New-York tribune., 1905-06-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Ernom THE TRIBUNE BuREAU,l


Washington June 27.
OFFICERS MUST STUDY.-Arny officers every
where are greatly interested III the result OF the
deliberations of the General Staff on the eoucatio'
in their active careers. There has been, ana SUI
is in many quarters sentiment in favor of lessen
ing the severity of the examinations which con-
trol promotion from one grade to another There Is
a string of schools along the path of the army
officer from the time he gets through West POINT.
When he is not detailed TO one of the post gradu-
ate schools of his of the service. he has q
chance 10 study various propositions and to at
tend the garrison school, Mr.. Root, when he was
Secretary of War, determined there shouio
be no giving way before the requirements ana
he went so far that when officers falied 10
make the proper mark in their ,eois eoiinins al
tions the pest gradgate. scno0,S aa1snS Svortn
he had them dropped from the register and refused
listen to appeals for reconsloeratl!oL u 81 20
Ilations so far as they relate to the educational
system, with chance that some Talcai oicg WhS
ind that they are severely taxed by the demands
8 tc condons of the military establishment There
is Indication however, that anyInlis1 Stff SI is
disposed to adhere closely to the policy indGated M i IN
is less insisent than his predecessor in the matter
of educational training: It is probable tnaI ny any
stbeds and M prscees and viii have nothing
with the great principle. which is likely 10 TeI MAN
and relentless. Those who are most farlllar WIN "a
the befef that nothng viii be done making
educational requirements less positive or exacting
100000 rounds Of ball cartridges of cabre oSo was
awarded to-day by Acting Secretary Oliver, OF the
war Department. the contract being divided equaiiy
the Union Metallic Cartridge Company and the
United States Cartridge Company
CUTTING RED TAPE.-Acting Secretary Oliver
to-day issued a memorandum to Lieutenant Cen
eral Chafee Chief of Staff, asking for suggestions
to IF and @ py In4oa msfy anH
ments eliminate Unnecessary red tape.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
san Juan to command Porto Rico provisional req
CHARLES j. CRANE sth Infantry. who will proceed
Major JACOB G. GALBRAITH. nth Cavalry. detailed In
inspector generals department
Captain HARLEY B FERGUSON, CORPS OF engineers. to
an 5RlinstT instructor aeF 0~'3"S N''''' M
Retirement Colonel WILLIAM A. JONES. corps of en-
sineers. announced.
Major EUGENE F LADD military to office of
Br,gad,er General SAMUEL NJ MILLS chief of artillery
from Fort Banks; assume duties of his office. Wash
ington.
NAVY.
Commander A. MERTz to Navy Yard, Norfolk.
Lieutenant F. BoUGHTER. detached from Navy Depart
rnent inspection duty at Nicetown
Ensign w. OsBURrS. camden
Ensign ". NORRIS. Navy Yard. New-Tork.
Ensign R r. ADAMS, Bureau OF Ordnance. Navy De-
partment.
Ensign w G. OMAN to Bureau OF Steam Engineering.
Navy Department.
Surgeon j. DENNIS. detached Navy Department to
Navy Yard. Pensacola.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. N FISKE detached Naval
Medical School, Washington, to the Marhlehead.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEsSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
June 24.-Ths Nero at Philadelphia.
June 2e.-The Iowa, at solomons; the sy!ph; at New
York: Norris Sag Harbor; the Marblehead, at
Hremerton the Eagle. Provincetown; the Chicago,
the Boston and the Perry, at Port Angeles
SAILED.
Tune 26-The Dixie League Island for Gibraltar;
the Hist from Newport for Proyincetown; the Stan
dish, fom Annapolis for Newport