New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,


Washington, May 2.
REGULARS AT RIFLE RANGE-The War De-
partment is advised by Colonel F. A Smith, OF the
Sth United States Infantry, of the arrangements
made by him with the New-Jersey State authori-
ties for the annual small arms target practice on
the rife ranges at Sea Girt. Companies and II,
from Fort Jay, and Company A, from Fort Slo-
cum Will go to the camp by May 10, and as soon
those commands have completed this work they
will be succeeded at Sea Girt by Companies F AMI
q, from Fort Jay, and Company b. from fort SIo.
cum 1t is proposed to 50 arrange the firing that
Wilson will he in charge of the StF Infantry camp;
Lieutenant w. H. Johnson has been designated as
camp quartermaster and commissary during the
period.
ARMY ORDNANCE VACANCIES Some six
teen leutenants of the line OF the army will be
greatly interested in Il session which begine to-
morrow at the army proving ground Sandy
Hook, n. J., where board will assemble to
anime the papers of neutenants OF the army at
large recently examined for detail to duty in the
ordnance department. There are fifteen vacancies
in the Junior first lieutenarts grade of the
ordnance department, and more than that
number of officers examined All but two of
them were second Heutenants who, while attached
to the ordnance department will receivs the pay
and allowances of the next higher grade, that
being about the only inducement which would at
tract officers of the line away from their regiments
for four-year period duty in the ordnance
corps, where the work is of the mos: scientific
sort There has been much difficulty about OBJ
tanning OInCeTS Tor ordnance duty, and IT began
to look as if the corps would be seriously ham
pered in its work by the lack of officers The stu
the detail system in providing the personnel Of the
special staff corps, and the experience of the
ordnance department the effort to gee officers
is cited by the critics of that method as an ey-
ample of the dangers of depending upon detailed
line officers for the discharge of staff duties espe-
cialy those of the purely Technical! character re-
quiring much study and training such as devolve
upon officers of the ordnance department Whils
personnel the navy Is going in the other direction
the seIH HIS 20 9ptan pec9anent personnel, By
Shall have special instruction in ordnance work
ana hereafter remain on that duty exclusively
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army orders
have been issued:
Major GEORGE + DOwNEY. paymaster. from Denver
10 San Francisco.
Major FRANCIS L. PAYsoN. psymaster from San Fran
cisco 70 Philippines.
Captain CHARLES W FENTON pavn1as+er from, phfIr7
pines Francisco.
Retirement of Captain oRvILLB J. NAVE. chaplain "a
Infantry, announced.
Chaplain ERNEST P. NEwsOM 9th Infantry. to Philip
pines.
Major ARTHUR c. DUCAT 18th Infantry. to Department;
Infantry. ~ '
Captain ROATULUs F WALTON 9th Infantry staff col.
Contract Surgeon T. OGIER HUTSON. from Beaufor.
accompany Sd Squadron. 18th Cavalry, Philippines
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI4S.-The fol-
towing movements of vessels have been reported tc
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
May THE Pennsylvania at Newport News; the Chatta
nooga Sanchez the Detroit AT Monte Cristi; the
Petrol and the Paul Jones Monterey; the Perry
SAILED
May The Newport from Monte Crisu Culebra and
cfsti the BrooSSn from Monte 6r s{ for for Ga1
tanamo: the Perry from Seattle for Victoria: the
Naval Academy