Evening star., 1923-05-06

by the decreases and increases in
size of the various arms Of the Army
service. 1894 men have been directIy
involved. The largest increase Of any
branch was made in the air service.
which was allowed a gain OF i.77i
men. The cavalry increased by 1,i34,
an9 the infantry and coast artillery
l'622 and 1850. respectively.
Four chaplains of war fame mem
ners or the officers Reserve Corps.
have been selected by Gen. Pershin :.
FOR activ duty this summer, proyidin :,
they consent to abandon their resper
i've churches for temporary duty in
the military service.
Lieut.. Col Charles Henry Brant of
buHaio. former chief chaplain of th o
American Expeditionary Forces IN
France. heads the list which include es
MaJ. John James Allan, New York
CITY: Maj. Francis Patrick Duffy, New,
norK City. and Maj. James Francis
t1fteen world records have been
omcially accredited to Army air serv-
ice pilots. They are: BY Lieut.. John
I;.M Macready' altitude. s4,5os.3 feet: by
kilometer closed circuit. 2oS.a1 miles
an hour; speed for zoo kilonreter
closed circuit. 205.s4 miles an hour.
speed for $50 kilometer closed circuit.
oone.kilometer one straight-away course.
-oo;bS7 miles an hour; by Lieut. Alex
ander Pearson, speed for 500 kilo.
meters. 1873 miles an hour: by Lieurs.
: ooo ~ ,1aIas ,Har1is and r; lockwood. speed
by Lieut. H r. Harris, speed. I.soo
kilometers at 114.33 miles an hour
ana speed, 1000 kilometers in ten
nGaM,.: nhours: 52 minutes and AZ seconds; by
Macready. speed. $500 kilometers, at
7l.S3 miles an hour; speed, 1000 kilo-
meters, at 71.62 miles an hour; speed,
I.ooo kflometers. at 71.S4 miles an
hour: speed. 1000 kilometers. at 1917
hight, 2,516.18 miles and duration, 36
hours, minutes. 81 seconds.
Col. Conrad S. Babcock, chief OF
staff for the district of washington
mas issued a memorandum for the
Information and guidance Of all off,
GERS serving in the District Of Colum-
6ia." Attention Is invited by Col
Saocock to the two stables available
and authorized public mounts as
signed to general officers and the
statement is made that so far as pos
slole officers desiring stable facilities
Tor their horses will be given a choice
OF the two places, that of the sery-
ice detachment at Fort Myer and tina
at virginia avenue and 18th street.
A training unit of one officer and
ten enlisted men has been ordered
from Fort Humphreys, Va, to Camp
custer, Mich. to arrive May Is. The
unit VIII take part In engineer train
ing work at the Michigan camp this
summer.
Brig. Gen. George LeR. Irwin has
been relieved of duty in Washington
and is assigned to command the 18TH
infantry Brigade. effective May 1,
with station at Fort Howard, Nd.
Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Babbitt has
been assigned to command the ard
Division at Camp Lewis, Washington
upon completion Of his present tour
OF foreign service. Orders relieving
Gen. Babbitt from command of the
Panama Canal division already have
been issued by the War Department.
Brig. Gen. Joseph e. Kuhn has been
ordered from command Of tho 2lst In
fantry Brigade, at Schof1eld Barracks
Honolulu, to Vancouver Barracks
Wash. to assume command there OF
the 5th Infantry Brigade.
Amalgamation Of the staff and tine
: of the Navy as proposed recently by
Secretary DanbXs apDear4 - - -