Evening star., 1923-08-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY Nj. III. MCINTYRE

is insisted by some that the check
cred plate Is the better type for all
conditions.
Forty Medical Corps officers have
been ordered to take the Army Medi-
cal School course of instruction which
becomes effective September l. OF
this number twenty EIGHT are cap
talns. in the medical department.
remaining five are first lieutenants in
the veterinary service. The class will
devote the first four months of the
course to field service instruction at
carlisle Barracks. Pa, and during the
latter part of December or the first
or January the class will remove to
washington, where it's actual medical
instruction will begin, and conclude
some time in June.
The class will be the first one to
take its instruction in the future
buildings which is being erected in
the form OF new hospital at Walter
Reed General Hospital
Beginning September Is and con-
Guiding November 10. a class, which
will be composed of about thirty line
and staff officers of the chemical
warfare service. infantry, cavalry.
Navy and Marine Corps. will assemble
at Edgewood Arsenal. Nd. for in
strnctlon in gas warfare. The recent
addition addition Of two new buildings at
EdgeWood will greatly facilitate the
handling of the courses which will
be held in the future.
MAJ X. c. Ditto, {. w. s.. who re-
centiy graduated from the Staff and
Command School at Leavenworth is
tne assistant commandant of the
scnooi' and is in charge of all school
courses. Other instructors are Capt
Aurian ST. John and First Lieuts
James r. Smith and Alden H. Watt.
~ cnemlcal warfare service officers.
ana Lieut.. Joseph III. Brady. l.. s. n.
"A series of similar courses have
peen planned by the chemical warfare
service Tor next year, which, accord
ins 10 the present plans ot the
pranch; Will begin February II and
conclude April ). 1924 and another
course of instruction which will begin
Aprii.l IL and extend to June 7. Two
Gays later a third course will be held
until July 3.
1t is believed that the course for
thls year for maximum attendance.
Lack of sufficient mileage funds was
another contributing factor for the
small attendance. if indeed it can be
called such. The course next year
VIII begin July and will conclude
least fifty reserve officers will attend
the instruction. The reservists who
attended this year, which class num-
bered twenty officers. were most en-
thusiastic over the subjects which
were included in the curriculum. and
expressed themselves as being graft
ned by the way in which the matter
was presented to them.
Maj Fred Seydel. c. w. s., who has
just recently been relieved from duty
on the staff of the commanding ger
eral of the 9th Corps Area, has been
appointed technical director of Edge
wood arsenal.
Maj. owen Il. Meredith. c. w. S.
executive officer of Edgewood arse
nal. will shortly be relieved from
these duties by Maj. James w. Lyon
c. w. S, who has been on duty with
the organized reserves at Buffalo.
Maj Meredith will go to Fort Ben
ming, where he will take the ad-
vanced course of instruction at the
infantry school
Col. ]. F. Siler. who has been on
duty in the surgeon generals Office
as chief OF the sanitation division,
has been assigned to duty as chief of
the medical department of research
board at Manila, P. l., and will sail
for his new station on the August %
transport. Col Siler will be sue
ceeded by Col. w. +. Chamberlain,
who recently graduated from the War
College.
Maj. Glenn |. Jones. who has re-
Gently been relieved from duty with
the Il. q. T. c. unit at George Wash
Stunning the duties of Maj Mahl.n
Ashford. chief of the personnel divi-
sion. office of the surgeon general,
who is on a leave of absence. Maj
Jones will be permanently assigned
in this division in some capacity
later on.
The successor of Capt. Walter ID.
Vail. assistant to the chief of the
dental division. Office of the surgeon
general. has up TO the present not
been announced. although the name
of Capt. George II. kennebeck has
been mentioned for this assignment.
Capt. Vail has been ordered to at
tend the field service work at Carlisle
Barracks. Pa, beginning September l
and concluding the latter part of De-
cember. The Army Medical School
class. of which Capt. Vail is MEM
ber. will then begin its actual medi-
cal studies. which will be given in
the new hospital now under construc
tion at Walter Reed General Hos
pital.
Beginning with September 1. daily
sessions will in all probability be in
order for the legislative council of
the War Department., which is charged
with the preparation of the Army
budget To date more than three
score proposals are on file with Lieut..
Col. James H. Bryson. acting secre-
tary of the council, the various bills
being submitted by the different
branches and bureaus. Although the
council has been meeting frequently
ever since the President and Gen.
Lord outlined the administration
policy on the budget military legisla-
tion will not be considered unit! some
time in September.
The council Will consist of the fol-
Hines. deputy chief Of staff: Brig.
Gen c. H. Martin. G-1. G. s.; Col.
William X. Naylor, ca, G. s.; Maj.
Gen. William Lassiter, Ga. G. S;
Brig. Gen. Dennis f. Nolan, Ca, G. s.;
Gen. Bryant Fl. Wells. G-5. G. s.;
of finance and War Department bud
get officer. and Col. Edward A. kreger.
j. A. G. ID.
Bids were opened in the Office of
the chief signal officer August l for
or more nautical miles of submarine
cable, which will be used in the re-
placement of the worn out portions
of the Alaska military
able and telegraph system.
The present system is in very bad
condition, and the question Of install
ing a new cable has been under con-
for some time. Announce
ment of the successful bidder and
further details will in all probability
be made in the near future.
Navy.
Recent publication of an article in
a semi official French naval publica-
tion of japanese plans to increase the
elevation of the big guns four of
their largest battlesnips has renewed
interest in naval circles over the ac-
tion to be taken by the American gov
eminent on the suspended" plan to
increase the range Vt Ow ships to
equal that of the British fleet
While official comment is forth