Army and Navy plans amid stalled Congress aid
The War Department outlines mobilization and defense plans as Congress delays army appropriations. A 1,085,000 strong force is envisioned with regulars, National Guard, and volunteers, plus rapid air production and standardized aircraft parts. Naval aviation safety, training, and officer promotion reforms accompany discussions on emergency commissions and leadership paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mie
Aeronaut
Theo Titary
Ip Ts
Ccheme
Army
Navy
Bureau of Standards
Graduation of first midshipmen sparks Navy commissions
The United States Navy plans March 29 graduation for the first class of Naval Academy midshipmen, with most to be commissioned as ensigns and several as second lieutenants in the marine corps. Reports detail catapult tests on the North Carolina, cafeteria-style mess serving aboard the Michigan, and upcoming cost plus 10 percent ship contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arms
Texas
Mexico
Ordnance Department
United States
Naval Academy
Navy
Willett Elmore
Alabama
Thomas 8. Gayle
Tennessee
Lewis L. Gover
Edward G. Hagen
New Jersey
Thomas F. Harris
Kentucky
Charles M Jones
North Carolina
William P. Richards
Washington
Benjamin F Staud
Pennsylvania
Marine Corps
Naval Aviation
Coast Artillery Corps
J. K Jemison
Townsend F Dodd
Trent F. & McCammon
Wall
F. G. Pyne
Battleship Michigan
Navy Department
Thera
Pyne
DeWitt Coffman
Atlantic Fleet
Michigan
Delaware
Secretary of the Navy
Washington L. Capps
Commission On Navy Yards
H. H. Rousseau
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Panama Canal Commission
Navy Yard Commission
David Potter
David W. Taylor
Robert 8. Griffin
Failure to Confirm Marine Officers After Senate Session
The Senate failed to confirm several marine officers for higher ranks due to a misinterpretation of law amid wartime expansions. Col Albert Melemore and Col Thomas C. Treadwell were confirmed as lieutenant colonels but not as colonels from earlier dates. junior officers Peirce, Floyd, Brumbaugh, Long, McIlvain, Lowell, Hunter, Hickey, Richmond Bryant, Marmion, Stephenson, Mayer, and Moeller were similarly affected. Marine corps officials seek recess commissions, while Col George Van Orden was confirmed as major and lieutenant colonel from August 29, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Army
Navy
Marine
Col
Albert Melemore
Thomas C. Treadwell
Robert P. Peirce
Oliver Floyd
R. H Brumbaugh
Warl C Long
William N. McIlvain
Roy D. Lowell
T. G. Hunter
B. F. Hickey
Richmond Bryant
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
George van Orden
Von Moltke Warned in 1890 War Would Fail
In an article quoted by Maximilien Harden in Zukunft Field Marshal von Moltke warned the Kaiser against war in 1890. The attributed speech warned that war would engulf Europe and last seven or eighty years, and that all powers would participate and none could be wholly beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zukunft
Maximilien Harden
von Moltke
Reichstag
Damocles
Europe
Enduring Food Ration Debate on Pork in Tropic Ships
An observed reluctance to partake marks a shift as meals show pork and pork products in about one third. The text notes officers must accept rations and hints at a writer’s view for a 25 percent pork cut aboard tropic ships, with a corresponding rise in fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Bogan
Navy
Kansas
Guantanamo Bay
Tropics
Enlistments in Marine Corps Rise Near Authorized Strength
Enlistments grow at 60 percent above 6034 authorized, giving 13,000 active of 14,981. If trend holds by July 1, strength reaches authorization. emergency allows up to 1,700 more enlisted to 16,681. Commissioned add 68 under 4 percent rule. Distribution: 1 brigadier general, 2 colonels, 3 lieutenant colonels, 8 majors, 20 captains, 17 lieutenants, 17 second lieutenants.
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Brandegee
Tilson
National Guard
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Labor Bureau Naturalization Staff On Annual Leave and Transfers
Bureau of Labor Statistics rolls show several staff on annual leave including Long Wolfley Jenkins Jr and others. Transfers and appointments include Meeker Walt Herndon and Katharine Francke resigning with new temporary appointees in the District to investigate cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Long
Mails and Files Division
Bureau of Naturalization
William Wolfley
J Cc. Jenkins, Jr
Law and Correspondence Division
The
Royal Meeker
Labor Statistics
New York
Helen M. Dart
Jessie R. Haver
Trene J Graham
Dorothy Pope
Mabel Winslow
Ruth Knowlton
Wisconsin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Katharine Marie Francke
Irene Brooks
Pennsylvania
Loja Fallyer
Kansas
Bureau of Labor Statistic
Death of Walter D. Morgan Marks Loss in Government Printing Office
Walter D. Morgan died Thursday morning after months of ill health. An old-time Printing Office employee, he served in the proof force and came from Arkansas. He belonged to Federal City Lodge No. 20 and Myrtle Lodge No. 25 and his funeral was set for Saturday at 2 PM at his home 112 Seaton Place Northeast with joint services. Interment followed at Rock Creek Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Morgan
Printing Office
Arkansas
Federal City Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Seaton Place
Mr. Morgan
National Union
Rock Creek Cemetery
J.J. Mullen
Providence Hospital
Government
Albany
N. Y
B Street
Church of the Holy Comforter
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Government post office appointments and personnel changes
Arthur Muir is reappointed assistant electrician in the Office of the Postmaster General. William H. Beckstein named assistant electrician, Ralph W. Smith promoted to probation clerk. Several clerks’ temporary appointments extended. resignations accepted from Fred J. Piedlow and Frederick C. Aaeves. Promotions and transfers across divisions follow, with numerous leaves, vacations, and role changes including machinists, readers, and monotype staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Muir
Frank Mudd
William H. Beckstein
Ofice
Ralph W. Smith
Headquarters
Division of Post Office
Christian M. Christiansen
Virginia G. Hutchinson
Julia E. Michael
Lva Sokol
Fred J Piedlow
Division of Post~ Office Inspectors
Frederick C Aaeves
Jacob Shattyn
Postal Savings System
Ernest Farmer
Emily M. Betz
Leatie A. Lyles
Wos
John J. Honan
Commerce Department announces personnel changes last week
Warnier McIntosh transferred from Interior to the census bureau as a clerk Roger Simmons resigned from the foreign and domestic commerce bureau Roy Corwin appointed field assistant in fisheries Charles Gates and Bruno Brauner resigned from coast and geodetic survey Promotions for Edwin Pagenhart Carey Hodgson Leon Colbert Alfred Sobieralski George Cowie Eustace Walker Raymond Miller Raymond Eymanald Herbert Grummann Bureau of Standards hires Sanner Moss Batsel Davis temporary posts Beehan promoted Harry Verrill resigned Abigail Starbird transferred from Agriculture W L Turner promoted Reuben Stallings Florence Ruppert temporary clerks Charles Geyer Frank Gehring Duvall Bromley Harry Bauer Michael Quirk Milton Wend temporary appointments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Warnier McIntosh
Interior Department
Census Bureau
Roger E. Simmons
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Roy 8S Corwin
Bureau of Fisheries
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Charles C Gates
Bruno Brauner
Edwin H Pagenhart
Carey V. Hodgson
Leon Col‘bert
Alfred M. Sobieralski
George D ‘Cowie
Eustace S Walker
Raymond W Miller
Raymond P Eyman
Ald
Herbert R. Grummann
Bureau of Standards
John P Sanner
Leon V. Moss
M. C Batsel
Edward H Davis
Terrence F. Beehan
Harry M. Verrill
Lighthouse Service
Ellis A. Johnson
Robert Crimshaw
Tom ©. Jones
Abigail Starbird
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Navigation
W. L. Turner
Reuben A Stallings
Florence M. Ruppert
Charles Geyer
Frank J B Gehring
E. Duvall Bromley
Harry G. Bauer
Michael W. Quirk
Milton Wend
Officials Move in Indian Service and Local Offices
A list of personnel appointments and transfers across federal offices in Oklahoma and nearby states is announced. Myron Le Vosver is assigned to the Repartnert of Marin, with staff moves affecting surveying, clerical roles, and this year’s Flag Day duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron le Vosver
Marin
Indian Office
City Post Office Notes Reflect Staffing Moves and Leaves
The memo lists multiple post office staff changes including transfers from the eleventh Street to registry sections, leaves of absence for health or personal reasons, returns to duty after injuries or illness, temporary assignments for stenography and typing, and promotions with salary increases across offices such as Chevy Chase, Georgetown, and the Geographical Survey.
Officers Visit Army and Navy Club Last Week
WAR officers including Lieut J H Jowlett Lieut C L Byrne Maj J C Nicholls Capt H P Councilman Col H D Styer Maj F Walden Col D Berry Maj J W Heavy Capt A T Rich Lt J M Hager Capt G Giilis Lt Col E A Kreger Capt C C Winnta Capt M C Stayer Lt W A McCulloch Col A B Alvord Capt L H McKinlay Maj R R Breedman retired attended events at Army and Navy Club Walter Reed Hospital Willard Raleigh and Capitol Park locations listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jowlett
Coast Artillery Corps
Army and Navy Club
Lieut
C. L. Byrne
Field Artillery Corps
Maj
J. C. Nicholls
Quartermaster Department
Capt
H. P. Councilman
Walter Reed Hospital
Col
H. D. Styer
Infantry
Maj. F. Walden
Capitol Park
D. Berry
M. C Stayer
Medical Corps
W. A. McCulloch
Raleigh
A. B. Alvord
A. G. Office
L. H McKinlay
Field Artillery
R. R. Breedman
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War Department
Sid Dy
Congress
General Staff
National Defense Act of Tyne
James H Laubach
George R. Harrison
Ralph W. Dusenbury
John R. Kelly
Thomas C. Spencer
Fauntley M Miller
Ray C. Hill
Patrick J. Morrissey
Thomas MR. Herron
Fifteenth
John D. Reardon
Ernest L. Pell
Joseph C. Hatte
Twenty-fourth
Stanislaus M. Neisser
Philippine Scouts
Frank N. Jacob
Lloyd B Bennet
Scouta
P. A. Surg
G. F. Cottle
Secretary of War
Amon
United States Navy
LABOR
Joseph Strand
San Francisco
Cal
G. G. Rapp
Buffalo
Do. Gernard Walt
Special Agency Service
Treasury Department
John G. Herndon
Columbus
Ohio
Dora Arkin
Florence Conks
Anne C. Marsden
Esther , Hargett
Iureau of Labor Statisica
Uncle Sam
Government Printing Office
William A. Pratt
J. B. Payne
Leo B. Carrico
John R. Purvis
Capitol
Aloysius F. Smith
Herbert
Dahoney
John J. Dahoney
Harry W. Arthur
Elizabeth Squires
Knights of Momus
Knockers
Elks' Hall
Raleigh Black
Iinotype
Sec‘tion
New York City
William J. Morcock
EW. Morcock
Annapolis
Will H. Chase
District National Guard
Charles HH
Rockwell
William H. Yeager
Frank M Doyle
Emanuel Simms
Charles J. Anderson, Jr
Raleigh C. Black
William C. F. Waller
Linotype
Transfera
c—Everett
Whittemore
Henry A. Roosha
Linotype Machinist
Beulah V Douglass
James Sprucebank
Tnotype
Aloysius T. Costello
Harry R. Christie
Gustave HE. Disis
Monotype
Post Office
Fred "I. Bell
Florence Bendit
Maria E. Jones
Charles W. Hill
Walter B. White
Edward L. Cogan
4Nh
Amon. Rinting
Moses
Morris Schorr
Division
Post- Post Department
Government Printing Office Council
Morgan K. Knotts
Rehief
WH. White
Rall
Joseph Dierken
Charles B. Yater
Perry T. Grimes
C. B. Groome
C. EB. Sickles
R. L. Halpanny
J. C. Euler
J. M. Wood
F. van Horn
Jessa Morgan
C. P. Perry
Miss Hattie Robinson
C. Indermaner
A. MeeGanophy
Lev L. Dixon
George R. Proudly
C. Roberts
Porto Rico
Hyattsville
Hyattaville and East Hyattsville
Ariel C. Hayes
Paulins
Arthur T Fegsenden
Frank A. Sehwing
C. Houghton
A. Belcher
Walter Wilson
Jefferson D. Newton
Ushland Terrace
Marshall
Charles Bush
Llness
George A Monagan
Henry P. Ewing
George S. Ball
James R. John
Ron
Jay V. Trammell
Charles Kerchenbaum
Homer M Moher
William J. Schnabel
Leo EB. Carrico
Daniel S Herzog
Dewey Esaias
Ellis R. King
George W Hockney
Laula J. Benner
Ja. ‘Shorer
James A. Dellett
A. H. Keim
Alice G Towles
Division of Rural Mail
A. G. Cunningham
Division of Registered Mails
W. Carroll
A. Wilgan
Division of
Atamps
M. J. Redman
Atampa
E C. Johnson
Atck
E I. Reckard
Deak
A. C. Howard
John Hoffman
Money Orders
A. H. Hiortdahl
Division of! | Stamps
J.B Wolf
Agriculture
Horace V. Gleb
Madison, Wis
George W. Musgreave
Scranton, Pa
Myrone Longacre
East St Louis, Ill
J. C. Extine
Denver, Colo
Bureau of Animal Industry
Henry J. Cohn
Columbus, Mo
Eugene J. Carpenter
Cornwallis, Oreg
Bureau of Plant Industry
B. Detwiler
Laat Week
New England
M. F. Barrus
L Clevenger
Knonville, Tenn
Dairy
J. S Buckley
Middletown
G. Bernhart
A. A Potter
Arlington
WS. Newman
Bismark, N Dak
C. F. Marbut
Bureau of Soils
W A Orton
A. W. Coozier
Forth Worth
Tex
Charles S Reddy
Agricultural College
N Dak
H. J. Washburn
Bureau of Animalndustry
Alma
I A Pelvise
L. L Corbett
Middle West
Joe B. Scott
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Hangas
Pacific Coast
J Is Weimer
L AL Harter
Virginia
Fred E. Miller
Norfolk
Commerce
James FooStuaiais
Massenne Bog
Mary J
John Lo Rea
Gaethe Jennings
George
Manuel Thomas
Edward 8
Fox
Richard Daly
Telia Wain
Qpirent
Meek
Aeeayer
George C Ross
Solretters
City Post Office Notes
William B Dent
John W Cotter
Eleventh Street
Clarence Nohe
Fini
James A Gordon
H B Spencer
Anthony L Dennisson
Farrand
Walker
Lerie
Witham T Grant
David & Davison
Berkeley Springs
Wo Va
James S Friser Thas
Takoma Park Station
Frederick H Spender
Chevy Chase
Orville
Posteffiee
Missy Mary E Murphy
General Land Office
Walter J Kasmarek
Edward J. Haller
Thomas W Ballard
Marvin J. Ernest Lo Greer
Elasor
Noel C Wood
John J Casey
John Horn
Bureau of Mines
Civil Service Commission
Haa
Allaon B McQuin
Carier
Chevy Chase Ranch
Morton Walker
Minnie Ruppert
Minnie B Powell
George T. Conner
Maude S Proctor
Misa Honora W Burton
Seerfice
Conners
Carence FE
Ralph M. Horne
Walter 3 Butler
Sal- Harry BE Shurlin
National Board
Harry
Nts
Underwood
Franks. Hemmick
Law
Malis
Horn
Horn Sailor
7Th St. N. W
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