Evening star., 1924-06-01

ments and infantry ammunition dis
tributing points in an attack, while
iii the afternoon there VIII be demon
strated the organization and opera
tion of a rail head together with the
utilization of rail head company.
The problem Wednesday will he SINH
lar TO that as on Monday except that
the assumed situation will be semi
stabilized. Thursday will be shown
a division in attack, with the con-
struction Of u circulation map, draw
ing class l supplies from the camp
quartermaster, and loading the daily
train. Friday. the program will in
Guide the organization of n rail head
with operations of rail head and serv-
Ice companies. On the last day, Sat
urday, will b. shown the supply Of
the division in an attack involving
the arrival of the daily train. the
receipt of supplies by the division
train at rail head, and the distribu
tion and issue of class / supplies and
infantry ammunition. Gen. w. S.
Graves. the camp commander, has
evinced great interest in this demon
stration week and will have his bri-
gade work in conjunction with the
provisional quartermaster organiza-
tions to be organized for the Friday
and Saturday demonstrations.
NAVY.
Announcements was made last week
Rear Admiral William r. Shoemaker
will relieve Rear Admiral Andrew T.
Long as chief of the bureau of navi
cation, effective today At present
Admiral Shoemaker is in charge of
the war plans division, bureau of
naval operations. 1t Is understood
that Admiral Long was transferred
to the general board at his own re-
quest. As was announced in these
columns recently, Capt. r. H. Leigh,
oh, of h,tra OF ax-ft fi1r,
will go to the Naval War College.
but as no relief has been selected
| to take over Capt. Leigh's duties, he
will remain on duty in the bureau
until the middle of July.
Brig. Gen. Ell X. Cole. L. S. NJ. c.,
will be promoted tomorrow to sue
ceed Maj. Gen. Joseph II. Pendleton,
Il. 8. NJ c, who will be retired on
that date. while Col. Dion Williams,
the vacancy which will be created
by the promotion of General Cole.
According to present plans, the
next examinations for the promotion
place about October l. The review
of all the examination papers of the
recent examination held about April
|. l has been completed by the central
examining board. This board is now
engaged in marking the examination
papers of provisional officers. and
it is expected that the board will
submit its report prior to July /.
Rear Admiral Harry II. Rousseau
&C. r. c.. L. S. N, who for the past
two months has been in California
in connection with his duties as re-
ceiver for the Pan-American Petro-
leum and Transport Company, has re-
turned to Washington. He will re-
turn to California in the near future
The Secretary of the Navy has ap-
proved the request of the Secretary
of the Treasury that the Navy re-
cruiting service assist in obtaining
recruits for the coast guard and that
| such recruits be given a course of
training ut naval training stations
prior to assignment to coast guard
units.
At first but twenty-eight main re-
cruiting stations of the Navy and their
branches will be designated to assist
the coast guard These stations cover
the eastern and middle western states.
Recruits will be sent to either the
Hampton Roads or Newport, r. L.,
| training stations. for a course of in