Evening star., 1925-07-19

Riley, Kan; Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
and ST. Louis, Mo.
Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, U. S. A,
who has been in command of the 5th
Infantry Brigade at Vancouver Bar
racks. Washington, will be relieved
by Brig. Gen. Paul A. Wolf, U. s. A,
who just recently was promoted from
the grade of colonel, it was announced
by the War Department this week.
Gen. Wolf was relieved from duty at
Sth Corps Area headquarters, at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas. Pending orders
assigning him to other duties, Gen.
Kuhn will remain at his present
station.
Under the provisions of the act of
June Z, 1922, as modified by the act
of September IA, 1922, the following
are official figures of the number OF
Army officers denoted up to July Z,
1925, who have not yet been repro
NOTED. They are: Captains denoted
from majors, 116; first lieutenants de
noted from captains. S95, and second
lieutenants denoted from first lieu
tenants, 327. For the six months end
ing as of July 7. 1925, following are
the promotions among officers In the
promotion list branches: To colonel,
II; to lieutenant colonel, IA; to major,
26 to captain. 63, and to the grade
of first lieutenant, 103.
Two new courses for Air Service
commissioned personnel, one airplane
maintenance engineering and the
other aircraft armament, the instruc-
ton in which will begin on October
Is. 1925, will be included in the curric-
ulum of the department of mechanics,
Air Service Technical School. Chanute
Field, Illinois, it has been announced
by the Army Air Service.
The scope of the airplane main
tenance engineering course, which
will be "a weeks in duration, will
cover the latest methods used in the
repair, inspection and preservation of
airplanes. airplane engines and aux
iliary appliances. This course con-
sists of 720 hours of instruction SUB
divided as follows: so hours each in
the following subjects: Machine prac-
tice, woodworking and propelers,
fuselage and wings. airplane rigging,
ignition, starting and lighting sys-
TENS, engine testing: 80 hours each IN
sheet metal and welding, airplane
wires and cables, fabrics and dopes,
carburetion and fabrication, engine
installation and operation, installation
auxiliary equipment, parachutes: 10
hours each in airplane instruments,
engineering and supply systems. and
120 hours in airplane engine repair:
The student officers taking the air
craft armament course, which Will last
20 weeks, will deal with the main
tenance, repair and inspection of
same. The students enrolled in this
6OO-hour course viii devote 90 hours
each to bench and machine work,
machine gun synchronlZerS ana
mounts. small arms; $50 hours to air
craft machine guns; 80 hours each to
machine gun sights and camera
guns; 45 hours to aerial bombs ana
pyrotechnics; 80 hours to bomb ana
fare racks. and Is hours TO ammunl-
ton. ammunition belts and explosives.
Due to the limited available facilities
at Chanute Field, an initial enrolment
of five student officers can be ac-
commodated in each course, but by
the time the next course begins IL
is believed that the present made
ouate facilities will be enlarged so
that a greater number of officers may
be afforded the opportunity of under
going this instruction.
The United States international rl1e
team sailed from New York on the
steamer Republic July 10 for Cher-
bolrg. France. on arrival at which
San Gall Switzerland, where 1t VIII
participate in the international rif1e
matches on August 13. The follow
ing were selected to represent Amer
lea in the 1925 international shooting
classic: Ensign A. NJ. Morgan, Y. ,.
N; Second Lieut.. J. f. Phillips, c E,
U. S. A; Lieut.. M. w. Dodson, Penn
sylvania National Guard; Gunnery
Sergt. Morris Fisher, U, S. NJ. c.:
Nj
Sergt. Frank Iorger, infantry, u. s. A.
and staff Sergt l.. T. Needs. District
of Columbia National Guard. Maj.
+ K. Boles, F. A, u. S. A, is captain
of the team, while Maj. Julian Hatch
er. Ordnance Department, U. S. A,
is adjutant.
In War Department Special Orders
this week a board of officers was deS-
ignated, consisting of Brig. Gen.
James E. Fechet, assistant chief OF
Air Service, president; Lieut.. Col:
Clifton C. Carter, professor, United
States Military Academy; Maj. jon
athan NJ. Wainwright, general staff,
and Capt. Eugene o. Hopkins, finance
department, to meet here August 20
for the primary purpose of preparing
courses in Air Service training for
cadets at the United States Military
Academy for officers of less than Is
wears commission service and for stu
dent officers at the command and
general staff school This is in line
with the policy of the War Depart
ment in expanding the study of avia-
ton at West Point, which program,
il is believed, will eventually be
adopted by the department, under
which all cadets will be required to
include this subject as one of their
ma ior courses of study and upon the
satisfactory completion of which, II
they are found to be physically quail
fed, they will be assigned to flying
duty.
The board, is further charged with
recommending the methods of put
ting the courses into effect, reporting
the cost thereof, and will recommend
such legislation as it deems necessary
10 cover insurance or flying pay OF
the officers required to make flights.
The board will in all probability hold
several of its meetings at West Point,
and it is expected that the board will
render its report to the War Depart
ment in plenty of time for its submis-
sion to both congressional military
affairs committees meeting in De
cember.
Lieut.. Col James H. Bryson, Field
Artillery, who for the past four years
has been in charge of War Depart
ment legislation, will be relieved by
Col. Fred r. Brown, Infantry. Through
his tireless efforts a great deal has
been accomplished by Col Bryson for
the service, his diplomatic handling
of all legislation and his lucid eX-
plantations of technical points being
most effective to the members of the
military committees. During Col.
Bryson's tenure of Office in the War
Department the most important piece