Evening star., 1923-07-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY nj. III. MCINTYRE

! tailed to the supply division, Mai Owen
;. Albright to the personnel training
ana equipment section and Maj. Alvin
G: Gutensohn to the purchase section
OF the supply division.
The tentative assignments of 261
west Point graduates this year to the
seven arms of the service and the
Philippine Scouts detail fourteen new
second neutenantS, including the honor
graduate, Francis r. Johnson, to the
engineers; seven to the Signal Corps,
man, Hugh W. Downing. to the air
service; nineteen to the cavalry, fifty to
the field artillery. twenty-six to the
coast artillery, eighty eight to the in
fantry, and two, both Fflipinos. to the
Phillpplne Scouts The last two off,
GERS. Lieuts. Da Jose and Garcia, how
ever. expressed desire to enter the
ar service and infantry, respectively.
Gen. Gouraud will return to Wash
ington on August s. it was announced
at the War Department, after his tour
OF the country, and will then go to
West Point the following day to in
spect the Military Academy.
The first member of the chief Of
cavalry's honor rifle team. a .paper"
team, similar in character to the "all-
american sport aggregations, has been
selected. Corp. John Kotus of Troop
=. lst Cavalry. stationed at Camp
Maria. Tex. is the selection. He quail
ned among the men of his regiment
with the highest rife score of the
year. The selections are made annu-
ally from among the enlisted men of
have not qualified as distinguished
marksmen or shot on national teams.
The War Department has authorized
the selection of the team and granted
permission for the men honored to
wear the special silver medal with their
other decorations.
An interesting and historical article
on Clusters last fight appears in the
current issue of the Cavalry Journal.
a thorough study OF all availa BILE data
on Custer and his last battle An in
terview with Trumpeter John Martin.
who died in New York recently. and
who was the bearer of Clusters last
message, is included
Members of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars in the Army will be permitted TO
attend the twentyfourth annual en-
campment of their organization at Nor
folk, Va. from August % to 81. it was
stated at the War Department. pro-
vided it does not interfere with their
service.
Members of the selection board
which convenes tomorrow have been
gathering for several days past and
much preliminary work has already
been done in connection with go
ing over and sorting out the vast
amount of data that must be consid :
cred by the board in making its selec-
tions. 1t is anticipated that the board
| VIII complete its work and submit its
report to the Secretary in about ten
days. Eleven admiraIs. ten capita ins
and hfteen commanders are to he So
lected.
Due to his connection with this
board. Admiral Coontz chief of
operations. Will not turn over his
office to his successor. Admiral E. w.
Eberle. until this work is completed
probably about the 25th Of this
month.
In the meantime Admiral EberIe.
who was relieved by Admiral s Rob
ison as communicating chief of the
battle fleet at San Diego last Monday
and reached Washington Thursday,
VIII be familiarizing himself with de-
partmental details and the work of
his new post
As soon as he takes over" Admiral
Coontz will leave for the west coast
and probably August 4. with impress
stve ceremonies. will hoist his flag
States fleet above the L. S S Seattle
administrative flagship, relieving Ad-
miral Hillary p. Jones'
The new commander Of the forces
af1oat plans to accompany the Chau-
mont with the congressional party of
inspection in it's tour of San Pedro
San Francisco and Puget Sound and
then join the fleet. He will remain
with the fleet until the mobilization
in San Francisco in October for the
gathering of the world war veterans
there. where the entire Pacific fleet
will gather.
After this Admiral Coontz plans to
return on the Seattle to the east
coast and will spend several weeks a.
the Naval War College at Newport,
r. T.. on the plans for the winter
problems for the fleet maneuvers to
be held in West Indian waters
About January l. aboard his flag
ship. he will accompany the scout
fleet Ia Culebra. where il will be