Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

whom, with the exception of Col. Gil
christ, are on duty in the War Depart
ment. The latter is assigned to duty
at Edgewood Arsenal Nd. Second
Lieut.. Robert w. Raynsford, s. c., on
duty at district of Washington head
quarters. is recorder of the board.
while Majs. Austin j. Canning and
Charles X. Berle, both medical officers,
are on duty at Walter Reed General
Hospital, this city.
The following officers of the Regular
Army will shortly be relieved of their
present assignments in Washington
and will be ordered elsewhere for duty:
Col. Thomas A. Roberts, Cavalry, in
structor, at Army War College, to I'd
Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kans; Lieut.. Col.
Walter S. Grant, Cavalry, instructor
at Army War College, to Sd Cavalry,
Fort Ethan Allen, VT. First Lieut..
John c. Macarthur. G. w. S.. Infan-
try, on duty in the Militia Bureau, to
London, England, for duty as assist
ant military attache, effective July /;
Lieut.. Col Arthur w. Brown. j. A.
G. D., from office of the Judge Advo-
cate General TO 7th Corps Area head.
quarters, Fort Omaha, Nebr., effective
June 4; Col. Milton A. Elliott, jr., a. G.
d., from student. Army War College,
to 9th Corps Area headquarters, Chi
cago, effective in June; Lieut.. Col
lIOiidIu L. nay, IHldHtTH, on compile
ton of present course of instruction at
Army War College, to 10Th Infantry,
Plattsh.irg Barracks, n. y. Maj John
s. Upham from duty in the office of
the Adjutant General to 9th Corps
Area headquarters, Preside of San
Francisco, Calf, effective May 10;
Capt. Anderson II. Norton, 9Th Cav
airy, has been detailed as captain of
the 1927 Cavalry rifle team.
Fourteen officers of the Regular
Army, all of whom are on duty in the
various branches of the War Depart
ment in Washington, will be relieved
of their respective duty assignments
and have been ordered to report to the
Army War College, this city, between
August Is and 20, for duty as students
in the 1928 course. They are: Col
Harry +. Knight and Majs. Alvin Col
burn and Paul ]. Mueller all Infantry
officers; Majs. John A. Crane and DON
aid nj. Beere, both Field Artillery;
Lieut.. Col Willis v. Morris, Cavalry
Lieut.. Col. Alfred A. Maybach, C. A.
G.; MATS. John B. Rose, o. D.; Archi-
bald King, ]. A. G. D.; Lawrence w.
Mcintosh, A. c.; Lieut.. Col William A.
Mccain, on duty in the office of the
Assistant Secretary of War; Maj. Ben
Jamin l.. Jacobson, F.. d., and Majs.
Glenn l. Jones and Thomas j. Flynn,
both medical officers.
NAVY.
Despite the fact that Congress
tailed to authorize the expenditure of
some S13.000,000 for undermining the
battleships Nevada and Oklahoma, the
original plans of the Navy Department
in transferring those two vessels to
the scouting fleet on May / and direct
ing them to carry the midshipmen on
the 1927 practice cruise this Summer,
then placing them In reserve to I'm,
dergo the modernization process, Will
be carried out. Rear Admiral George
w. Laws has been designated by the
department TO command the squadron
cruise, which will leave Annapolis
June and return August 25. Upon
the completion CT the cruise Admiral
Laws will return to command Of Bat. |
tleship Division of the scouting fleet
The modernization of the New York
Will be completed about October l, and
upon the completion of the trial runs
will go to the Pacific Coast and join |
Battleship Division 8, battle fleet The
Texas, modernized last Autumn now
flagship of Vice Admiral Ashley II.
Robertson, commander of the scouting
fleet, will become flagship Of the
United States fleet on July Is, when /
Admiral Charles r. Hughes shifts his |
flag from the Seattle. At that time
Admiral Robertson will shift his flag
to the Arkansas and later to the Wyo-
ming.
1t is estimated that IA months will
be required to complete the modern
iZation work on the Nevada and Okla
homa, but this work will not be under
taken until Congress makes funds for
that purpose available. The next two |
ships to be modernized, according to
present Navy Department plans. will |
be the Pennsylvania and Arkansas, on |
which work will begin, it is hoped, |
shortly before the Nevada and Okla |
homa are ready. The large ma iority |
Of the personnel which will be released |
as the result of placing in reserve |
status the Nevada and Oklahoma, the |
decommissioning of the Pueblo and |
the assignment of the Seattle as re-
ceiying ship will be taken by the New
York, Wyoming and Utah when they |
go into full commission after modern |
ization next Autumn. With the con- |
tinuance Of reduced compliments on
most classes of ships, the belief has |