Evening star., 1923-06-10

Officers of the War College were
appealed to by the Tank Corps at
Camp Meade, Nd, during the week
to throw the weight of their influence
toward adequate development of this
auxiliary of the infantry service. The
occasion was the tank demonstrat tion
for the student officers at the Tank
School. and the appeal was voiced by
Col. Samuel ID. Rockenbach, COM
manding the corps and school.
In addition to the demonstration of
the Mark VIII and smaller tanks,
which are war developments. the pro-
gram provided for an illustrated lee
ture of the gradual advance that was
made to reach the point in evolution
of a satisfactory land fleet that had
been attained when the armistice
virtually suspended the growth OF
this mechanical aid to foot soldiers.
Col. Rockenbach pointed out that
war experience had shown that the
tanks alone would not permit ful-
fillment of all that was expected OF
this new mechanism of war; that
there must also be the means OF sup
plying the tanks as they drove for
ward and of bringing up guns over
any obstacles to make good the posi-
tions captured. Later the visiting offl-
GERS were shown the trio OF rast,
lighter weight vehicles, including the
medium weight tank, from which it
is hoped to develop successrui jana
fleet of the kind for which the heed
was demonstrated in action.
In the course of his lecture Col.
Rockenbach recounted the experience
of the British in launching the first
tank drive at Cambria Its success
swept the British themselves on their
feet, he said. adding that there was
no case where tanks had been prop
erly employed in the war and had
ing infantry. In fact. Col. Rocken-
bach said. there was ample evidence
that the tank could and did put to
rout the finest infantry in the world.
But failure of the British to appre-
ciate the effectiveness of the weapon
they used and to provide means OF
transport to extend their astounding
gains and consolidate their positions,
laid them open at Cambria, he saip. to
counter surprise attack, which lett
them in a worse position than when
they jumped off with the tanks. 1t
was the pressing requirement OF to-
day. the tank corps commander
argued, that the supplementary trans
portation problem Of backing up the
tanks and getting forward the men
and equipment needed to hold ground
the land battleships easily wrested
from enemy control. be attacked and
solved. He expressed confidence that
post-w war developments had pointed
the way TO a solution although moth
ing now possessed by the government
actually filled the need.
Included among the officers who Wit
messed the tank demonstration. We're:
Mai Gen. Edward F. McGlachlin. COM
mandant of the Army war College:
Mai. Gen. Charles Farnsworth. CHER
of infantry. and Maj. Gen. Charles II.
trat m
Chiefs of all supply branches. all
corps are commanders ana other
general officers of the Army have
been directed by Maj. Gen. DAVIS
adiutant general, to make every ef-
fort to expedite the filling of requi-
sitions for initial equipment for new
organizations of the National Guard
Gen. Harris letter regarding the
supply of National Guard units foi-
lows in part:
THE chief Of the militia bureau
will issue the necessary instructions
to the National Guard to expedite
the forwarding of these requlsitions
quarters. The acquisitions Will be
plainly marked for initial equipment mt
for new National Guard units. and
they may be submitted prior TO fed
eral recognition.
Corps area and department com
mates to hold these acquisitions until
the units are recognized and then 10
give them priority over all routine
acquisitions.
chiefs of supply branches will in
strlct their subordinates in depots TO
give these requisitions priority over
all routine reQuisitions
The Army Quartermaster Corps
will celebrate June Is the l4sth an
niversary of it's establishment. fol-
lowing a custom that has grown INTO
a tradition of the corps. Maj. zen.
w. H. Hart, quartermaster general.
has sent instructions to al! units OF
the corps at home or abroad, under
which all enlisted or commissioner
personnel will get together at dln-
ners, bringing in with them the Re-
serve and National Guard quarter
master personnel i'll each region.
In addition it has been suggested
that athletic events and other appro-
pirate exercises mark the day.
In Washington Gen. Hart heads
special committee of quartermaster
officers. which includes Brig. Gems.
John b. Ballinger. Albert {. Dalton
and John 7. Knight; Coils Frederick k
w. Van Duyne, Francis H. Pope and
+. w. Fullam. senior Reserve quar-
termaster, and Mai. j. r. Lusby,
senior National Guard quartermaste r
of Washington, to arrange Tor ain
ner to be held the night of June 10
at Rauscher's. at which many distin-
euished friends of the corps Will be
present. NJ,
Capts George II. Hahn and Will
liam w. Smith (Reserve) and Lieut..
George A. Bentley constitute the en-
tertainment committee. while Col.
Henry c. Bonnycastle. Maj. Resolve
p. Palmer and Capt. Harley A. Dres-
back compose the invitation and din
ner committee All quartermaster
officers. whether Of the Regulars. Re
serve Corps or National Guard, and
all retired and former emergency
quartermasters have been lnNi.ed'
similar dinners in celebration OF
the anniversary of the. corps are to
be held in Paris, Panama, Hawaii.
the Philippines and China in ADDITION
TO those held simultaneously IN the
United States.
Rrie Gen. Stuart HintZelnan,
younvest of the assistant chiefs OF
the general staff who are In charge
of the important subdivisions or the
work of keeping the nation reason
ably prepared for Its own de1ense, is
under orders for foreign service aL.eF :
serving for year as CHIEF or Ga
(suppIy). which deals with supplies
and procurement questions. 1t is ex-
pected that his assignment Will De
announced to command an InlahIry
brigade in Hawaii. as Brig. cen: Jo-
senb r Kuhn. now in Hawaii, is to
be recalled for duty at home. II
Gen. Kuhn is assigned to staff work
in washington the fact will be of
some significance ITO many people or
Washington. as he was the on :er
who commanded the 18th DIVISION
INationaI ARMY. in which District
Of Columbia and MARYLAND contin-
gents were brigaded, during It's train
ing at Camp Meade and also in action
overseas.
Gen. HintZelman came 10 the w
in CO (military intelligence) when
Gen. Pershing was assigned as chief
of staff. While still holding the rank