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ted to each men,
ber of Congress is increased to the
former figure. it will be utterly impos-
sible, according to Secretary Wilbur,
to meet the future service require.
ments. On the three-appointment ba.
line Of the Navy will stabilize below
tts authorized strength at a number
about 5000 instead Of s ,499, as author.
fzed by law. 1t is the policy of the
Navy Department that SO long as
there are enough staff officers to serve
the combatant branch the output Of
the Naval Academy shall be diverted
to the line Of the Navy.
Forty.one officers have been desig-
mated by> the Navy Department to un-
dergo the next course of instruction
at the Submarine School. New London,
Conn, which begins January g. They
are Comdr Ross S. Culp: Lieuts.
Harry r. Carson, Harry A. Dunn.
Hugh w. Hadley, Frederick s. Hall.
John P. Larimore, David E. Roth,
William r. Thayer, George c. Craw-
ford, c. M. Furlow, ]. j. Haley. Fl.
c. Johnson, jr., H. E. Orem, John
E. Stephens and D. J. Tortouch; En-.
signs Bernard l.. Austin, Roland
Baillie, c. J. Collins, William V. Deut-
ermann, F. ]. Grandfield, Robert H.
G. johnson. Frederick X. Loomis. F.
r. Mccall, George w. Patterson, Her
man Sail, Robert l.. Swart, w. T..
Verge, Bernard T.. Zelenka, Rae e.
Arison, Leo A. Bachman, Stephen G.
Barchet, John S. Day, Phillip II. Fitz-
Gerald, E. w. Irish, Alvin ID. Kramer,
William N Mansfield, Neill Phillips,
Ralph A. Sentman, III. b. Mclean,
William P. Tammany, Ralph E. VIII
son. The class now undergoing in
struction at the Submarine School,
numbering 40 officers, will complete
the course December %. The mem
bers of this class will be assigned to
the subsea craft, as follows: Division
2. New London, Lieuts. F. ID. Hamblin,
III. T. Chase, W. l.. Hoffheins and
r. r. Kern, Ensign N. X. Roberts;
Division 3, Control Force, Lieut..
A. o. r. Bergesen and Ensign j. Fl.
Morrill,: Division 4. Control Force, En-
signs S. X. MacLean and R. c. Webb;
Division s, Coco Solo, Lieuts. John
Connor, c. J. Cater and Homer Am
brose and Ensign r. w. Clark;
Division 9, Pearl Harbor. Lieuts. c. ID.
Beaumont, NJ. K. Kirkpatrick and
X. r. Hall and Ensign A. ID. Barnes;
Division IA, Pearl Harbor, Lieuts.
W. A. Hardy and f. e. Coil and En-
signs J. p. Thew and G. w. Stott;
Division II. Battle Fleet. Ensigns J.
p. Cromwell and j. r.. Topper; Division
IL, Battle Fleet, Lieuts. s. M. Barnes
and c. S. Snodgrass; Division 1S,
Battle Fleet. Lieuts. p. M. Fenton
and C. j. Hodgkiss and Ensigns w. D.
Brown and L. b. BlaylOck: Division
10. Coco Solo, Ensign c. @. Rucker;
Division 90, Control Force, Ensign f..
M. Hunter, and to the Asiatic station
A. Ia f.-nrr "a
cember class will be assigned: Lieuts.
Horatio Ridout and f. B. Perry and
Ensigns HI. C. Fish, F. r. Davis. w.
z. Guitar, III. C. Doan, r. j. Burke,
M. C. Stormes and B. o. Matthews.
Before a board of officers headed by
Mai. Randolph Coyle nine non-com-
missioned officers of the Marine Corps
last Wednesday began their exam1na-
ton for appointment as probationary
second lieutenants in that corps. They
are Corpls. William w. Benson. Clin-
ton f. Fox, Sol i. Leyensky, Carroll
Williams, Robert p. Belford. .Richard
J. DeLacy, Bernard X. Kirk, Ray
mond c. Scollin and John M. Young.
The death of First Lieut.. Frank \.
Bleicher, u. s. M. c., on November
30. will result in the promotion OF
Second Lieut.. Emery K. Larson.
Early in January Capt. Charles p.
SNYDER will relieve Capt. Adolphus r..
Watson of the command of the Con-
cord. the latter officer having been
assigned to duty as member or the
American naval mission In Brazil.
Capt. Snyder, who has been on duty
on thu staff of the Naval War College,
will be relieved of these duties by
Condr. Isaac r. Dortch, now on duty
A executive officer of the Mississippi,
who in turn will be relieved of his
duties on the Mississippi by Comdr.
Laurence y. McNair. The latter OFF,
Ger has been on duty at the Naval
Academy. Comdr. Fred n. Poteet, ex.
ecutive officer of the Idaho. has been
ordered by the Navy Department to
this city, where on arrival he will be
assigned to the enlisted personnel Sec
ton of the Bureau Of Navigation.
where he will eventually. relieve
Comdr. George NJ. Lowry. His duties
on the Idaho will be taken over by
Comdr. John il. Newton. who has
been on duty in the Bureau Of Naval
Operations, Navy Department. Comdr.
William II. Iialsey, on duty as execu-
tive officer of the Wyoming. will be
transferred from this assignment To
duty at the Naval Academy.
The following officers have become
due for promotion on the dates indi-
Gated: Lieut.. fomdr. d. \. McElduT,
Lieut.. W. T.. Mackay and Lieut..
Junior Grade) +. ID. Kline on D"""''1-
ber /. and Lieut.. tJuni"i' Geadr) W. :.
IS Trapnell. on December Z. As a
result of the retirement Of Rear Ad-
ri,irai Roger Weles on December :, on
account of age. the following officers
have become due for promotion: Capt.
r. r.. II. Pringle, comdr. n. w. Post,
Lieiit. Comdr. A. S. Dysart, Lieut.. T.
s. Solberg and Lieut.. Junior Grade)
W. A. Wiedman.
Ten officers of the Navy Medical
Corps will graduate December % from
their course of instruction at the Ma
vaI Medical School in this city. their
their graduation being as follows:
Lieut.. Comdr. Ashton e. Nicely and
Lieut.. Joseph I. Yohannan, 1st Marine
Brigade, Haiti: Lieuts. Alfred l.. Cal
ther, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va ;.
James r. Hays. Naval Training Sta
ton, Newport. r. l.; Caldwell j. Stu
art, Philadelphia Navy Yard; Benja-
min w. Gaines, Seagull; Norman 8.
Belts, Argonne; John NJ. Brewster,
Boston Navy Yard; Oliver A. Smith,
Naval Hospital. Norfolk. Va: Harold
o, CoZby. Antares. Those officers Of
the Navy Medical Corps recently Sc
lected for promotion to the rank OF
commander who are on duty within
the continental limits Of the United
states will be examined plTvsically
ana professionally ON December 20.
The other officers OF this group who
are eligible for promotion will an
dergo their examination after the re.
oeipt OF the examination questions
I'D other records.
Simultaneous with the conclusion
Of the Naval Medical School course
of instruction on December %. four