New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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washington. August 30.
TIE pEsERTToN PRoBLEM--Lieutenant Cen
sral Chaftee chief Of staff Of the army In MS an
"a report will have something interesting TO
say on the subject Of desertion IL the service the
various experiments tried for the prevention o.
announcement Of desertion from the enlisted force
,aue failed 10 the extent that while the percentage
of desertion not great Is it was Ia the years
when il became notorious. it is still IN greater
MEASURE than should be the case The army has
never offered many opportunities fof tie en-
listed man as now: he receives higher pay ard
aa1ovs more advantages than ever before. The
ru1ishnent for desertfoa has rot heea relaxed and
every means IS taken 10 induce men who wish 10
leave the service 10 DO legally and properly
None q these conditions appear to have stopped
assertion from the ranks. General Chaffee was
desrous Of ascertainlng what causes led to de-
serlion and on his recent rransconunental inspec-
ton Tip ne asked enlisted at every post
situation and 81 there was anything they desired
He fond E uniformity Of approval and content,
znent although some minor complaints reached
him At esoe pos ne a1o s ge esIT one ssking
why they we're in confinement, and in those cases
7e causes. He found great diversity Of complaint
among those who were discontented WIZ the ser.
eountTv he men had enlisted in order 10 come
- -a ~, ~ ne wesrFer +hey said These were
known locally 'snowbirds" especially az the
Northwestern posts ana were men VINO 1911 me
army On the approach CT spring.
40 YOUTHFUL sHARPsHoOTERs.-R Regret is
sntries for he cadet match the National Rife
Assocs tion's annual meeting n September For
several years this match has been on the pro
grn1nrre. and IL hoped thar this year number
~ teams would enter. Anna polis expressed its
willingness 10 send q team bot it has been found
impossible 10 nterest West Point sufficiently 10
secuse = competition. The cadet match is open 70
teams OF i've cadets each from the military and
naval academies and from institutions Of learning
~ rhs United States which have course OF military
instruction with officer detailed from the War
Department The association mas offered IS
prize the cadet Cup - be held by the institution
rspresants6 by the winning team Tor one year and
+hsa ID be returned 70 the association to lie COM
reted for The explanation advanced by the schools
ard colleges other than TIE United States military
ana naval Academic Tor not participating IN ms
service arm Cor supplied win tAe service aiilllul
zion Al effort VIII he mace N me coming seSis33oh
~ Congress 10 secure an appropriation 9ut % winch
Throughout the country and 30 such colleges ana
rie -1971IsI Of arms NAV also te taught shoot.
re 1sok 81 interest in this matter even the
officials II The department - I'm
Erere in he conpetition for the Ashburton Shield
he Bls!ey meetings winch Sorresp"9 i to me
EngIis6 schools are represented hv from nifty to
EeYenty-fve teams
THE TACOMA AT MoNTEvIDEo.-Captai
Nicholson. commanding the cruiser Tacoma, re-
ported by cable 10 the Navy Department to-day
3 cruise around South America in search IF the
missing merchantmen Conemaugh
MARINE CORPS APPOINTMENT a con
ference in the Office Of the Secretary Of the Navy
today between Secretary Morton, Assistant Seore-
tary Darling and Brtgadier General George r
Illicit comnandant OF the marine corps, selec-
lions were made Of applicants 10 take the ex
animation soon 10 be held ill the twenty-1our
racancies in the grade Of second lieutenant in
che marine corps Announcement OF the designa-
lions and Of the date Of the examination viii re
made later.
DETAIL FOR GENERAL. GREELT--At the
request Of the officers Of the National Geographical
Society. the Secretary OF War has detailed Brig
adler General A. ". Greedy. chief signal officer
OF the army. one Of the representatives % the
Yer Department at the eighth INT
month.
NAVAL VETERAN RETIREs To-DAY.-com-
unznder James Il. Perry. Of the Bureau OF Steam
Engineering win retire for age tomorrow with
the rank Of captain He is OF the last Of the
volunteer. naval officers who entered the navy dur
ing The Civil War lie IS now IN in this city with
typhoid fever.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
bAvy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
gsso- AUGUSTUS P. pocKsoME list Cavalry, to St
Louis. 70 Jefferson Guard at Exposition. as assistant
ocmmaadsnt
lieutenant Commander : D. MpoNALD. commissioned
Psyn1aster c. W FIGGMAN i. 70 Baltimore.
Captain J. H. 4. DAY marine corps commissioned.
Cvu Engineer P L REED detached navy yard Boston.
naval reservation. SubtE Bay.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL FESSEIS-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported to
ihe Navy. Department:
ARRIVED.
august @s-The- Afacdonough. at Norfolk
ArFust 29-The sts.ing. I.amhort Poir, Ne. fre
Iowa, he Illinois and the Missouri. Measrnsha
Bignt: tne HanultaI Gibraltar. the Kea,sarge and
The Alabama At Newport
Hrgest 3o-The Tacoma. a. N1ntevideo.
SAILED.
august 2SIEe Aacdonous. from Soionons Norfolk
August he Sterling Norfolk FOR Lambert Point.
ne san Francisco from Cavte for Woo-Sung; the
Michigan. from Chicago for Auskegon the Newark
4nc the Denver. from PoIt-au-Prince Jeremie the
Ets-. rom Newport Tor New York: Peoria from
NeWpeT- for Me1eElsta Blight the Pawnee from
NeV-York Tor IeneGlshs Blight
tie Puritan placed II commission to-day ra- -ard
League Island. ''