Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10


which has been forthcoming has been
the assignment of Rear Admiral Mark
J.. Bristol as commander-in-chief of
the Asiatic feet as relief of Admiral
Clarence S. Williams, who will be
placed upon the retired list of the
Navy on account of age on October 4,
1897.
Admiral Edward W. Eberfe win. con-
Giude his four.year term as chief of
the Bureau of Operations on July 2l
of this year, and on August II, 1928,
he viii attain the statutory retiring
age limit. Admiral Charles F. Hughes
viii have completed next October two
years at sea on his current cruise, the
first year of which he was commander
in-chief of the battle feet and the
second year as connmander-in-chief of
the United States feet. 1t has been
the general service opinion that Ad-
miral Eberle would be rendered sec
ond appointment as chief of the oper-
atoms office and would continue to
occupy that position until the date of
his retirement on August H., 1928.
Admiral Hughes, it is oontepded.
would remain as commander-in-chief
of the feet and, upon the transferral
of Admiral Eberle to the retired list,
would come to the Navy Department
as chief Of the Bureau of Operations.
The prediction has also been. made
that Admiral, Richard Al. Jackson.
commander In chief of the battle. fleet,
and Vice Admiral Louis RIDE Steiguer,
commander of the 'battleship divisions
Of that fleet, would be ordered ashore
when they complete two wears at sea
next October but it.wolTld occasion no
surprise if both of these Officers We're
kept at sea for another year. The in
Giieations are that. Rear admiral Henry
r. Ziegemeier, commander Of Battle
ship Division 5 of. the Battleship
Squadron, who has been atssea since
January. 1895, viii bs given "a shore
assignment this year. So ~
Capt. Andrew c.. Piekens1 whe has
been in command of the Nitro, will
be relieved by Capt. Martin x. Met;
calf, now on duty In the Navy Depart
Snent as member of the naval exam.
lining and retiring boards. The former
officer will be assigned to. duty in the
Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Depart.
ment. Capt. James o. Richardson
assistant chief of the. Bureau of Ord
nance. will relieve Condr., Alexander
S. Wadswerth, Jr., as commander OF
Destroyer Division 80 of the Scouting
Fleet, which, according to present
plans, will leave in June for. service on
the european SLdtlOfl. s1@leul. SOifluIi
Edmund w: Burrough,- now on. duty
in the Bureau of Engineering, Navy
Department, viii be relieved by Lieut.
Comdr. Donald NJ. Dalton, now or
duty at recruiting barracks Puget
Sound, Wash. The former officer viii
be ordered to sea duty. The r9sfgna
fions of Lieut. CoRadrs. George w
Hewlett and George M. lowry have
resulted in Lieuts. b. r. Alexander
and E. S. Earnhardt and Lieuts
Junior grade) p. E. Roswell and W. w
Juvenal becoming due for promotion
OH April i. ,
Twenty ieutenants ,(junior grade
IN the Navy Dental Corps, it is es'
timated, will become eligible witt
their running mates in the line fol
promotion during the current. year L
the grade of passed assistant denta
surgeon with. the rank of lieutenant
They are: Frederick NICK. Ingersoll
Joseph Connolly, Jesse w Miller
Francis R. Hittinger, Ralph B. Put
+, nam, Robert r. Erees. Hugh f.
! Mauldin, Frank Al, Richison, ALFRED
r. Harris, Virgil II. Traxleri Frances
w. Lepeska, Wadswofth c. TrojaR ow
ski, Otto v. Rogstad, George II. Rice
esunnar n. Wennerberg, Otis A
Peterson, Sidney P. Vail, Leon NJ
Billings. Theodore De w. Allan am