New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Washington. August 9.

Washington, August g.
From me Tribune Bureau
ARMY MUST OBEY EIGHT-HOUR LAW.-The
following Instructions have been sent to army
gineers in charge of river and harbor work and
other projects under the War Department. the
communication being signed by the chief Of engi-
neers:
that 'ft is the duty of the officers of the War De-
are performed under their supervision. and for the
performance of which they are responsible, to use
law and especially the federal law. by contractors
for the work which under their supervision.
1o hermit c0T1nIance i'm accordance with instruc-
tons received in connection with the above decision
earliest date practicabe all in which. to the
knowledge of such officer or his assistants Ia
borers and mechanics ennpioyed Dy any con-
tractor or sub-contractOr upon any public works
Years We rs been required to work more than eight
hours a day and in any such cases under what
mating This report officers will furnish such avail
abia detss as viii permit proper consideration
ape n oea s bv the Department Of Justice Atten-
ton is called 10 fact that the emergency pro-
vision the law is considered 70 cover any extra
ordinary emergency which cannot be foreseen such
as might be necessary for saving NE or property
CT the United States. ana not cases Whlch depend
for their emergency solely upon economical meth
There win arise numerous cases in which doubt
will be felt whether the work OF contractor or
s,ib- contractor has been will be a work which
is properly be classed as coming under the re,
strction as 10 Work n,6c Works Of the tinted
States: but in all cases Of doubt the facts will be
1feq ~ decision being given by higher authority
II the preparation Of full report upon TINS sub,
submit the cases from time to time as the facts
collected.
MACARTHUR RELIEVES GREELY. = Orders
we're issued by the War Department to-day assign
ing Major General Arthur Macarthur, in addition
to his present duties, to temporary command OF
the Department Of the Columbia, with headquar-
tiers at vancouver Barracks. Washington relieving
Major General Adolphus W. Greedy from tempo
rary command of that department. General Greedy
has been assigned to the command of the Northern
Division, with headquarters at St Louis
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Major JOHN STAFFORD goth Infantry. upon his own
application after than thirty years service.
First 14eutenant. ALERED HAsBRoUcK; j., artillery
corps. from sea Company TO unassigned list
Cantsin Charles B. DRAKE, 14th Cavalry. to Fort
Socum recruiting depot.
Captain CLYDE FoRD assistant vo1' surgeon from
CAPTAIN WILLIAM F. LEWIS. assistant surgeon. to
washington for examination for promotion.
First eorp charge work at
Rodman, relieving Captain George L Goodale,
SECOND Lieutenant ROY F. wAR1NG. from Sd to 18th
cavalry
First Lieutenant LESLIE 4 CHAPMAN LIST Cavalry.
detailed professor Of itaFy sotsRee ard tactics
! NAVY.
P COLVOCOAESSES, deLached command
Of the Newark; to command midshiPmen at Naval
Academy.
P ana sps eabag A E: Ras saoh
| Lieutenant J. NJ. REEVES to Naval Academy
: Lieutenant J R. COMBS, detached Bureau OF Ord
nance: washington
Lieutenant F. H. BRUMBY. to command the whipple.
Assistant Paymastsr H. L. BEACH TO Navy Pay on
- Gers School for course OF instruction
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The following
| movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Auouat s-The wilkes and Stockton. Annapolis;
i - the Illlsos a. navy yard, New York the Chicago
the BOSTON the Princeton. the Prebe and the Paul
Jones a. Seattle. the Rhode Island. at Tompkins-
VILE the Newark ct Newport
SAILED.
/ August s-The Illinois, Newport for navy yard
/ New York; the Chicago the Boston the Princeton
the PPeble and the Paul Jones. from Victoria for
seattle; the Newark from Bradford for Newport
the PenAcool1, from Guantanamo for Santiago. the
Dixie from Monte Crfsti for Sanchez; the Scorpion
from Monte cristl for Turks Island; the Maine
the Missouri the Kentucky, the AehFsaE1e, the
Alabama. the Indiana aae the Iowa. from Newport
Iro.