The Washington times., 1925-01-23

| promoted to the grade OF sergeant,
| according to the regimental COM
mander, Colonel Leroy Heron.
Privates Theodore T. Smith, Bat
terry D, and Roland D. Foley. Bat
| terry F. have been made corporals.
Second Lieutenant William r..
| Barkman has been transferred from
the Service Battery to Battery u:
Second Lieutenant George II:
Chase, Sd, has been transferred
from Battery d to the Service Bat
| terry; Second Lieutenant Joseph M.
Hisley has been relieved from as
signment to the 313th Field Artil-
lery Regiment.
There are at present more than
So, 900 reserve officers and some S,loO
enlisted reservtsts, grouped in
paper organization which keeps allVe
the names Of the old wartime diVi-
sions. The Reserve Officers Asso-
citation wants the force expanded TO
provide a commissioned and non
commissioned officer personnel for
six field armies amounting to about
49,, 900; 1t wants appropriations Tor a
fifteen day annual training period
for the whole reserve, and 1t desires,
as a significant item, that reserve
officers should be ordered to duty
rather than invited, as is the present
system.
The signal corps and ordnance
department are now working on
the development Of a common type
Of chassis for vehicles such as ma
chine gun, howitzer and communica-
ton carts. The six-wheel, four-rear
wheel drive Dodge light repair
truck recently completed at Rock
Island arsenal was driven overland
from Rock Island arsenal to the
Aberdeen proving ground. The trip
was made without any failure or or
trouble with the running gear. Bal
loon tires were used on the trip from
Rock Island.
The proposed changes in design
of the telescope pertaining to
Azimuth instrument, model 1918, to
adapt it for high-burst ranging,
have been given d careful study
It is now proposed to prepare two
instruments for preliminary test at
Fort Bragg before undertaking the
manufacture Of four others to COM
plete the equipment desired by the
field artillery.
Major General William j. Snow,
chief of the field artillery, left
washington on January 10, for two
weeks inspection of the general
field artillery activities in the mid
die West.
United States Navy.
The cruise of the Naval Academy
practice squadron to the Pacific
coast this summer will afford long
anticipated opportunity for a general
athletic competition between the
middies and the University of Wash
ington. The squadron will remain
at Seattle from July % to &c. and
a suggestion has been made by the
officials of the University of Wash
ington that If such a situation de-
veloped there might be a series OF
contests which would be unique in
the history of college athletics.
From present indications the U.
S. s. Oklahoma will go to the
| navy yard at Puget Sound, from
July z to August 26, and the Q.
S. S. Arizona, from August IL to
October Z. These dates may be
changed in order to take care OF
urgent repairs or unforeseen con-
tingencies.
Upon the departure Of the battle
fleet from the West Coast for
Honolulu in April, it is probable
that all Of the aircraft squadrons,
battle fleet, except VT /, will be
carried with the fleet. The two
Observation Squadrons will be at
tached to the battleships and the
other sQuadrons to the U. 3. >.
Langley and Aroostook.
The u. 8. S. Maryland was origi-
ually scheduled for overhauhng at
the Puget Sound navy yard, from
July Z to August 26. She will not
undergo the regular six weeks
overhaul until her return from
the Australian cruise. She will
go to the navy yard from April
to April 20 for docking and minor
repairs and will then retoin the
fleet on its way to the Hawaiian
Lieutenant r. w. Cary is to be
detached from the u. S. S. Far
duhar and ordered to battleship
division for duty as aide and
flag lieutenant to Rear Admiral
H. J. Ziegemeier. Lieutenant
George F. Hussey, now aide and
flag lieutenant to Rear Admiral
1. NJ. Mutton, will be detached and
relieve Lieutenant Cary as execu-
tive officer of the U. S. S. Fal'
quhar.
Selection OF Rear Admiral John
II. Dayton, to be commandant Of
the Twelfth Naval District and OF
the Mare Island Navy Yard, has
been announced. Admiral Dayton
now commands the special service
squadron. He will relieve Rear
Admiral J. S. Mexican.