New-York tribune., 1905-05-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
GFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington May Il.
BOOMING NAVAL ATHLETICs-There is a
keen interest in things athletic in the navy ana
reports received from the ships of the North At
lantic feet indicate that the men are anxious TO
take up the work OF special training which Pfesl-
Gent Roosevelt hopes 10 have instituted !" Inc
rext few months. Tie President has eNpTeSSeu u
the Secretary Of the Navy q desire that atIai-sc
snents be made TO get up e system OF alAiT,ic
work, similar to that in foreign naTies. using 'he
regular exercises Of the gymnasiums OF 'Eis Sou!-
try and furnishing textbook for tne a 5ro
asta sc hsVa afhIetIc teams as there are base
ball and football teams representing - nc ,oy+s on
hs hs Tbereer " The ships are assembled At place
where such exercises may take pt,1Ss 5 the work OF
preparing textbook, which VIII COllI.i - Ia
5r@os e5e as s% vel as for those whose bshf il is
being compiled The ssTlss aiTsaqh IS likely to b
-!aToaee6 on sbiDboard 50 10 bring the iseIl5
tiles for physical eNeTTe IS eTPected that the new
Of The next six months
AFTER WEST POINT CHAPLAlHCl. lie wa p" a.
DEPARTMENT authorities have been perp4GEeo o'et
sae receipt Of numerous applications from In's'eIs
,r various parts Of the country chiefly from those
:. +bo ne,grborbosd ofA New-York. asking for ap-
7,oin1raent as chaplain at the Military Acaaemy'
That officer is not Of the regular corps OF cHaia'ns
and his appointment does not depend on Ihe ca
-.,rna+fon conducted by army officers He receives
-,a salary Of mounted captain TO begin WITH, atto
not that Of lieutenant. which new appolhtteeS t se
the grade Of chaplain d5 m his 5 6acs fox four years
,,r5er special act Of Congress ne pISSeIII u ~,
cumbents term does not expire until 1903 as ai He
Herbert Shpman, who mas peea on uurS ISoi,1,e6 in
Sa5, and is at present avang himself Of Q IeaEe 5e
Sfe - Var Department that he has received call,
possibly from New-Y York City ana that 3lnst t6r l
were ADVISED OF e.g TIeTe viii be no lack Of
Pending Mr.. SnlpmaE re-
vice IS filling the place at West Point.
= rAfPIREs AND OBSERVERS WANTED.-There
IS lack Of officers able to serve as umpires and
observers at the Joint army and navy exercises 10
occur in June at Hampton Roads, and Genera4
Wade. who commands the Atlantic DIVISION mas
appealed TO the Washington authorities for the de-
tan Of twenty or twenty-five officers. who VIII De
q bic 10 act in the desired capacity. He has been
informed that Of the officers attached 10 li.e
General Staff can be spared, although II was gen
erallv understood that General Staff officers would
he available for such work whenever they were
needed. It was considered important that they
should be on hand to assist by their aoFlce anu
10 make reports Of what occurred.
General Wade has been informed however, mat
he must select his own officers for this work ana
get what he can from the chief Of engineers; the
chief OF ordnance and the chief s1gnal olllCea. CO
10 snare. no matter now advantageous II WoLId pe
20 members of his corps TO see foE thesel'fs iH Iii
- pcssibe TO get engineer and signal corps ocers
10 act as umpires, and these will be designated IN
General orders shortly 10 be issued from Governor
Island. The chief of ordnance says he has a narp S
ine IN getting officers perform the duties W1lCI
come llr day bv Gay in the ordnance department OF
va shington and the various Jrsenas. He Is snort
cont fifteen officers, with poor prospect OF MI
nc the vacancies. The instructions to the umplIes
vii be similar those which governed the rules
9f previous maneuvres in which the army and the
navy took joint part.
ORDERED TO ST PETERsBURG.-orders were
ss,ea from the War Department to-day for Briga-
dier General Thomas H. Barry, commanding the
Department OF the Gulf at Atlanta, Ga; Colonel
John Van r. Hof Of the Medical Department at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Captain Sydney A
Clornan Of the General Staff, in this city. TO pro-
ceed to ST. Petersburg. and report 70 the Onleu
States Ambassador preliminary 70 joining the Rus