Evening star., 1934-08-05
Naval Reserve Officers
To Have Opportunity
To Cruise on Ranger
Latest Airplane Carrier Addition to u S. Fleet
to Make Shake-Down Voyage
to South America.

I'd Division is expected soon 10 reach
that stage.
There are men available 10 IN II.
They viii soon come from the Recruit
School. in which all applicants are
required 20 serve for q three-month
period before even being enlisted In
the OUTFIT A few win get out of the
Recruit School Just In time to be
taken on their FIRST destroyer cruises.
While the divisions will be filled by
the time the annual cruises start.
nevertheless II was pointed out that
the school win be maintained and
men taken In as fast as they make
application. 1t Is the purpose Of the
school to keep available at all times
nov suficient men TO MI up inmedi-
ately any vacancies as they occur
from time TO time In the division.
When the men complete the Re-
cruit School training they are en-
listed in the Reserve as apprentice
seamen.
Lieut.. Comdr Charles Bittinger has
been appointed in the intelligence
branch Of the Volunteer Naval Re-
serve.
The training launch OF the local
battalion went ont yesterday on
week end voyage with members of the
Sd Fleet Division aboard It was in
command Of Lieut.. q. G.) G.. D. Sui
Ivan. commanding officer Of the Sd
Division. 1t will head down the Po-
tomac. probably stopping at one OF
the riverside resorts for a brief Pc
riod, and then returning TO the city
tonight.
The records of Lieut.. q. G.) Ralph
l.. Dugger have been ordered trans
ferred to the headquarters OF the Sd
Naval District at New York, that ofi-
Ger having moved to that city.
The local reserve headquarters has
announced the resignation OF Lieut..
q. O. Roy c. Corderman, who was
one OF the active members of the
communication reserve division here.
The following enlistments have been
reported: Edward A. Ackerman, John
d. Keull and Allen r. Stickley, all
apprentice seamen and all assigned to
the I'd Fleet Division for duty.
All three men have served their three
month probationary period in the re-
crtnt school.
Three officers Of the local aviation
division have been ordered up for
promotion at the Naval Air Station
at Anacostia, D. c. They are En-
signs Robert Z. Hess, William z. Coney
and Robert c. Young. When they
pass their examinations they will be
promoted to the rank Of lieutenant,
junior grade.
In order that the members Of the
divisions may obtain training in the
lowering and hoisting of lifeboats,
pair of davits has been set I'D on the
quay at the Washington Navy Yard.
Between now and the time for the
cruise the seamen win be given con-
siderable instruction there, so that
they win be well trained to lifeboat
duty by the time they start the an
nual cruises
Naval reserve officers who are able
TO translate from German to English
will be given an opportunity to assist
the Naval War College in the trans
lation of the German official history
OF the World War. 1t has been found
difficult to obtain translators for this
and other foreign technical works, it
was pointed out.
THE President, Naval War College,
has advised the bureau that it is
seriously handicapped by a great
dearth Of translations of all foreign
technical books, says a letter Of the
department. 'This is particularly
true Of German naval books of the
World War. For instance, Of the Ger
man Official naval history of the
World War Of 13 volumes thus far
published, only a small part has been
translated. Approximately 10 COM
plete volumes of this work remain un-
available to naval students.
1T would be very expensive to have
translations of these books done COM
mercially. and with limited funds IL
is probable that little can be done in
this way. The President of the Naval
War College has suggested, however,
that with the cooperation Of the serv-
ice much can be done without the ex-
penditure of any funds, and has sug-
gested that there may be some naval
reserve officers who would volunteer
for this work.
Any naval reserve officer qualified
and willing to translate German for
the purpose indicated are requested to
advise the Bureau of Navigation. Such
letters from naval reserve officers will
De referred to the president of the
Naval War College and due credit will
be given to those who assist in this
work"