New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
rB7oM THE TRIBUNE BunEAu.1

Washington, May 49,
SKILLED COOKS FOR ARMY POSTs.-Nu-
rnerous applications being received at Fort
Riley for the assignment to various garrisons of
the bakers and the cooks who are under instruction
at the two schools established in those branches at
that post The greatest interest attaches to the
schools with the prospect that there will be very
use1u4 results OF the training given to recruits.
For some time It has been held that il vnuId he
OF great advantage to have trained cooks and
bakers In order that each company might enjoy the
benents OF good cooking. 1t is believed that there
is nothing which would more surely contribute to
the contentment Of the soldier than this improve
ment 1t is known by the subsistence officers that
the government provides the most liberal and most
wholesome ration issued to any army in the world
and That when there is complaint of the food Il is
traceable to improper methods of preparation
Hitherto little attention has been paid to this
feature Of army existence; If there was a cook or
BAKER handy he got the Job Of preparing the food
OF his fellows; sometimes the company fund was
expended IN the direction Of employing good cook
or q good baker. Hereafter under the svstem
adopted at Fort Riley the education Of both ex
what the army needs Already there are mani
teStatons OF the desire for the trained cooks and
be among the first to obtain the services of those
who specially trained in the preparatio0 IF the
soldiers diet. u TIC
SUBMARINES RECEIVING ATTENTION
portant changes are being made on the submarine
boats Plunger, Porpoise and Shark at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard, instead Of by contract with the original
builders Of those vessels 1t is proposed to nut
them in condition for service and maintain then,
on active duty. The Navy Department has been
advised that the two submarine boats which have
been at Norfolk. with some nineteen surfaca for
pedo boats held in reserve have sadly deterorated
owing to neglect 1t is necessary to keep them in
operation to greater extent than is the case with
the surface boats OF the same class added 70
which the officers and crews attached to tha sub
marines must be kept in training, calling for a
different order of knowledge and greater personaI
risks than devolve upon those attached to tho
other torpedo boats. Instructions have been sent
out from Washington the effect that eyervthine
possible shall be done to maintain the eiciency Of
main nnaeuye owing to lack of naval officers to
likely some system will be adopted by which the
craft will be attached to a squadron at least on
officers and men who detailed to the boats for
CHANGE OF COMIANDs-Captatn 7 V
Bleecker has been detached from duty at the navy
yard. Puget Sound. Washington, and ordered to
take command Of the cruiser Columbia. in Hamp-
ton Roads, relieving Captain J. NJ Miller who has
been placed in command or the cruiser 8rinneapo9
lis at New-York.
ORDERS ISSUED: The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Chaplain Rps2 OLIVER c MILLER. 18Th Cavalry. Fort
Captain ALEXANDER W. PERRY. 18th Cavalry. before
Retiring Board at Chicago for examination
Captain B TaF ASSISTANT sgrrsS ad
detailed members Army Retiring Board Chicago,
Major FRANCIS J. IVES, Surgeon anu
First Lieutenant EDWARD CANFTELD il Art1Ilsrv
Corps, 10 4Ith Company, Coast Artillery.
Second Lieutenant H9NNING T. coLLEY and Lieutenant
MOODY, Artillery Corps detailed to MI vacancies IN
grade Of First Lieutenant Ordnance Department TO
Dandy Hook proving ground. -
Second Lieutenant CLIFTON NJ sPEAPs Phflppins
Scouts, 10 Philippines
NAVY
Captain NJ MILLER, detached the Columbia. to com,
mand the Minneapolis.
Captain J. v B. BI4EECKER, detached navy yard Pur,,
Sound; command the Columbia. - 80
Captain A. ROSS detached inspection dutyt thu RaI,,
more. continued other duties. " ~
Commander T. B. HOWARD Naval Academy
Lieutenant Commando G. S. WILLIAMS. detached tho
Prairie. 10 the Massac huse'ts. "
Lieutenant Commander c. FANS 10 duty az arsia,s,,
inspector Third Light House District TonpkinsviIie
Lieutenant l. C PALMER. to the Missouri
Lieutenant W. c. COLE. detached Massachusetts;
home await orders-
Ensign r c. KINTNER, detached the Prairte 70 +ba 4,
lnnta- - -
MOVEMENTS OBJ NAVAL VESSEL.S-Tbe fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported IN
the Navy Department.:
ARRIVED.
May R1-Ths Rocket and the Stewart at Norfolk
May 22-Tha Nevada Annapolis; the Aretlusa q,
New-Yorki the solace Honolulu; Aiinneapolis
Newport; the Galveston at ProvincstoHn- -
SAILED.
May 2O-The Galveston from Norfolk for Proytnesov
the Rocket from Washington for Norfolk. '
May 21-Ths Nevada Norfolk for AnnapoIis
May 22The Nevada Arkansas from Annano,,
Monte cristi: the ruTtun from San Juan Mest for
tsnaIno. via Puerto Plata. AH-