Evening star., 1925-04-12
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ter part of this month, the following
officials have been designated to con-
duct these joint war games:
Maj. Gen. John /. Hines, chief of
staff of the Army, and Admiral
Robert Z. Coontz commander-in-
chief of the United States fleet, have
been designated as chief umpires
while Lieut.. Col Walter Kruger. G. S.
and Capt Sinclair Cannon, L. S. NJ
have been detailed their assistants
respectively. Brig. Gen. lie Roy Ell
tinge, q. S, who is a member of the
joint Army and Navy board, will be
senior umpire of the Black forces
and he will have as his assistants
Maj. J. J. Balm, q. S. for the Army.
and Capt. w. +. Sayles, for the Navy.
For the Blue fleet the senior umpire
viii be Capt. William H. Standley
I. ). n, also member of the joint
board, who will have detailed as his
assistants Col. r. NJ. QUITS, L. S NJ
G., member of the joint planning
committee; Maj Arthur w. Lane, G.
- who Will represent the Army. and
Capt. A. W. Marshall for the Navy.
1t is provided in the regulations
that the object of joint exercises is
TO train Army and Navy forces in
joint operations and to test existing
joint operating plans predicated
thereon, the sufficiency of means
pApNlutu LOT the utlenSe OF various
localities, and the adequacy of plans
for their employment under condi-
tions as closely approximate to those of
war s possible"
The function of the umpires is to
gee that the problem is carried out in
accordance with its provisions and
does the most toward attaining the
objective. The greatest value in
playing problems of this nature is
obtained from la yH-hi i1h &c
held a the conclusion of the problem
and 1t is the function Of the unpires
TO record incidents and occurrences,
So that complete picture of the
problem may be presented at the con-
ference and critique
Between now and the end of Nav
boards of officers appointed by the
War Department Will be busily en-
gagged in making series of inspec-
tionS, Nationwide in scope of the
various educational institutions. for
the purpose of making recommends
tions Of the schools and colleges Wis
tied to be designated as distinguish
ed colleges of the War Department
FOR the ensuing year.
The board composed of Lieut. Col.
Lewis Brown, jr., cavalry who is in
charge of +. O T. G. matters in the
office of the chief of Cavalry. and
Capt. Vernon +. Prichard. 9Th Field
Artillery, Fort Hoyle Md. are al
ready engaged in mailing these in
spections. Their itinerary will in
clude colleges in the following States:
Alabama, Mississippi. Georgia South
Carolina. Tennessee. Indiana. Illinois,
kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Ohio
The inspection board, composed of
Lieut.. Col W. 7. Hannum. general
staff. and Maj. Fred l.. Walker. In
fantry, the former on duty with the
War Department general staff and
the latter on duty in the training
section, office of the chief of Infan-
try. will conduct inspections of the
institutions in the following States:
Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia. Missis-
sippi, Texas. New Mexico, Missouri |
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and New
York.
Col. Douglas Potts and Maj John
c. H. Lee compose the board whose
inspection will take them to the fol-
lowing States: California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, and Utah. Though
some of the boards will conduct their
inspections in the same States at diff
ferent times, different schools will be
inspected
The annual convention of the War |
rant Officers Association of the United |
States Army, which will be held a Gov
ernors Island, y. Y, May 81, IS, and |
%, will be attended by delegates |
from Is of the local councils in !
the United States. The Philippine |
councils will be represented by |
proxies so that the 1925 meeting will |
be an entirely representative one. |
Efforts are being made to have Maj. |
Gen. Charles p. Summerall, commander |
nf t'or-pS Arear adj the
convention.
During the week of June 1920 a final |
compe titive examination of applicants |
for appointment as second lieutenants |
I'm the Regular Army will be held stimuli |
taneOusly throughout the country for
the purpose of filling approximately 40 |
vacancies in the Z Combatant branches
Infantry, Field Artillery. Cavalry. Coast |
Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Air |
Service and Signal Corps-that it is |
estimated will remain after the ap-
pointment of the graduates of the 1925 |
class of the United States Military !
Academy.
Owing to the limited number of es-
timated vacancies, no assurance can be |
given that all successful competitors |
will receive commissions, especially in |
view of the fact that in accordance |
with the provisions of law preference |
must be given in making selections of |
successful candidates to warrant Off !
GERS and enlisted men of the Regular
Army with at least two years service |
before the other classes of eligibles |
be considered.
Each candidate is permitted to ex- |
press his first and second choices of
the branches of the service in which |
ne desires appointment. In making |
appointments, however, though due |
consideration will be given the pref |
ercnce of each candidate, the War
department reserves the right to as |
sign them to such branches rs may |
be necessary In the event that the |
number of successful candidates eX- |
ceeds the number of available vacan- |
cies no eligible list Of such qualified |
candidates will be maintained for fu-
ture appointment, as experience has |
proven that such eligible lists are un- !
satisfactory both TO the Government |
and to the individual
Extensive and conclusive tests will |
be made by the War Department. il |
is understood, in order to determine |
the effectiveness Of anti-aircraft ar
tillery. Participation of all the anti |
aircraft regiments in these tests will |
he impossible, it is pointed out due |
to the limited aVaila bic funds for the |
purchase of ammunition which will |
he used in these tests As result of !
the limitation imposed upon the con- !
duct of these exercises by the lack /
of sufficient appropriations the 62d .
Coast Artillery Regiment has been |
tentatively designated to make these |
tests. Intensive training will be en-
gagged in by the other five regiments, |
nut the normal target practice allow |