Evening star., 1925-07-12

Upon the retirement of Rear Ad
miral Joseph Strauss, u. S. N, budget
oHcer of the Navy Department, on
November rs. 1925. he will be sue.
ceeded by Rear Admiral Charles 3.
McVsy, jr., who has been In com.
mand of the Yangtze patrol. This
early decision was made by the Sec.
retarN due to the fact that 1t was
desired 10 give the new budget offcer
every opportunity to study the Nayv
estimates for the past several wears.
admiral McVay will he relieved by
Rear Admiral Henry H. Housh. who
mas been director OF Naval IntelIi.
gence. He will assume his new com.
nfand early in October.
Admiral Thomas Washington. eonn.
nander-in-chief Of the Asistic feet
VIII be relieved by Rear Admiral
Clarence g. Williams, who will depar RI
tor his new post from San Francisco
about September 1s. Selection has
already been made Of his persona
stan, which will consist Of the fol.
lowing: Capt. Walter r. Vernon.
U. 5: N, chief Of staff: Comdr. Oscar
smith, L. S. n, aide. and Lieut..
Comdrs. William r. PurneIl, L. s. n,
alde and nag secretary: d. G. Cad.
WIN ana A. G. Zimmerman, L. s. n.
Comdr. Robert l.. Ghormley. Il. s.
n. aide TO the Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy. viii be relieved bv lem
Condr. Charles A. Pownall. u. s. N
VINO is now on duty in the Bureal
or Engineering Of the Navy Depart.
ment. comdr. Ghormley has been
assigned TO the L. s. s. Oklahoma as
Executive Oficer.
Flag of4cers and the older ca aptains
or the feet who are due to come
ashore on the completion of the Aus.
tralian cruise 10 rs Understood will,
ne gwen an opportunity by the au-
thorities in the Navy Department 10
express their preference in shore as.
slsnments. which, together with the
department recomme nds tons will be
submitted to Secretary Wilbur when
ne returns 10 Washington. Though
the Secretary gives careful cons,dera
tlon TO the recommendations of his
ADVISORS in the Department. he is
thoroughly conversant with the per-
sondl records of the older officers nd
mas on more than one occasion made
MS decision independent of the De
partmental recommendations. In
view OF this. IL is not known what
selections The Secretary will make in
the important commands. bur b,.
august Is 1T is believed that all of
ny NiihhAcs IN nlsn commands will
he announced
Another important naval change
announced this week was that of
Conldr. Claud A. Jones L. 8 y. as
sistant naval attache al London. who.
upon his relief this Fall. will proceed
TO the Bureau of Engineering. NAVY
Department, for duty.
Diss pprovsi has been given the
proposal 10 aba nden the annual field
exercises of the Marine Corps East
Coast Expedifionary Force by reason
OF the corps participation in the
Hawaiian ma Beuvers, and beginning
the latter part of August or the first
part of September. the sea soldiers
will be engaged in their 1925 annual
war games Separate exercises for
Field Artillery and Infa ntry in order
that the officers and men of the for
nier arm may be given more target
practice, Is one OF number of pro
posals which are under considera ton
by Marine Corps headquarters and
the comma nding officers at Quantico
Supporters of separating the field
training OF these two branches point
out that the artilierymen taking part
IN the annual war games the past few