The Washington times., 1925-05-15

Corps Area attached as "casus
Word has just been received from
the headquarters of Twenty-nintlI
infantry, Fort Eenning. that COIN
lany c. of this regiment, did not
receive sing.e adverse criticism
asa result of the annual inspection
made by the inspector general of the
army, Major General Eli HelmiC x.
Company c, it is ointed out, has
made an exceptional record in that
this company achieved the same re-
suit in the annual inspection for the
year 1924. Last year Captain c. a.
Pritchett commanded the company
and this year Captain NJ. S. Eddy.
The Navy Department has ap-
proved the following itinerary Of
the q. S. S. Memphis. Leave Phila-
delphia May 20, with final trials On
the 21, % and 23 of May. On Nav
% to Newport, leaving there MAY
2S for New York, and leaving there
June /. Due TO arrive at Annapolis
on June 8, staying there for rwo
deys. Will leave Annapolis. on June
5 for Panama. Will leave Panama
on June II for Honolulu. The Mell-
RAAAT HAAA 4AOA1 OAA
June %.
A corps device has been adopted
by the Navy Department for The
new grades of radio electrician and
electrician. A globe is the insignia
for the chief electrician and alec
trician. and a Jagged spark for chief
electrician and electrician.
Fhe library of the field artillery
school at Fort Sill has recently re-
ceived some very valuable additions
TO its collection of books. During
the last month more than 1000
volumes were received.
Major General William J. Snow.
chief of the field artillery, inspected
the activities of the Sixth Field
Artillery Fort Hoyle, Maryland, last
week. The Sixth Regiment is now
commanded by Lieutenant sGolonel
Augustine Mcintyre.
A telephone message received in
.ofsgfhe coast guard
last week, asking for short leave
Of absence, disclosed the birth Of
q son to Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Chester Hardy Jones. The
young admiral" is to take the.
name of Chester Hardy Jones, jr.
Headquarters of the coast guard
IL soliciting proposals, to be opened
on May 70, for the construction oe
not more than three 100-foot patrol
boats. They will be of steel hull.
with Diesel engines. similar In de.
sign to the ten now being built.
BY a vote of the membership of
the Navy Mutual Aid Association.
the bylaws of the association now
provide that officers of the coast
guard, including permanent and
temporary commissioned and war
rant officers, under forty-five years
OF age, who can pass the necessary
physical examination and be recon-
mended by a medical officer of the
navy or public health service, shall
be eligible for membership.
On May 5. the 14th L. S. Cavalry
the twenty-fourth- ami
or the organization Of the
regiment. The celebration was held
At the post chapel, Fort Sheridan.
Colonel Cromwell Stacey, temporarily
in command of the 14th cavalry.
Captain David H. Blakelock and
Lieutenant l.. G. Smith were the
speakers of the day. Lieutenant
Smith spoke on the historoy of the
regiment since it's organization.
The War Department is devoting
considera BILE attention to the de-
Velopment of satisfactory anti
machine gun sight. The
sights developed so far have been
Tested by the coast artillery CORPS.
II is expected that one of the
sights now under consideration will
be adopted as standard equipment.
The following officers of the navy
nave become due for promotion: To
De lieutenant commander, William
J. Hart, jr.. vice r. B. Daughtry.
retired. To be lieutenants. Karl
Sommerfeld, Laurence Bennett,
Harold j. Bellingham, Albert NJ.
Van Eaton, John E. Gabrielson,
George G. Weldin and Walter o.
.toenicke. To be lieutenant in the
supply corps, David w. Robinson,
With running mate, K. Sommerfeld.
Captain Frank E. Mccullough.
N nedical corps of the navy, who re-
-ired from the service on April Is,
has been awarded the navy cross
.or distinguished service in the line
1f his profession as fleet surgeon
'n the staff of communicative chief
of the United States Atlantic fleet.
In order that anti-aircraft units
nay be provided with suitable
sound locating device experiments
Are being made with the exponentia!
norm which is the first forward step
aiken by the War Department n
an effort TO improve this type Of
equipment. The pre-
iminary tests indicate that this
-ype of equipment will have a
sound detecting range of approx
nately eight miles in the daytime
md that its accuracy will be great
y superior TO that of the Perrin
which instrument up
70 the present time mas been con-
sidered the best listening device
which has been developed.
Plotting boards are to be inl-
pTOvised locally for use with these
sound listening devices, and it is
confidently expected that the re-
suits obtained from searchlights
Will be increased 100 per cent when
these devices are used.
4 system Of replacement of the
enlisted personnel of the F'orty-sec-
r,pd In farfrv stationed in the