The Washington times., 1925-02-27

lands; from May to May Is, she
Unimak Pass, and subsequently
westward as far as Attu. The AL
gonquin will leave Puget Sound
Iabout June S, touching at various
Alaskan ports en- route to Unalaska.
She will cruise in Bristol Bay, and
about October 10 will proceed to
Nome and remain in that vicinity
until the last commercial steamer
shall have sailed from that part
of the Bering Sea.
The Bear will sail from San
Francisco about the first part Of
May and make the customary
cruise into the Bering Sea and
Arctic ocean. The Snohomish will
assist In projecting the sea herds
during their migratory movement
northward. patrolling from the
southern boundary Of Washington
to Dixon's Entrance, southeastern
Alaska, such patrol to begin about
April and end when the seal
herds shall have passed.
The ten 1O0.foot patrol boats
now under construction for the
coast guard will be equipped with
threeinch .23-calfber gun each.
The guns will be mounted forward,
and with a requisite number Of ma
chine guns and rifles.
There are now seventeen units
organized and functioning of the
League Of Coast Guard Women.
Four units are IN the process of
formation, with eleven units await
ing reply of appointed organizer.
Two more units will be formed in
the spring. This will make total
Of thirty-four units.
The House, in passing the bill
giving the chiefs Of finance and
chemical warfare service, the pay
and allowances of a major general,
struck off from the list the Director
Of the Bureau of the Budget and
the chief Of chaplains. At the
present time the chief Of cI1aplaina
Is colonel of the chaplain corps Of
the regular army. and the Director
Of the Bureau Of the Budget is q
brigadier general on the retired list
Of the army.
The House Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs favors the bill to au.
thorize the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to pay to Major Sherman Miles
the sum OF $380.55. as taken from
his pay at the rate of $25 per
month as a result Of a decision of
the comptroller general. Major
Miles was military attache at
Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1914. He was
ordered to Russia as military at
tache and observer. On account of
the war he was unable to take his
furniture and had to store 1t in
Sofia This was paid from public
funds. The payment was after
wards disallowed by the auditor for
the War Department because there
Is no law providing for the storage
Of personal property Of military at
taches.
A course Of instruction will begin
at the chemical warfare school at
Edgewood Arsenal, on March and
continue until May 8. The follow
ing officers have been designated to
take the course: Major Frederick r.
Garsin, Captain John S. Mccoy and
Lieutenant Walter J. Ungethaum OF
the regular army, and Captain
Lloyd G. Becker, OF the army re-
serve corps, and the following
marine officers: Major Fred ". s.
Erskine, Captains William c.. Mac
/ Crone and Jesse L. Perkins and
Lieutenants Francis Kane and Leo
f. S. Koran.
A number of additional officers
Of the army are to be assigned to
the class. 1t is unlikely that any
officers of the navy will be desig-
mated to take the course. A course
Of instruction for enlisted men will
commence at the school at the same
time and about eight non-comEnis-
stoned officers Of the coast artillery
and two Of the air service of the
army and six of the marine corps
will be assigned to the class.
! Captain Zachary III. Madison,
| u. S. N, has been retired on his own
application, as has Commander
Charles H. Bullock, u. s. N. Lieu
tenant Commander Joseph M. B.
Smith died February IS. Lieuten-
ants Harold A. Elliott and Harry
Adams have been retired from the
navy.
Ensign Paul S. Thomson, U. S. NJ.
will be placed on the retired list to-
morrow on account of physical dis
ability.
The following applications for re-
tirement after thirty years service
have been approved: Lieutenants
Patrick Fernan, on April Is, and
! James P. Dempsey. on May 1, and
Captain John B. Frazier, on Sep
TENDER 10.
The following officers of the navy
became due for promotion upon the
retirement of Rear Admiral Henry
B. Wilson last Monday: Captain
Noble E. Irwin, Commander Gilbert
]. Rowcliff, Lieutenant Commander
William r. Smith and Lieutenant
William A. Teasley.
Gunner Obed E. Williams has be-
come due for promotion to chief gun
ner in the navy and Pay Clerks
| George w. Dean, Cecil 0. Hamrick
! and Arthur Lyell, jr., have become
due for promotion to the grade of
! chief pay clerk.
I Commander Lewis B. Porterfield,
u. S. NJ. has become due for pro-
motion to the grade of Captain: Lieu
tenant Commanders Herbert A.
Jones and Henry T. MARYLAND to
commander; Lieutenants Thomas L.
Nash, Edwin r Short, William A.
| Corn, to lieutenant commander;
Lieutenants Gunior grade) Owe p. 0.
| Hansen and Edgar G.. Suratt and
| Clark Fl. Miley, TO lieutenant. Pay
| Clerk Dale A. Palmer has become
due for promotion to the grade of
chief py clerk.a
The War Department is concerned
at the present time with the change