Evening star., 1925-06-18
MANY ADM|RALS
LISTED FOR SHIFT
Wilbur Announces Changes
Effective When Battleships
Complete Cruise.

Changes in the high commands of
the several United States naval fleets
which are to be put into effect begin
ming with the return of the ships
from the Australian New Zealand
cruise were announced last night by
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy De.
partment.
Rear Admiral S. S. Robson, COM
ma nder-in-chief of the battle fleet, will
succeed to commander-in-c of the
United States fleet, relieving Admiral
Robert L. Coontz.
Rear Admiral c. F.. Hughes, now in
charge of the division of fleet train
ing in the Bureau of Navigation at
the Navy Department, will succeed
Admiral Robson as commander-in-
chief of the battle fleet.
Rear Admiral c. S. Williams, COM
manding the Naval War College at
Newport, r. l., will take command
of the Asiatic fleet with the rank of
admiral, succeeding Admiral Thomas
Washington.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles, COM
manding the naval operating base at
Hampton Roads, Va, about October l
will assume command of the European
squadron, relieving Admiral Philip
Andrews. IhlS carries the prOmotlon
to vice admiral.
Rear Admiral Richard H. Jackson,
now assistant chief of naval opera
tions at the department here, will be
placed in command of the battleship
division of the United States fleet,
with the rank of vice admiral.
Coontz May Come Here.
Assignments of the officers who are
to be relieved have not yet been de-
termined by the Navy Department. It
is probable, however, that Admiral
Coontz will come to Washington as
member Of the general board.
These new assignments were an
nounced by the Secretary along with
the names of officers picked for pro-
motion by the selection board.
The new commander of the whole
feet has been commander of the bat
tie fleet since June, 1928, and has had
the permanent rank of rear admiral
since 1921. He was born in Juniata
County, Pa, in 1867, and graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1890.
During the World War he was for a
time commander of the submarine
forces of the Atlantic fleet, then had
supervision of all submarines in COM
mission with the Pacific and Asiatic
and later in command of squadron 8
of the patrol force, which combated
the German U-boat campaign. Fol-
lowing the close of the war he was
named American naval representative
on the commission for executing the
naval terms of the armistice.
He also has served as a member of
the general board and as military
governor of the Dominican republic.
He also has been decorated with the
Navy cross for exceptionally meri-
torious service in a duty of great re-
sponsibility as commander, submarine
force, Atlantic fleet, and general
supervisor of all submarines in COM
mission"
List for Promotion.
Those selected for promotion, the
names of whom We're approved by the
President yesterday, are:
For promotion to rank of captain
Comdrs. Henry Charles Dinger,
jr.; Henry G. S. Wallace, Roe r.
Adams, Ralph P. Craft, Adolphus
Station, David A. Weaver, Neil Ernest
Nichols. Otto Carl Dowling, Charles
William Early, julius c. Townsend,
Wilson Brown, jr.; Robert Henderson,
Joseph Otto Fisher, William T. Conn,
jr-; Carlos Bean. Roscoe Conkling
Davis, William D. Puleston. Frank
Charles Martin, Stephen Clegg Rowan,
David Cooke, Samuel NJ. Robinson,
William w. Smyth, Ralston Smith
Holmes, William Jefferson Giles.
For promotion to rank of COM
mander-Lieut. Comdrs. John F. Con
nor. Herman E. Welte, Abel T. Bid
well, Harold w. Boynton, Walter K
Fitzpatrick, Elwin Fisher Cults, Ed
ward j. Foy, Harry B. Hird, Harry A.
Badt, Clyde Gray West, George Harris
Emmerson, Francis Warren Rock
well, Sydney NJ. Kraus, Charles c.
Ross, Howard NJ. hammers, Archer
M. r. Allen, Francis j. Comerford,
Howard H. Crosby. William Cook
Owen, Francis Cogswell, James Nc
Credie Irish, Charles Henry Davis, tr.;
Paul E. Speicher, Arthur S. Carpen-
der, James L. Kaufman, Robert A.
Burg, William Denny Brereton, jr;
Harrison Z. Knauss, William Robert
Munroe, Albert Miller Penn, William
F. Gresham, Paul Il. Bastedo, Philip
Seymour, Frank r. Berg, Andrew D.
Denney, Charles Moulding Yates,
Stuart o. Greig, James Van de Carr,
John Craig Cunningham, Jabez Stubbs
Lowell, John F. Shaforth, jr.; Karl
Frederick Smith, Ernest Wheeler Nc
kee. Dallas C. Laizure, Jules James,
John F. McClain, John r. BeardaI,
Timothy ]. keleher and Howard B.
McCleary.