The Washington herald., 1918-10-21
Army and Navy News

Changes in the stations and duties
OF high ranking naval officers have
been announced:
Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes
is assigned to the command of the
navy yard at Philadelphia, Rear
Admiral Benjamin Tappan, to New
Orleans to command the Eighth Ma
val district: Rear Admiral Philip An
drews, to command the naval base
At Cardiff. Wales; Rear Admiral Jo-
seph F. Mexican, to the Bureau of
Naval Operations, this city; Rear Ad-
Tirsl Mark L. Bristol, to command
the naval base at Plymouth. Eng
land: Capt D. f. Theleen will re-
lieve Capt. NJ. Z. Trench as assist
ant at the gun factory. Washington
Navy Yard: Rear Admiral Andrew
T. Long is made chief naval liaison
officer at Paris, France; Rear Ad-
miral Carlo Z. britain is assigned
to the First Division, Atlantic feet
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage is
made convoy officer at New York
Rear Admiral Marbury johnson, to
command of the Fifteenth Naval dis
trict ~ Panama; Capt Thomas ].
Sem. TO command the North Ia
lota: Capt. William VI. Crosse. TO
command the naval base at Hamp-
ton Roads
Admiral Austin NJ Knight. con-
manding the Asiatic feet in Chinese
waters. will retire for age December
lG next. Because of that he will be
recalled to the United States about
December l. His successor in com
nand Of the fleet has not yet been
announced.
The director general OF railroads
authorizes the following:
The United States Railroad Admin
istration and the War and Navy De-
partments have recently agreed up
on an ARA angement for furnishing
meals in dining car and eating sta
tions to officers and enlisted men,
which is proving very popular with
men in the service. The War and
Navy Departments have raised the
meal allowance to 20 cents. In some
instances the former allowance was
30 cents and in others 90 cents.
orders have been issued that a sub
stantial appetizing table d'hote meal
be furnished for this sum. The weight
Of each article on the menu will equal
or exceed the army and navy ra-
tiOne.
The arrangement will apply 10 off,
GERS and men travelling at their own
expense as well as to those who are
travelling OF government orders and
includes inducted men on their way to
enter the service.
With the exception Of evacuation
and field hospitals, all hospitals are
henceforth TO be designated as s. o. s
formations. This is the purport Of
Bulletin No. %. Hea dquarters. :. @. s.
These hospitals are divided into
two classes. The frst includes hos
pital centers and base or special hos
pitlS disconnected from hospital cen
ters. The second includes camp or
other hospitals serving purely local
purposes,
Hospitals OF the first class have the
status o: general hospitals. They are
under the control Of the command
ing generals OF the sections OF the
S. o. S. In which they are located,
solely in the matter OF discipline,
guard, inspection, construction, sup
ply and fire protection. In all other
matters they are under the direct
control OF the chief surgeon.
Lieut.. Coz. Morrow. commander of
the detachment OF American troops
which participated 10 the recent cap
ture of Khabarcvsk. northwest Of
NladivostOk. TtRlying to a congratula-
tory message sent to him by Gen.
Baron Uyehara, chief OF the Japanese
general stan. is quoted as saying:
Il thank you for the undeserved
compliment. Gen. otani's campaign
on the Ussuri river has been truly re-
msrkaole. He landed on August 10
and fought brilliantly and successfully
on August "a BY SeptemDer he
had moved his army t2e miles and had
captured Khabarovsk This was an
accomplishment worthy of the best
traditions OF the slcrfous Japanese
army. The union Of the Japanese and
American armies will more closely
unite the friendly nations"