Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

January s to June 15, In addition.
| about forfy-two coast artillery ON
w be sent ,D next fall to r the
Leavenworth. In the school for en-
listed specialists at Fort Monroe
about Ave will be assigned to the
artillery course. ten to the engineer
| ing. course and twenty-five to the
The Brooklyn Chapter of the Re-
! serve Omcers' Association has adopt:
| ed resolutions asking for q repeal
1920. which makes ' an n allowance Of
| cents mile to reserve officers or
| dered to training camps and for au-
| thorization Of cents mile the
as n.oy ysEas for sen saSs Ge s
| training each year for at least half
| Of the reserve officers enrolled ia
voring a Regular Army of at least
F., 2S0,000 officers and men, in order to
provide for an effective first line de-
Tense: calling attention Of American
people to the impressive spectacle OF
Switzerland, which preserved its in
tegrity without firing shot In the
world war. as an example OF the
efficiency Of Preparedness as an In !.
against any tightening Of sentences
Of the so-called political prisoners
and insisting upon their serving the
full terms Of the sentences duly i'm
l pOScut anu thdl tuC Pooldi
privilege be granted the Reserve
Oficers' Association and its subordi-
nate bodies.
The demand on the personnel Of
GERS for the training season cannot
be met this year. on account OF the
reduction in officers by virtue Of the
elimination process. Already there
are some fifteen applications for OFF,
that Of he corps the One
exists in the corps. II Is not con-
sidered wise to hold an examinatio
to I'LL this position. There are some
Ave or six prospective candidates.
pointment, 1t would not be fair to
put SO many Of them to the expense
Of travel to the place of examination.
An examination for appointment as
flying cadet in the Army Air Service
cadets authorized by Congress. It is
expected that there will be about
sixty vacancies to be filled. Enlisted
men Of the Army and civilians are
eligible for appointment. Candidates
must be at time of application: "a
unmarried male citizens Of the United
States. CD between the ages Of
twenty and twenty-seven years. CD
hsh school
90 Of excellent character. 90 Of
sound physique and in excellent
health. The educational examination
may be omitted IL the applicant pre-
| sents documentary evidence OF his
i graduation from q high school within
two years Immediately preceding date
of this examination or OF his attend
ance at a recognized college or uni
versity within that time. II such
evidence cannot be furnished the
board, the educational examination
will be given. The base pay OF fly
ing cadets is $75 a month, which in
cludes extra pay for flying risk. The
ration allowance will not exceed one
dollar a day. The other allowances
such as clothing. equipment. are those
of a private, first class. Applicants
from civil life will be required to pay
all expenses incident to their appear
ance before the examining board for
bursement of the expenses incurred
prior to enlistment will be considered.
Application blanks may be secured
from the chief Of air service, Wash
ington. and must be submitted In
triplicate. accompanied by the Gus
tomary three letters OF character.
| Army experts. who have been work.
ing on the subject OF the production
of superior bullet for the infantry,
have been rewarded for their efforts.
The new boat-tailed bullet is the re-
| suit. 1t has been subjected to ex-
haustive tests by the ordnance de-
partment and the infantry board and
has met the exactions imposed upon
II by adding nearly 1900 yards to the
| range of the old bullet and by fiat
ltening out the trajectory SO that there
is only q space of 100 yards between