The Washington times., 1925-06-13

open q certain NUMBER OF vacancies
In the grades Of first lieutenant
lieutenants and first lieutenants
promoted. It Is understood that
the matter is to be taken up with
the Secretary Of War by the re.
serve officers and some changes
made in order TO give the promo.
tons due the junior officers. /:
has been necessary for second
lieutenant to wait three years Tor
his promotion, and now, in GER
tain branches. he cannot be pro.
NOTED until there is a vacancy.
This matter has given reserve
officers no little concern. as 1t
threatens the development OF junior
officers for the reservt.
Camps Open Tuesday.
The summer training camps Of
the Third Corps Area, at Camp
Meade, Maryland. win get under
way Tuesday Of next week and
VIII come to q close early In
August. On Tuesday the instruc.
tors for the Citizens Military Train.
ing Camps win report to the COM
manding general OF the training
course which Immediately precedes
the opening Of the CMTC camps
which viii run from July to 80.
On June %, reserve officers from
the District viii report to the camp
with the SOth division for two
weeks Of training with the regular
army troops on duty there. Imme-
diately after this, other divisions
OF the organized reserves win come
TO the camp for fifteen days train.
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tary training camps OF the Third
corns area win open. The largest
camp will be at Camp Meade. The
second camp will be located with
the 34th infantry at Fort Eustis,
Va, and the third camp win be at
Fort Monroe, Va, for candidates or
the coast artillery. All three camps
win operate for the month Of July.
The commanding officers Of the
various camps have been previously
announced in this department.
New Uniform Approved
The recommendations OF the air
service Of the army for q new uni
form has been approved by the
Acting Secretary Of War, with one
exception. The Recommendation of
the air service that the uniform be
blue-gray rather than olive drab
was disapproved. Officers OF the
general staff are now working on
the regulations for the new uni
form.
The flyers have lost the stiff
collar. tspurs and certain, other por-
lions Of the uniform. This means
the adoption of the roll collar for
the air service. A change In the
uniform OF the American soldier
has been agitated since the war:
1t Is believed that the granting CT
the right to the officers Of the air
service to wear roll collar uniforms
win mean that other branches OF
the service win also have a change
in uniform at an early date. :,
The nonstop flight to Hawaii
from San Diego, California Is to
take place on September 2, accord
ing to the headquarters OF the
twelfth naval district. Three new
type naval airplanes wiz make the
trip, which win be the longest
sustained flight ever attempted Dy
heavier-than-air craft. Tne I've
new PN-9 seaplanes, which are now
being tested, win be sent on the
trim and a special Boeing scouting
plane. which has not yet been
completed.
Officers Awaiting Promotion.
There have been no promotions in
the grades OF colonel, lieutenant
Colonel or major In the regular army
during the past week. The senior
officers awaiting promotion are:
roe, Major Henry =. Mitchell ana
CAPTAIN Jacob J. Gerhardt.
The following first hentenantS
have been promited to the grade OF
captain: Horny s. Parish and Al
bert J. Brandon, leaving James L.
Alverson as the senior first lieuten-
ant. Second Lieuteuants Verne ID.
Nudge, John L. Golf and Francis
H. Morse have Leen promoted to
the grade Of first lieutenant. There
still remains one vacancy in the
grade Of first lieutenant. to which
Edward NJ. Edmonson is entitled.
After he is promoted the senior
second lieutenant OF the regular
army viii be William G. Holder. Of
the coast artillery corps.
The Government cannot provide
through the small personnel Of the
dental corps and through the ap-
preparations, medical and hospital
department. covering the employ
Lnent Of civilian medical attendance,
for the dental care Of members of
the military establishment to the
same extent that it provides for
their general medical care. A cir
culsr has been issued from the %.
flee Of the surgeon general of the
army, giving directions as to en-
ployment of civilian dentists. Their
services only may be used In emer-
gency, and no permanent work will
be undertaken without consent Of
the surgeon general OF the army,
to whom a full report will be made
as to the necessity therefor and the
conditions justifying employment Of
& civilian dentist.
Navigation Bureau Class
The bureau OF navigation OF the
Navy Department desires to as.
semble a class OF six officers in
the fall Of this year, at the naval
air station, Lakehurst, for training
in hghter-than-air craft. This class
will probably consist Of one lieu.
tenant commander, two lieutenants
and three lieutenants, Junior grade,
or ensigns. Applications are to be
submitted to the bureau of naviga.
ton without delay, and should be
accompanied by the report of q
medical officer who is especially
qEalified to determine an officers
physical fitness to perform avia-
ton duty. Officers who are now
performing shore duty and who
have been assigned for more than
one year will not be considered
eligible for this class.
Captain William H. Dukes, guar.
termaster CORPS of the army, who