New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington, January q
PUNISHMENT WITHOUT SENTENCES.-Off~
GERS Of the artillery corps are watching with TIE
keenest interest the result Of tEe transfer from
prominent command IN artillery district 70
subordinate place OF Major G. W Foster. % thar
arm Of the service. Major Foster was on duty in
command Of Fort Banks Massachusetts. and was
ordered before a retiring board for examination as
TO his mental responsibility, with a view to his
retirement for incapacity- The order was the teri
nation OF much correspondence between the Chief
OF Artillery and Major Foster and other officers
who were attached TO Major Fosters command in
Boston Harbor. The officers were constantly COM
planning about the exactt0ns OF Foster, and the
complaints were numerous and one sided that
the War Department people decided there was
some reason for the trouble at Fort Banks The
plan Of trying Foster by court martial was sug-
gested but il concluded that the officer should
have the chance OF going on the retired
list. The board. which met at Governors Island.
was in session for long time and It was decided,
after hearing many officers and listening 70 Fos-
ters lawyer. that the officer responsible IN
every way and should be kept on duty This pre-
court for II he were mentally respoIis32le ne Was
eulpable- The court has now reported tnat Foster
was not guilty. and It is understood that the ac-
quittal largely based on the fact that Foster
was regarded as not being responsible for soma
Of his acts He IS described as CT an excitaois
decided to transfer him from Fort Banks 70 Fort
WiiIIiams Maine wheIe ne VIII oe uhdsr @ ano5ner
do anything except what is ordered Of him Ths
spirit and cannot fail to impress Foster with ths
idea that he is being punished His friends sa3
FOR TEN SUBMARINE BOATs-Representa-
tive Roberts. OF Massachusetts. to-day introduced
a bill authorizing and directing the Secretary os
the Navy TO purchase or contract for ten sub
marine torpedo boats 10 cost not 10 exceed $4,000
each.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
San Franciseo TO Honolulu. to relieve MAJOR VIII
lam B. DAVIS. surgeon. who viii proceed TO Mamie
Fort clark to Fort Mcdowell surgeon from
First 70 Isgesspt dsS @ sf5511 cAES g ,R z assistant
First Lieutenant JOSEPH C. BRADY. 4th Infantry FIN
n LIST Battalion Philippine scouts St Louis TO Coian-
Major WALTER A. BETHEL judge advocate. from, De-
FRANK L DODDs. judge advocate who vii pr5eesi
c0nf5aGs Bafsa:ss Surgeon MELVILLE A HAYS to vanesurs
Contrast 5sS5 sq5seon 4 N 1Ns from Fort Mcdowell
NAVY
Leusenans r SPEAR. detached the Haneoek navy var
Canal Commission after reJirsrlsnt Jan1larv : IN '
suFgeon j. ~ STEELE detached naval recruiting sta
Assistant sur sg[se9n n X ELMER detached the Hanco
Acting Assistant surgeon P F. AFMURDO detached nav
yard League Island; to naval recruiting station BaI-
CavitS. January A.
Paynaster ]. IRWIN. Jr.. 10 station Cavte
Ensisns o. HILL and D. LYONS 10 the Rainbow
the Pampanga -s'ou' %
Fanga TO the Wilmington -@''
First Lieutenant T. TURNER te-a.,os or-----
ttoni to Pollock station 9NN' 80
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-Tba fol
lowing movements OF vessels have been rep,rtai
TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
jan S-The Perry. Island
jan 4-The Hartford. al Pensacola. -5a 7-,,
hampton Roads; the Des MoInes. a. s. Ej,-s
Cincinnati. at Chs-FoO. " 81 MUS tAs
'@H ar Ne wasp at Boeas del Toro; the Chattanoog
SAILED
' SIhs Ferry from san Francisco for Mara 1sr,-7
jan Inc columbia. from Pensacola FOR NJ -,
ST.NeEo Ne NeEo and the New-York from Vsirs~s5-7
1p5Io-eNlueos the Yankee from Ton,Dsir-s-ti--
hampton Roads; the Laonidas from EsTlU. <, -
Philadelphia. '"S' 4Ionl Boston, for