Evening star., 1925-11-08

transferred 10 the T$3
retired list from ES$ - @S$AsxSS
those dates in aC s&3S ;$sSs&&SSA
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age in grade pro-
visions of the Act Roar Admiral Wales
of August %, 1916.
They are as follows:
Captains Louis A. Kaiser, April |:
Edwin T. Pollock, October 25; William
ID. Brotherton, October IA; Charles l..
HusSey. August IS; John f. Hines.
September %; Bion B. Bierer. March
Il: Clark d. Stearns. January Is:
Edward :. kellogg. August 20; John
T. Tompkins, September %, and
George r.. Gelm. November >.
Commanders Duncan ~ Wood. Oc-
toher y; James II. Comfort. November
20, and Victor 5. Houston, July ~.
Lieut.. COmdrS. George f. Brown
October 10: James w. Hayward. April
20; Benjamin X. Johnson, January IS:
Henry G.. Fuller October 3: Leonard
\. I-insley. April "a: August SChulze.
August 8; Harry j. Reuse, August T.
and William Il. Cothran. April l3.
one captain, two first lieutenants
ana three second lieutenants of the
Marine Corps, it was announced at
Marine Corps headquarters this week
were promoted to their next higher
grades. respectively. The commissions
al date from October 81 although the
promoted officers take rank from the
Gates indicated below. They are: Capt
Harry X. Pickett to ma jor. July %.
From first lieutenant to captain
FRANK X. Armstead, August I, and
Henry s. Hausmann. September I.
From second lieutenant to first
lieutenant-John c. Mcqueen. August
I; Howard y. Kenyon, August II. and
William y. Mckelvy. jr., with rank
from September :, 1925.
Maj, Gen. John A. Lejeune. COM
ma andant. L. S. Marine Corps. for
Narded commissions this week to the
following named officers in the Marine
Corps Reserve. They are: Mai
Charles G. Sinclair; Captains Frank b.
Nlihur and John u. Macklin: f'trst
Jieutenants Thomas II RAYMOND.
Leslie X. Smith. Oscar 3. Kaufman,
Alton y. Parker. Colin J. Mcdonald:
Second Lieutenants Carl H Mckenzie,
John :. Gray. George F. Malcolm and
Audre L. Stong.
There is widespread interest
throughout the Navy as TO who will
succeed Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss.
I. =. y, as budget officer of the Nayy
Department. Under the new system
OF handling the Navy's appropria.
uons, this assignment is regarded as
one of the most important in the
department. In the minds of some
officers, ii ranks along with the chiefs
of any of the bureaus.
ne names of Rear Admiral Andrew
= Long and Rear Admiral Charles r.
McFay are being most frequently
mentioned in connection with the
place. Both of these officers, it is be-
HeVed, would be we'll received through
out the Navy and there is an impress
sion that either one Of them would
make an able presentation of the
needs of the Navy in the battle with
the Bureau of the Budget
Although ii is now more than
seven years since the close of the
war. there are several millions In
claims between the American and
British Governments that have not
oeen adjusted. Capt. David Pot
Ter, |. s. N, former chief of the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.
has been placed in charge of the
Claims for the American Govern
ment, where they involve supplies
and he Is busy in the department pre-
pairing data which will be submitted
at some future conference between
the representatives of the two coun-
tries
~ Ai4lil9 Sl'N StlN out OF an
exchange of supplies between the
American and English Navies. For
instance, there was an arrangement by
which an American ship could fuel at
British station. The same privilege
was accorded the British ships at
American stations. The accounts were
balanced by the return of oil ton for
ton without regard to prices. At the
close of the war there was a general
I in orc
lying stations all Of the reports had
not been received at that time. This
IS true OF other supplies, and it may
be necessary for Capt. Potter to go to
England for. final adjustment.
The following named medical Off
AerS. il was announced this week by
tie Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
%iyE Department. have been found
Qualified for promotion To the rank of
lieutenant commander, Medical Corps.
United States Navy:
I.ieuts. L. +. Smith. B. F. Norwood.
y. {. Satterlee. J. \. Fields. H. s.
Sumerlin, II. Il. Boone. NJ. l.. Mar
quette. J. +. Porter. T. p. keaney. ].
e. Adams. W. r. Lineberrv, William
W. Behlow, r. II. Holcomb and ]. II.
Chambers.
Lieut.. A y. Champion. Medical
Corps, |. :. y, rendered his resigna-
Fon as a lieutenant in the Medical
Corps of the Navy. Lieut.. A. l.. Lin
dell, Medical Corps. L. $. n, on duty
Rt the naval hospital a Great Lakes.
illinois, has been assigned to duty in
attendance upon a course of instruC-
tton at the Mayo Foundation, Roches-
tN, Mimi
Daniel w. Webster. pharmacist.
United States Navy. it was announced
this week bV the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery, has been ordered from
the 1st Brigade. United States Ma
rineS, Haiti, to the Naval Medical
School, Washington. ID. {.
Capt. II. o. bennett. Military Police
Corps, president OF the Military Po-
lice Order of the Agate Canary. an
nounCed this week from the New York
headquarters Of this society that at
the annual dinner, which will be held
at the Hotel Astor. New York City.
November 30 steps will be taken to
organize a military police corps asso-
citation.
The following named officers Of the
retired list have been advanced on
this list to the grades and ranks In
dicated, which is in accordance with
the provisions of the act of March
/. 1925. This provision, it is pointed
oil: in the Navy Department, author
ICES such advancement in the case of
any officer Of the regular Navy who
was retired since December 81, 1921,
and prior TO March 4, 1925. by reason
of physical disability which originated
In the line of duty between April 6.
1917. and March 3, 1921. while holding
higher temporary rank. They are
Charles W. Albrecht, assistant pay
master with rank of ensign; Frank