New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Irrom The Tribune Bureau.l


NAVAL ENGINEER CORPS NUCLEUS-As a
result of the Benningtons disastrous boiler ex-
plosion there will arrive in Washington in few
days twelve junior line officers OF the navy
who are coming here for special instruction In
naval engineering. This is the beginning of the
system favored by the engineer in chief of detail
ing line officers who shall serve almost exclusively
in charge of the engineering department OF SHIPS OF
The method of thus acquiring trained en-
gineers has its obvious advantages, say naval
officers but there Is criticism Of the system to the
extent that IT does not begin TO meet the demand
of the service, inasmuch only four officers are
TO be chosen for this distinguished duty annually
That will not begin TO furnish the engineers needed
In the service on ships of war to say nothing OF
IN sdat ek on nace in ths ctT viii
embrace the principal subjects with which en-
pants and the New York NAVY Yard It has been
yard for as brief period as possible and to con
the Ras @ SUCH a0a paee at RnsS for P
Navy THAR Yard s12r s9 9oe RS who or M o Of
minor duties and find themselves fully occupied in
ef e the qe the
service the and other yards will be
in his annual report will recommend continuance
special training with the Recommendation that the
nunber of officers detailed shall be considerably
more than four each year
| TRIGGER CERTAINTY SECURED. - Expert
ments have been conducted by army ordnance
| perts with the braided linen cord take the
| place of the twisted lanyard used on guns of the
coast and field artillery. Complaint has been made
| that the present lanyard stretches and that it is
easily out. Qualities which It was desired to
| avoid far possible in the article used for
| firing guns Some one at the Frankfort Arsenal, in
| Philadelphia prepared this linen braided cord, and
it has been tested in comparison with the service
lanyard under conditions which were as nearly
! competitive pieces were stretched by means OF
0pound weight II was found that at the end of
| hours stretch
less than per cent. and that of the twisted lam
Conducted the lanyards being drawn over the
parted in eight minutes and the rev lanyard lasted
nearly fourteen minutes. The ordnance experts who
yard was much superior TO that at present used
in the service both in strength and nopstretchng
! yard shall be adopted in the service.
impressive observance of respect for the national
flag the General Staff amended the army regrla-
| lions to read follows
Section sSs-Whenever The Star spangled Ban
at military station or at any,place where persons
hei9nEng to the military syee ana are in
present viii stand at attention and if not in ranks
being
Star spsnEsa aSs The me respect will be
country when /. is played as compliment to off,
Stare a as
BY this sos. ths as s viii III be PLAYED
except ruch repetition as is called for by the mus.
section 441-At every military post or station the
flag viii hoisted at the sounding Of the first roe
ns BE- PLAYED revee ' as
will be lowered at sounding OF the last note OF
the retreat. and while the flag Is being lowered the
The be the held .aa6s
'as Ths as se#S
Star Spangled Banner" Is played by thu band.
or lake fort at the eoneneeenf Of an action and
during the battle IN which the fort may be
cared. whether by day or at night
! wARsHrps LIBRARIES COMPLETN-senator
Proctor, Of Vermont. anxious to furnish the
battieship named for his State with a library but
the OFFER though highly appreciated. has been
politely declined BY Secretary Bonaparts. who finds
that the libraries furnished vessels Of by the
| government elaborate and comprehensive. Tho
sna .sh library costs .su
Il 10 believed that Senator Proctor did not realize
What ssd tns nay bools uppsaf 10 W
ships cover every subject which long experience
and the volumes oil all the space available for
shAlves board tho vessels.
| THE NAVY PAY CORPS NEED6-An urgent
Recommendation II contained In tho annual report
Of the paymaSter general OF tho navy for the
eanting Of paymasers' clerks In the navy and for
the creation OF retired list for this branch OF tho
sArvioe 'Ths present anomalous position OF pay
MASTERS clergs In the navY could not be more
apt!y illustrated" says Paynaster General Harris.
| than by the sad OF Henry o. Metius. who
lost his life the Bennington disaster. No right
to pension. no hope OF retirement. OF the priv
Nexes which pertain all other ofleers-tust hard
| work is their lot absolutely nothing TO look for
| ward except to wear out or rust out, per-
chance 10 die In the line OF DUTY leaving no pro-