New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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the army officers WHO had command o. M - 15r-
,er-,lar rroous IN the combined man9u'res IL ~
GINA have been received in WashingtoI- anu
reer referred ~ General chaffee. c'iHI Q" 80
,ae rhr5 division OF inc general s'-H - ~
Era rie extraction 81 r-h@rfFer may ne % ''-
-s-..- m rrautrv-es next ves = Is 70 oe 'lo-''
,1a- most OF he officers 81 high rank agreed ,
sltocether 700 much was expected aad aAacl'l -
re fIitiarncn al Manassas and that hereafter i''
e,olis .-s long periods . training oeL":f ~1'A'
49, assem-. iod sor ac-ual work in the feiG. Cen
r2l Graf. and General sell. who oo:2rnai'oeo a.
visions .rretd thai r1anOsCVres o-snt foi &c ~
asld oitersr Inaa once ID ihFee OF lour eur
,est OH 7f., such scale NOSE ia virginia S'-ile
-, So, ,-sf.-is -or1r1alCs severely crtic.seI.
specially ,he Georgia regiment icr i'e .lneie1.-
ness ut dts camp and rbc lEc-ileG'.4-' q 'i' %"
.ers orders. The reports contain 80
orees 10 tre Nev,-Tork troops aii OF tleIn 81 4
,,o,-irr,a,ltar,- character. General I. IL Barry
Who commanded a brigade In the second DIVISION
ssvs rho New York regiments were Wen oise'fii'"
and the Officers and men MADE every erorI TO con
ply fully with all orders and nstrucllcl1s- '-o.oIi'
James He-an. 9Th Infantry. commanding the lh-iu
Brigade Second Division says the work asSlghed
10 fhe % Nesv-Yorz tested the mettie OF the reei
50 its fullest extent and "n'oly did me OIL
cers and men sustain themselves lie aGGs;
7-beir work would have done credit 10 seasoned
troops. We nave none but words OF praise Tor TINS
faithful regiment
He calls attention TO the march OF seventeen and
one-half miles on the day Of the grand review. ard
expresses the opinion that the I'd Hew-Nork WAS
The strongest regiment n ne camp o. sihttr IL
vision He also says The otnceTs ai9 men 81 ,i--
fbeir sti ength TO The end Major ". T. " God, no
.ses an tha nsP fSs a Z Regimen
discipline markedly superior 10 tIlSt 9. me 5ftais
record record
PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR sOLDIERs.-Ihe
military authorities again giving attention 10
ahe development OF military departments at the coll
lsges. seven OF which are II New-York "heIe
army officers are on duty Instructors of the art
If war. The inspecting officers have COMPLAINED
that at only a few Of the seventy-four colleges IN
this country the regulations Of the war De
psrnent observed Il is SAID thai al only , nir f %
deTeIopeo and nurtured. II is pointed out that the
T SoGfSs se epea If as the inst9tons derive
revenue from The gossInsneHd On ,i 4sG4u i "a
The War Department officials are anxious l. pave
since there is what would be practically lighting
corps OF cadets in these military departments the
we're fifteen years old. There are numerous de-
cien- les 10 be supplied The Inspecting officers say.
m me- E''''>'- -
MILITIA DEVELOPMENTS. - Reports from
sry oeers on tho militia organizations. iscluding
those Of Eew-York state. have begun 10 reach the
War Department. Abstracts and quotations from
them viii be made the subject OF a special report
from the military secretary TO the Secretary OF
War. Fun copies Of the reports are forwarded TO
ne 2o9utant GeeIaIs o. ls N5iaos St 9 SitS
as hitherto the militia authorities have objected TO
This publicity outside Of their own control. and
when the War NJ given out TsPo fbs
sdil-tant generals have usually filed protests This
year the reports Of the army officers who inspected
criticisms as vas the case last year. Oficers have
taken into considera5ion the conditions which sur
not-be expected The reports indicate an ncreasilg
interest in military matters in the States and the
establishEnent OF militia commands on a practical
working basis.
TELEPHONES FOR THE FoRTs.-six or seven
telephone manufacturers deeply interested in
The contracts be awarded by the army signal Of
hce for supplying telephone switchboards 10 the
signal service. Specifications Of general cfarac-
Ter have been drawn UP by experts, and bids have
ne pa, sctg 5 f p2s2h 9 70 l frn
the profit in furnishing these sEitchboards under
advantage 10 the. contractor in being able 10 say
fkat his devices have been accepted by the signal
corps
ARsIYs NAVY GRowING-contracts have
been made by the quartermaster general OF the
srrny with firm Of shipbuiders at Camden, y. J.
for building two second class and one third class
harbor boats. and bids have been invited for the
construction Of four launches. These harbor boats
ere intended for at the large ports Of the coun
Try where there are adjacent coast defences. They
MI carry passengers and freight from fort TO fort
single screw, 10 feet long. with freight capacity
The third class boat is S feef long and viii carry
y tons q freight and % passengers The launches
which are 10 he built are be Sc feet long Of p feet
beam ana drawing ! feet They are arranged for
Ire transportation OF passengers. together with a
small amount OF freight. such for towing sub
oalibre targets and other artillery duties. with the
exception OF mine planting. They viii carry about
~ men and tons Of freight
MORE CARE FOR UNIFoRMs-An important
change has been made in the system OF issuing
.'cothipg TO the regular army. Hitherto uniforms
for the enlisted men have been sent from the
euarternasLers' cepots al NeW-York Philadelphia,
chicago. Jacksonville. Ind; San Francisco and
other places. Hereafter al such supplies Will be
transferred 70 Phiiadelnhia and san Francisco from
etner Q9artermaster depots. including that New
YORK The new army regula ticns require that cloth
i2g supplies should be Issued on acquisitions made
rnent and division commanders This has the effect
q taxing The control q such issues from the War
WISDOM Of the new regulations Is questioned since
- requires 3 large stock 10 be kept hand
threatens 10 lead TO The accumulation Of clothing al
srfnE posts, where such conditions would probably
depredat!ons by The moth. Army quarternasters
Who have charge q clothing say that unless special
cult matter TO keep clothing from destructive nhu-
a5oTTed without he sDnToyai ~ bl Vas
General who was required, however 70 indicate the
-snenoe in the system OF issue he has desenstsd
the depots at Philadelphia and San Francisco.
KEW NAVAL DEVICE.-Civil engineers Of the
navy are have new device 10 be worn on the
collar Of the uniform. This IS the only branch az
the navy which has retained the initial letters in
place az an emblem. the designation being The let
tiers &C. z" Il has now been ARRANGED that thu
civil engineers shall have design consisting OF two
crossed oak leaves and an acorn these erableros
forming the basis Of designs for ether branches in
the service. There has also been talk Of Changing
uniform Of the civil engineers II IS now light bpe
and is criticised as showing variety Of shades az
fornity. An additional objection made TO the pres
snt color IS that II easily fades and becomes so
sleeves Of the uniform Of the paynasters, and fails
70 that extent Of being Distinguishing mark.