New-York tribune., 1905-02-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
rTaoM THE TRIBUNE sURrAu.I

Washington February
MANCHURIAN MILITARY LEsSONS.-Ths Of
bring nothing OF startling interest They are busy
on their reports Of their observations and have DE-
lfvered lectures before the Army War College N
the presence OF officers duty that institution.
They have brought back photographs taken n dr.
ferent parts Of the theatre OF hostltss and thes,
being reproduced for preservation and possibly.
for publication. IN the volume which viii ultimate
iy be printed by the War Department For the
present the greatest secrecy attends the express
sions OF the military attaches. and great care IS
being taken not to give any occasion t0 the Rus
slams or the japanese 70 object 70 the disclosures
The reports brought back say that in neither OF
the armies has there been any new development
IN the ART OF fighting. The campaigns have been
according to the books and in strict accord with
the best theories. There have been things
which settle long standing questions but most OF
the modern material appears 70 have justified ths
views OF the experts and advocates II Is
prise 10 the ofcsrs that little has been taught
BY the war in ManchUra. and that nothing more
has been impaired 10 the fund OF military knowl-
edge The has demonstrated many things
which were obvious. such the value OF communI-
cation and the advantages OF using the latest
devices in that direction. Visual signalling has
been superseded by telegraphic and telephone
means. and the greatest battles have been fought
with the directing mind than twelve
miles OF the firing line The corps and the dtvfs-
ion commanders were great distances. too.
Keep informed and direct the Movements OF thu
large bodies OF troops BY wire The balloon ap-
pears 10 have been failure wherever It tried.
The Russians found 1t target Just as the Arneri-
cans did at Santiago in 1893 They mounted the OBJ
they @ ran the csr 6a s instead 5 % Of rnna ri ts Ss
loon up IN the air; but afterward ths balloon
not used to any extent
TROUBLES AT wATERvLIET-The labor
troubles at the WatervIiet Arsenal have reached
Washington in the form OF protest from the dis
ffafe1
tablishment The petition for relief from certain
alleged unfair conditions existing WatsrvIist IA
not signed BY e majority OF the employees It IL
said many Of the men refused to place their
week 70 the chief OF ordnance The question win
| make report On the subject 20 the Secretary 81
/ Wa. The department gives conscientious hear
sometimes it IS apparent that the petitions ara
not not warranted; Some such impression prevails IN
ing to reports Of officers duty there.
| ORDERS IssUED-Fhs following army ana
| navy orders have been issued
ARMY
Captain Earl. c cARNAHAsy. payuaast.r. to Atlanta
| Captain CHARLES " FARBE1E sth Cavalry fFona
Scouts ssuSsna' to 4a Co9a5y ES5 J. MACDONALD FA00n'
First Lieutenant ROBERT SMART surzson.
~ s{ 1ii. Ss'ss1 % T1o vi pr09eed @ e F2r5 ossSaSrps
assistant surgeon. who VIII proceed Jackson Bar
/
Contract Surgeon JOHN NJ HEWITT. 70 The PAnspDlns~
NAVY.
Lieutenant A. c. KAvANAGH estaoh.d Naval AsAaszys
10 the Colorado.
HIiashiDuan C NJ AUSTIN. 70 the Olympia
| NIdshiprnan V. BAKER, the Texas
| AIdshipnen H. GREEN. H BURNHA8r. ". n RENO,
J. R MORRISON ana A J. JAMES. % the Brooklyn
Midshipmen A h ATKINS. h A ORR a ". SEARS
and B. II. STEELE. the Illinois
| Surgeon A G GRUNWELI. TO navy yard. Nsv-York
Assistant Surgeon P 2. ODELL detached Naval
/ Hospital New-Tork: 10 ths Galveston
First Lieutenant H c. EGAN. commissioned uzTias
corps
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VE,SSELS-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported 70
the Navy Department;
ARRIVED
February THE Hannibal. Guantanamo the AbarsHea
san Juan
SAILED.
February The Wyoming non Mare Island FOR saz
Diego; the Ajax trcu Port said Tor Als1srs- ms
Abarerda- rom Culebra for San Juan: the stewart
from Sauto Domingo city FOR san Juan