Show SEVENTEEN HEROES TO LOSE THEIR JOBS W WASHINGTON June 1 To To select officers officers of of- for compulsory retirement and thus to create the required number of vacancies vacancies cies Iles for the year in the active list of line of the navy as pre prescribed by I law a the board of selection for retirement will meet at the navy department today toda which is composed of Rear This board ear t VT V Admirals Charles Charls S. S Sperry president T. T Conway II IL Arnold Royal E. E Ingersoll Ingerson and Richard Wa VaIn wrIght with Lieutenant Commander s Sellers 5 as and services recorder has before it the till the In medical records of all the officers grades of captain commander lieutenant commander and lieutenant and Its duty without prejudice or partiality partiality partiality par par- without Is to p pass s upon the special fitness of officers haIng having having hav hav- of the thebe ing In view solely the efficiency service to It will be necessary for the board select for retirement seventeen se officers occurred twenty twenty- twenty three three vacancies vacancies va va- having there canclE's thus far This number may be will Mil voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily vol vol- who reduced by era se several officers officer will willbe retire application for which be opened June 30 Today's meeting of the board Is merely will The members preliminary one a a. meet again July 1 to make their selections selections and report their findings to the i president |