New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. July g.
IMPATIENT vETERANs.-The Attorney GEM
eral has received letters from the War and Navy
departments asking for an opinion on the status
OF retired officers OF the army and marine corps
who are believed 10 be entitled 10 Announcements one
grace on account OF service in the Civil War. The
question is In badly mived condition owing to
the contrary Views from official sources one o-tn
Ion holding that the officers may be promoted by
means of recess appointment and another that the
advancement cannot be made until the next session
OF Congress. when the confirmation of the Senate
may be obtained In the time. the officers
ntor re T theSeltss to be entitled to The
quests for action. which will give them the pro-
motion az once Judge Advocate General Davis. OF
be supposed impress Attorney General Moody
the Ma II IS hoped by ecers 2S o: seeTe5Py q
mat The o.iniqn from the Department of Justice
ARMY SURGEONS PRIVATE PRACTICAL
contract surgeon has made the interesting inquiry
OF the War Department whether or not he may
praot se his profession of medicine the State OF
Georgia. where he is duty. IL has been found
that the army regulations this subject
and that the revised statutes do make any pro-
vision whatever The medical officer has been in
formed that he must be governed entirely by the
State laws. There great difference in the State
regulations governing the practice of physicians and
Surgeons out thsse state laws must apply, OF
when they undertake To practise their own ac-
coCnt some of the medical officers able to add
considerable their by of this pri-
v;ite practice but in some of the States there is
great opposition to the government surgeons going
outside of the military reservations to practise their
profession. The army and navy authorities how
ever. have nothing to do with the subject.
LIQUID FI-EI. TESTS.-PauI Morton. the new
Secretary of the Navy takes kkeen interest in
the liquid fuel proposition. a special board OF
1al experts has been for more than years at
work making experiments with various methods OF
liquid fuel and the appliances for its consumption
The voluminOus report of the board the
press, and will ne ready for distribution about
August 10 Numerous requests have been received
at the Nav Department for copies of the dOcu-
ment In which great interest is manifested by
many railroad and steamboat people Mr.. Morton,
who is practical railroad man. of course, APP
preCiateS the value of oil a substitute for coal.
especially as ii is used on the locomotives of tho
knows just what Mr. Morton will direct later on
in experimental work. but il has been recon-
mended tn him that one or more torpedo boats be
equipped to liquid fuel IL has also been
boats In succession. with the idea of establishing
competition. to ascertain the best quallte 3
of the material and the best appliances for its USE
WOMEN NU-RSES.-A naval officer has written
to the Navy Department suggesting the employ
ment of trained female nurses at the Naval Acad-
envy and naval hospitals. The idea with
favor not because the present naval hospital corps
nurses are of great service at those institutions
Indeed. the surgeon general of the navy has
peatedly recommended the establishment of a
trained nurse corps. He will the recon-
mendaton u Congress in December.