ~
periences IN Washington. and hen1'
the record has been preserved Of what
took place on that occasion The diary
SAYS that SeCretarv of state Bu~hansn
presented an application from tho
government Or the German 0unfed"I-
alton al Frankfort 10 tho government
OF the United Statrs- made through
Mr.. DoueIson. for tho services Of a.
cNperionrod naval officer of rank lc
take command Of tho German nav
Their object was 10 have the bcn0Hf
OF the scientific knowledge and eNpor.-
ouCc OF such an Officer To instruct
them In the organ izairor Of thC#
navy" The Mr.. n0u"lSon m"ntlon-c
was the United States NiuISt,I IN
Prussia. All tho members at tho ,sh-
met present were m favor of granting
the request. hut President Polk safi
he would not permit an rhc' O. TO per
form services for a foreign Govern o
uenf except CouCre.,s authorized hiun
10 DO So He then vro'. q dispatch
70 Minister Donclson IN which the 70
quest was refused. but u was mod i'Cd
and a less oUteDCkcn to1.v Wa made
through the United States GITislHr.
II Pres dent PoIk's de- sion had been
otherwise the frSt comma 1de~ Of the
German navy would hsy7 been what
some Germans Of the present DAY
might term an idious Ysnl-ee'' hut
! stiT not idiotIC en5sEh TO command
Z the navy OF German ; TODAY