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

Army and N avyNews

| been expressed in the Navy Depart
| ment that it will not be necessary 10
place any other ships out of commits
| sion or in reserve with the allowance
Of $3.50 enlisted men for the 1928
| fiscal year.
Capt. William s. Pye, who has been
on duty as assistant director OF the
| Plans Division, Bureau OF Naval Oper-
atoms, Navy Department, has been
assigned to command of Mine Squad
ron | of the control force. He will
relieve Capt. Harry l.. Brinser, VINO
will undergo the next course at the
Naval War College. Capt. William -.
Puleston, now on duty as head OF the
Training Division in the Bureau of
Navigation, will be relieved by Capt
Ralston S. Holmes, who has been in
command Of Destroyer Squadron II
of the battle fleet. The former officer
will assume command of that squad
ron. Upon the relief of Capt. John v.
Klemann as naval attache at Ber-
lin, Oslo, Stockholm and Copen-
hagen by Capt. Austin Kautz, the Tor
mer will proceed to temporary duty In
the Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy
Department, and then in all probable
ity will be assigned to command the
Maryland as the relief OF capt.
Thomas T. Craven. Capt. GateWoo
S. Lincoln, now on duty in the Navy
Department as the director of the ship
Movements Division, will be relieved
by Capt. Arthur p. Fairfield, now In
command of Destroyer Squadron OF
the scouting fleet. Capt. Lincoln will
be assigned to command a battleship.
Comdr. William A. Glassford, now on
duty in the department as assistant
director of naval communications. Will
be relieved by Comdr. Reed NJ, FaWell
who is now with the Naval War Col
lege class. The former offlcer will be
assigned to duty as executive officer or
the California, relieving Comdr
Charles S. Joyce, who will be assigned
to duty at the New York Navy Yard.
Lieut.. Comdr. Norris Kelly, now on
duty as gunnery officer of the Colo
RADIO, will be relieved by Comdr. Olaf
NJ Hustvedt, who is now on duty in
the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy De-
partment. Lieut.. Comdr. Kelly will
be assigned to temporary duty in the
Office of Navy Intelligence, Navy De-
partment, preparatory to being as
signed to duty abroad.
Seven Supply Corps Officers of the
Navy. all of whom are on duty in
Washington, received their commits
sions as captains last week. They are
Harry Z. Collins, Lewis w. Jennings,
John II. Gunnell, Kenneth c. McIn-
toah. Leon n. Wertenbaker, William
S. Zane and Richard H. Johnston.
Lieut.. c. w. Leroy. Signal Corps, who
has been on duty in the Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Depart
nlent. was detached from this duty
last Tuesday and has been assigned to
duty as cashier of the Island Bank
at Guam, Virgin Islands. a general
competitive examination for pay
clerks and chief pay clerks IL the
Navy for appointment as ensign, Sup
ply Corps, United States Navy, will be
held on or about July Is. Rear Ad-
miral Montgomery M. Taylor, director
of fleet training accompanied by
Lieut. Comdr. Raymond E. Kerr. on
duty in that office, left Washington
last week for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
for the purpose of witnessing long
range battle practice and other gun
merry exercises of the battle and scout
ing fleets They are expected to re-
turn to their duties in the Navy De-
partment about April !. Eight Navy
officers will be selected by the Navy
Department to take the course In
lighter-than-air training at the naval