New-York tribune., 1905-11-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFrOm The Tribune Bureau J

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GENERAL CHAFFEE QUITS THIS WEEh-
Lieutenant General Chaffee will leave Washington
this week with his family, and probably will not
return to the city He goes on months leave of
absence and II is understood to be his intention
to ask for transfer to the retired list by January
L If he does so there will be an opportunity Tor
General J. c. Bates. now acting chief OF stan 10
be president of the General Staff for a month or
two, when Major General Macarthur will succeed
him. General Corbin viii be appointed lieutenant
general, but will not become chief of staff. On his
retirement in September Macarthur will be made
lieutenant general. and continue chief or stan
The arrangement will be approved by army officers
who realize that it is of great advantage to have
permanence in the Office of chief of staff, II any
thing is 10 be accomplished in the way of new
legislation and the maintenance of policy Of mill
tary administration. General Macarthur is ad-
mirably fitted for the duty of chief of staff Several
other changes among prominent army officers on
duty in Washington are in prospect but pTo27 pIot}i
IT is known Whet er tie c4ntempae r. itrtnepts n
intends 10 make his home in Southern California
His daush er. who was to be introduced t? society
fees ha> e been er heavy e&l ense Willie IN Wa h
iteton ana t2unM 't ~ l ired ,,n niEs ;i3cs sum
senior officer Of the armT Thu recent trip to
Ch9fee it is SID II IS 20 poIb thaf ki
Is Will rot take such prom'nenS par in :ocial
affairs here. They Rave probably had suflcitiit
warning from t e experiences of General Oh II se
today recei, ed : rough the Fr nch .:n2hassy the
insignia of Grand Co1nTan5er Of nc legion 81
nt visit to FRA ce, connec on w the a ~. ~
men9 uvres. Captain Grote Hut hes n, of his staff
where was G @ subject to the 13n Gha e.
fee cannot accept the decoration
PROFESSIONAL NAVY DESERTERs- - The
Navy Department authorities considerably In
terested in the report from Orange, n. j.. of the
surrender the local police OF that place of one
William 5. Johnson. VINO admitted he was de-
serter from the naval service and was allowed
TO go on his way rejoicing after he had spent
night in the lookup. The officials OF the Bureau
OF Navigation say that Johnson appears TO be a
chronic deserter. He originally deserted from the
Des Moines, the rolls of which ship he was
carried as Byron Johnson. Later he was returned
to the service after surrendering at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. He was sent to the Galveston and
deserted from that ship. 1t is surprising to the
naval authorities that the Orange Police allowed
serter. It would have been easy enough TO send
one would have come after Johnson. Besides,
there is reward for the arrest OF deSerterS, ana
Orange The percentage Of desertion is not much
basis of total instead Of average enlisted strength
the percentage would be reduced to g. The show
and a large number of the cases which are carried
away S from the service for one reason or another
but really intend to return They are open to the
stances. no matter how short time they are out
column Of desertions to swell the percentage of
that misconduct.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.-The following
army and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant CoNsUELo A. sEoANE. Sd Cavalry
from Springs to proper station.
Lieutenant Colonel J. EsTCOURT SAWYER. deputy
quarterrnaster general from Jefersonvile to St Paul
eTns eutenan3 Gl c9i9nei william W RoBNsoS
Of s 9G s S
masteT relieving Lieutenant Colonel Medad C. Martin
deputy quarternaster general.
Major WILLIAM P. DUNAI, artillery corps from gen
staff to office of chief Of artillery as pnci-
pal assistant.
Major HENRY l. RIPLEY. sth Cavalry. detailed mem
Der general staff corps, Washington
NAVY
Lieutenant J. X TAUssIG. detached naval hospital Phil
Lieutenant c. H FISCHER and Ensign G. w S CAS-
TIE the Celtic
Passed Assistant Surgeon Z. LEDBETTER. detached
navy yard. Norfolk; to the Glacier
Assistant Surgeon J. P. TRAINOR. to naval hospital
Boston. -
Assistant Surgeon J. MILLER detached the Law0n' to
Midway Island.
Acting Assistant Surgeon TYREE DETACHED Md
way Island; to naval training station Sd" r4@'
Acting Assistant G G HART detached aie the
Glacier; naval recruiting rendezvous buial0'
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs.-The following
| movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
Norfolk Iowa. the West virginia the Tol0a6T;
The f aaa he at Teas9e the
Puerto Plata .va the =. chssst'n 6syiss at Hampton
! SAILED
rov.nber 21-The Bakely Annapolis for yorktown:
the Res sfa MIneI from Monte Christi for Puerto
he charleston s from os2 N2FfSk or vesend 59a
| November 22-The Abarenda from Newport News for
Monte christi: the Saturn from BreIneF'0n 'Or san
Francisco.