The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-01

been selected to command the
United States Infantry, Fort
only infantry post situated n
itself is one Of the oldest in tn
The new battalion commander
has reported to Camp Meade, where
the regiment is in summer training.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Simp-
son. For a few days Major and
Mrs. Simpson were stopping with
Colonel and Mrs. w. B. McCaskey
at Camp Meade. Major Simpson
has been awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal for his world war
services.
Commander Eugene Blake, jr., Of
the coast guard, has been put in
command OF the special patrol
force, Of the coast guard. This
patrol now consists Of the Seneca, {"
flagship: Seminole" Gresham"
and the ''Yamacraw."
Lieutenant Commander e. II.
Smith, Of the coast guard, plans
to leave Bergen, Norway, about
August 1, for London, England, &C
cording to word received at the
headquarters of the coast guard
service in Washington.
One Of the largest flotillas Of
newly constructed life-saving crafts
to go forward from the depot of
the coast guard at Curtis Bay, Nd,
to the lakes districts was the dis
patch last week OF fifteen motor
life boats and surf boats. The fol-
lowing motor life boats were taken:
Tawas, Charlevoix, Frankfort and
Hammond; surf boats, Erie, Lake
View Beach, Tawasand, st. Joseph,
Oswego, Lorain, Thunder Bay
Island, Sturgeon Bay Canal, Mar
quette, Eagle Harbor and Portage.
Among the reserve officers from
Washington attending the summer
training camp at Camp Meade, Nd,
is Major e. w. Tim Jordon, of
the 317th infantry regiment Of the
Eightieth division. Jordon will
be recalled as the former assistant
secretary OF the Washington ball
team. At the present time he is with
the United States Veterans Bureau,
stationed on the West coast.
The recent announcement by the
War Department to the effect that
all officers Of the army would take
aviation training and the recent m.
nouncement of the Navy Depart.
ment that all 'midshipmenp would
take a course In aviation, has
amused the many graduates Of re-
cent classes from West Point, the
military academy. For the past
three years, at least, cadets at the
military academy have been taking
a course in aviation as part Of their
studies at West Point.
The main feature of the eastern
division rifle competition of the
marines, recently held at Quantico,
Virginia, was the establishing of a
new worlds record by Captain Jacob
Linehardt of the corps. On firing
from sisteen different ranges he
made a score Of 723 points out OF a
possible. 500. This officer, by his
meritorious shooting, is now a dis
tinguished rifle shot.
Gunnery Sergeant ]. c. Miller,
with a score Of I'll, won a gold
medal; Corporal A. s. French, ITO,
won a gold medal; Lieutenants P.
E. Conradt, no, won the dis
tinguished rifle; Corporal J. H. Over
tOOg "Oil a 6llNCE
Private p. w. Eberhardt, 1865, silver
distinguished rifle shot: Private D.
]. Moss, 1855, silver medal; Sergeant
c. M. Weaver, 765, bronze medal;
Gunnery Sergeant J. Stima, 762,
bronze medal; Sergeant J. r. Tucker,
762, bronze medal; Private J.
Balough, 761, bronze medal; Marine
Gunner J. J. Faragher, 761, dis
tinguished rifle shot; Private B.
Franson, 75S, bronze medal; Private
J. T. Shegoskie, 1853, bronze medal,
and Corporal o. A. Barnby, 757,
bronze medal.
The Marine Corps baseball team
will have q spring training camp
Text year. according to Major Jo-
seph G. Fegan, USMC, athletic and
welfare officer of the corps. The
team will go to Pensacola, Fla, for
the 1926 training season shortly af-
ter February %.
Regular communication with the
rench radio station at Papee-s,
ahiti. in the South Pacific, has
Lartment for exchange of CONNER
cial and Government business,
through the naval radio stations at
Tan Francisco and Pearl Harb !.
Via the naval radio station at Tu-
lula, in tho Samoan group. Iraf-
Tic for the French possessions in the
Society Islands has heretofore been
TelaYed through the British radio
citation at Apia, Samoa.
Lieutenant Walter A. Hicks, u. 8.
~. is now due for promotion to the
krade of lieutenant commander. ard
A-ieutenants, Junior grade, Rowland
ID. Hill, jr., Marshall A. Andara..;1
and Elmer s. Stoker are now iue
for promotion to the grade of lieu
tenant.
The following naval officers nav,
become due for promotion to the
.1ext higher grade, respectively. as
result OF the retirement Of Cap
tain Henry B. Price. June 26. Com
Inander Charles w. Early. Lieutcn-
ant Commanders Albert M. Pern
and William f. Gresham. Lieut"n-
ants Warner p. Portz and Levsrett
S. Lewis.
The following naval officers have
been transferred to the retired list
on account Of physical disability:
Lieutenants Eugene X. Brooks, jr.,
supply corps; William H. Leitch, and
Bernard Christensen.
Pilots OF national guard air serV-
ice organizations will no doubt well
come the news that they are to re-
ceive a new type of airplane. Trans
fer orders have just been issued di-
ricting the shipment of eighteen TW- 8
airplanes to various national guard