Evening star., 1923-08-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY M. III. MCINTYRE

trate the combat employment of the
artillery engineers, Signal Corps,
air service and ordnance in their re-
lated activities, but they will also
bodies of cavalry. Perfectly organ
lied as near as is humanity possible,
excellently trained and an exception
ally esprit de corps. II is stated that
these annual maneuvers will be the
most important from a tactical point
OF view held in recent years.
The artillery. Signal Corps. engi-
neers. ordnance and other troops Will
proceed to the concentration point by
marching from Fort Bliss, as will also
the regiments composing the division.
Following are the regiments that will
participate in the maneuvers and
their stations: 1st Cavalry. Maria,
Tex: 9TH Cavalry, Fort Clark, Tex;
7th and 8th cavalries, Fort Bliss, Tex.
The bids which were opened in the
office OF the chief signal officer, and
which were recently announced III these
columns, for supplying 1000 mile sub
marine cable to replace the wornout
portions of the Washington Alaska
cable and telegraph system, were
submitted by Ave foreign concerns.
, No American bids we're submitted.
Satisfaction has been expressed by
this office in that the prices quoted
In the bids come within the engineer
estimates Of the department
This will insure that new cable
Will be laid during the summer OF
1924. The War Department has or
dered Col. George s. Gibbs. Signal
Corps. and Lieut.. Col. Frank J. Grif-
fin, Signal Corps. TO London for the
purpose Of perfecting arrangements
and closing the contracts with the
successful bidder.
The first cable deliveries are ex-
pected in March. The United States
cable ship Dellwood. which has a
carrying capacity for approximately
1000 miles OF cable will take this
material aboard and, transporting IL
TO the scene of operations, will carry
out the laying procedure. 1t Is ex-
pecttd that the Dellwood will be
compelled to make two trips to
Europe and that this work will not
be completed until the latter part OF
October, 1924.
Whether or not Secretary of War
Weeks Will remain as the head of the
War Department is the question up
permost in the minds Of service peo-
pie. 1t has been stated by those
most qualified 10 know that the ad =
ministration of War Department af-
fairs by Secretary Weeks has been
the most efficient in years. Numerous
factors. however. enter in the reten-
tion OF the Secretary.
II is generally conceded around
Washington that President Coolidge
will make some changes in his official
family. II is known that Secretary
Weeks. in accepting the portfolio Of
War Secretary, made n great imam
ciai sacrifice. Close friends OF the
Secretary regard him as presidential
timber. and II is generally admitted
that there Will be an open contest
for the republican presidential nomi-
nation.
Despite the slashing OF the War
Department budget estimates, Secre-
tary Weeks administration OF the
military establishment is considered
great achievement He has done
much TO sOiidify the close relations
which now exist between the three
components OF the Army OF the United
States. and his efforts TO develop a
| citizen army capable of rapid eX-
pansion III time Of emergency, are
known throughout the country The
service is hopeful that the Secretary
will remain al the head Of the War
Departm and, according to reli-
ably Informed quarters. President
Coolidge VIII not ask for the war
portfolio.
After careful consideration. the
| Legislative council Of the War De-
partment has decided that last year S
mum which should be submitted to
! the budget bureau. The council will
| this coming week. lay the budget
| estimates before the Secretary nf
! War and it is believed that they Will
be approved by the Secretary.
/: the amended national defense ac,
! is to be carried out. appropriations
/ should he Increased for the National
! Guard. Organized Reserves and re-
! serve officers Larger appropriations
should be included in tie estimates
| for the citizens military training
! camps and the Officers Training
| Corps, as many thousands of young
| men were prevented from taking this
| training this summer due to the fact
| that sufficient funds We're not avail
able.
| Prepa ration Of the new training
! regulations is steadily going forwa rd
| in the War Department, which, wher
! completed. will comprise over seventy
| separate and distinct regulations. Al
| the present time. eight of these regu.
! to the services.
! Rifle Workmanship. T X i50-1O.'
| which is one of the most important o.
! the series. is still in tentative form
| The galley proof has just come from
the public printer. il embraces al
| subjects coming under the above
| named head; and will probably be one
| lations. These regulations are beins
4 prepared in conjunction with tn,
chiefs of infantry. field artillery. cav
| airy and others, a great deal Of thu
| pioneer work being done at For
Benning. Eleven completed regula
tions. are now awaiting approval o.
| the War Departm ent.
Interest is being manifested in th.