Evening star., 1922-08-13
THE ARMY

Neither the law nor regulations
hereunder limit the board of genera
officers in the reasons for it's recon-
mendations for the retirement or dis
charge of officers as being in excess
Of the new authorized numbers.
That is the gist of an order re.
Gently issued for the attention Of ali
officers in the Army relative to retire
ment and discharge, under the act OF
Congress approved June 80. 1922.
From the magnitude of the reduc-
officers are eliminated under the pro-
visions of the act Of June 4, 1920, II
is manifest, reads the circular, "tha,
the reduction now being made can
not be based upon inefticiency. That
officers whose services would gladly
be continued if the law permitted
must be dropped for any reason tina,
indicates they are most logical to be
declared surplus in making a reduc.
ton that must be made. Among the
factors to be considered are age, tims
yet to serve. the officers desire fol
discontinuance of active service. a.
evidenced by requests submitted anG
filed with their records. physical i'm.
pairment and similar factors. which
service or record"
Water Publication Unit.
Recent experiments of the engineer
laboratory at Schenectady, N. Y. under
direction of Capt Theodore H. Wyman,
jr., control of engineers. has resulted
in the development of a new and i'm
The essential features of this unit
are the 3l2- ton motor truck containing
high-speed motor driving centrifugal
pump. a sand filter and a pulsating
chlorinator. The unit has a capacity
of some 1000 gallons per hour.
Before passing through the centrifu-
gal pump the water is chlorinated. and
solution is added. 1t is said the water
given off is thoroughly purified and
more pleasant to the taste than water
treated by the chlorinating process
alone.
A recent test run by one of these
units from Schenectady. N. Y, to Camp
Humphreys, Va, distance Of over 500
miles. was completed in six days
without mishap. Demonstrations were
given along the road, particularly in
Washington. where the water flowing
through Rock Creek Park. known to
have high sewer pollution, was sue
cessfully treated. as evidenced by tests
SAS
Army Medical School.
While further tests are considered
necessary before the final adoption Of
the unit, which is an outgrowth of the
sterilab unit used during the war, it
is believed that it will ultimately be
adopted as part of the standard equip
ment of the Corps of Engineers.
Examination Postponed.
Examination for appointment of
second lieutenants has been post
poned from September to October
23, 1922. according to a recent state
ment by the War Department. That,
in order to procure Tor the Army as
many men as possible who are eSpe-
cially fitted by education and train.
ing lin the junior grade. the depart
ment will encourage for appointment
honor graduates of educational in
stitutions known as distinguished
colleges
Other college graduates who will
be encouraged for appointment in the
army are those who completed the
second year of the advanced course in
combat unit of the r. o. T. c. and
who will be eligible on January l,
1923. for such appointment. Such
graduates will be granted exemption
from the entire mental examination.
The examination on October % is
still open to all classes of eligibles--
i. e., to citizens between the ages of
81 and 80 years; either a warrant
officer or enlisted man Of the Regular
Army of more tnan two years serv-
ice; reserve officer: an officer, war
rant officer or enlisted man of the
National Guard: a member of the En-
listed Reserve Corps. or graduate Of
a technical institution approved by
the Secretary of War. The announce
ment is made that there are vacancies
in the grade of second lieutenant in
all branches of the service.