Evening star., 1923-07-01

Mating class OF the army
lege, which also took the form Oh MS
farewell to military service MAJ. "en
E.. F. McGlachlin, jrs. outlined MS
suggestions for the future WORK VI
the college. 49,.
Based upon his experience as com
, mandant for two years anu ihii''".'
service extending over tnlrty Sea. D
Cen McGlachlin believes that the
horizon bounding the possible oe-
yelopment of the Army War Collese
has not nearly been approached.
"rbare ia free room for the magma
ton" he suggested. giving as an H.
lustration the following plan.
A year from now the college work
for an entire course might be oaseo
on the point of view of an important
potential enemy. Using our own
higher general staff organization
practice and methods, but enemy or
Ganization in other respects, ne eA
claimed. CONDUCT a program similar
to the present, eliminating In war
plan for operations of the selected
state against the United states Dua
ing that year he would omit the stra-
teeicaI reconnaissance to gain ten
days' extra time, and devote June to
a map maneuver in which student
BODY would oppose the War Depart
ment general staff. umpired oy tne
and by the faculty of the college.
1.-THE purposes of the college woulo oe
attained exactly as they are sou NJ
now and the general stan would haSe
an opportunity to test out, under tne
hardest nossible conditions one OF its
own plans" he stated.
He mentioned. among his sugges-
tions. that the informative PERIODS
II tnh
by applicatory periods during whicn
problems would be given and solved
by individuals and by committees.
He also suggested that smaii
number of general officers be assem-
bled annually four weeks prior 10
the final war games. to take speciai
course in G-2 work based upon the
wears study. to spend week on tne
war plan to be gained ana TO parlici-
pate as commanders In the game
itself.
The retiring commandant oeleVes
IL advisable to increase the numper
of naval students to at least tweIVe,
including two marine ohcers anu
four from other than the line OF the
Navy and Marine Corps. suggestions
that at least ten National Guard ana
Reserve Corps officers be maintained
in special courses were also nlade.
Public benefit. he believes. woula re-
suit by selecting few representa-
tives Of financial. industrial. educa-
/. tional legal transportation, labor
, and publicity interests as students
annually, as well as representatives
of the State and Commerce Depart
ments.
Dogma and rule. he pointed out:
while they have their places in special
service schools, should be guarded
against in the War College, SO that
full expression OF liberal opinions
may be discussed.
Plans for the instruction of pris-
oners in Army posts are being studied
,who believes that much good would
rebound to the service and that indl-
viduals would derive distinct dement's.
At many posts II Is understood facili-
ties do not exist and good instructors
are not available. The suggestion of
organizing such classes has been con-
veyed to post commanders, where
suitable facilities exist or may. be
extemporized. In making the sugges-
ton. Gen. Pershing points out that
the usefulness of a soldier depends
' upon the degree of his training dur
ing an enlistment: if this training is
interrupted by a considerable period
of confinement the government does
not receive an adequate return.
In an effort to ascertain what type
of clothing is the most desirable for
service wear by flying officers. a let
ter was recently addressed to the
officers of the Army Air Service by
the Army and Navy Air Service Asso-
majority favor a roll collar coat,
soft, collapsible cap, some men
tioning the overseas cap and boots,
as against puttees and shoes. Many
. be beneficial to flyers Among them
were the following: Elimination OF
Sam Browne belt and use of belt
ed blouse. the use of golf knfckers
1on tro ty,
riding breeches. which they point out
are binding when flying and cause
varicose veins: the abandonment or
the long, cumbersome overcoat for
flyers and substitution Of short fly
ing jacket is also recommended.
In transmitting the replies to Sec
retary Weeks the official of the as
sociation states that the Information
sideration will be given the. earnest
(, appeal OF the flyers. whose lives de-
pend to a great extent upon their
physical comfort.
Three new Army Air Service train
ing planes Of the TVS type, in
which the novice and the instructor
sit side by side, having proven sat
isfactory after tests at McCook Field,
an order for twenty more has been
placed with the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation. The new ships Will be
ready by December, 1t Ia expected.
Tex, for training student aviators.
Oficers Of the Air Service are
greatly interested in the recent tests
use in airplanes, conducted at
McCook Field. With the perfection
Of this glass for use in windshields,
observation ports and windows in the
flyers see added safety for wartime
pilots and observers. Reports Of the
recent tests state that specimens OF
the new glass. -eone and one-ha
.even cracked when struck by armor,,
piercing 30-caliber ammunition. hred
at range Of 175 feet and velocity
of 1900 feet per second; The oullet
in this instance bored Its way INTO
an inch for about one quarter OF
an inch and was then DETECTED at
right angles. Some aerial war craft
have their observation ports pro-
tected to q certain extent by revoiv-
ing armored fans, which permit the
fiyers to look out, but defect bullets
The new glass will be far more EN-
cient, experts point out, IL 1t is per-
fected.
Mai. J. o. Maubourge. Signal Corps.
who was recently placed In charge
of the Signal Corps laboratory at me
bureau of standards. expects that ex-
periments on the development OF
suitable terminal apparatus for trans.
mitting Gen. Squier's new universal
alphabet will begin there on July is.
Since this code alphabet is intended
to increase the speed OF automatic
transmission in cable, wire and wlre-
Jess telegraphy. the development OF
the necessary transmitting and re-
teiving apparatus is necessarily some-
what complicated. With its perfsc-
tion, 1t is understood. the Army mes
sage center. located In the munitions
G,,I15i, u hare will conduct some long