New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau !


Washington September o.
! ANTIQU ATED COAST DEFENCE--The artillery
officers viii make determined effort to have Con
gress increase their corps next session and to this
/ end several important reports have already been
made to General Chaffec Some Of these reports II
published would show a sensational lack OF provis-
ion for maintaining the defence of the country by
the employment OF artillery forts Il is pointed
out that despite the changes in the material and Gp-
p1ianCes OF modern artillery. there has been no
change in the composition OF post artillery COM
pany since days Of sailing vessels. OF simple
smooth bore guns with their primitive manual ap-
planes The coast defence equipment is elaborate
and complicated and the corps has at It's fortifca
tons steam power plants of costly design and con-
struction and many with 70 engineers and no fire
men to operate them There are also costly elec-
trical power plants and delicate electrical appli
ances without experts to care for and operate them
EXCEPT an insufficient number OF underPald cleo
troll calls for observers and potters. who must be
skilled and reliable men for Wnon specIa! grao-
ing, which does not exist IN the present COMPANY
organization must be provided II the government
is TO keep such instructed men IN the aru4ery
service.
BETTER BREAD FOR THE ARMT.-Ths
mechanical process of making bread is extending
to the army. The navy has found it advantageous
to have such a system. and vessels are nelng
equipped as rapidly possible with type OF
bread kneading machine which IS said TO answer
all the demands upon it. This conclusion in favor
Of mechanical bread making has been reached
after practical test of the methods on board the
United States ship Missouri for q perlod OF
six months. Army officers have been making an
investigation of systems at Fort Riley where there
are schools for cooks and bakers, and at west
Point, where the facilities exist for carrying on
competitive tests of machinery. A type OF
machine has been recommended by the corlrrls-
sary officers who have given special attention to
the subject and it is believed that the adoption
of this machine throughout the army. together
viii have faVorabie effect up upon The enlisted men
lt
fares somewhat better than the navy in the mat
Way the food IS issued and Prepared There have
been many Complaints, and some o. these nave
bread kneading machinery is q step toward some
the service
GALvEsTON-s FAST CRUISER was
nounced at the Navy Department to-day that the
Galveston. which recently returned from tour OF
the West Indies. covered 4s46 miles from the time
she left Hampton Roads August b. until she re
turned 70 thai port September s. At an ave dzag9
Santo Domingo City TO Hampton Roads, a distance
maintained Nava, officials point to this case as
creditable showing, as the rnIXInun speed OF YES
was said at the department to-day that the Gal
weston could probably sustain q speed OF 10 knots
for 5000 miles at sea in decent weather.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
s ~. y
I11nbus Barracks to proper station
consEaet sFgsoP . GEQ }6 5. 0Et a Tia6 from
apoiis to Manila
First Lieutenant RUDOLPH f. sMYSERr 14th Cav
airy, detailed in Quarteruaster's Department, Bos-
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM G Mor1ow. e4tn to 1st
Second Lieutenant RICHARD .. LAGARDE. 1ss to
24th Infantry
Resignation Of captain JOSE. LUGo-1NA. assistant
surgeon Porto Rice provisional regiment Of in
Lieutenant Colonel HENRY. A REED, to coast arti1-
Iery.
Na2 BhSlB on 81 @ aT S3 F0Ft Sheridan
Captain WILLIAM H MONROE, to 1o4th Company.
Captain RICHARD T, ELLIS to 10Th Company, coast
artillery.
First s ssq aas eg4 585l9 a5 T HsG5s s.sa
Washington, examination for advancement
Following frs. Ieutenants and assistant surgeons
before board army general hospital, Preside Of
san Francisco. examination for advancement on
dates specifies:
rFAe gAEE WILLIAM ~ E y9SE and Franz
Der rS. 50. ->''s'''y' ALLIE --',--->
ere bod Fort Robinson eEauainatfon for pro
NAVY.
CAPTAIN E. c. PENDLEToN. detached navy yara Wash
tngton; home. await orders.
and Survey. washington. command navy yard,
cor,rrs5l.- G W. BARTLETT. to command the Florida.
Commander J. c. FREMONT detached the Florida; home
orders
Lieutenant Commander !. z CRAVEN detache1 Naval
College. TO the Wabash
Lieutenant Commander l. :. VAN DUzER detached the
OIvmpia home. await orders.
Lieutenant Commander SALISBJRT detached navy
ard Nez--Tork, to the Olympia
Lieutenant B, BIERBR, detached the Illinois; home
await orders.
Lieutenant G WEBSTER. to navy yard New-rork-
Ensign Il s. KLYCE the Paducaa-
Ensign E J. KING, 10 the Alabama.
s~s5 assistant Surgeon J. @ THOMPSON, to naval re
cru!tIng station. Providence
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESsELs-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported
20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
e,-ar7ber eJ-The Dixie Ponts Delsad2i the Colo
RADIO and the Dubuque, at Hampton EtoadS: me
rhe Arkansas the Rocket. at Norfolk: the
,-CI1D7bs at Nevs-york the Brooklyn. at navy yard
Nev,-YCrk: the Sauoset, at League Island me
F3ridgeporu Dolphin Boston: the