New-York tribune., 1905-03-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IERoM THE TRIBUNE sUzrauI

Washington. March, Z
CAVALRY NOT TO BE SACRIFICED. - Ths
general staR Of the army and the chief OF stAfr.
General Chaffee have sheEved. PROBABLY parma
nenty. the project for creating artillery from
cavalry. 1t has been decided finally and officially
that nothing be accomplished for the good o<
the service by taking from branch OF the SER
vice and giving to another. The notion that fr -
possible 10 make general utility men out OF army
officers still prevails extent. but it does not
go far, even among the radical advocates OF tho
general detail system to accept any theory that
cavalryman would at moments notiee mako a
good artiIleryman. and vice There was
hardly any difference OF opinion the question
which came TO the general stan by special refer
ence OF the Secrstary OF War. who was In favor OF
artillery increase. but who did not wish to ask
ment so@sbody Cd toId him this Gould be broush.
about by cutting down the cavalry and adding 20
field artillery into regiments and separating il per
numsroEs Droposo3s os vii be- prs5ss4 for the
next session Of Congress. relating only TO the
department. the projects for which failed IN the
iast session @ but to Other special star e9sps not
able to show that progress IN military coununioa~
in strategy and a. vital and Vigorous arm OF o.
fsnss There Is also some hint that the genera!
proposition win be resisted BY the CHIEF ot star.
session and Observers here are inclined 20 think IL
winter.
NO NAVAL ORDNANCE CORPS-Ths schsr1a
Of establishing a special and independent ordnancs
corps for the navy is temporarily blocked BY ths
difficulty IN obtaining the officers who have been
designated for this exclusive duty and OF getting
additional officers needed to carry out the plans OF
the chief Of ordinances OF the navy. Some months
ago the Secretary OF the Navy approved OF a plan
by which officers who had an inclination for ord
nance duty might be designated for that work and
should remain engaged on that task Several ON
GERS. OF junior grade were ordered 70 report 1or
duty IN Washington with view TO their employ
nlent In tours of duty at the gun factory and IN
the bureau Of tho department. and at the proving
ground All but three OF the officers have arrived
and are engaged on the work which VIII o~ theirs
IN their period Of active service In the navy Thres
OF the officers stil unable 70 leave tner former
posts owing to the fact that the department mas
@ Ree nea+ GIoe is that an equal amount OF difficulty
win be encountered in getting ofncsr5 Ior orG-
Nav Department to designate for ordnance duty
certain number Of officers each g9G n;,a S ay b
an effort will be made TO nave 10 DIesA t n % rSe
a sygt9 or Gf PPo6bg PPeSp ths same dsdSantases viii
tend the obtaining OF officers for engineering o"ly
exclusively.
ORDERS 1ssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
First Lieutenant WILLIAM W. REc'9. assistant '17E'on
sseond Lieutenant INNS P SWEET. f2sh Cavalry. from
SEQ Fort CLARK to Fort oglsthorps.
'1ss S-o-- +hs burnside 70 Bentcia Barracks.
,...,a,. o,Ionsl HARRY r. ANDERSON, aruNsY
corpe: Majors EDWARD 81 GAZE art1-sFJ sSx
and WILLIAM J. NIcaoh0S' @ Me- M 20 nvsssisass
~6sther or not Captain STEPHEN n FOCTs% aI.-[-
isrv corps observed sa1sty pr-carsions "a 49,
vision OF artillery practics OK hhs 1~N'N' -
Grelna OoLober, 1904
r,.,.a,, FRANK c. JEWELL. artillery corps. 1s>1s'H
ss aotins Grarter1nastcr ths uanzrczs Ss,o'u
cap.an STANLEY H FORD. 5cn Ia-AnessA nsrn
Reno 70 his rsSimant
NAVY.
Commander t. T. FLurOHER. dstaahsd ss~&' Sn-
ington; to the Ohio
ra.,tapant C,purnanasr a. n EVANS dse>s2sd Nns4
r,,+s,ant Commander p II. rIItMAN, xss1cose1Av0
war ColIsgs Ranger
HnsISn B. s wHTTEry. dstarnsa On ons0s q O. -
,r.,caI r,r.ator G. II COOKE rsered. cse.sssa rsvsS
recruiting station. Philadslphiai herrs
psssad Assistant Surgeon s. g RoDAAS, astacnSo a.
Pensacola; 70 the Ranga-'
Paw inspector O. II RAY. a-snss esHrxs c.ro DsSo.
A,z,s.ant Pay7mases- II H ArKrzrs s.e.sn>aSoS@-
saoolas 70 the Ranger
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEnSI-ctD -
lowing movements OF vessels have ben nxsocreeh4s
the Navy Department.
Ma,eh.T-rhs Castins ssnso DauanEecaA
SAILED
March The Newark and ths Stewart. noca exr7p
pomingo Gsy for san 5uan' "a p'sss> Com 1cAs-
Prairie. from Alexandria for Hampton RradA