New-York tribune., 1905-11-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFrou The Tribune Buresu.l

Washington, November 20
NEW COAST DEFENCE sCHEME.-The joint
naval and military board, convened to discuss the
revision of the so-oslled Endicott plan ot coast
defence, has been holding session in Washington
and will hold others before the report of the 1u
COMMITTEES is ready for transmission TO the Presi-
Gent. The work has been diyided into sections IN
charge OF subcommittee, which are making thelr
Investigations and preparing their reports, Whlch
documents VIII be incorporated into the conple.e
report os the committee. Of which Secretary 1eI'
IS the nominal head 1t is proposed 10 nave @ ,ie
report ready submit TO Congress at the coiliiis
session although the incident is not regarded as
of much Importance. since 1t Will have no speciai
bearing on the appropriations for fortncanons -oi
some years TO come 1t looks BIS IL IL Touio oe
possible to reduce the original estimates oy SeN
sral millions OF dollars achieve the same re-
suits OF oefence against an enemy from lAe Se
as was contemplated by the Endicou boaro Oh
1wenty years or more ago The principal soO1ee'
reoently under discussion was that in reIauoh ~
-ba submarine in its Office as part Of the coast
defenc.s One proposition has been TO DO away
with submarine mining, but the aruAeras1s oo NO.
share any such confidence in the boat as 10 aoii~
t1s value as a substitute for the mines There wan
alyavs be employment of the latter method lor
rsrbor defence under any conditions and TINS Is
the more certain when it is considered that 'ie
chief OF artillery has devised an elaborate schelHo
for maintaining corps OF submarine iilAeiH'
.,b,e a school is in existence at Fort Totten for
the Instruction and training Of officers ana men , 1
laying mines and operating them Ire i .Ie he
plans of the coast defence project lnsI n ltS S
has been decided Il viii be used IN fb anproacS
Of an enemy. Its presence VIII oe maze ~ I'm. I'M
pr.ss mss ArU" the foe Il is still question whether the
submarine thus engaged becomes part oa,.Snn o. Sno
70 claim the right OF operation The joint ooaro
engaged in this work OF changing me coss6 IN
oogss Of the discussion with urgent need Of co,
operation between the services IN the e r
of the coasts of this country in the event OF "gl
and il is likely that of the first acts OF LIe
President IN time Of trouble VII De @ ehS Sfy Of sd
justment to prevent cashng ana qeneraI
and duplication ff Of Tork @ narent Of such Service
commission
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Retirement Lieutenant Colonel MEpAp G MAN'iN'
deputy quarterIRssteF Sgsfe1 Seeasni OG9Nv1LE
FoRTEsCUE 10th Cavalry. accepted: ,,or, philip
pines san Francisco.
NAVY.
Ia<utenant C. X MALLORY. retired. detached Navy De
TavInes1eT W b. ROGERS detached navy yard Mare
1ssb1 j. FIFE aetached the Wisconsin to
settle ACCOUNTS and await orders
Paymaster J. BROOKS to navy yard Mare 1siaho'
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-The fol-
loving movements of naval vessels have been re-
ported:
ARRIVED.
at BsmRtSq R9ads s sPs sas
at Annapolis: the Uncas. at Rockland
November 19-The Nina. at Boston
SAILED
November 1s-The Tacoma Hampton Roads for
Lambert Point worden. from Boston for Province.
Monte christi: the Columbia from Hampton Roads
November isNThe Cleveland. san Juan for santo
Rsngo Do the Nn1 bsnsbP 0 far che Tor
November 2o-The Hopkins the Trrxtun the WoTden;
for Pine Beach.