The Washington times., 1926-07-02

/ who has Just BEEN graduated from
the command and general staff
school at Fort LeaYenworth, and
Capt. Henry Harmeling, who has
been on duty with the War Depart.
ment In the office of the judge adj
vocate general Of the Army.
Captain Harmeling will succeed
Major w. A. Turnbull as chief Of
the legal section Of the militia bu.
reau, the latter having been as
signed to the next class with the
Army war College.
Recently the Standard Oil Com
pany Of. Montpelier, VT, found II
necessary to clean up their big oil
storage tanks, but found that. due
to oil gas vapors, 81. man could not
stay inside the tank for more than
a minute at time.
Lieut.. Warren b. Steele, 172nd
Infantry, National Guard OF Yer.
mont, was called upon for assist
ance. He proceeded to the scene
with gas masks and after explain
ing the structure and use OF the
mask the personnel was able to dor
the ssfalse-face' and crawl into the
tanks where they stayed until their
job was done.
Four retired major generals Of
the regular Army will be promoted
to lieutenant general and five re.
tired colonies viii be promoted to
brigadier general under the bill
Fl. R. 502s, which has been favor
ably reported BY the Senate Mill
tary Committee. The four major
generals who would be promoted In
recognition Of especially meritor+
fous service" are Ma. Gen. Hunter
Liggett. Joseph ~ Dickman. Robert
u. Billiard and Ehoch III. Crowder,
all OF whom are holders of the Dis
tinguished Service Medal.
The following colonies would be
promoted in recognition of service
in the. Indian campaigns, the Span
ish.American War and the World
War: Lloyd M. Brett, w. j. NichoI-
son, John B. Mcdonald, Thomas b.
Dugan and william C. Brown.
Every effort Is to be exerted to
have the bill pass this session Of
Congress.
To have more officers Of the air
service Of the Army available for
duty on the general staff Of the
War Department, the following
have been designated as students
with the Command and General
Staff School for the l926-27 course
and will report at Fort Leaven-
worth between August 20 and Sep
TENDER 8: Majors Horace M Hick-
man, Thomas Dew. Milling, Leo G..
Hefferman, Hugh J. Knerr, Bryon
@. Jones, Fred H. Coleman, Ed.
win B. Lyon and Michael r. Davis,
and Capt. George c. Kenney.
According to local naval circles,
Rear Admiral A. H. Scales, u. IS.
N. the former commandant OF the
fourth naval district and now on
| leave for three months, is consider
Ing applying for retirement.
It Is being rumored among the
reserve officers Of Washington that
Gen. John J. Pershing, first chair.
man Of the Tacna-Arica Commit
tee, will be the next national com.
mander -of the American Legion
after which he will be either the
yice President or Presidential candi.
date.
1t il said Pershing would have
the unanimous support of thS vet.
Grams of the World War.
The date for examination Of ap.
pIicants for appointment as second
lieutenant veterinary corps Of the
regular Army, has been set for
July 1917. Applications and re-
quests for information concerning
this examination should be ad.
dressed to the Adjutant General Of
the Army, Washington.
Rear Admiral S.. e. Kittelle,
u. s. N, has LETT Washington to
sail for the Philippines from San
Francisco, where he will be COM
mandant Of the Sixteenth Naval
District and the Cavite Navy Yard.
Rear Admiral John D. Beuret, chief
of the construction and repair bu-
reau Of the Navy Department, has
gone to Quincy, Mass, and to the
Boston Navy Yard, where he will
inspect the u. s. S. Florida, later
visiting the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Comdr. w. e. Eberle has re-
ported in Washington for duty in
the equipment division of construc-
ton and repair bureau OF the
Navy Department, RELIEVING Comdr.
c.. E. ,Reordan, who has gone to
tha Naval War College for in