New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Iron TIE T-fhuns Bureau


RETIREMENT n NEXT GRADE.-The purpose
a. TIE House Military Committee 10 prevent promo
,ta, snd n. immediate retirement OF officers OF
high rank viii be realized by the clause moor
po-zfed n the annual Army bin by that COMMITTEES
The provision Is w0roed that the requirement
that no officer above the rank OF colonel shsll oe
retired "on his own application until he shAIl
serve n least year n such rank was eNloel1lS
intended by the committee 70 prevent innIseoiaNs
retirement OF officers OF the grades OF colonel o'e
adler general gnd major general who might &c Aa-
vsnced and who must serve al least one year IL
The higher grade OF course. the same rule apples
70 officers below the grade OF colonel who become me
sst-sa--s - ,~.-esss5 r,av II The intention
% the committee prevailed nov ~ NouIo oe ,, li,i
possible 70 promote General Soroin 20 ; ss
tenant general and II would have been iInppssoae
20 prolllos , - =. o-rs refine them as was the
case last week. The committee defeated rs owl %
snriicatiou This makes a limitation which can
s - H. avoided as officers need not apply for
-9-s---t mo -bez- viii srfu be eligible promo
ton and immediate retirement " fen ne claIse
cisna Of the retired list and is composition The
debate IS awaited with much interest 10y @4ii's
TELEPHONES FOR DEFENC- ,s-An the army
posts II the vicinity OF New--Yor VII WITHIN me
next three months be equipped With modern teie-
phone systems. with central station al each posi-
This work VIII be conducted under the ofncers OF
the army signal corps. who have been recent!
purchasing large quantity OF telephone material
including some two hundred instruments hese
VIII be distributed 70 the various posts unoer d
decision % the War Department pTec DING a tele
phonic outfit Cor al military staos l-lShea5o
The necessary equipment Of The garrison Ihey are
business, and Il WIN be pGrt OF The work OF the
signal corps 70 keep these systems Ia repair ana
extend them whenever II Is necessary.
SUPPLY SHIP TO BE sOLD-Rear Admiral J
= Coghlan. eo1nuandant OF the navy yard al
Brooklyn as The Tribune predicted, has now been .
Ia sell r1Trfai
the naval supply ship Culgoa. Preliminary 70 such
action he vii detail board 20 examine the
snip thoroughly and appraise he- value This VIII
which VII be transferred 10 me highest BIDDER.
of the ship
NAs9- Ssnsrs! A22LPEICs X GT-EELE. report 70
F--Et Llsu.enznis CHARLES r REYNOLDS. PAUL c
EIIGE F-E2EDEHLcK A Dale. WILLIAM IL
Ts5hi i srS e1s 70 ea5tzia "
r1rrt Lieutenant JOIIN : BILLY. assistant surFeoE
physically disqualified dudes Of assistant surgeon
70 tae se-rtce his rstirsuleuI IS announced
seoaa I4eutsnaut JOHN T. FULAlET2. 27th Infantry.
nefors tosrl ~ Columbus Barracks fer examination
Chaplain EDMrND P EAs-ERBRooK. artillery corps. 1
Firt. I1eu.sH4aat Edward H. De AR2oND. artillery /
co-7s. 70 iorh COMPANY coast ARTILLERY.
NAVY
k14- AdualrzI z. LONGNECEER detached mas yzr6.
League Island, home.
osSssan =. C. EAKEE- retired. TO navy yz-d. League
Csv-z,n C. p REFS u nav ~a-d. Pa-rzroutA-
C&5S4ln 2 TARSI. nav yzr1 Portsmouth,
curu11E1G -re Rhode Island.
C1ptAsa C. K CURTIS. retired detached nay yard. Nor
folk. korns
c@5sAln = z Roller retired. nay yard. Norfolk
z4sutsnanf Commander =. Il ROWEN from The Quincy
re Rhode Island
szreon E. r AARsTELL1EE. detached the Columbia /
hone sWEsr 0-oe-E
sgzx-o- :. E PAGE, detached Franklin; ne CO
EUEbA
MOVEMENTS OF NARSEIPS.-The following
Saovensnts OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Nav Department:
ARRIVED.
yee-az-y 12--hs Sioux Boston
x~srlE-y IS-Ths yRnzuoU, Juan; Porter the
Dupont tht o B-isn and the Blakeey. a. Key Wsscs
ne CsltG 81 sanchez
TshrnG-T 1.-The supply Honolulu
SAILED
rsn-z4-y -1-Ths Nero IRON Baltimore 51z--zza1no
x.hruz-y 1s--hs -ex-s. Florida The Arkansas
EEe Nevada IRON West,
West Guantanamo CsceOla-
1rom Key West search tlr wreck tne PEiucall.
Cris-i Sanchez. -1e Tacoma Genoa Ma
pies tle ArerluEa. Sanchez -0r Monte trlst.
Lie Oa--al. from C-utoE Hong