New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
tFrom Tie T.tbuns Bur.au.I

tFrom Tie Ttbuns Bur.auI
THE ,,-, Washington Aprfi q
Ire LATEST BATTLESHIPs- t,
.e VINO may construct the 1905 battIesbIrs 80
o,ro,,o- To-Day from the Navy Department This
Iv das,.as the chief characteristics of the new
- oesisned ships Of 1900 tons disnIacsroar. ~.
seheral description of which has hao -. ~
$50 uispatches The most notable 6snor+,,
- ~ uSUal design 10 in the chance given ht7
80, - submit designs for turbine insteaA ~ +ba
| Iahan. Aprocating engines The circular q.
eHeu eonhdential." the first adon,fo- - 49,
Term by a Secretary In connsctior - % ms
. Ol oy the Navy Department Tba ,o,,o,
1 S ~ e' reciprocal, and is evidently borrovva5
| 49,. .,h' ofieish' who have maintained the grsat-
| Ill. 80 concerning the Dreadnought Pract,-
@ Any nothing Is known in regard 20 .r r-I.,,
t''ooo ton ship except It's size ana bat+s- =. =,
| .eueo that the details concerning tn. Americas
slIps shan be similarly guarded hitherto IN. ct
/ s nave been distributed to whomsoevsr chosA
-, iol tnem They contain nothing but the gen.
etal description. and do not embrace IN. rIo,s
which have always been regarded as conadsr+,ai
naTae Thers is difference OF opinion among
impost3g ss1ac resarding the wisdom and value Of
costs otbsrs Necessary and ought be done at ali
STlated sor to invite curiosity and create demend ea
stance Of i.s o1Laation more than the circum-
that the Navy Department viii relieve tbe Snc
nrsssrt ~ rs cohndential character but for the
@ preSel. It VIII De guarded as government sAc-at
ad4snr rs. have been sent intending bidders
|
| Utility OF MACHINE GUNS-Ths r,,,,tarr,
| -. ~ ulVlsion mas been accommodating much
| I'oeins machine guns. and has prepared a
Hehera stan bulletin in the form OF 2Oo-page
pahphlet on the subject dealing with the taet,caI
use OF such ordinance. The material co1sis+s Co.
| the most part OF translations. made by army Off
GERS. OF foreign comment. to which has oeen adsad
| information received from military attaches who
| accompanied the Russian and Japanese armias IN
| s. tO
SLAMS have lost confidence in the machine gun nrob-
| ably largely for the reason that they sacrificed
| eight pieces at the Yalu while the Japanese came
into ante b high apPTeciaton Of the weapon for the dam
esPecalIy at the battle OF Nanshan Hill.
creased the military favor for that ordnance, NOT
ey Sc, on a. account OF the physical but for the moral
| IDENTIFY coming 70 be regarded by the tactical ex-
battles 81 '''aH' iA0'0F IN the winning OF
ARMY NEEDS MACHETEs.-Ths rnachete,
| which was implement Of the Spanish troops in
| Cuba and the Philippines, appears destined TO be
| adopted more generally by our own troops. Some
five thousand OF these huge knives have been Is
| sued TO troops in the Philippines, by whom they
are to be used in cutting paths through the thick
| underbrush, rather than weapons They have
become indispensable in that capacity, and It has
now been decided. the recommendation OF the
General Staff OF the army. TO extend the machete to
field artillery troops at home and add that nipple.
artilieryrnen in the field. The machete in such in
tached to the belt. The maehete is considered OF
special value to members Of the mountain bat
all Of them destined sooner or later for duty IN the
| Philippines
| HOW SECRETS" GET oUT.-Members OF the
| naval general board and OF the army and navy
| board much surprised. If not shocked. TO dis
cover that one OF their confidential communications
has become the subject OF a Congressional docu-
| ment Reports were recently made in regard to the
| projected defences of the distant Midway Islands.
| A marine officer sent to the place to make
survey and to formulate plan Of fertilization the
details Of which were TO be guarded as a secret
governme4taI PLAN eondt1n attafhings 10 og1er 1tb
surprise that the naval general board dlscovered
that this report in complete detail even down 10 the
produced as House of Representatives document
| Foreigners and others who wish to know what this
| defence, so far as the Midway Islands are con
cerned viii have no trouble in getting what they
wish TO know.
STOVES WITH sUBsIsTENCE-A radical
| change has been made by Secretary Taft in his
| approval of the recommendations OF the General
| Staff that the commissary general OF the army
hereafter purchase bake ovens, field ranges. field
| bread ovens camp kettles and pans. which
have been for years bought under contract by the
quartermaster general. The latter official proposed
the transfer of authority. but the commlssary gen
er pointed o1t 6l 10 td tb b srtias thT cb
used in the preparation of food, just as IL now
|
less delay in acquiring these ranges and utensils.
| and Secretary Taft decided that Il was in in
terest of a busnesslike administration 10 have the
subsistence Officers buy the ranges and ovens which
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued
Nra,or ApEIBERr CRONKHITE artillery corps to gen
! eraI depot. Qua-termaster's Department. New York
| city.
Major PETER r. BGAN. surgeon having been found by
OF disability incident thereto. his retirement
| announced
Commander EDWARD LLOYD Jr.. to navy yard. League
Island
Lieutenant Commander P W. HoURIGAN, detached the
| Constellation: to the New Jersey, at Quincy.
lieutenant Commander II, A. WILEY. detached Naval
Academy; the Constellation
Lieutenant " c. ELLIS. TO inspection duty PhIa
| delphia
Srasbipman l. 6 BORDER. detached the Alabams
| Chaplain r. w REANETY. continue present duties
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-Ths following
| movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
A,, 7ra Iebanon at Lambert Point: the Severn and
the Hercules Annapolis: the Nevada az Fessco.a
the Texas ST Joseph's Bay the IAeonA- a IA-
bTataT. .-rD
| N Nevada from Josephs Bay for Pensacola tns
Ln0as from Monte for Turks Island; the Choo
| from for Norfoiki the baIIhiNrS
from Cavite for sydney
The OLYMPIA placed Of commission yesterday navy
yard. Norfolk
| ,ro <ur7r ar ON TPOREP