Evening star., 1922-02-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

A nre of wood and oil-soaked waste
nad Deen started under dry boiler.
IN eStinguishing the fire, the crew
OF the st. Louis used lines from bow
10 stern of the German gunboat and
Waarped her across to another pier.
where she was made accessible to the
nnsmicaI msna m,sg engines of the fire depart,
night hight. extinguished the blaze
without damage to other property.
uu!lnS two years Of world war
service the st. Louis steamed more
enah 10000 miles. participating in
elgnt outgoing conveys which accom-
panIea transports and cargo ships
carrying thousands of troops and
vast quantities of supplies. On June
~ 1917, she sailed from New York
as part OF the convoy Of the first de-
ssacnnent OF the first expeditionary
lorGes to st. Nazaire. France. Sew
eIal attacks on supposed submarines
continual drills at the guns and the
.ueilng or destroyer escort from oil
.aanhers IN mid-ocean were features
OF that voyage.
Her sixth convoy trip began in
august, when she left New York with
sixteen steamers. Twice during that
Trip the st. Louis went to the aid of
resseis IN answer to messages that
lney were being attacked by subma-
rlnes. In 1918 she was converted into
Troop transport. with berths for
1900 men. Six times she crossed the
Atiantic to bring back troops, and on
July 2. 1913. two years to Il day from
the time she first visited foreign
shores on wartime service. she left
brest with homeWard- bound pen
naht: her part in the world war fin
lsned. During the war the St Louis
was commanded in succession by the
1oilo"ing officers: Capts. Martin E..
french. Waldo Evans, Anon Bronson,
jr, and Gatewood Sanders Lincoln.
fresident Commends Supply Service.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the Navy, will make the
principal address at the graduation
exercises Of the Supply Corps School
/ OF Application at the Naval Academy
on March 4: The first of series OF
lectures delivered before the school
was made last week by Paymaster
General Potter upon the subject Gen
eral Remarks in Regard to Supply"
Commenting the Navy's business ac-
ttvities. President Harding, in a re-
cent address before the second meet
the government. paid an unusual
mander E. D. Stanley. aide for pur-
chase in the office Of the chief CO.
ordinator. ORD general supply. bureau Of
the budget. and Commander c. s.
| Mayo. Navy dsbursing officer and
chairman of the federal traffic board.
bureau of the budget, had the honor
| to receive the Presidents thanks by
! name. In connection with the Nays
! methods of purchase. it is interesting
| to also note another recent compli-
ment paid the fuel division of the
Navy by subcommittee of the
House committee on appropriations
| during the hearings of representa-
tives of the United States Shipping
Board. Mr.. Powell. president Of the
| Emergency Fleet Corporation, and
Mr.. Wood. chairman of the House
subcommittee. both agreed that "the
| Navy has made the best showing of
any activity before this committee"
Praise Extended General Board.
| Rear Admiral W. L. Rodgers, chair
| man of the general board, has been
| commended by the Secretary of State
in letter of appreciation. thanking
! the admiral and the board for their
! important work and cooperation with
| the members Of the American delega-
| ton during the conference for limi-
| tation of armament. The able and
| exhaustive studies of the board. wrote
Secretary Hughes, were of great
value in the development of the
| American plan. which was placed
| before the conference by the Ameri-
can delegation. The American plan.
| which, slightly modified, was that on
which the final agreement was