Evening star., 1925-01-25

until recently was the adjutant gen.
eral Of Missouri, and Lieut.. Col. Clark
c. Wren of Texas. who is on duty
with the War Department General
Staff. No names relative to the Chem
ical Warfare Service appointment
have been mentioned, and 1T is ex-
pected that Cen. Fries will be re-
appointed.
Award of the Knox trophy this
year was made to Battery ID. 7th Field
Artillery, Madison Barracks, n. Y.
which organization amassed r. total
score of 349 in this competition held
among the Field Artillery units of the
Regular Army. This trophy is do
mated by the Sons OF the Revolution
of Massachusetts.
In the past the trophy was award
ed to that battery of Field Artillery
OF the Regular establishment which
attained the highest firing efficiency
rating. The Test this year, however
included a number of events and was
given TO ID Battery for attaining the
highest rating in firing efficiency
mobility, interior economy and com
munications. Scores of 3d3 and 342
were obtained by the two nearest
competing batteries of the winning
unit.
The adjutant generals of the several
States OF the Union will hold con-
ference in Washington from March
5 to 10. inclusive Among the SUBJ
jects which will be taken up at this
meeting are: Training of field Off
GERS, correspondence courses. the
type of officers to attend the War
College, the National Guard Reserve,
reduction of paper work, distribu
ton of publications and the prepara-
tion of mobilization plans. \ COM
mittee will be appointed to study
each subject. upon the conpl elton of
which a report will be read before
the whole conference for approval.
Instructions have been issued by
the Adjutant General of the Army
for increasing the authorized d
strength at Chanute Field of about
200 unassigned enlisted men. 1t is
desired by the War Department to
secure suitable men to take the vari-
Gus courses taught at the Air Serv-
ice Technical School, which have a
duration of six months. The men
will be selected from the 5th, 9th and
7th Corps Areas.
NAVY.
Interest is being evinced in naval
to fill two important Navy Depart
ment vacancies which will be created
in the near future. i. e., that of Rear
Admiral Julian l.. Lattmer, Judge
Advocate General of the Navy. whose
four-year detail will expire April 81
and that of Rear Admiral william A
Moffett, whose term as chief of the
Bureau of Aeronautics will expire on
July 25. Up to the present time, nc
announcement has been made by the
Navy Department as TO who will be
the next incumbent of these two i'm
portant posts in the department.
The L. S. S. Relief, battle fleet hos
pital ship returned to San Pedro
January after completing her an
nual overhaul and docking at the
navy yard, Mare Island. Capt T. H
Madison, U. S. N, formerly in com
mand of the Relief. was detached
while the ship was at the navy YARD
and relieved by the executive otti-
Ger, Comdr. W. Fl. Toaz, U. S. n. Capt
Madison was ordered home to await
orders and will be. placed on the re-
tired list
European ports will be visited b,
the United States Coast Guard cadets
according to the itinerary of the 1872,
cadet practice cruise, which has jus
been approved. According to tn,
schedule, which has been arranged
to take advantage of favorable wind.
and currents, the cadets will leav,
New London. Conn, June / and vii
arrive at Southampton, England, Jun,
%. They will remain at anchor ther,
until July 2, on which date they will
sail for Cherbourg, France, arriving
1t this port July 4. After spending