The Washington times., 1925-04-17

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the adoption Of a dress uniform for
the army. Prior to the ernobiliza.
ton OF the American army on the
Mexican border in 1916. our army
owned a ''snappy" blue dress uni
form.
| Since then it has been forced to
struggle along in the ill-fitting olive
drab. 1t is a crying shame, accord
ing to some of the leading officers
of the service that the soldiers are
not given a dress uniform like that
| of the marine and sailor.
When the War Department. wakes
| up and realizes how muchSg-t the
army needs a dress uniform then
we will find the "recruits1 RQf 1.-The
Army rivaling the marines and Sail
ors for snappiness.
! Saving On Uniform.
Following several months of ex-
tensive work, the information
bureau of The Washington Times
Army and Navy Department, is
now able to advise the newly-con-
missioned reserve officer relative to
the purchase of his uniforms and
Iequfpment. Through the arrange
ments made by this department, it
is expected that each officer may
save approximately SIS on his
equipment. For information write
The Washington Times.
A limited number of reserve Of
ficers will shortly be ordered TO
active duty for training to be con-
Quoted by the War Department.
Approximately, one-sixth of the re-
serve officers under the jurisdiction
Of chiefs of branches will be ordered
| to active duty for instruction at
training carnpsfor establishments Of
the regular army.
Approximately, $50 officers in the
department of Hawaii. seventy-five
| in the Philippine department, fiji.
| teen in the Panama department,
and twenty-five in each corps area
assigned to organizations or in
stallations Of the regular army will
be ordered to active duty with their
organizations or installations at such
times during the year as the area
commanders may direct.
Reserve officers who are unable
to secure training with their own
unit or by being >attacahed to a
regular army, national guard, or
their own, may be ordered to active
duty in special assemblies, when the
number of such officers warrant
the use of this method OF training.
MOdOc Sails From Boston
The Modoc sailed from Boston on
April 6, on International Ice Patrol
duty with the following commission
ed and warranted personnel:
Commander III. H. Wolf, (com-
manding) Lieutenant Commanders
J. E. Stika and g. w. David and
Ensigns H. E.. Grogafl,, r: g. Sar-
raft, r. E. Wood, j. B. Wellman
and K. L. Young. Past Assistant
the Public Health Service. Boat
swain B. r. Kinkhead. Machinist
F. c. Gebauer, Carpenter H. L.
Beebe, Pay Clerk L. Cartwright
and Gunner e. F.. Gradin.' -
The Morrill,, according to the
commandant of the coast guard.
has been placed IN commission with
Lieutenant Commander w. Will
liams, commanding. The Tuscarora
| has also been placed in commission
with Lieutenant Commander, C. G.
Alexander, commanding.
Last week, the Redwing, Of the
Coast Guard, rendered assistance
Of a novel character in removing a
whale from the beach at Block Is.
land, towing it to sea, and then
destroying It with mines. The
whale was about sixty feet long
and weighed about twenty tons, and
was washed ashore off Southeast
Light, Block Island. Ensign r. "
Marion is in command of the Red
wing.
Radio-Men Wanted.
There are sixteen. vacancies In
| the Coast Guard service for chief
radiomaf, twenty eight for radio
man, first class, and one for radio
/ man, second class. At the same
time, according to the commandant
Of the Coast Guard, there are
twenty-three radiomen, third class
in excess Of the authorized number
Of thirty-fiVe. -r~r
Lieutenant Jesse L. Gibncy
twelfth infantry, Fort Washington
Md, has been ordered to report or
June / to the Pennsylvania Military
College, Chester, Pa, as professor
of military science and tactics. An
lother officer of the same regiment
Lieutenant L. o. Waters, Fort
Howard, Md, has been ordered to
Western Maryland College, West
minister Md.
Ma jor General Charles p. Sum
neral, commanding general of the
second corps area, will probably be
the chief speaker at the annual con
vention of the Warrant Officers
Association of the United States
Army, which is to be held at Gov
errors Island on May 81, % and
80.
The War Department has desig
mated Colonel Alexander j. McNab
as the executive officer of the ma
tional rifle matches, 1926, which
will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio
Colonel McNab is internationally
recognized as an authority on rifle
and pistol shooting. Previous ia
the world war he was known IA
=, one of tie most expert rifle and
pistol shots in the army, and was
a member of numerous rifle and
pistol teams in the service
Last Saturday Lieutenant Colone
Augustine Mcintyre completed his
tour OF duty in the office of the
chief Of field artillery as an. in
spector. Colonel Mcintyre has beer
assigned to command of the Sixth
Field Artillery at Fort Hoyle, Md
The office just vacated by Colone
Mcintyre in the office of the CHIEF
of field artillery is to be taken by
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel w. Hand
now on duty as assistant com
mandant Of the Field Artillery
School at Fort Sill, Okla: Colone