Evening star., 1923-09-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY Nj. lei. MCINTYRE

and Maj. John B. Coulter. both or
auty in the office of the chief of cav
airy. Washington, ID. c., will be the
official observers from the cavalry
arm. From the cavalry school. the
following officers have been ordered
Brig. Gen. r. l.. King, commandant of
the school; Col. l.. w. Oliver and Maj.
]. T. McLane.
The maneuvers at Newmarket will
be attended by the following officers:
Majs. Maxwell Murray and J. w. An
derson. F. A; Majs. L. w Fales and
Charles B. Elliott, infantry: Majs.
Robert G. Mcdonald and John p.
Fletcher. Medical Corps. and Maj. H.
Polk and Iieuts. E. l.. Hogan and II
Il. ID. Heiberg, cavalry, the latter
three officers being on duty at the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexing-
ton, Va.
Divergent views have been taken by
the academic authorities at the mill
tary and naval academies on the
question of eligibility requirements to
be met by members OF the foot ball
teams tLis year. 1t has been decided
by Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson.
superintendent of the Naval Acad-
emy, that first-year midshipmen
should be excluded from the team. and
this has been published in an official
announcement. On the other hand,
Brig. Gen. Fred w, Sladen, superin-
tendent of the Military Academy. de-
clares that he will base the eligibility
of the cadets composing the Army's
| team upon their scholarship and rec
ord The solution of this eligibility
war between the two institutions will
be watched with interest by the-serv-
Ices.
Lieut.. Col. George C. Marshall, jr.,
aide to Gen Pershing in delivering
the opening address before this year s
class at the War College, viyidly de-
Scribed the next step in the develop
ment OF the Army of the United
States. The colonel gave considerable
emphasis to the fact thai in next
summers training program more time
would be devoted to organization in
stead of individual instruction, as has
been done in the past, and the in
structors from the regular establish
ment will work through the COM
manders of the organized reserves.
This will be done by filing a Regu-
lar Army regiment to war strength
Corps and the Citizens Military
Training Corps. The regular officers
on duty in the camps will get the ma
chine started, and, after n few days
Of observation by the reserve officers
the different units would be turned
over to them to command.
In comparing tt e state of prepared
ness which existed at the beginning
of the war and that at the present
time. Col. Marshall declared that only
200 second lieutenantS of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps had gradual
ed for the reserve in 1920; in 1921
this number had increased to 1000; in
1922 this number reached 2,200, and
this year it is believed that about
3100 will be graduated and commits
stoned second leutenantS in the re-
serve. In addition TO this. the Citi-
zenS' Military Training Corps will
turn about approximately 1900 off,
GERS of the same grade from the blue
course.
Praising the great work which is
being performed by the veterans of
the great war, Col Marshall pointed
out that although the country will
have to depend upon these men for
some years. the younger men. must
be trained If an adequate reserve
corps is to be developed.
He expressed the belief that a re-
serve officer preparing himself for
promotion should spend more than
fifteen days in training camp. 1t Is
during the second fifteen days that
an officer demonstrates his capabili-
ties for leadership for the higher
grade, and it is thought tt at this
would be a practical way in which to
solve this organized reserve promo
tion problem.
I The action of Controller General Nc
Carl in holding that there is no au-
thority to issue or sell coal TO officers
of the Army and Navy IS but another
attempt of the controllers office to
deprive those of the regular estab-
lishment of their just allowances and
privileges, according to the service
viewpoint. Members of the National
Association of Retail Coal Dealers,
according to report, are behind this
movement, in an endeavor to force
the government to buy coal from
them instead of the operators.
With respect to whether the War
Department has the authority to sell
coal to officers and enlisted men of
the service, the Secretary of War
quoted the act of June 80. 1922. AZ
Stat, 727. The Secretary also called
attention to A. r. 1887 as amended
by C. A. r 130. dated September 10,
1922, which authorizes the Quarter
master Corps to issue or sell fuel to
the services. Another point which the
controller does not touch in his de-