Evening star., 1922-03-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS


the organized reserve available only
in event Of national emergency, the
National Guard is the only compon-
ent now available to meet the needs
Of the federal government. with
each decrease in the Regular Army.
the necessity for greater effort with
the National Guard increases. al,
though that component would fal!
far short of the strength required
for a major emergency. TO supple
ment the guard there remains nothing
but the organized reserves. since it
constitutes the second eschelon of our
national defense.
Making a strong appeal to every
efficer and man in the Regular Army
to take a vital interest in the new or.
ganization, the speaker emphasized
the vital necessity of building up the
two citizen components. which. he
stated, constitute an army 1ounoeo
on the purest principles of democracy,
the sort Of an army that goes with
our kind of government. It's the hind
of an army the people Of this country
want, the kind Of an army that IT IS
our duty to provide for the people.
Senate Favors Disabled Omcers.
BY vote of so to IA. the
bill passed the Senate which makes
eligible for retirement under the same
conditions as now provided Tor ON
GERS of the Regular Army all officers
not of the regulars who served in the
world war and who in the line OF
duty incurred not less than a 80 per
cent permanent disability. The bill.
which since it's inception met the op-
position Of the War Department, Will.
if passed by the House, charge the
United States Veterans Bureau with
not of the regulars IS 80 per cent dis
abled and therefore entitled to the
benefits of the bill 1t is reported
that Senator Bursom, author Of the
bill, is in favor of the bills amend
ments, which provide similar relief
who served either in the Spanish
American war. the Philippine insur-
rection or the China relief expedi-
tion. Funds for the bill, if passed
by the Congress. will not be charged
to War Department appropriations.
as is the case of disabled officers OF OF
the Regular Army. but instead will
be paid from war risk appropriations.
Air Service.
Covering the distance between
Washington and Dayton, 440 miles,
at an average speed of 147 miles per
hour, that>record, made by Lieut.. c. v.
Haynes. A. c., on March 4, 1921. may be
considered a record nonstop fight
was a DH-4B messenger. the trip
consuming two hours and ffty-five
minutes.
The new class of officers and cadets
have recently reported at Carlstrom
field for pilot training. Only ABOUT
half dozen officers and seventy five
cadets have reported. About 25 per
cent of the cadets are from the en-
listed personnel of the air service and
IS per cent from civil life.
Orders have been issued at Mather
field covering the discharge OF mem
These men are being discharged to
accept commissions in the Omcers'
Reserve Corps. All express q desire
to continue in the service as cadets
or as officers, but no provision mas
been made to answer the deslres OF
flying is self-evident. This sclass of
cadets made the forest patrol posi-
BILE through the season OF isSl. the
patrol covering the states OF Oregon,
washington and California.
A large radio outfit. consisting OF a
NAVY vacuum tube transmitting set.
with two eighty-f steel towers. has
heen received at Mather field. When
set I'm. the apparatus will have day.
light range Of 1880 miles continuous
waves, a 250-mile dayl1ght range for
light range continuous waves for buz-
zer mobilization. The arrival Of this
new set has aroused increased inter-
est among both the old and new SOL
diers in the study Of radio.
The man of the 316th Observation
snnadron of the 91st Division, Orran-
;zed reserves, A. c., have been ordered
to appear at .Crissy field for the pur-
nose of repairing the headquarters