Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

necessity for their services elsewhere
in the Navy. The greatest cause for
this latter increment is the number of
men required to fill details on shore
and the strict adherence on the part
of the Bureau of Navigation to two
year tour ashore. Although 1t recog
nizes the effect on the forces af1oa;
of the constant demands for personne,
to be sent ashore, sometimes in ex
change for similar ratings and some
times to make good losses at shore sta
lions. the belief is held in the depart
nent that the effect would be far
worse to permit lengthening this tour
to a period any greater than at pres
ent.
On the other hand, limiting the tour
of shore duty to two years has an
other effect. The proportion between
the number of billets ashore and
af1oat varies with the rating, and III
some cases, such as aviation ratings,
for instance, where the number OF
blllets on shore about equals the
number afloat, the tour of sea duty il
reduced to two years. This, Admira
Shoemaker explains, tends to i'm
permanency of crews, there being
feeling on the part of these ratings
that sea duty, wherever it may be, is
temporary. This is greatly regretted.
but the bureau feels that Of the two
evils, to allow men to stay ashore
more than two years is the greater.
1t has been proposed to have plans
and estimates of cost prepared of the
remaining three feet submarines
which have been authorized, but for
the construction Of which no approprl
ations have been made. General plans
have been prepared of two types OF
fleet submarines, one of the mine
laying type and one OF the cruiser
type 1t is estimated that these sub
marines will cost on account or nun,
machinery and outfit $5,750,000; on
account of armament for the mine
laying type, $3.50, 900, and on account
of armament for the cruiser type,
81 900, 900. In the event the con.
struction of these vessels is under
taken, it is the intention Of the Navy
Department to build two of the three
remaining submarines of the mine
laying type and one of the cruiser
type, a division which, with those
fleet submarines now under construc-
ton, will provide group of three
vessels of each type.
Army.
Orders were issued by the War De-
partment last week assigning those
medical officers now undergoing the
course of instruction at the Army
Medical School, Army Medical Center,
this city This group of officers is
now on temporary duty at the Medical
Field Service School, Carlisle Bar
racks. Pa, and upon their completion
Of this course on May 2S, 1877. the
following will be assigned to Walter
Reed General Hospital. this city, for
duty They are Maj. Charles G. Sou
der, Capts. Charles r. Lanahan. Rees
S. Lloyd: First Lieuts. Clifton E. High,
John A. Worrell. jr., Eugene w. Bill
lick, William Kraus, Hobart d. Bel
KNAPP, Hugh r. Gilmore, jr., and Clar
ence A Mcintyre. The following
members of the Army Medical School
class, upon the completion of their in
struction, Will sail on the transport
for San Francisco, and will be as
signed to duty at Letterman General
Hospital Capt. Everett Lee. Cook,
First Lieuts, Fritjof Arestad Edwin
G. Sorensen, Charles A. Mcdowell,
Robert S. Lila, Werner E. Ruedy,
George f. Armstrong and William o.
French, jr. The following have been
assigned to duty at Fitzsimons Gen
eral Hospital on the completion of
their course. Adpt. I1eIUefl n. Erice,
First Lieuts. Cecil w. Dingman. Mack
NJ. Green William E. Shambora, Ben
ME A Moxness and Herbert +. Tom
iinson. The following members of
this group have been assigned to the
stations indicated: Capts. William A.
tpyie, Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Royal
K. Stacey. Fort Humphreys. Va; Reg
inald Ducat, Fort Clark, Tex; Werner
r. Scott, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y;
Fred E. Hickson and First Lieuts.
Melvin T. Means, Loren d. Moore,
Fort Benning, Ga: Stuart G. Smith
and Dwight NJ. Young, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans.; Merritt G.. Ringer. Fort
Sheridan. ILL.,; Charles II. Beasley and