Evening star., 1918-03-17
Army and Navy News

Harold Reed Smoot, son of the senior
senator from Utah, has been commls-
stoned by the War Department a hrst
lieutenant in the aviation section OF the
Signal Reserve Corps. He has been or
dered to report to the chief slgnai OF
ficer in this city for assignment to
duty.
Mai William Rand. Judge Advocate
Generals Reserve Corps. has been as
signed to duty with the acting Judge
|. advocate general of the American eX-
peditionary force in France.
Maj. Virgil L. venable. National
Guard. has been relieved from duty
as adjutant for the 1s6th BRIGADE,
in this city for duty with the militia
bureau of the War Department.
Maj John K. Brown. cavalry. has
iary remount station at Front Royal.
Va, for the purpose of selecting thirty
two cavalry horses for use of the
cadets at the United States Military
Academy at West Point, n. Y.
A board of officers has been organized
by the War Department to examine
officers of the Army to determine their
physical fitness.
The members of the board are: Maj
Gems. William NJ. Carter. U. S. A., re-
tired; William A. Mann. n. A. and
John F. Organ, n. A.. with Capt. James
B. Gillespie of the Coast Artillery
Corps as recorder.
Capt. Joseph NJ Swing of the field
artillery, who served as aid-de- camp
to Maj Gen. p. C. March, while the
latter commanded a military division
in France and accompanied him to this
city when he assumed the duties of
acting chief of staff. has been promoted
to the grade of major in the National
Army. AS he is not a member of rhe
will be given the status of military
secretary to Gen. March in his new
duties.
Maj Swing is being congratulated by
his official associates on his rapid pro-
motion He is from New Jersey and
was graduated from the Military Acad-
emy in the class of June, 1915.
Capt. George A. Blakeslee, Medical Re
serve Corps has been assigned to the
Government Hospital for the Insane. this
city, for a course of intensive training.
Maj. John A Skinner. U. S. A, retired.
in addition to other duties, has been
detailed to act as assistant attending
surgeon in this city.
Col. Samuel F. Dallam, Quartermaster
Corps has been assigned as quartermaster
of the Northeastern Department. reliev-
ing Col. Gonzalez s. Bingham. Quarter. ter.
of the general quartermaster depot at
Pittsburgh, Pa.
CorpS N. A. and Maj Frank Billings.
Medical Reserve Corps, have been ap-
pointed a board to revise the Manual OF
instruction of medical advisory boards
Col. Julian N. Harris, Signal Corps, has
been assigned to duty with the aircraft
board in this city.
Prof Marston T. Bogert, formerly of
New York. but now of 14th and Fair
mont streets, has been commissioned
lieutenant colonel in the chemical service
section, National Army.
During the administration Of President
Roosevelt, Col. Bogert was member OF
the White House conference for the con-
servation of the national resources. He
was president of the Chemists Club in
1908 and also was president of the or
ganic section of the eighth international
congress Of applied chemistry.
Louis w. StoteSbury, former adjutant
general of New York state, has been ap-
pointed a ma jor in the inspector generals
department and assigned to duty in the
office of the inspector general in this
city.
Another resident of this city, Phil d.
Poston of the militia bureau. has been
commissioned a captain in the tank sec
ton, National Army.
Lieut.. Col. William H. Sage, jr., Maj.
Albert K. B. Lyman and Capt. Raymond
G. Moses, Engineer Corps. have been
relieved of their present duties and as
signed to duty with engineer troops at
Camp Humphrey, Accotink, Va.
Rev. Robert Evans Browning, former
ly of Washington, has been comm Mission
ed chaplain in the National Army and
has been assigned to duty with the
third provisional ordnance battalion at
Camp Jackson, Columbia, s.. q Mr.:
Browning recently was in chaNe Of
Episcopal churches in Grant county,
New Mexico.
Col. Millard F. Waltz. commanding the
18th United States Infantry, and Capt
lieut.. col. infantry, Regular Army, have
been transferred to the retired list, the
former on his own application and the
latter on account of disability incurred
in the line of duty.
Col. Waltz is from Maryland and was
graduated from the Military Academy
in June, 1873. Most of his service was in
the infantry arm. in which he reached
the grade of colonel in March, 1911. He
, served a detail of four years in the
adjutant generals department and a
detail of four years in the General Staff
Corps. Recently he has been stationed
Win the l3tn infantry at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
Capt. Davis is from North Carolina
and served as second lieutenant in the
I'd North Carolina Infantry during the
Spanish war. He was appointed second
lieutenant of the 5th United States
Infantry in February, 1900, and reached
the grade of captain 14th Infantry in
January. 1912. Recently he was made a
temporary lieutenant colonel of in
fantry and assigned to duty at Fort
GanrOa
Gait. Omer A Newhouse. Medical Re-
serve>Corps. has been assigned to duty
organizing a base hospital at Camp A.
A Humphreys.
The assignment of Maj John A. Ben
sci. Engineer Reserve Corps, as a mem
Der of the board of control war actiyi-
ties. Hampton roads. in addition to his
, other duties, is announced by the War
Department.
Col. Harry H Pattison, infantry, Ma
tional Army, has been ordered to this
city for temporary duty as liaison Of
ficer with the japanese military mis-
sion. now on an official visit to this
country.
Private Nels Tunheim, Headouarters
Company, 21st Infantry. in this city,
has been promoted to the grade of SER
geant. and will accompany Mai. Gen.
John Biddle. L. S. A, to England,
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