New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
AhHf And NAVY NEWS
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.aOAE CIVIL WAR vETERANs-The
"a -, % ploinotng retired army officers who
"a1 NNl war records will come nm agst, .bis
year in Congress Bills pro,,idir O.. -, '
iheht Oh officers Of the specified stains ba,,s 49,
introduced In the Senate by Mr. Alger and IN +Lo
hoNse oy MT Dick. The provisions of the hin
,, me approval OF the War Department and
VIII De reported favorably from the military, cor,
mittees There viii be some opposition IN tba rns..
uie' since II tends to increase the expenditures os
'He government IN direction regarded as lsr1al,y
continental Inc retired officers are represen+ad
mere oy attorneys and have great hopes of obtaining
ieslA'alIon favorable to their case. Officers who
nave been recently promoted and retired incIuding
some seventy colonies who are now brigadier gen
SI04S' are excepted from the benefits the pending
measures The Senate Military Committee has
called on the War Department for long lists OF Of
hcers which will show the rate Of promotion in ths
last year The advancements on the army register
nave been phenomenal and the retired list has
sTn leTeaseg by the premature retirement an
vii lncite some criticism the floor when the
Thess oreraa4 LIS CGlIe up loT CONSIDERATION
Ileoe corresponding promotions among officers of
me active list with the result that there are in
me list OF brigadier generals officers OF youth
won6 e I9deT normal conditions Of the service,
M 9or This is especially true OF Generals Wood
say taT-seeing army people. is degree OF stag
H.ilGn ~ the commissioned personnel OF the army
lpoA anead al this state of affairs express great
situation ViiI contribute to personal discontent OF
hose VINO are destined remain for long periods
in subordinate grades.
MILITARY DIVISIONS EsTABLIsHED.-The
Secretary Of War to-day approved the recommended
ton OF the General STAFF establishing military d.
visions and soule@ hat changing the present boun-
dary lines Of departments in the United States
There VIII be four divisions il the United States
and one In the Philippines The Atlantic Division
MI constitute he present Department Of the East
except the state Of Louisiana with the State OF
Tennessee added thereto and viii he con7nosed NJ
the Department OF the Eas- aad the Department
Of the Gulf. The headquarters or the Department
OF the Gulf will be at Atlanta. Ga. and the head
quarters Of the division will III Governors ISL
and. \. Y. Headquarters Of the Department of the
East viii be temporarily Governors Island
The Northern Division will De composed Of the
present Department Of the Lakes. the Department
OF Missouri and the Department Of Dakota The
Department Of Missouri is enlarged BY adding
thereto the State OF Wyoming which has been de-
taehed from the Department OF Colorado. The
headquarters Of the Northern Division will be at
The Pacific Division will be composed Of the
The headquarters OF the division will be San Fran
The Southwestern Division will be composed Of
me DepartLnelIIs or GoIor4oo and Texas: The De
paTtrnent Of Texas will be enlarged by the addition
5f1,isi6 VII he OIL 5or,a Sit Oif. S OF
The following division commanders have been de-
bin; Northern Division, Major General Bates: Pa
ciic Division. Major General Macarthur: South
pine Division, Major General Wade. The order
becomes effective on January 10, 1904. The follow
ing officers have been designated TO assume COM
mand OF the several departments;
Department Of the Lakes, Brgadier General Grant;
Department Of Missouri. Brigadier General Wint;
Brigadier General Carr. temporarily: Department
OF Dakota. Brigedier General Kobbe: Department
OF California. Major General Macarthur, tempo
rariIy. Department Of Columbia, Brigadier Gen
eral Funston; Department Of Colorado. Brigadier
General Lee; Brigadier General Barry temporarily:
DePartment OF LGzon; BEgsdisIT General Ranaa4:
Department of Mindanao. Major General Wood;
con1ulandant OF the Infantry and Cavalry School,
Fort Leavenworth, Brigadier General Bell
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Major WILLIAM CRAY surgeon is dststls6 70 Q, rep
Southern Surgical and Gynecology Society. Atlanta
0oH 7s95-, s o5 FahPd 3E at t6T M5nis 10
Resignation First Lieutenant GARRISON BALL artil-
NAVY
Lieutenant " a MoTEEIT detached the blaine; to the
The Albany: home wait orders.
Assistant Paymaster s E BARBER, 70 Albany
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December 1-Tne Decatur. the Banbrldge, the Barry.
ne PTebs and the Paul Jones at Union
December 1.-THE wilmington at PsgOda anchorage;
the Texas. Hampton Roads
SAILED.
December 1.-THE Lawrence from Norfolk TO sewan
Point M BToyD from Rst os 2, A s5s Egypt
The Petrol. attached Pacific squadron
Ih dsstEoyss Pe6s ,s and I Pagl Jones' commissioned
c,ommandant Key West reports the Minneapolis. thu
Yankee and Topeka passed yesterday bound for New