Evening star., 1924-04-20
Army andNavyNews
BY ". nj. MCINTYRE.

world war he was in command of the
5Sth infantry Regiment and 14th In
fantry Brigade. He also served in
Washington as chief of the operations
section, general STAFF.
NAvY.
Announcement was made by the
Secretary of the Navy last Wednes-
day that Admiral Z. w. Eberle, chief
OF naval operations, Navy Depart
ment, had besn selected to head the
selection board which will convene
June 2, instead Of May 20, as was
previously announced by the depart
ment. The other eight members of
the board are Admiral Robert Z.
Soontz, Admiral Samuel S. Robson.
Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston,
Admiral Clarence S. Williams. Rear
Admiral Joseph Strauss, Rear Ad-
miral William r. Shoemaker and
Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes.
The following named pharmacists,
c. J. Owen. A. J. Wright, u. r. BAKER
and M. w. Throckmorton, who have
been attached to the Naval Medical
Schooi since February Is. in attend
ance upon course of instruction in
hospital accounting and commissary
duties. will be detailed to Temporary
additional duty at the Naval Acad
Tor similar instruction during the
week ending April 26, 1924 Pharma-
cist X. N. Cheetham, who has com
pleted special course of instruction
IN A-ray technique at the New York
Post- GRADUATE Medical School and
Hospital. will return to the Newport
naval Hospital for duty. Pharma-
cist j. H. Reed, who has completed a
sliniiar course at the Naval HOSPITAL.
washington, D. c., will return to
the Naval Hospital. Norfolk, for duty.
The marine guard on the U. s. S.
Huron. Capt. Charles c. GII, U. S.
Marine Corps, commanding, was
awarded the trophy for the company
presenting the best military appear
ance IN the annual Army and Navy
carnival parade at Manila, p l.
Since July 1. 1929. the beginning OF
the gunnery year, the target practice
scores, battleship class, based on
short range practices, night practices
and torpedo firing are as follows: Mary
land, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missis-
sipi. Arizona and New Mexico. These
practices and those yet to be fred each
have weight of fifty.
Capt. George w. Steele. T.. n
who Is now on duty in connection
with the construction of the airship
AR-o at Friedrichshafen Germany
VIII represent the United States NAVY
at the sixth congress of aerial Ieeis-
lation, which will be held at Rome
Italy, next week. Capt. Steele will
accompany the ZR-3 as an observer
on the flight to the United States.
which Will probably be made in the
early part OF this summer. Maj. James
r. CLANCY, e. S. A, and John Hay
Ide, technical assistant, national adj
vlsory committee, will represent the
Army air service and the national
advisory committee for aeronautics
at the congress, respectively.
Approval has been given the battle
fleet schedule by the Navy Depart-
ment from July to December, and the
program from January to July, 1925
Is being discussed with continuation
on to the end of the year with the
possibility of making the Australia
cruise after July 1, with practically
the entire Pacific fleet In event thai
the cruise is authorized the feet will
be absent from the Pacific coast for
about five months.
The L. s. S. Patoka is being fitted
out for an airship tender and has been
assigned to the scouting fleet, aircraft
squadron.
The L. S. s. Canopus and subma
rines So to Al are being overhauled
with the expectation that they will
proceed to Asiatic station about Sep
tember l. The L. S. S. Rainbow and
the submarine group now at Asiaf ic
station will return to Mare Island for
overhaul.
1t is expected that the West vir-
about June IA on which trip she will
take over the Olympic entries.
The Rappahannock is to be de-
commissioned at Mare Island and the
Pyro is now going out of commission
at Puget Sound
Arrangements have been made
whereby the Navy sociological party
IT Seattle, formerly the advance party
for the naval Arctic expedition, will
furnish special radio reports. of
weather from west coast stations, in
cluding Alaska, for the benefit of the
Army's around the world flight expe-
dition. The Navy aerologists have
been preparing a daily weather ma ap
from this data and forecasts have
been issued. This service, including
the transmission of ferecaS SITS, will be
leave Attu. one of the Aleutian Islands
chain.
Lieut. Commander Robert A. Bart
lett, u. S. N. r. F., who is at present
on active duty in the bureau of aero
Eautics. Navy Department, will leave
Seattle on the U. S. S. Bear, coast
guard vessel. about May IL. and will
remain in the Arctic for the major
part of the summer, obtaining data
and speciments of Arctic fora and
fauna for the National Geographic
Society.
Orders have been issued detaching
Lieuts. II. s. Bear and Gushing Phil
lips, c. E. g, L. S. N, from duty at
the Naval Academy and Marine Bar
racks. Paris Island, S. C., respec-
lively, and ordering them to proceed
to the engineer in chief of the Hal
tian government as treaty engineers.
They will relieve Lieuts. L. B Combs
and c. H Cotter, c. E. C, u. S. N.
United States. Lieut.. P. ]. Hollorsn.
c. L. c., Z. S. N, navy yard, Charles
ton. s. c., has been ordered to tenn
porary duty at Paris Island as q re-
lief for Lieut.. Phillips, pending the
assignment of a civil engineer officer
for permanent duty at this station.
Twenty-eight IN nembers of the Corps
of Civil Engineers met in the bureau
of yards and docks. Navy Depart
ment, recently, at which subjects af-
fecting the bureau and the corps were
c., u. S. N, assistant chief of the
bureau, presided. Secretary of Navy
Wilbur expressed the interest which
he had in the Civil Engineer Corps
and the work which II is doing for
the Navy. A dinner was held later
in the evening at the Cosmos Club. at
which Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
was present. Short talks were given
by various members of the corps as
well as one by the assistant secre-
tary.
The bureau of public works OF the
Navy has recently had completed a
model of the entire layout of the
high-power radio station at Green
bury Point, Annapolis. Md. which is
on view at the Navy building, and
shows to a scale of 60 feet to the inch
the six 600-foot steel towers, ths
front.
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