New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
[Frona The Tribune Bureau

washington October o.
ALARM FOR ARMY OFFICERS.-A general
alsrm has been sent out to army officers 10 keep
sharp lookout for Lieutenant Frank l. OTIS OF inc
9Th Cavalry who has disappeared for the second
time under conditions which arouse consloeraoIe
suspicion inasrnuch the army paynasterS nave
charged that Otis duplicated his pay accounts
This is the officer who some time ago attracted
considerable attention in San Francisco by publish
ing an advertisement in the local papers asking for
employment and stating that he was an army
officer and could support his family on his
salary. He was interviewed, and his remarks pup
nshed in breezy form, were read with Keen interest
sort OF crank although most of the army othceIS
are willing to admit that first Lieutenant OF cav
difficult matter to support in luxury wife ana Ive
finally landed in New-York City. where he has q
brother. who turned the army officer over TO the
under the observation of the surgeons for some
sponsible. Last week OTIS was reported FULLY refox-
cred and ordered to San FRANCISCO preparatGry
and. and mas not been heard from
MORE ARTII.LERYNIEN wANTED.-secretary
Taft VIII recommend TO Congress an increase in
the number of artilerymen, in order that there
shall be a sufficient number of men to man the
forts and care for the coast defences 1t is not
expected that there Will be any reduction in the
estimates the War Department this year, as the
expenses of the army cannot be decreased, and
additional appropriations necessary TO continue
though # IS Expected that no estimates VIII lie
made for general River and Harbor bill the reg.
! be diminished.
The following army and navy orders have been
ttssued:
Captains cLyDE D I1JHT GIdARLEs H NJ MAR TN
Philippines TO san Francisco.
zr1rst Lieutenant CLARENCE c. BUNKER. from 22d to
6S-h Company coast artillery.
First Lieutenant HARRY E. MITCHELL from unas-
signed list 10 S3d Company. coast artillery.
ssoond Lieutenant JAMES E. WILSON from unassigned
list 20 Saith Company, coast artillery.
EzEa5or JOHN BERsEY list Infantry Michigan National
oh f at sa4isoa School be 't 0Tt wayne
eo6 An s 1$h I5tsn 6snl4 Ta0
GEORGE s YoJNG 18th Infantry Captain JE5[E
Paul H 44I assistagt g Ts s9d First
oorder. detailed examination board at Fort Leaven-
recruiting duty to army general hospital at wash
CONTRACT surgeon CHARLES F KUHN to Fort Lawton.
NAVY.
u2nssgn w s ANDERSON detached the Galveston home,
EEldshipnan r WAINWRIGHT. detached Naval Acad-
Passed Assistant surgeon J. sTEPP to the southery
scutheTy home; resignation accepted
a iF SsTai Aoadey CO eonfinae other dues
aste W T GAT dst&ehed nav ysTd League Isl
assistant to general storezspeF
POSTMASTER .. ". DONATION, detached naval station.
Cayite; horns-
Passed Assistant PayuAster H a WISE, Jr..
navy yard Portsmouth; TO Naval Academy as com
r1searY officer Of enlisted and ships.
"A Essant Pzy7naster h I NJ CREA navy yard, Puget
Sound assistant to general storekeeper
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing vessels have been reported TO the Navy
Department
ARRIVED.
October 2o-Ths Paul Jones Mare Island
October 21-Te Truxtu4 Al PTovtncetovn the Columbia
az River; the Nicholson at Nev-York yard the