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;hc REGULAR Army Mai Cen. SummersIl
on equal l'anS With
officers of the Navy in charge Of opera
lions in Washington and feet COM
I,1an6s at sea. The Navy has temporary
ad;n,ralS and vice admirals, while the
highest active rank in the Army al the
present time is major general. The
proposal made by Secretary DAVIS
would provide that in time of peace
every general officer of the line tenn
porarily holding a high rank and title
under this act shall be entitled. while
holding such higher rank and title, TO
the pay and allowances OF A major
general and 10 personal money allow
ancc per year as follows. While hold
lre the rank and title OF lieutenant
general. $500 and while holding the
rank and title Of general. $1,000,
Secretary Of War Davis proposal
would authorize the chief Of staff While
s, assigned 10 have the temporary ranks
al general and the - major territorial!
commands O. the Army 10 have the
temporarily increased rank while SO
serving. The commanders 81 Hawaii,
Philippines and Panama under the pro-
,aSal would occupy the rank Of general.
aile the commanders Of the nine corps
areas. with headquarters at Boston.
New York. Baltimore Atlanta. Colunl-
tuS. Chicago Omaha. San Antonio and
San Francisco would enjoy the rank OF
lieutenant general so long as assigned.
A new policy has been adopted by the
War Department relative TO the training
az those who Will be commissioned sec
on6 leUtenauis IL the Signal Corps on
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next June. Upon completion Of the
graduation leave these officers Will be
assigned to tactical organizations al
Fort Monmouth. n. j., where they will
remain one year. the purpose OF this
troop duty assignment being 10 orient
them in the general work of the Signal
Corps. tamiliarize them with the general
duties O. signal officer and give them
the necessary groundwork of post ad-
raiaistration and supply. Upon conf
melting the year with troops, these Off
GERS will undergo the company officers
course al the Signal School. and upon
the completion of this course Of instruc-
ton they will be sent 20 a postgraduate
course in electrical engineering at Shelf
field Scientific School. at Yale. where
scnae IS officers Of the Signal Corps have
previously gone through very interest
1E1G ana SuECESSAG4 ECLESc-
With the coming school year. begin
ning next Fall and IN the Fall of 1929 al
Yale University the Signal Corps class
will be made up of those officers that
heretofore have not been able TO go 10
the postgraduate course. A number of
them are captains who have been walt
ing 10 take this course for some time.
while others are junior officers who
graduated from West Point few years
ago and were denied the course under
ti7s plan By which only the ranking
Numbers Of the class that chose the Sig
nal Corps we're sent.
With the removal last week of head
quarters and Headquarters Company OF
the 18th Infantry Brigade from Fort
Howa.d. Nd. 70 Fort Hunt, Va. there
Sss established the permanent station OF
tfe local Washington command. Occupy
:nc the quarters formerly used by the
nov defunct District OF Washington
headquarters is Brig. Gen. Herbert 0.
Williams the brigade commander. and
snail staff 70 handle ceremonies and
such supervision OF the activities OF the
City Of Washington as have no. been as
sir1ilated by 3rd Corps Area headcuar-
te,x. st Baltimore. Assigned 10 Gen.
williams staff are Capt. Morris S. Dan
.e5E r.. former assistant adjutant OF the
District 0. Washington and now assist
ant executive Of the brigade; Capt. Alex
snder r Boiling. recently On duty at
Fcrf Mcpherson Ga. and First Lieut.
Aiber; c. wedemeyer from the 18th In
fanirv al Port Washington. who has just
recently been designated as aide de
camp. There EiiI be located AZ the Fort
Hunt garrison the brigade headquarters
f1t
communication platoon. and the tactical
gtaE of the brigade. totaling 30 enlisted
men snd three officers: Maj. A. r. En-
ery. brigade executive: Capt z. Colby.
brigade a6jutant and supply officers.
src First Lieut. Carroll X Leeper. COM
ni8n.ca,ions officer ard company COM
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Navy
ARRANGEMENTS will be MADE b. the
BsireaU Of Navigation 80 that line off,
CERT o. the Navy in the grades Of en-
sign. Lieutenant f3unior 2radet. and
JAunnsntS who viii become eligible for
promotion prior 10 July VIII be able
% complete their examinations before
that ose In accordance with this
arrangement. IT Is anticipated that TIE
Necessary papers ~ be used in con-
cagct3n2 the examination viii ne for
wzroec from the department. during
The early par of April ]; is estimated
In ifae Navy Department that the fol-
Jowgna officers viii be examined
J-4egt& LEONARD Dougsl,Y. lr.: William
r DIETRICH, Ralph HYmzn. John 3
Hefernan Edward J. Moran. John n
Keete snc Elliott II Sem Lieui&.
Junior Grade RuthFen r Libby. Ciar-
erce Z Voegeii. John J. Pierrep0nt.
Faoeyt n Hunter, Harold q. Hazard,
Richard w Dole Walter r Z4nmer-
mar Esysey 7 Walsh, Lem J. Hun
nzG wilson p CpgkYell John s.
EsTpe; Peter .. Hale Ralph 6 Kep-
mar Aceloert r Converse. Ralph II
Cariey William l. Ware. Milton 4
hl.es William s Parsons. Robert r
E.le Harold y Esker AcDIptg T. Beck
eK y FyIert p Mcil0i4A.c Cornelius
G. EUDIgE&ss Bruce Il Ece! Raymond
ESnsen. EgsctoYc r.. Grow ALVIN !
kSlslsDYn. Kenneth !. Forster .ySie Il
Yliis EoVin f. Tayiog Eenr. II Smith
HgtlOn john X Egne Joiln E i<stef
EFmsnc ; F.operts,Jn Wo<Sdson v
R.cbag1 John II fEUliz Joseph y
CaFney JameA r Craig roger r. Mel.
s31 Jlpnlas y D4gan Eoyarc w
pslssef EerDert Il IOegSn Thomas ~
stokfh Warren n EeyleT Ceogxe "
u CoYel. ElfeG e Taylor, Robert J.
JOssuAJn. William } ceDaic iDJs5e!' T.
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