New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
FROM THE TRIBUNE sUREAuI
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/ washington, Decprnher
| NEW MEDAL, OF HONOR.-some q, e. a.
\ officers who have right to wear the r,o. my
| honor illustrated in The Tribune OF Nove,,s OF
are criticising the new emblem being Of a -
position which Is too cheap The descripfior s III
or the medal is that II is OF gun metal .. ,s'so
as one officer remarked might be steel or east TT
~ IS neither however. being OF brass gold 49,,
ana ensmelled in places. An officer said to-day
ae r6s msda Of honor Is the precious OF M
ane.e rs no reason why II should not b. ~ ~
most valuable metal We have The idea of cssIse
ing the design. In the first place as oec11s,
geeehtsLy was great mistake. The reason aIs95sq
Grand Army of the RepuSo a aB88r9R , 90, By Is
OF noiior should be distinctive. There n na.S5a
tiers even now. just you win find parts y ar ar
UNI OF The army worn By hotel belbovz M a.
local department stores But so long as IN Vsrs o
worth while in the way nc l 1S nave something
no need Of palming off brass thing ana asS,
covering i over with something which shan cS and
he nnga Ihs see OF the genuine To cap the climax
sopyrghted and turned 10 the Legion q. ,S or
selected people. who have received the medal - ot
b formed tne Society II the medal Of honor Is 10
va va. and significance are to be p.eserved~it can
II Is hard to understand the reason for trssf--,y
absurd. winch would o.
|, WEST POINT PORCH-The officers AT VA,
Point have sent to Washington another sr,oI
Tor the 5000 porch required at the house a. g.
superintendent OF the Military Academy Ge,s-,,
A. L. Mills. and when the latter comes 70 Wash
ingtOn In n few weeks to 70 over the ACader,, A.
preparation bill he Will urge Congress- To rnsts -
vision for this addition his house II IT IL founl
mat the present porch is altogether Inadequate e
accommodate the crowds which go 70 West Fof,.
and most OF which occasions must be entertainaI
by the head Of the academy. The old porch cat, >
enlarged. but it will necessary to have s-a-4.r
T Tdss made; and the cost OF the extension is
FOR MILITIA EFFICIENCY.-The army orHe.-s
VINO have charge of militia development have p
ported that diligent inquiry has shown there IA n
general lamentable lack Of proper arrno-v sc
cofimodat'ons in the smaller cities and villages
Or course this is defect which can be rer,a,IfeI
only oy liberal appropriations by the States and
territories or by private contributions The va
department officials hope that the state AUTHORITIES
can De aroused to the necessity OF adequate raciii
Ties Tor the training and drilling os the troops AL
III some instances provision IS already being made
b 19T Ihe mar, aT h II is not certain just what cam
sor6 T9 % tne military authorities here that
MARINE CORPS APPOINTMENTS p-.,,
dent to-day nominated the following second len.
tenants in the Marine Corps; Henry \. NarTsv
r., of New York; Samuel w Began. % Mary,
officer in the Marine Corps Arthur a F;acisoJ r
Thomas Dutin Barber II Vermont ana T5- -rsal4'
Vulte. of New-York.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army ~,
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Major LLOYD s. MCCORMICK. Tth CavaI-y. from For,
Leavenworth to his regiment
Captain HENRY c. DAVIS artillery CORPS detailed man
Der artillery board at Fort Monroe.
Captain GEORGE H. PATTEN Infantry. besor.
tom 'e'''S '0''o at az department LOT sAaHinA-
Resignation Of Second Lieutenant HUGH S. STEVEN.
son, 10Th Infantry, accepted
Major WILLIAM B. ROCHESTER, Jr payussssr from,
Department OF California Philippines February l.
Ma;qr TIMOTHY D. KELEIIER. from Philippians to san
First Lisutenant WILLIAM W. RENO assistanss1rzs5a
from St Louis 70 Fort Alyer.
Contract Surgeon s CHASE DE KRAFT 20 St IouIs
70 relieve First Lieutenant CARROLL D. BUC5.4sha
Captain CHARLES T BAKER quartsrTnaster fror, duty.
as assistant chief quarternastss Of Philppinss, 40
NAVY. --s>s,Frs
Medical Director H ]. BABIN detached rav.4 sns7tss
Medical Inspector D y. BERTOLLETrE ds,sshss nuaA
rne barracks Washington to charge naval ahoss-
Medical Inspector c, z. H. HARMON, de1aeAst ravzs
New-Yols.
Assistant surgeon H T NELSON, additional .car1-ss
marine barracks Washington.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-ThsfoE-
lowing movements OF vessels have been repOrtedta
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December 1O-The syIph at Norfolk the Paul Jones' a,
Seattle. the FL CsnO. AZ wuhu
ceyeiahi and the Tas Moines al Barbs - ~
December 12-The Baltimore san Fran
tanamo
December 1oIThs Syiph from HAMPTON BI. Roads for N
the vIIlaIobos ShiaSwan Hsnkow.
December 1I-Tho Nevada from Annapolis for Norfolk
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