The Washington times., 1925-09-17

again demonstrated MS IlCHeS
| pected to be vacated by Secrets
President to investigate the al
dict Of many officers Of the S
Colonel Dwight Davis has been
mentioned frequently as a possible
successor to Mr.. Weeks. Many
insisted that he did not have SUI
ficient political backing for the
job. However, 1t is generally be-
lieved that President Coolidge is
going to select him for the job.
The other day, a reader Of the
Army and Navy department or
The Washington Times telephoned
the following story to the editor:
Along with your very interest
ing stories on the conditions OF
the army today, and in connection
with the Billy Mitchell fight,
wish to say to you that it has
only been when such officers of
the army break loose that the
service has benefited. recall
General Myers, who founded the
Signal Corps of the army. He
was s'hounded' by the other
branches, the same as General
Mitchell is today. He finally was
shipped to a. foreign station, the
same as Mitchell, But today we
! have a Signal Corps to be proud
,, of. No doubt we will have an
Air Service to be proud of. The
! officers of the service all feel that
| Secretary Davis will be fair in
his judgment"
The Reserve Officers Association
I q
annual meeting in the rooms OF
the association, War Memorial
| building, BaItiomre, Monday even
| ing, September 81, At this meeting
delegates and -alternates to the
national convention will be elected.
| There are alse a number of pro.
posed amendments to the national
constitution to be acted upon &C.
cording to the president OF the as.
ISOLATION, Colonel Harry G. Jones.
The War Department, with the
sanction of the. State Department
and the Mexican government, has
been authorized to send an expedi-
| ton into Chihuahua, Mexico, to re-
cover the bodies Of the six soldiers
who met death while serving with
the Pershing expedition of 1856.
| "A
bodies of two others will be left
buried in the battlefield at Parral,
/ the scene Of clash between the
! Thirteenth cavalry regiment and
the Mexican bandits.
l The two soldiers, whose bodies
will remain in Mexico, were Ser
geant Jay Richley, killed in action
with Mexicans at Parral, and Pri.
vate Robert Ledford, killed in &C.
ton with the Mexicans at Parral,
Of Troop NJ, Thirteenth Cavalry.
Army officers stationed I'm this
| area last week. played a S6-hole
| qualification round on the course
OF the Congressional CLUB in this
city to determine eligibility for
the army golf tournament at Fort
Leayenworth. Major Joseph Nc
Andrew, of the Army War College,
whoaled the field in a 7imilar event
last year, headed the list Of play
ers with a, total of 164. scoring
81 on each round Colonel Allen
Greer, also OF the Army War Col
iege, and Captain& Kendall J. Eel
der, assistant adjutant OF the dis
| trict Of Washington, tied for Sec
ond place, the former scoring So
| S3-167. and the latter 3J-82--167.
This tie was played off later, with
| Colonel Greer winning. AS Major
McAndrews will be unable to at
| tend the tournament at Fort LeaV.
| enworth. Colonel Greer and Cap
tain Fielder will be the local army
representatives.
in the 1926 appropriation bill for
4 oil
granted enlisted men Of the army
who are unable to be rationed with
organizations. The apportionment
| of the allowance among the nine
corps areas and districts, has been
made by the War Department. The
cut is so drastic, that officers
familiar with the situation antici-
pate serious blow to the morale
| Of enlisted men on clerical work
in the various headquarters. A
/ number Of non-commissioned Of
ficers Of the higher grades, who
are married and have families, will
be affected, as the increase in al.
lowance which they have been re.
ceiving has aided materially in the
support Of their families.
The regular meeting Of the
Ordnance Association of the army
will be held on October 2, at the
Aberdeen Proving ground. Md.
/ At the present time there are
seventy-four vacancies in the regu-
lar army in the grade of second
lieutenant. according to the War
! Department which also announces
the following promotions for Of
ficers of the regular service.
Lieutenant Colonel Fred r.
Austin, field artillery, as the senior
officer Of that grade. Major Will.
liam W. Edwards, cavalry, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel, leaving Major John A
Barry, of the cavalry, as the senior
major. Captains Frederic w. Boye.
cavalry, Leroy H. Watson and
Henry II. Dabney, of the infantry.
have been promoted to the gxade of
major, leaving Captain Arthur A.
White, field artillery, as the senior
captain.
First Lieutenants Frank L. Nc
Coy. Cyril c. Chandler, Fred II.
Norris, of the infantry; James F..
G. Hyde, engineers; Robert j. Kirk,
jr., Leo A. Bassets, Kent G. Meade,
of the infantry: James w Younger