Evening star., 1924-08-24
ARMY.

The War Department has disap-
proved the recommendations made
by the chief Of Cavalry for holding
the lSt Cavalry Division maneuvers
in the Big Bend district. Texas, this
year. Though no definite announce
ment was made by the Department
as to why the 1924 Cavalry var games
will not be held. it is understood that
sufficient appropriations were un-
available for these maneuvers. Maj.
Gen. Robert l. Howe is in command
Of this division.
The adjutant general of the Army
has approved the holding of a spc-
Cial examination, probably October
81, for the purpose Of establishing an
eligible list for the promotion of
staff sergeants of the Ordnance De-
partment. The holding of this ex-
animation, ii is stated. will not in
terfere with the examination for
master technical and staff sergeant
which will be held during May, 1895.
as prescribed in Army Regulations
615-5. The special examination will
consist of three parts viz, general,
technical, and administrative. The
following subjects will be included
in the general examination: spelling,
composition: guard duty, infantry
drill regulations, Army regulations,
military law applying to enlisted
men, and Army organization.
| Announcement has been made by
| the QuartermaSter general that the
/ examination papers for the October
examinations for promotion of nom
commissioned officers of the first
| three grades will be sent out early
next week.
| Maj. Frank Thorp. jr.. F. A. on
! duty in the training section, Office OF
/ the chief of the Militia Bureau has
! just returned to Washington from
an inspection of the Field Artillery
units of the Pennsylvania, New York,
| Massachusetts and Rhode Island Ma
tional Guard. A steady improvement
was noted by Maj. Thorp in the train
ing of the troops. His itinerary took
| him to Tobyhanna, Pa; Pine Camp
| Great Bend, n. Y; Camp Deyens,
Mass, and Charlestown, II. l.
| None of the seventeen entries who
| started out on the first day of the
Colorado endurance ride, which
would have been completed last week.
finished this gruelling endurance test.
Elimination Of the competing mounts
was gradual until on the morning OF
the third day, only two Cavalry
school mounts faced the starter, and
| these were forced to fall out dur
ing the course of the day.
As result of the failure of any
or the entries to finish the ride, no
prizes were awarded. The Cavalry
School team was composed of five
officers and seven horses as follows:
Maj. John T. McLane, Cavalry; Maj.
Clarence c. Benson, Cavalry; Capt,
Adolphus W. Roffe, Cavalry; Capt.
Beamen, and Lieut. Fe de [. Comfort.
cavalry. The horses were Nottawav
Submarine, Aline, Winegiass, Black
Moon, Amherst and Dixie Long. The
eastern endurance ride will be hald
| IN the vicinity of Warrenton, Va, be-
ginning October 16.
During the month OF .Julv nnorn
| rounds were fired from cannon by the
ordnance Department than in any
other month, except three, since July
| i, 1918. The report for July, 1924, is
| as follows: Number of rounds from
cannon, 1899; number OF rounds from
small arms 6.092; number of bombs
tested. 60; number of airplane flares
and signals tested, Is; number of
miles run for automotive material,
| 1900.
Recommendations have been made
by the Infantry, Cavalry and Field
Artillery for the adoption of the Nc
Cewan patch pockets for saddle bags
In the event that these recommends
tions are approved, those in the hands
of troops will be modified by tho
organization Saddlers, while those
| hereafter manufactured will include
| this modification.
Tests have been conducted with
smoke signal to give wind direction
on the ground for landing purposes
This signal is discharged from the
regular pyrotechnic discharger, and
gives trace of smoke to the ground
and smoke cloud effect after i'm
pact. The functioning appears to be
satisfactory.