New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bursau- J
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washington, september
GENERAL, WOODS GREATER DUTY.-Arry
officers here do not understand. by any that
Major General H. c. Corbin in his annual report IS
commanding general Of the Philippines division
has recommended that the military departments OF
his command shall be abolished This would sert-
ous1v affect the command of Brtgadier General T.
II Bliss who has just assumed command OF the
Department Of Luzon; Of Brigadier General J. A
buchanan who Is likely 10 succeed General Carter
in me Department of the Visayas. and Of Major
General Leonard Wood, who is returning TO duty
~ +ba head OF the Department of Mindanao II is
felt that there is very little work for division
commander but there are general officers on the
active list a plenty and they cannot be furnished
with duty unless there are military departments
within military divisions. though some Of the gen
araI officers are occupying positions which have
hitherto been filed by junior officers such as the
head of the staff college at Fort Leavenworth and
the superiutendency OF the Military Academy al
West Point. The assumption in some quarters
.bo+ C.aneraI Corbin intended to have the division
commander in sole charge OF the military station Is
entirely erroneous. say War Department ofIlclaIS'
vzho know that General Corbin simply means that
whoever succeeds him in Manila-and IT is likely
m he General wood-shoulo be member Of the
pbiIi-Dine Commission for under these ctrcum-
stances there would De a greater cooperate and
more harmonious action between me GisI sose
iishnent in the Islands. The idea IL favored oy
partTnent-
ORDERS 1SSUED-Ihe ICLOWInB army ald navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
r,.,r,s-ton Of First Lieutenant ARCHIBALD I EARRI-
s0N 2lgt Infantry, accepted for the good OF the
service
IrsTcisco Tor further orders: Captains CHARLES
n FI,AGG. WILLIAM ?. IEWIS, THOMAS ]
' eh TIl50T VII
PYIEs EDWARD N TALBOT. JOIN 4
TARK JACOB NJ. COFFIN. JAMES D. FIFE
WILLIAM A POWELL. EDWIN D kLLBOCRNE
ana Jay ". GRISSINGER
ovng assistant relieved from stations desig
o-OstaS efter their names proceed Francisco
49, transpor: 70 sail OCTOBER for Manila for
sS11rent: Captain ROBERT y. WYNN. Fort Mo
Doweu: Captain PERCY y; AsHBCRN. Fort Ms
e sr Lieutenant ROBERT " THORNBURGH Fort
warren: First Lieutenant JOHN L SHEPARD. Pre-
sftIo: FIRST Lieutenant GEORGE ". JEAN. Fort
STesd.: First Lieutenant JAMES ". VAN DCSEN.
1-ext Pof-t First Lieutenant JOHN J REILLY. Fort
s1ocrrn: First Lieutenant WILLIAM NJ ROBERTS.
Fo-t sI: First Lieutenant GIDEON Med. VAN
POOLE Fort Stevens.
NAVY
vrstrns A H VAN KEUREN. Z. c. KINTNER and 2
X RYDEN detached navy yard. New-York navy
ward Boston special department construction
and repair.
surgeon A G. GRUNwELL. detached hospital
Ne~-York. the Wolverine
Surgeon T w RICHARDS. detached Arkansas naval
recruiting station. Baltimore
Passed Assistant Surgeon B L. WRIGHT To Arkansas
Assistant Surgeon r + McCLANAaAN. detached naval
recruiting station. Baltimore, 20 Washington. exar"
nation for promotion
Assistant surgeon LANDo. detached naval hospital
Mare Island. TO Naval Medical School
Acting Assistant Surgeon q De vALIN. detached VOL
ve-11s home await orders