New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE RuREau.l

Washington, June II
FORTS MUST BE OVERWHELMINGLY OH
have been greatly interested in the inforTna-
ton that foreign governments have laid Gown ships
Of greater fighting power than were anticipated by
members Of the Endcott Board, which prepared
plan fer coast defences twenty years ago The
question has besn presented by Captain j f.
Howell, of the Artillery Corps duty at Fort
Arraistead Md in way which has attracted the
attention OF snch officers General +. D. Grant.
com-nanding the Department Of the East, and Cen
@ra ! 2 Story. the chief Of artillery II is pointed
out by Captain Howell that defences are made
up misty o1 guns which Will offer appreeiable
rGSnct TO III nea'it~ krpp sTTnoreq I1gat
ea,lb.e guns 1t VIII require a farreaching pro-
vta}s ~ tao a;est sh;ps II the first class and
WHIT IN S-,pCh OF i9-lch CUR OF our coast forts
was s,ifcisnt TO disable Tie warship Of So or that
De Of small avail now. The fighting in the Far
East has shown that that range Of firing win be
iorg ore ard that the days OF the close attack
passed. It Is this clement which concerns the
are eqnpped T Rh gup s Of at a east o caibfs
the Gef nceF = the outer h:'rbors OF tne c9l1ry
the coas ar 'ment OF the or 20 inch variety
gets in its work the ships OF the enemy II is
with TIE latter say the experts that the
advantage Largely rests when everything IS taken
unfrerly ships wIlI no In possession OF mobile
t9 9r and it ' IS necessry believe the artilierists
In"lpdir3, General story and Major E u Weaver;
ana ieTre to ~ ens Major aver SAYS that the
store respect ,ol the mammoth 16-inch rife. the
viii be the most effective when used against the
of the fact that the joint Army and Navy Board Is
in session the purpose of revising the Old plan
rous consideration of the new condition imposed
by the improved battleship, EepTesented BY those
sells which will be designed this year for our own
BUSY ZINES FOR THE BROOKLYN YARD
large amount of work IS in prospect at tho
Brooklyn Navy Yard during the summer and early
autumn The Navy Department officials have laid
out repair jobs on ships of war OF the cruiser and
gunboat pattern to be undertaken from August L
The battleships must be locked and there are
Overhsulng TO be done. The Chief Constructor OF
viii be carried out as soon as the vessels re-
leved from present duties, such as that Of the
ships under Rear Admiral sssbee which will bring
jones 10 There haVe Been me several Constructions be-
tween the naval authorities with the idea Of adjust
lar duties Of the ships and have the repair Jobs
oevres In Southern waters
FORMER GERMAN SOLDIER DISMISSED
The President hts approved the sentsnce OF dts
rnissal in the case Of Lieutenant Hans z. Weust-
hor. United States Pailippins Scouts. who was re-
Gently tried by court-Tn artiel In the Phippines
TJs ,ornnariy in the German Army and enlisted
in the 9Th United States Infantry He was appointed
e first Lieutenant on July 1. 1901
CoALLNG AT SEA PRoBLEM-The Naval
Bureau of Equipment has under consideration the
problem Of coaIing IN which work there has
been some recent experiments under practical con-
ditous with the battleship Illinois and the collier
Marceus The lest entirely satisfactory,
and the experts did express themselves IN favor
Of the adoption Of the system which was under
trial There has been considerable discussion OF
this question by the Naval General Board the mem
bers which regard IL among the essential e!e
rlents which into the fighting power or Iae
feet II akin IN Importance TO the plan for naVe
bases floating dry docks, and repair ships All OF
these features contribute to the moblHty or the
viii be valuable Il fleet OF the coast be coaled
thus relieving the ships OF the necessity OF
Withdrawing from the line Of defence being re-
plsced thereon by other vessels In the END cOai-
tng al sea is concerted to be economical PROPOSE
ton. and the naval experts have concluded that
every EFFORT should made to establish system
efsceut There are numerous devices n the mar
kat but only of them has been Z lar cor
sidered as sufficiently promising TO by ofhctal
test It Is possible that the appaIs = -
tried will be so changed TO make II fa1aoIe loI
nav matter STANDS a. present no
ingenious mind has solved the problem to the sats-
ever TO pursue the question until 5onleCnIns oo-
vsIons from the Investigation and experiments
NAVAL, PAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
NOW be,ns held IN San Francisco and IN this CITY,
for candidates to fill existing vacancies In the pay
corn. Of the United States navy. One thousand
Young men have made application TO take the ex-
animation, OF which number one nuioaSso beore
1esjrnated seyenty-hve OF whom appeared D9toIo
She Examining boards F1ftv-flve OF the cand1dates
n,sssd rhe physical examination and are now uloeE
going the mental tests. with tne excepIoI ~
ara being examined in this CITY, anu inc reAnA44s
nine IN San Francisco.