New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
tFrom Tha Tribune Bureau.

Washington. sept q.
CRITICAL PERIOD FOR THE NAEY.-DuriLs
The present fiscal year. which ends on June 80 1905
che United States Will become indisputabiy tho
third navaI power in the world In this period
thsre viii be mora additions TO the active Est OF TIE
nsvy in the way OF ships than ever before IN Ike
tire The new scIps which will he placed IN COM
mission irc,gde the hatteships Virginia. Nebraska,
Georgia. Nex--Jersey. Rhode Island. Connecticut
and Louisiana tire armored cruisers California
South Dakota. Tennessee and Washington, and the
protected o,ssrs 81 Louis M NIL s5ISs un aq
oorsr-Tlc.iou. less than have ever been under way
os tss ssa q e%I Is at is nex Session
promptly authorizes new SHIPS the American navy
far befl2d several Of her nations In sea power
z1sTu,Ts OF RIFLE FRACTTCF--Tne annual
sno-4 co- 1905 % Brigadier General Frank D Bald
- Commanding the Southern Division states that
the steps taken by the national board for the pro
motion Of rife practice have hAd excellent result
n his division. General Baldwin complains that IN
rarv OF the smaller posts Il almost impossible
give the men the necessary training. and recon-
-ends the adjustment OF the smaller posts Beside
ire complaint about the adjustment OF the canteen
which has been mentioned IN every report thS year
General Baldwin also complains about the large
70 the fact thE1 many companies under the
o6zoeTs.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army ana
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
csnts'u CEJvYN z HAMPTON 21ss Infantry. rom
san Francisco 70 his regiment, Philippines
Captain MELVIN w. ROTEII. nth Cavairy 20 1ith
Cavzlry. IS reg1nentaI qusr[er-uassteT.
Csa GAELS KE1ER gops Of E9S72ses to agty
Coto-el G4RRE7T : JYDECRER- Corps ot Engineers
NAVY
Commander : NJ ROBINSON detaohss Naval War Col
connzn4er J B MURDOCH detached tia Denver. home
Commander ! n Bull detached the so,ao. to command
ne Celtic
Iase 70 7svy ya1d. Norfolk,
Co=rands- ! c. CoLvEE4I- detached Naval War Col
Iege, the Denver
cou1rzz-de- Z - vrTzEI. retired. command thu
-Azcasra--
rssu5suzu- Commando = KNAPP. dstachsa ths Sol
14sa,eaan9 Commander J ". OMAN. detached Naval
Wa College 10 the lancaster
lieutenant = h DoDD, 70 the Independence
LIsu-snaa- p EXTINCTION. de5anhed Navai War Cob
lsse- 70 rae West virginia
lieutenant L . TIGFzA RIsoN - The Inaepsndsaos
Lieutenant y GILILS, additional duty, command the
Atlanta.
Surgeon J c FIELD. detached the soIaeo; to tne Celtic
burg TO the AsizTio Station
kzsiz-zut surgeons G. Il. M,CoNNoN. E [. REED. T
ssal6e7oa Course rzt77ction Naval Medical School.
Assistant Surgeon c ii OMAN. to the naval hospital
Psy=aser r vENAR1E. detached Navy DEPARTMENT;
Passed. a 5o Eg sdssu8Is .5 0T5s detached the
MARINE CORPS.
Q defachec naval
NsE-Tork. command marine barracks, navy yard
Portsmouth.
MOVEMENTS OF VE1SSELS--The following
movements OF naval vessels have been reported TO
the Nav Department:
ARRIVED
sD 80 NsP SsgoF N sss,on the Dubuque at
SAILED
sept 2s-The Norfolk for Portsmouth,: the
Galveston from Proviucetovu for Norfolk; the Po-
tornac. Provinceton for Boston; the Cleveland
from san for SANCHEZ. the Hopkins. from PROV
for League Island