New-York tribune., 1905-08-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Ruresu)

Washington. Aug. o.
POST LAUNDRIES UNDER FIRE-The War
department is in receipt of numerous complaints
from various sources. especially in the neighbor-
hood of large posts in New-York where are estab-
Iished or where are going to be established post
iaunorles This is by authority Of Congress. and
10 uue 10 an act passed In the last session the
advlce of the department. 1t was then stipulated
that there should be no interference with the com
mercial laundries and that the government estab-
iiShhehts were not at any time TO become business
riNHis OF the firms in the neghborhood. In the in
suucuohs which have been sent from Wash
insloh TO the post laundres IL has been urged
upon the commanding officers that they exercise
the greatest care and discretion in the conduct Of
the post laundries. and that the work be strictly
connheu 10 those who live military reservations;
al "ork 10 De done at practically for the
Venlence Of officers and enlisted men and their
iaiiiiies. At the same time this produces some
'hihs OF loss to the outside laundres especially
d' 'he Dig posts. where it is estimated that on an
average each enlisted man spends at least one-third
ana some OF them one-fourth Of their monthly
GERS GERS ana their families pay considerable for sim
Iar %9rk This is big business for some of the
Sitaauon M II is likely that the question will come
Va e dt me next session Of Congress and the
attaoI tnent authorities prepared resist
a.oaths winch are likely TO be made upon govern
question is of choice between allowing the busf
GERS d Gqries @ to exist or increase the pay of Off
WORK done at private laundries-
RETURN PAPERS PRoMPTI,Y.-The court
mar uaI trial Of an army officer at a Southern post
VIII De widely advertised 10 the army for the rea-
son that 1t leads to the reprimand of CAPTAIN Fred
eii'A w cole Quartermasters Department. on ac-
ouh' OF his failure to forward official communica-
1oiS' he Is one of the officers against whom the
war department has been carrying on a campaign
IN an effort to them promptly to return official
papers Letters Of remonstrance from the War
department have failed to produce anv effect
Ii cdreiessness on the part Of individual officers
mas continued. and General Chaffee decided that
lie would make an example of several of them bv
oiuerlhg them before the army courts The charges
were such that the officers were not likely ~ no
utsiiSseo or TO meet with further punishment than
~ VI reprlmand by the reviewing authority
anu TINS was the result in the case of Captain Cole
It IS the hope that other officers who are sn,i1ar,
-'i.isS VIII De impressed with the Importance OF
avoiding similar fate and will NOT barearta- 10
more ofncial papers which are sent 10 them and
. ~inch must be answered promptly. whether or not
- "ppeaI OF Importance to the officer to whom
tey are addressed. 1t is considered that this lax
ity IN regard to official documents is a breach of
nttltaTy M discipline, and General Chaee before ba
actir w a5IHhston urged on General Bates who Is
~ iS SH!eI OF stan, to keep up the Campaign ~
carelessness. oiVaSe III TINS
INJURED INCOGNITO.-Army officers are A.
tereSted In the of Lieutenant C. s Owen Of
cue cue marine corps. That officer his arrival at
-U-1~4SNo' arrested
oeCduse Lieutenant Owen taken for an en-
listed man of the army. There would have been
no trouble II Owen had simply explained his tden-
tity Instead, he chose to carry on a pointed con-
versaton with the army officer and this led TO his
arrest, Hucn 10 the regret of the military author
ties when they discovered that he was com
IalSSIoRed a ofieer OF the marines, who had just
rlVed from the Asiauc Station. There has been
an inquiry into the case. and the War Department
press its regret to the Navy Debar{men{ and it
was hoped that this would end the matter. This
does not appear TO have satisfied Lieutenant Owen
and the case is once more before the War De-
partment.
ORDERS IsSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued
ARMY
First Lieutenant JAMES CARROLL. assistant surgeon
third a. annual meeting Amsricsn Puzzle Health Ass
First Lieutenant HAYWOOD s. HANSEIL.- assistant
surgeon, from PekEg Manila.
, ERMAKR n Sa1 M 6 ST 9c@
Captain CHARLES F GRAIN. 9th Infantry detailed
Psn o BGRT RGRTf 5 & shsFn2n nn illinois vice
Captain JOHN H HUGHES. 4th Infantry. TO Fort
found by retrtng incapacitated for active
vice on account of disability incident thereto retire
Following first nsutenants detailed for general sseFgtns
isTy eoTps, FofI soca5a; ana EicHARP Y
DENIM. 18th Infantry at Columbus Barracks.
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander A. W; DoDD. to San Francisco
assistant commandant Pacific naval district
Lieutenant Commander ". BRAUNERSRECTHER de
tached Navy Department: navy yard League Island
Lieutenant P FOLEY. detached the Nashville: TO the
Wabash
Lieutenant H. o. sT1cKNEY. to Naval Academy.
Pay Inspector w W Woodruff. retired detached duty
pay officer. yard. Portsmouth; continue ouleF
duties.
Paymaster NJ NJ RAMSAY to navy yard Portsmouth. as
officer
Cable dispatch from Rear Admiral C ], Train,
Asiatic station:
Manila. Aug % 1905
Lieutenant Commander c. W KLINE. detached the Ra-
leigh; home.
Lieutenant Commander I X SEYMOUR. from naval hos
pital. Yokohama. 10 the Raleigh
Captain W s HUGHES. retired, detached naval station.
Cavite. home
First Lieutenant F. c. MCCONNELL, detached Olongapo
station; to naval hospital Yokohama
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of naval vessels have been reported:
ARRIVED.
Aug 22-The Hartford al Newport and New-London.
The Pontiac a Yard. New-York; the Worden
New-London the Apache and the Plunser at
Oyster Bay; the Maryland at Providence
SAILED.
Aug 22-The Hartford Newport New-LondOn:
Castine Monte Crisu for Sanchez: the
Worden Newport for New-London; the Ia
coma Whitestone 10 cruise; the Apache and the
Punger from Navy Yard. New-York for Oyster
Bay