Evening star., 1925-01-18

| ES States from the
sassA' AAaaN@S Philippines G e n.
MAY GEN suANvs Macarthur will
take active COM
mand of the Atlanta headquarters.
Maj. Gen. William J. Snow. chief Of
Field Artillery, will leave Washington
| tomorrow for a general inspection or
the Field Artillery activities in the Mid
die West. He will be gone about two
weeks, his itinerary calling for his re-
turn to Washington on February 2. He
will make inspections at the following
points: Ohio State University, Colum-
bus, Ohio; Battery C, 14th Field Artil-
lery, Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; Univer-
sity of Missouri. Command and General
Staff School. Fort Leavenworth. Kans. !;
Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans. Uni
versity of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
and the Field Artillery School at Fort
Sill, Okla.
Surg. Gen. Merritte w. ireland has
designated April 6 to II IS the date
of the next examination for promo
tion to staff sergeant, medical depart
ment, medical and dental service. Re
quests for admittance to the class
should be forwarded from corps area
headquarters or from independent
stations not later than March 20.
In the Philippine department, Pana-
ma Canal Department, and Haw allan
department, the department surgeon
and for the United States Army
forces in China, the chief surgeon
will take final action, as heretofore,
for the surgeon general. Questions
for, and detailed instructions rela-
tive to, the examination Will be for
warded in due time.
A sufficient number to meet the
needs of the service did not quality
in the examination for staff sergeant
held October to II, 1924. At pres
ent there are about 40 vacancies TO
be filled AS a result of the last
examination, SO candidates were ap-
pointed to staff sergeant, medical
and dental service, while IA were
given warrants Of this grade in the
Veterinary service.
In a letter of recent date from the
adjutant general of the Army. the
air service, which has been maintain
ing an average of about $500 men
and flying cadets, has been ordered
to decrease this number to $3.50. AS
of October 80, 1924, the strength of
the Army air force was sos men
and $50 flying cadets, and on Nevem-
Der 80, a month later, the serength
figure was S,513 and 13l flying
figures for the month of December
have not yet been compiled, but in
all probability they will be close to
the November mark AS result of
the order from the adjutant general,
recruiting for air service units will
be suspended until the newly author
lied total has been reached.
An examination for appointment as
flying cadets was held last Tuesday.
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result of this examination will be as
signed to begin their primary instruc-
tion in the March class. The next ex-
animation will be held April IA, and
those selected from this test Will be-
gin their instruction with the class
which meets in September.
Sergeants in the finance department
will, as a result Of the examination
which will be held at the various
stations May 5, be for the first time
placed upon the same basis relative to
examinations and their positions on
the promotion list. In accordance
with the instructions issued this week,
those desiring to take the approach
ing written tests should file their ap-
plications between January Is and
February Is, as prescribed in Army
Regulations 615-5. Upon the CON-
pletion of the examination a board of
officers will be appointed to grade the
papers, upon which will be based the
new lineal list.
Two types Of ammunition, designed
by Frankford Arsenal have been ap-
of these is regular arm orr iercins
type, with tungsten steel core. The
other, while called ball ammunition"
is identical with the armor piercing
except that it has a soft steel core.
The armor- piercing type only may
be considered as a war standard.
Two of the 37-mm- automatic air
craft machine guns have been sent to
Aberdeen Proving Ground for func-
ttoning test With these two guns
there will also be a tryout OF the
37-mm. automatic aircraft gun, model
1924E, developed by the Ordnance De-
partment from designs by Capt. T. N.
Jervey.
The Ordnance Department is charged
with the responsibility of supplying
machine gun to the Air Service
which Will function satisfactorily as
fixed synchronized gun with the
synchronized gears and mounts fur
nished by the Air Service. This prob
lem has not as yet been solved with
any of the guns furnished for this
purpose or now under test. Accord
ingly, at the request of this office, the
Air Service has sent Liberty motor
and all necessary appendages to
Aberdeen Proving Ground, where a
program of test is being carried out
with the intent of specifically idenu-
flying that part of the problem for
which the ordnance is responsible and
to develop means for eliminate such
malfunctions as are ordnance re-
sponsibility
Graduation exercises for the present
class attending the Army Industrial
College, Washington, D. c., will be
held February 2, in the War De-
partment. Simultaneous with these
commencement exercises, the new
class, composed of 81 student officers,
VIII enter upon their course of indus
trial instruction which will be of five
months duration. Those officers
who will complete their instruction
February are: Lieut.. Coils. Robert
Davis, S. c., and William G. Ball,
Q. NJ. c.; Majs. Clifford L. Corbin,
Q, NJ. c.; James w. Lyon, c. w. s.;
Cherubusco Newton, F. D.; Edwin G.
kelton, c. e. Lucius l.. Hopwood,
NJ. c.; II. H. Arnold, A S.: R. r
Nix, o. D.; William A. Borden, G. D. !;
Capts. Wilbur s. Elliott, Q. M. c..
T. J. Hanley, A. s., and Vennard Will
son, o. D.
The new class which will begin
their instruction on this same date,
will be composed of the following:
Lieut.. Coils. Clement c. Whitcomb, NJ.
c.; Richard T. Ellis, Q. M c.; Charles
E. Reese, Q. NJ c.; Walter C. Baker,
c. W. s.: Majs. Larry B. McAfee.
NJ. c.; Alvin G. Gutensohn, S. c.;
Fred Seydel, C. w. s.; Douglas C.
Cordiner, Q. NJ c.; Charles A.
Schim lfenig. o. D. Ira A RAIDER