New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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BETTER POST EXCHANGES Secretary OF
War will next year ask Congress 20 appropia'e
5000 for expenditure In the direction OF post
exchanges for which purpose s1.Ooo"o mas aiie""S
been allotted. is estimated that a similar sum
divided into two appropriations in the next '"o
years will furnish all the army garrisons WIN "o"
post exchanges and gymnasiums At some pi"oes
buildings being erected and at Others SUI"
az Fort Mcpherson Georgia the general mess halls
have been converted into exchange buildings iH 7
time is coming when part OF the allotment WIZ
have TO be employed for repairs and Maintenance
such replacing fixtures in order that the sym
nasiums shall kept up to working order ~ -
sstat bs tnat these 1 6 YEAR which will
take considerable slice out OF the annual a, oye
ment for post exchanges. Types of oniois IN do
Ing the work when funds are available There are
rS or four q ra hss buildings ft2Gs p and Of
capable Of expansion to accommodate 'he "1
of different posts
GUN FACTORY OVERTAXED.-Lack of ofhcers
for ordnance duty and the overtaxing of the naval
gun factory at Washington continue 20 DC the wv
serious problems facing the Bureau or Ord-
nance. according to the annual report or teedi
Admiral Newton z. Mason. chief OF ordnance just
approved by Secretary Morton The report says
a plan for reorganization OF the work OF the ou-
reau will be submitted later, with view TO IN
creasng the supply of ordnance experts. or the
rush of work at the naval gun factory. Admiral
Mason says:
The naval gun factory has been running night
and day full capacity and, although good prog;
ress has been made the congested conqtGn pl an n
overtaxed and must, unless this capacity ~ mate
supply the ordnance outfits Of ships in time to meet
the demands of the contractors.
Appropriations are asked for this year to make
the naval powder depot Lake Denmark. N j..
the main storage station for smokeless powder on
the Atlantic coast.
LONGEST WIRELESS SYSTEM.-GeneraI \. w.
Greedy chief signal officer of the United states
army in his annual report, gives an interesting
account of the work performed by his corps III
establishing all American Geographic system IN
Alaska. The ca bles used in the Alaskan system
would reach from Newfoundland to Ireland ana
the land lines from Washington TO Texas Ihere
2.079 miles of cable, 1,439 miles OF land hhes
and 1O7 miles of wireless service. General Greedy
SAYS the United States has brought Southeastern
Alaska the Yukon Valley and the Behring Strait
region into Geographic communication with the
rest of the civinzed world. The report says the
" transmitted the entire Geographic business of
Seward Peninsula five thousand words ne 44g6o
and ST. Michael The signal corps operates the
eraph system in the world Speaking Of the Philip
pines. he says the sixteen most important Islands
OF the archipelago are now connected by cabie
It is strongly Tgd IN the TO rp abert the ia the e
national telegraph union and that international
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
Major
Major Henry D. Snyder surgeon
NAVY.
Captain 2. LONGNECKER. detached navy yard Norfolk
navy yard, League Island.
Ensign z. A BROOKS, the Eagle
Surgeon II B. Fits. the Buffalo.
Passed Assistant Surgeon E @. PARKER: detached the
Buffalo. 70 Adams Naval station Tutuila vice Passed
Surgeon II. E Ode, home await orders.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported 10
the Navy Department
ARRIVED
November I2The Eagle Rocklsnd; the Minneapolis at
Navy Yard New-York; the brooklyn at An8ra dos
Refs the Prairie at Hampton Roads
November I3-The Chicago Hampton Roads; the
Olympia at Genoa: the Yankee at Newport News; the
Detroit Monte Christi; the Castin- at Rio
SAILED.
November 12-The Minneapolis from TompkinsviHe for
Navy Yard. Brooklyn; the Prairie from Newport News
Hampton Roads
November 13-The Cleveland from Genoa for Vile
franche Raleigh from Wo0sung for Cavtte; the
Bancroft Thomas for San Juan.