The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-10

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in command of the destroyer squad
rons of the scouting fleet, will be
the next assistant chief of naval
operations. This is considered a
very important assignment in naval
circles.
Major General M. W. Ireland,
U. S. A.. surgeon general Of the
army, has returned to Washington
! from his transcontinental trip of
| inspection to the principal general
hospitals Of the army.
Lieutenant Commander A.. C..
Davis, U. s. M is to be the new
ordnance aeronautic liaison officer.
He viii see that ordnance material
for the bureau OF aeronautics is Of
the proper type and will co.ordi.
nate the desires Of one bureau with
the facilities of the other. In the
past this work has been under the
4 charge of Lieutenant Samuel b.
McMurrain.
The group of officers of the air
service of the army who were
ordered to Mitchell Field, to in
struct the cadets from West Point
In practical points of aviation, have
completed their work and have
been ordered back to their regular
stations.
Having tried out the new avia.
ton training policy of the navy tor
Ia month at Annapolis, the officials
there are very pleased with the
results.
Twenty officers of the army are
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partment to make an intensive
study of the administration of the
department, with the view of ascer.
tanning whether certain economies
might fbe effected without decras-
ing the efficiency of the admins
tration. Later the plans may be
extended to the corps areas, II
tangible results are obtained in
Washington.
An officer in each branch and
| bureau is to be, relieved of his
usual duties and instructed to make
On intensive study OF the admins.
tration of the bureau or branch in
(which he is serving. The CHIEF
object is to eliminate duplication
and more closely coordinate the
work in the department.
! According to word received from
Camp Meade, Nd, where the col
lege students of the Third Corps
/ Area are enrolled in the r. o. T. c..
| and the Candidates of the citizens
i military training camp are encamp-
ed, this promises to be banner
year in this corps area
Fifty per cent of the candidates
who appeared for the recent army
examination for master sergeant in
the veterinary corps, successfully
passed the tests.
Officers of the army who are
under orders to attend the adj
vanced course and the battery Of
4 ficers' course at the field artillery
school, Fort Sill, will not De
changed by reason Of the recent
fire there. according to the War
Department.
Major Glenn I. Jones, U. S. A.
medical department, now on duty
with the surgeon generals office
of the army here in Washington,
has been selected to accompany
General John ]. Pershing on his
mission to South America in con.
nection with the plebiscite to de-
termine the sovereignty Of the
Tacna.Arica territory, as his per-
sonal physician. Major John 6.
Quekemeyer, u. S. A., on duty with
the War Department, will be h S
chief military aide and Major Ed
ward A. Kreger, stationed with the
headquarters of the Third Corps
Area, will be his chief military
Iadviser.
The following is the order of pre-.
cedence of the temporary commits
stoned officers Of the coast guard
service, appointed from the exami-
nation held on April 6. 1925.
Ensigns H. T. Cover, G. A. Little
field, F. Tomkiel, K. A. Coler, n.
G. Bernier, l.. Roberts. H. j. Betz-
mer, G. c. Whittlesey, B. e. Moodey.
r. L. Horne, d. L. Brooks. w. Il.
Chandler. w. S. Anderson, j, A.
Fletcher, c. c. Plummer, P. r.
Purdy, L. e. Parker, r. P. Hodson,
L. A. Straits. w. c. Dryden, M. B.
Singer, P e. Shaw and W. q.
Gronbeck.
Lieutenants r. H. Vesey, 10th
United States infantry, has designed
an improved harness for use with
machine gun carts. The quarter
master corps is at present manu-
featuring a few sets of improved
by the infantry board. The present
the French, is unsatisfactory, as
1t causes sore shoulders and backs.