Evening star., 1923-11-25
Army and Navy News
BY Nj. H. MCINTYRE

including June 80, 1929. the Secrtary
I has realized s944,579,320, which in
cludes real estate and waste material.
and in addition to this the War De-
partment has turned over to other
government departments property
which amounts to s97,910.4S3. Officers
point out that although the War De-
partment has made a tremendous saw
ing in the disposition of this prop
erty, the proceeds are turned into
the treasury and expended for other
purposes. which is unjust to the War
department, as under such policy
II cannot be estimated how much
has been charged to preparedness. This
Is also true of the Navy Department,
and 1t is argued that both depart
ments should be given credit for their
savings so that the country could
be advised as to the actual cost of
maintaining their military and naval
establishments
The fifth annual dinner Of the
War Society OF the cruiser and trans
port force will be held November 80
at the Harvard Club. New York city.
number of prominent speakers who
are guests of the society will de-
liver addresses and a large attend
ance is expected.
A communication has been sent by
the Judge Advocate General of the
Army to the Department of Justice
urging the Attorney General to ask
for a rehearing in the court of claims
or appeal the Noce case, which gives
credit for longevity to graduates of
the military academy. 1t would be
assumed that both the judge advo-
Gates general of the Army and Navy
would heartily indorse this decision,
but it develops that considerable
amount of time has been devoted to
the preparation of a brief by the
judge advocate generals department
| to be used by the Department of
Justice in appealing this decision.
Department of Justice officials. IT
| is stated. did not expect any such
/ communication from the judge advo-
cate generals department, but a
study of the past policy of the lat
ter department will reveal the fact
that the attorney general is merely
following an established procedure
Although it is admitted that the
Judge advocate general of the Army
is the governments attorney in all
matters pertaining to the services,
it has been pointed out that the
vices have gone almost as far rs the
controller general An example of
this can be cited in an opinion of for
mer Judge Advocate General Crow
der who held that an army tent on
the Mexican bor(S'r occupied by a
IutlDeT OF oIlctTS was
quarters under the old Communication
for quarters law. AS is known. this
opinion had a disastrous effect on
the service. and to relieve officers in
the field during the war. Congress
enacted a law which gave commuta-
tion for quarters to officers with de-
pendents.
Officers coming under the Noce de-
ciSion will have able defenders. as
one Of the best known Washington
firms whose specially Is service mat
ters. has been engaged to repre-
sent the service people in the coming
litigation proceedings.
Twelve Army officers, ten Navy otti-
GERS and two officers from the Marine
Corps will be automatically trans
| ferred to the retired list on reaching
the maximum age limit during the
| year 1924. In addition to Gen. Per-
! shing, who will retire September 13.
1924, there are four major generals,
one brigadier general and six colonels.
! In the line of the Navy there are five
rear admirals and two lieutenants.
one rear admiral in the Supply Corps.
! one captain in the Chaplain Corps and
one lieutenant IN the Construction
Corps. The Army retirements are:
Col. William p. Burnhan, infantry.
January 10; Col. Beaumont B Buck,
infantry, January 16; Col. Sedgwck
Rice. cavalry. March 25: Brig. Gen.
BENJAMIN Alvord, assistant adjutant