Evening star., 1925-08-23
Army and Navy News
By NJ. II. Mcintyre.

be read with absorbing interest. Con
siderable attention will also be paid TO
the reports covering the tests OF the
anti-aircraft guns held at Fort Til
den and Fort Totten, n. Y, and laso
the Hawaiian maneuvers.
Curiosity is also aroused as to the
manner in which the War Depart
ment will deal with the defense test
Suggestion has been made by the
President that special Legislation may
be necessary for this. 1t is also
quite possible that the War Depart
ment will make recommendations as
to what date this annual mobilization
should take place. 1t is also very
natural to assume that the reports
will embrace what effect the economy
policy of the Government has had on
the defenses of the Nation.
Capt Aaron Bradshaw, jr.. of the
Coast Artillery Corps, who has been
for the past two years on the staff of
Mai. Gen Coe. chief of Coast Ar
tillery in this city. will leave in few
days for his new post at Manila,
Phili$pine Islands.
Capt. Bradshaw. was born in this
city, and was appointed as cadet TO
West Point by President Taft in lSl2.
After his graduation in 1917 he went
and Saint Mihiel drives, He later fin
ished his professional studies at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Braznos College, Oxford. lie Is
an expert in anti-aircraft Gunnery.
Navy.
With the exception of Admlral
Thomas Washington, now command
ing the Asiatic fleet, the Navy De
partment announced this week the as
signments of all the flag officers VINO
are to be relieved from duty with the
fleet. Rumors are current that the
twelfth naval district has been OIL
fered to the former chief of the Bu-
reau of Navigation, but no adVices
have been received from Admiral
Washington as to his probable choice
of assignments.
AS anticipated in these columns
Admiral Robert +. CoontZ, who has
been commandments of the United
States fleet for two years, Will upon
the expiration of the Australian New
Zealand cruise assume command or
the fifth naval district at Norfolk.
Profound regret was expressed by
officers on duty in the Navy Depart
ment this week when news OF the
admiral's new assignment became gen
orally known in the bureaus, as hope
was held out to the last minute that
he would be given a general board
assignment. Navy supporters We're
hopeful that Admiral CoontZ would be
ordered to duty in Washington, In
which capacity he could have rem
dered great service to the department
at the approaching session of Con
greSS during which the fight to main
tain the strength of the Navy will be
waged. In 1919 he was in command
of battleShip division six of the Pa
cific fleet and was appointed chief of
naval operations with the rank of
admiral for four years. In August
of 1928 he assumed command of the
United States fleet.
AS also forecasted in these columns
Vice Admiral Philip Andrews, com
mander of the naval forces in Europe,
will be assigned to command the first
naval district at Boston, while Vice
Admiral Henry A. Wiley, commander
of the battleship divisions of the bat
tie fleet. is assigned to the general
board. Rear Admiral William d. Mac
Dougall commander of battleship d.
vision four of the battle fleet who has
been assigned to the Portsmouth navy
yard. will be relieved by Rear Admiral
Louis r. De Steiguer, now on duty
as commandant of the first naval dis
trict and the navy yard at Boston.
Rear Admiral William c. Cole, chief
Of staff, commander-in-chief United
States fleet, is to be assigned as com
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard.
In the event that the applications for
retirement of Capt. John NJ. Luby. L.
5. n, captain of the Mare Island navy
yard, after 80 years of service, and
that of Capt. Lloyd S. Shapley, CO.
ordinator of the 9th Corps Area, is
approved. there will be created in the
near future two other vacancies in i'm