The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24

rank and grade they retire.
Retired And Resigned.
Colonel Henry s. Greenleaf has
been ordered retired from the army
on account Of physical disability
and Majors C. C. Hillman, Edwin
B. Spaeth and James A. Lyon. have
asked that their designations as
officers of the medical department
OF the army be accepted. Major
spaeth is ON duty at Walter Reed
General Hospital here.
| 1t Is understood that the assign
ment of Rear Admiral william Y.
Pratt, u. s. N. to duty here IN
washington. Is only temporary and
that he will be the next president
OF the Naval war College.
The "AlRonduiY1," Of the coast
guard. has sailed from Seattle.
/ Wash, to Unalaska to join the
| FAhrirg sea patrol force. The Per-
sonnet OF the Algonquin" u Lieu
tenant Commanders G. + HoWeIl.
commanding. and w. Is. Scammeu'
Ensigns q. e. McCabe, ]. Il. Earle,
B. C.. Wilcox and III. #. Rowlands
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. ~.
Ehirev Roatswain r. ID. Overhaussr.
Gunner D. s. Carpenter, MAchinlsts
r. G. Blackburn and 8. J. ClifIoru,
Carpenter A. II. Lansing ana ray
Clerk j. Morrison.
Butler to Return.
Brigadier General Smedley But.
Ter. Of the marine corps. will rc-
sign as public safety director Of
Philadelphia and return to the ma
tines about January 1, according to
rumors floating around the local
army and navy grapevine" teie-
graph office.
Al board, comprising officers OF
the construction corps of the navy,
will meet about July Is, at the
Navy Department here, to recon-
mend officers of the construction
corps for promotion to the grade
OF captain and commander. Mem.
ners OF the board are: Rear Admiral
John @. Tawresey, Captains Eliot
snow. Richard M. Watt, Daniel ~
NuttfnR. Harry r. Wright, ard
/ lieutenant James G.. Mcpherson.
The u. s.. s. Eagle No. So has
been placed in commission ct the
naval station, Pearl Harbor. with
| Lieutenant Commander r. j..
| Weeks. u. s. NJ. in command.
Troop r, Third cavalry, Fort
| Myer, Va, is how a on temporary
duty at Camp Meade.
The flight of naval planes from
the Pacific coast to Honolulu viii
take place this sumner, according
to the Navy Department. The
Navy Department will issue orders
directing an many vessels az may
be available to report to comnan-
der of the aircraft squadrons Of
the battle fleet, who is Captain
S. z. Moses, u. s. NJ, for duty In
connection with the flight.
In reply to the many inquiries ON
the subject. the editor OF this de-
partment reports that there is moth
ing new on the subject Of dress
Uniform for the army. This sub
ject is causing much worry On the
part OF the junior officers of the
service, who are considering the
cost OF the same. 1t is not believed
that any dress uniform will be
adopted before 1926 or even 1927.
ExtrA ray RuloOs
Enlisted men of the navy who
have established their special quail
fications in the use of the arm or
arms which they may be required
to use, according to standards pre-.
scribed by the Navy Department,
and who are so stationed by their
commanding officers that they may
be required to use such arms, shall
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follow:
Five dollars-Gun pointers, first
class: gun director pointers, first
class; gun range finder operators
and gun captains, first class.
Four dollars--Gun pointers, sec
ond class, non.rated men and expert
riflemen.
Two dollars--Gun captains. second
class, rated men.
One dollar-Sharpshoo
The. fleet submarine va, third
ship of its class, has teen launched
at Portsmouth, N. II. She il sis
ter ship of the vi and We launched
last year.
The Iron Man trophy, has been
won by the U. s. s. California and
for the first time in SIX years this
trophy will leave the U. 8. 8. Mis-
sissippi.
Captain John NJ. Arthur. Of the
marine corps. formerlyy aide TO the
commandant, has completed the
course Of instruction at the infantry
school of the army at Fort Benning.
and is now on duty as a member
Of the staff Of the marine corps
school at Quantico. Va.
Local reserve officers Of the 320th
and 313th field artillery, Elghtieth
division, arrived at Camp Meade.
Md, yesterday to spend fifteen
days in active training there.
There has been some discussion
among local reserve officers OF
smoker early in September, at which
time Major General Douglas Mac
Arthur would be the guets Of honor.
Under the leadership of Colonel
John Stewart plans for the training
program of the 3A3d engineers are
rapidly being completed. The regi-
ment will naneuver in northern
Virginia. The reserve officers and
reserve enlisted men will get right
down to bedrock" and undergo
practical engineering work as given
to the regular army soldiers of the
corps of engineers.
This type of training; known as
the unit camp, az 1t Is for the one
unit only, is experimental TOR the
War Department. The result Of
the unit camps will be closely
watched by the War Department,
and II successful. no doubt will re.
suit in their expansion.
The selection Of the 343d engineers