Evening star., 1927-11-06
Army andNavyNews

work or IN comma nd OF various units.
1t is the most complete course in
chemical warfare for non-technical Of
ficers now being given for any army
in the world. and forms very essen
tial part. of the military educational
system
Navy.
Rear Admiral Julian H. 1.atimer
has been ordered detached from duty
as president of the naval examining
board and as a member OF the naval
retiring board. and yesterday he as
Sumed duty as commandant of the
18th Naval District and of the Phila
deIphia Navy Yard as the relief of
Rear Admiral Thomas +. MaGruder.
who reported to the Secretary OF the
Navy Yesterday. Orders also have
been issued to Rear Admiral Hilary
T.. Jones, detachng him from duty
as a member of the general board
and relieving him from all active
duty. Ia become effective upon his
retirement for age on November IA,
Rear Admiral John ID. Mcdonald.
who has been in command of the
lIth Naval District and the naval Op-
eratin" base at Pearl Harbor. Ha.
waii was transferred to the retired
list of the Navy ON November |, due
to his attaining the statutory age OF
81 years his duties at Pearl Harbor
bein" taken over by Rear Admiral
George r. MARVEL COmdr Charles
II. Maddox. recently relieved from
duty with the American naval mis-
sion in Brazil has been assigned to
command tho Putnam as the relief
Of Comdr. Emory +. Clement. who
3oes IN duty in charge of the branch
hvdrOgraphic office at Norfolk Va.
Following q leave Of absence in
Europe. Capt. Frederick n. Cooke.
civil Engineer Corps is now in
Washington He will proceed to
port-au-Prince. however. In the near
future
Col John G. Beaumont. who ha =
been on duty At Marine Corps head.
quarters. was detached from this
duty last Tuesday and has been as.
signed as fleet Marine officer and
aide on the staff of Admiral Henry A .
Wiley, who will assume the duty as
comma nder-ir- chief Of the United
States fleet next Tuesday Col. Beau
m0nt'S duties in charge Of the on
erations and training division a head
quarters will he taken over by Col
Louis Nice. Little
Junior officers Of the Navy are iubi
liant over the proposal of the Navy
Department to fix a definite loss Of
numbers to be aScribed to officers who
fail to qualify in professional exam
nations for advancement to higher
rank. The loss of numbers suffered
by enSigns. lieutenants Gunior grade,
and lieutanants during the pas wear
who were so unfortunate as to fail in
their professional eXamina tiOns was
ont Of all proportion and results in
handicap during their entire naval
career. For failure 70 pass a profes.
berS is now based upon the avera 90
number of officers promoted during
period of six months for the preceding
i've wears This number will be re-
duced in the future. as II is certain
that the number Of promotions will be
much less than has been the case dur
ing the past five years, but, neverthe.
less. for many years the loss would
he far in excess Of what the NAVY DE.
paftment proposes to recommend i'm
proposed bill. viz, loss Of 80 mum.
bers for an ensign who fails to qua lifv
Tor promotion to the rank of lieuten-
ant Gunior gradel, 25 numbers for a
lieutenant 0unior grade) who fails In
MS examination for promotion To lieu
tenant and II numbers for lieuten-
aht VINO tails in eXamina ton for pro
motion TO lieutenant comma nder