Evening star., 1924-09-07
Army and Navy News
By NJ. H. Mcintyre.

include the right and left guide"
nor squad leaders and was taken
without the organization having any
knowledge of same and without any
special assignment or arrangement
expressed whether any other organ
ization in the Army can equal this
showing.
Col. George F. BaltZell, Infantry:
Col. c. c. Hammond, Infantry: Lieut..
Col. j. Wiley. Infantry. and Capt.
William j. Kelly. Infantry, all on
dut yin the Militia Bureau. War De-
partment. have just returned from
a visit of inspection OF the camp or
the 121st Combat Engineers and the
29th VI. j. Company, who have been
in training at Fort Humphreys, Va.
The visiting officers returned to
Washington well pleased with the
work which has been accomplished at
the camp. In addition to the above
named troops, units of the Regular
Army and reserve officers in train
ing at Fort Humphreys were re-
viewed by Brig. Gen. Edgar Jadwln,
assistant chief OF engineers.
Lieut.. Col. James r. Pourie, Q. NJ.
c.. who has just reported for duty in
the office of the Quartermaster gen.
eral. has been assigned to the supply
service of this Office.
Lieut.. Col. William n. Haskill,
Cavalry. on duty at Governors, Island,
n. Y, as officer in charge of National
Guard affairs, was recently visitor
at Williamstown, Mass, where he
spoke before the Institute of Politics
on Russia and Its Problems" Col.
Haskell. who was chief of the Amer
al saf Ty,to ccio -
advocates conference between the
United States and Russia looking. to-
ward the resumption of trade rela-
tions with that country.
Thirteen student officers enrolled in
the Second Army Industrial College
on September ,, which instruction is
given in the Munitions Building,
Washington, n. c. Addresses were
War and Maj. Gen. Charles Nick.
Saltzman, chief signal officer of the
Army, who is chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the school. The
other two members of this committee
are Brig. Gen. John B. Bellinger,
assistant to the quartermaster gen
eral. and Brig. Gen. Golden LII. Rug
giles, assistant to the chief of Ordnance.
Col. Harley E. Ferguson. c. E., direc-
tor of the Industrial College, presided.
This course of instruction pertains to
the industrial mobilization of the
country which plays such an import
ant factor in modern warfare. Those
who are taking this instruction are
Lieut.. Coils. Robert Davis, S. c.;
William G. Bali, g. VI. G.: Majs. Cliff
ford L. Corbin, Q. NJ. c.: Lucius l..
Hopwood. NJ. c.: r. r. Nix, Q. D.: III.
III. Arnold, a. S.: James W. Lyon. c.
W. S.; Edwin G.. kelton. c. E.: Cheru-
busco Newton. +. D.: William a. Bor-
den. c. D.: Vennard Wilson, .. D.: Z.
Hanley. y. s., and Wilbur S. Elliott,
Q. NJ. {.
QuarternaSter general has already
purchased 500 riding horses. 22S draft
horses and ESQ pack mules for serv-
ice in the Philippine Islands. The
animals purchased this year were
mark edly superior to those offered in
previous years.
Pathfinder, who performed so
creditably in the equestrian games,
VIII Olynlpiade. held in Paris, has
arrived in Washington in excellent:
condition. This animal will be rid
den by Maj. c. l. Scott, Q. NJ. C.. in
the annual endurance ride which will
ton, Va, beginning october ~.
Lieut.. Col. T. NJ. Hunter, Q. NJ. c.,
has reported to the quartermaster
general for duty, and has been as
signed to the transportation service.
Maj. John 4. Brooks. jr.. o. D.,
who has just arrived in Washington,
has been assigned to the Organized
Reserves and r. o. T. c. section, mill
-, Af he
chief of Ordnance.
NAVY.
Great interest is being evinced in
naval circles as to the probability of
Rear Admiral Henry B.
Wilson as superintendent of the Ma
val Academy after he reached the re-
tirement age on February 2S. 1925.
In spite of the fact that Admiral Will
son has made splendid record as
head of the academy, considerable op-
position has developed in certain.
quarters to the proposal Of keeping
retired officer on duty at such an i'm
portant post.
1t is stated that prior to the de-
parture of Secretary Wilbur for the
West Coast that a decision had been
reached as to who would be named to
succeed Admiral Wilson when'the lat
of the Secretary's choice
for this important command is ex-
pected when Secretary Wilbur re-
turns to Washington. Rear Admiral
&. II. Burrage, L. S. ~. who is on
duty as president OF the inspection
division, office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, has been mentioned as a
possible successor to Admiral Wilson
when the latter is placed on the re-
tired list in February.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed with the controller and the
Treasury Department for a new
method of accounting for foreign
procured by Navy disbursing
officers through the sales of bills Of
exchange. This arrangement provides
that all foreign currencies, either
gold, silver or paper money Convert
ible or inconvertible) shall be ex-
pended in disbursing accounts at the
actual average purchase rates OF such
currencies on hand at the time Of
This new method, il is
pointed out, will eliminate contro-
versies which have occurred in the
of accounts of officers who
have been on duty on a foreign sta
ton.
Despite the limited funds appro-
priated for the development of radio
equipment and communication for the
feet, excellent progress is being made
by officers and men on duty at sea in
improving this form of communica-
ton. Reports have reached the Navy
that the crew of the U.
g. s. Savannah will shortly install a
duplex radio set this vessel, which,
1t is estimated, will save the Govern
ment $4,000 in engineering exnepseS
In addition to this. a number of other