New-York tribune., 1905-07-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


OF three years confinement in the peniten
tiary Leavenworth. Kan. viii make an effort to
be pardoned. and TO that end he has obtained from
the War Department the complete records in his
case. which, It may be remarked incidentally. was
about the worst which has been before the govern
meat in many years He was charged with and
found guilty of about everything OF which man
was capable excepting murder while the suicide OF
the wife Of another arnny Sfeer was due 10 kirk
the officials i'm Washington. alleging that no was
unfairly treated, and that he did not nave trial
sertion Il is said that military court could be
found G without som some prendiee against kiFRman h IL
experiences and TO give his critics what was due
grieVance ' I'm In addition 10 this the department
learns he is laying his plans g get out Of prison
Both propositions viii be opposed vigorously by the
War Department authorities.
EXCESSIVE sENTENCEs.-Con dif-
Guilty has been encountered in getting the military
officials at army posts to adhere To the limitations
OF law and executive regulation In the matter of
punishments inflicted by summary and other courts
i'm the Of enlisted II has been found
necessary 10 return 20 the courts in the last few
weeks a large number of minor cases, because the
punishments were excessive or were not otherwise
in the form prescribed by the regulations in the
way of punishments. A common error made is that
which specifies the loss of many months pay,
instead of naming a fixed sum. This sometimes
has the result OF making enlisted man lose more
than the court probably had in mind: an example
being that where a soldier is promoted during the
period when he is forfeitng his pay ne goes on
the amount involved whereas It would be better
TO lose The War Department authorities going
the courts with the greatest care, with view TO
controlling; so far as may be. the action Of the
ishnent
ATIDVALE; ARMOR ACCEPTED-The following
statement issued to-day by the Bureau of
Ordnance of the Navy Department relative the
test at the Indian Head proving grounds of 6-inch
armor plate manufactured for the new battleships
Mississippi and Idaho:
Aidvale s-inch face hardened armor plate repre-.
senting group a. consisting Of about 80 tons OF
armor for the Mississippi and Idaho under their
ceiient test under Specification requirements at the
naval proving ground, Indian Head. Md, to-day
This is the first official test of Midvale and
accepts group for installation on the above men
toned vessels:
TEST OF FUEI-Secretary Bonapsrte has
thorized the continuance OF the experiments with
anthracite in small sizes by the North Atlantic
feet. with view Of determining whether its use
either alone or mixed with btuminous coal will de-
the amount OF smoke emitted by the vessels.
Arrangements have been made for for quantity Of
the Bureau OF Steam Engineering has the question
Of possible notifications which may be developed
I'm the further tests OF the fuel
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
Major SOLOMON RoEssER corps Of s1. snsinee5s & to
William g I-ansftt. corps engineers.
Major LOUIS A. l. GARDE. surgeon. 90 Manila.
Frs, Lieutenant WILLIAM CAPI.Es corps engineers
from Battalion OF Engineers TO Chattanooga
First rom Nsm to I9hS FaSant kssRa signal corps
Captain THOMAS F. MAGINNIs. 18th Infantry. before
retiring board at Washington barracks for ezamina-
Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM W GRAY. deputy surgeon
6siShorDe vice coasFact surgeon Francis NJ wall
First Lieutenant JOHN D. LONG. 12th Cavalry before
motion motto - '''
First Lieutenant CHARLES c. FARMER. Jr.. 10Th
for promotion
Firs, Lieutenant STUART HEINTzELMAN. 9th Cavalry.
before board Fort Myer for examination for
motion.
Captain SAMUEL D. FREEMAN. 10Th Cavalry detailed
Major Benjamin H Cheever 9th cavalry.
Second Lieutenant JOHN r, DoNNELLY. 18th Cavalry.
First Lieutenant William II. winters, 18th Cavalry.
Following officers detailed for general recruiting
service at places designated:
Major FRAMHdN } Q J9HNsoE Sr & "a cayaIry va, ch2sso
Major WILLIAM II. ALI.AIRE 2Sd Infsnv Philadel-
Pha vice Lieutenant Colonel George :. Dodd. 10th
Major HARRY / BAILEY. % Intantry, Boston. vice
MA & M4AM cd Major r. Hen2 KiT 18th s5 nfan,t corps ST.
""q c. .1%S MS]GG Malta! D. "a fsH 6 Gsvsfy To city
"a .. WA5TEE As9 Fn6ma atr s h I4y es2a Louisville
Major CHARLES w. FOSTER artillery corps San Fran
cisco. Vice Captain William P. Burnhaun 10th In
Major WILLIAM B. REYNOLDS retired Charlotte. vice
Captain Morris h Barron. artillery corps
First r.ass os ooRs f n 9sae M
Goth Infantry
First Lieutenant CARROLL POWER artillery corps In
dlanapoiis. vice Major Jonas a. Emery. 9th In
corps 'Os& Sc Paul vice Mstor chSSes Tay 18Th
First d ae Maae JAMES r. o'S 9Th mlnfant asny De
First @ ATRED W,D AoE s l2h a5 59nnsg csv
First Lieutenant WILLIAM c. TREMAINE 18th Cavalry
Newark vice Major William r. Absrcrombie. sOth In
First Lieutenant ERNEST w REEVE. 18th Infantry.
columbus. vice Major Lawrence J. Hearn. 21st In
ATegsTTs @ T. 3 5.y.s Ngs is,s aE:y
First Lieutenant FRED W. HERsHLER, 4th Cavalry.
f'''i KnosyiIe vice CAPTAIN A7aTado Tulief Oh
Kansas ci5y vice captain Richard steedman i'm
.y g5.sn Es-rs5a EEE6 pso. 5si g
FIRST lieutenant LAURENCE HALsTEAIPi. 1871 In
asiiEs MsiEsr iaah aR'nEsGi Infsntry 4'''" '"'p E.
Prs, Lieutenant WILLIAM F BENNETT, Jr. 25th In
fantry New Orleans, vice Captain James W. Watson.
rfrst Lieutenant GEORGE / FEETER. 7th Infantry.
1fiiat intantry. VIC '''' -''"
fan,ry fRrs''' '''' ="
First JOPLIN Se rTt &
First Lieutenant BERNARD SHARP. n Infantry,
artillery corps '''''"
First Lieutenant WILLIS P. COLEMAN. 9th infantry.
d.ster. asH' artillery corps i''""' ''s'''DS l. rom
First Lisa.snant JAMES IoNGsTREET, Jr. 18Th cav
airy lah0 Try xic aeopd Iisufon