New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
frqua N. 7r,sune Bur,au.I

Washington, July q.
TuRRETs TURNED TOO QUICKLY.-Recent
'ssset practice of naval vessels has demonstrated
tie necessity OF providing whereby the mini
u-r,n snscd or turning OF gun turrets may be re-
drced that the guns may be made 20 follow the
object which they fred while the vessel
. sieaming at various rates OF speed. The Navy
Department having in view the elimination OF this
defect. has ordered tho turrefs OF the battleshp
3faine 20 be equipped with auxiliary turning motors
that the speed OF training will be reduced TO
orc quarter degree a minute n this installation
proves satisfactory on the Maine similar equip
rasnt VIII be supplied 20 other battleships, the
minimum speed oe whose turrets IS too great
New ships being constructed are also beirg sup
olpasle oe training the tnrrets at the desired mini
Soia-se. SarvisnS Sss pennsyivsnis before nro
ca-alas to the Astafic station. will be supplied
tAs niniphum speed OF turning will Be reduced TO
ons esgee rsiaute n order TO attain this result
sy>>c OF fSa14nG one-fouTth.
no DoUBLsz EXTRA PAY.-Acconsing 10 a de-
c.tion reached as the War Department this week
enlisted Of the army serving at Camp Nc
Kinsey scnoiEiu. who performed extra duty for
dutv psy soS maj month. Under existing law no
extra duty pay can be given enlisted men receiving
such men receive ne 20 per cent increase. they
win not be paid for the extra duty performed.
NAvYs CHAIN CABLEs-Bar iron TO the
amount Of 1000 will be required this year. as
IA previous years. for the manufacture Of chain
cables for the navy. For several years the con-
tract has gone 20 one bidder. the Monongahela
company last year the contract was made at the
rate Of Ss cents POI popne&: g. an aggregaIe OF SS 90
saiphar s1iS Hrs''i'''''''''' e4'' - -" y
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
First EAsutsnants HUGH B MYERS; sth &c, GsyairZ;
FEcHET 9th Cavalry: ALEXANDER H, DAVID
eoS 9 ron aT6i 0Ti f6S KsosS BToDer ststionS
rAsssRant s =, C. SoG9s 99s S RF KNGsBuRX from the
1Asutenant colonel EDWARD J. McI.ERNAND. from
the Let 70 the sth Cavalry. 40 the Philippines.
% " .sd Fl % militia SO g 6o Rfan: sa as
Captain ARTHUR ". CHASE artillery corps to the Of
hes OF the chief Of stan. washington
NAVY.
"A Vsa4 cofieEea Newport o.
lieutenant G " FoRa1AN detached the Hopkins;
lieutenant W ?. SCOTT. to the Missouri.
Ensign W. R; VAN AUKEN. detached from the Yankee
sliashipnan " RAeeAIEE astschs. from the RennsyI-
Passed Assistant Surgeon A J. GFGER, detached from
the Brooklyn hons. wait orders
BY cable from Rear Admiral C. J. Train, COM
rnander chief Of the Asiatic fleet Che-foo. July
q:
Surgeon D. " CARPENTER, TO the Raleigh.
suFs5Sa e6ngSpo az NiNDi'EDsi'e1iN 70 nav" station
Ensign l. z. BASS. detached from the valobos. the
Afidshipman n, F. DRAE0rEI. detached from the wis
eonsin 10 The Vilalobos.
MARINE CORPS.
s' s.s % sgS he 59NAs sEHs ssss Hssss H:ss
First Lieutenant JOHN W. BIpcLAsKEY TO Oakland IN
charge Of recruiting, District OF California
Major CON NJ PERKINS, from the navy yard. Boston,
the marine barracks Norfolk.
Major WILLIAM G DAWSON. assistant Dayrnaster 20
the headquarters ONCE. Washington.
MOVEMENTS OF vESsELS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
July 2s-The a Newport: the Nero az Newport
News; the Preble ~ BreTneFton; the Don Juan de
Austria at Eamana.
SAILED.
July 28-The sEayhOwer Afacoris Sanchez; the
Kentucky, Boston for Rockport; the Dixie from
SantO Domingo city for san Juan