The Washington times., 1925-04-24

The absence of Arctic water. the.
weakness of the Labrador current.
the overwhelming effect of the
! gulf stream, and the mild winter
conditions off the coast of Labrador,
have no doubt been responsible for
the total absence of bergs below
latitude As degree to date. From
March 26 to 81, the patrol vessel
encountered about so per cent fog.
Last week the new Assistant Sec.
rotary of the Treasury, Colonel
Andrews. visited the headquarters
of the Coast Guard Service here in
Washington, and met all the com.
missioned officers and the heads
Of the respective divisions and sec.
tions.
With the retirement of Brigadier
General John T. knight, assistant
quartermaster general of the army
the other assistant Quartermasters
generals have been shifted. F. Brig
adler General A. G.. Dalton, former
ly in charge of the transportati ton
service Of the office of the quarter
master general has been placed in
charge of the construction service
of which the retiring assistant
quartermaster general was in
charge. Brigadier General Moses
Zalinski, the new assistant quarter
master general. will be placed in
charge of the transportation service
of the same office.
Captain Percy B. Mccoy, field
artillery reserve. has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of major in the
| NJ
has been the adjutant for the
313th Field Artillery, has been
| ordered relieved of such assign
ment, and re.assigned to the 496th
Artillery. 240 nm. Howitzer, of
the non-divisional group. Second
Lieutenant Frederick s. Lee, field
artillery reserve, has been trans
! ferred from Battery E, 313 Field
Artillery, to regimental headquart-
ers and headquarters battery of the
same regiment. as regimental
adjutant.
The quartermaster general Of
The army has arranged for greater
convenience for the officers of the
| reserve corps in obtaining uniforms
and other equipment required for
their service. Uniforms ready made
and accouterments for the equip
| ment of officers of the reserve
corps may be obtained by purchase
/ from the Officer in charge. quarter.
master general sales stores, at vari.
Gus points. Locally. the store is
located Twentyfirst and c streets,
| northwest, with the Washington
General intermediate Depot. How
ever, no uniforms are carried i'll
| stock here.
A reserve officer desiring to make
purchases is required to identify him
self. whether ordering in person or
ny mail This may be done by
furnishing a copy of the official
orders received, an extract from COM
| mission or letters of appointment
or personal Introduction.
Should reserve officer prefer
3pecial-measurement uniform in
place of ready made uniform, Il
will be necessary for him to write
to the officer in charge, quarter
master general sales store, Phjla
delphia quartermaster intermediate
depot, requesting blanks for the
same.
Upon request of the commanding
officer of the Henley, coast guard,
valuable information and assistance
was recently afforded the fishing
fleet operating off Cape May by
the Conyngham in locating schools
of mackerel while on patrol duty
and transmitting the information
by radio to the Henley at Cape May
for further dissemination to the
fishing interests.
Major Raymond s. Bamberger
Do 1nff
ton last week for his new station
at the Preside of San Francisco.
Major Bamberger has been on duty
in the adiutant generals office in
Washington. with the reserve div
ision of that office. He is reputed
to be more familiar with the work
of the organized reserves than any
one else in the army.
A new design of shoulder stock
and back plate for anti-airCraft
machine guns has been under con-
sideration by the army. Some diff
ficulties have been encountered with
the rotation of the hydraulic buffer
in the ciliber so machine gun. This
will be overcome by replacing the
lock with one of heavier construC-
ton, which will he more positive.
Captain Edward r. Campbell,
| L. S. n, now assistant chief of the
| Bureau of Naviga ton will become
the Judge Advocate General Of the
| Navy, on April 80. succeeding Rear
Admiral Julian l.. Latimer. The
new judge advocate general will
have the rank OF rear admiral.
Admiral Latimer is to command
the special service squadron. Cap
tain John r. Blakely. u. s. ~,
director Of enlisted personnel in the
Bureau Of Navigation. will become
the new assistant chief of the
Bureau of Navigation.
Colonel Frank S. Cocheu. present
chief Of staff Of the Third Corps
Area, is to he the next assistant
cOmmandant Of the infantry school
at Fort Bennng. He will take the
place of Colonel Alfred w. Biorn.
stad. who has been promoted to
the grade of brigadier general in
the Army. Colonel Cocheu will
report to the infantry school about
June 80. The new assistant com
mandant is a graduate of West
Point, and has A distinguished mill.
tary record, During the war he
served with the rank of brigadier
general.
The Navy Department has
authorized the establishment of
Ia reserve flying field near Seattle.