Evening star., 1925-09-13
Army and Navy News
BIZ NJ. H. Mcintyre.

cent OF the deserters returned. the
percentage of gross desertions in the
corps is 4.49, while the percentage of
net desertions totals 3.3 per cent.
In 1924 there were 461 deSerterS
who were appreheuded or surrendered
out of a total number of | ,5S1 deser
tiCnS. which makes the net desertions
1,120. or 254 more deSertionS than in
1925. The percentage Of deSerters who
returned is 29.1J. Out of the total
number of 26, 1876 men serving in the
corps the gross desertions amounted
to sos per cent. while the net deser-
tiuns from the Marine Corps totals
4.27 per cent.
Rear Admiral Montgomery Nj. Tay-
lOr, who has been on duty as com
mander of the control force and sub
marine divisions in the Atlantic, has
been relieved by Rear Admiral Harley
II. Christy, who assumes his new
duties from the War College, Newport,
Il. |. Admiral Taylor will assume his
new duties as director of fleet training
in the Navy Department, relieving
Rear Admiral Charles +. Hughes. who
has been assigned to command the
battle fleet.
The Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department, announced this week
that the following named officers have
become eligible for promotion to the
next higher rank as indicated: Lieut..
u. 81 Charles l.. Surran. August %,
1928; Lieut.. u. 81 Tilghman II. Bunch,
ir., August >, 1925. LieutS. John r.
Bates, jr., Archie Il. CLAIM. Melville
w. Powers (CC. and Howard l.. Wick
cry tCC), all on September 4, 1925. and
Lieuts. u. 81 George b. Cunningham.
solomon :. Isquith, Edwin G. Balm
and Norman S. Ives, all on September
/, 1925.
Comdr. Curtis s. Munger tMCO will
be relieved September 80 from his
present duty in the Bureau of Medi-
cine and Surgery and assigned to the
L. :. ;. Relief when this vessel ar
rives at Mare Island. Comdr. Munger
will he succeeded by Comdr. H. W.
Smith tMC0. who for some time has
been on duty in the Navy Department.
Other changes announced this week
by the Navy Department are: Capt.
John NJ. Luby, detached from all duty
and ordered to his home to await
ORDERS. Lieut. Comdr. Arthur w.
Dunn, TO aide of staff. commander of
the naval forces in Europe; Comdr.
William r. smith. TO aide on staff
commander-in-c chief of the Battle
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Bureau of AeronautiCS, Washington.
D. {.
A board of six officers is in session
at Marine Corps headquarters for the
purpose of examining candidates for
a commissioned appointment in the
Marine Corps Reserve. The personnel
of the board consists of the following:
Lieut.. Col. James J. Meade, USMC,
president; Maj. David NJ. Randall,
USMC; Maj. Joseph c. Fegan USMC;
Lieut.. Raymond B. Storch (MC), USN;
Lieut.. Howard H. Montgomery tMC.
USN. and First Lieut.. Walter G. Far
rell. USMC. recorder of the board.
\ number of former Marine Corps
officers and other officers throughout
the country have made application TO
take the examination, and they have
all been directed to report to the
nearest recruiting station for the
physical examination. Candidates de-
string prompt action on their cases
should complete their physical exam
ination at the earliest possible date so
that the examining board may have
the report of the medical board.
4 considerable number of Marine
Corps Reserve officers have submitted
their applications to headquarters re-
questing active duty, and up to the
present these requests have been ap-
proved by the major general com
mandant. Orders have been issued
to Capt. Richard r. Day, USMCR.
who has been -commandant of the
high school cadets at Dallas, Tex,
authorizing him to proceed to
Marine Barracks. Quantico. Va. for
active duty. Providing his civil
duties will not interfere. it is expected