Evening star., 1924-09-07
ARMY.

that or this number three Will be placed
on the retired list Of the Army before
January I. 1925. They are Gen. PERISH
ing. who will automatically be placed on
the retired list on Defense day, Septem-
bsr -; Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Babb!tt
WHO is expected to retire on September
-. and Maj. Gen. George w. Read. who
Is slated to retire on November 10.
Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton. who is
the ranking ma jor general of the Army.
and Maj. Gen. Robert l.. Bullard, who
is next on the list. will both be due for
retirement on January Is. 1925. On this
cate Maj. Gen. Charles p. Summerall,
who has been assigned to command the
Sth Corps Area. will become the rank
ing active officer in the regular estab-
lishment. The other major generals
who are slated tc retire next year. with
their dates indicated. are: David c.
Shanks. April s.; Onfas Bundy. June
II; Harry C. Hale, July 10: Sam, ri d.
Sturgis, August !, and George Dun
can, October 10.
1t is expected that Brig. Gen Dennis
f. Nolan, CA. War Departm.--. who
has been selected as the ne,- deputy
chief of staff, will probably b. appoint
ed major general before January l.
1t is also understood that Brig. Gen.
Charles H. Martin, assistant chief of
staff, viii be promoted to major general
IN the near future.
The completion of a new common
battery telephone system at Fort
Armstrong by the Signal Corps,
Hawaiian department, completes the
communication system in this depart
ment by which any military telephone
on the island can be connected
through any other phone or Govern
ment lines. An idea of the magni-
tude OF the project can be visualized
l,r, ~
cation is esta abiished between seven
posts, from Fort Ruger, about five miles
south of Honolulu. to Schotield some
% miles north OF the city.
The last link in the island net was
completed recently when the new
Armstrong local system was installed.
The central office of this system in
ciudes a switchboard with the ulti-
mate capacity Of 100 trunk lines, of
which only 80 are at present con-
nected. The outside plant consists of
underground cable in concrete and
fiber duct. The telephone net is con-
t-olled and operated exclusively by
Army personnel.
In his recent visit of inspections of
> the camps throughout the country
Col. John T. Axton. chief of chaplains.
found the working programs of
chaplains to be excellently planned
and moving successfully. 1t was
quite apparent that tie recent War
Department pronsuncements con-
cerning moral and religious work in
the Army. was producing most bene-
iicial results.
With more than lao chapIains Of the
Officers Reserve Corps who have been
On duty at and receiving instruction
during the Summer camps this sea-
son. the necessity for uniform course
is apparent. Outlines have been re-
ceived by the Office, chief of chap
lains. from Camp Custer, Mich; Fort
Logan. Colo; Camp Meade. Md; Fort
Eustis. Va; Camp Knox. Ky. and
Fort Barrancas, setting forth the ex-
cellent training given the chaplains
who were on duty at these places.
Based upon the splendid suggestions
which have been received. a course
for chaplainS at the Summer camps is
in course of preparation which, it is
believed, will be of inestimable value
to reserve chaplains attending the
Summer camps next year.
SiXty-nine Infantry officers, Chem
ical Warfare Service officer-consist-
ing of colonels. 9 lieutenant colonels
and 81 majors-have been ordered by
the War Department to take the 1924
1925 advanced course at the Infantry
School. Fort Benning. Ga, which in
struction will begin September Is,
1924. The duration Of the course is
six months, and deals with tactical
formations.
The opening of the 1924-1a25 course
ut the Army War College on Septem-
Der was attended by Gen. Pershing.
the Assistant Secretary Of War, the
chiefs of branches. the majority Of
S1,1 oS yaff Il
miral Edward w. Eberle, chief of the
Bureau of Naval Operations. and Nal
Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant
Of the Marine Corps.
During the course of the opening
program Gen. Pershing was present
ed with diploma from the War Col
lege, and his portrait, a gift from the
American Red Cross, which was un-
veiled by the Secretary of War. Maj.
Gen. Hanson E. Ely, commandant of
the War College, presided. Col. Her
bert B. Crosby, Cavalry. lis the assist
ant commandant: Lieut.. Col. Henry
Gibbins, @. NJ. c., is the executive
officer, and Col. Hjalmar Erickson,
Field Artillery. is in charge of the
been ordered to take the War College
course, who are as follows: Coils.
James 3. Allison. Fred r. Brown,
Charles NJ. Bundel. Arthur S. Conklin.
L. NJ. Gulick, L. S. NJ. c.; Newt Fl.
Hall, L. S. NJ. c.; Lawrence Halstead,
Henry ]. Hatch, Edwin A. Hickman,
Evan II. Humphrey. I. L. Hunt, Isaac
C. jerks, Leon B. KRONER, Claude II.
Miller. Ralph B. Parrot, George G.
Reid L. S. NJ. c.; Oliver l. Spaulding.
James d. Taylor. John r. Thomas. jr.
Lieut.. Coils. William A. Alfonte,
William S. Bowen, Fay W. Brabson,
Charles Burnett, Leonard L. Deitrick.
John J. Fulmer, William r. Gibson,
Allen ]. Greer, John W. Gulick. Rob-
ert Henderson, Comdr. Harry b. Jor
dan, U. S "; Joseph A. Marmon, Har
ris Pendieton, jr.: Alvin S. Perkins.
William D. Puleston. Comdr. Walter
c.. Short. L. S. N; E. kearsley Ster-
ling. James A. Thomas, Lloyd W.
Townsend. Comdr. Charles N. Wes-
son, L. S. y.
Majs. Donald NJ. Ashbridge, Mahlon
Ashford, Adna Il. Chaffee. John B.
Corbly, Charles II. Corlett. Lee d.
Davis, Elmer C. Desobry, George Dill
man, Charles C. Drake, Herman Err
lenkotter. Oscar Foley, Victor S. Fos-
ter, Lloyd r. Fredendall, Ralph r.
Glass, Walter Goowin, jr.: Millard F.
Harmon. jr.: De Witt c. Jones, Rush
B. Lincoln. Rufus F..Maddux, Condor
c. Mccormack, Troup Miller, Rlchard
G. Moore, H. r. Oldfield, George Al.
Parker, jr.: Homer y. Preston. Ned
8. Rehkopf, John A. Robenson, Henry
r Smalley, Frederick H. Smith,
Charles a. THUS, Harry L Iwaddle,
John G. Tyndall. Ralph 7. Ward,
Lewis II. Watkins, Erie N. Wilson,
Martin c. Wise and Phillip II. Worces-
ter.
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The Signal Corps OF the Army is
now engaged In the development of
a radio set, known as the SCR-131,
to meet the requirements of the In
fantry organizations: So rapid have