New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
ARMY And NAVY NEWS
fFrom The Tribune Bureau

washington. sep.eYnber *
FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE ToryRs-rn. War
Department authorities are impressed with tho
recommendation made by Major General Wood
that army officers have language leaves for the
purpose OF living for periods in foreign countries
on the way from the Philippines including
China and Russia. to the end that they may be-
come familiar with the languages of other coun-
tries 1t realized that ths is the best and quick
est way 20 acquire intimate knowledge of q
foreign language. and that army officers who were
permitted 10 enjoy such tour of duty would be
benefited measurablyr by the system; at the same
time II is pointed that such method of allow
ing officers to deay in their travels would take from
saw nothing OF the extra cost in the way of mile
age It is General Woods idea that officers should
Should come to know at first hand and by personal
og what c s being done II ib Other her services
officials would adopt IL II Il were possible TO
that army officers are doing altogether too much
running about anS ho53ob6ing hing Win vi foreigners It
taken by the people. who refuse to understand the
posed that by way Of reward TO the officer who
acquires a foreign language he be examined
ssve S TO he he's c espe to Tf To his ee on the s
The whole idea is regarded as an an excellent one,
It possible TO adopt it Just yet. # is said
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
Captain CHARLES G DIVER paynassr T fT0T caieago
70 New York City, relieving Cspte4n C1a<>AL~-S K
STANTON payTnaster
NAVY.
Bmsn SoR2 R62 g aashdd s dndiaaA sha Yankee. to tn.
Surgeon r NJ KENNEDY. detached the Missouri. TO
bureau Of medicine ana surgery, Navy Department
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. SEAMAN: detached navy
yard. Boston. the Prairie. -, -
Surgeon p F. MURPHY; detached navy
recruiting station. Omaha, TO the Georgia -
Surgeon J. r. DYKES: detached navy
yard. New York. 10 naval station. New Orleans
Assistant Surgeon p W. 6. DEAN. 10 navy yard New
Assistant Surgeon c C GREvE. to recruiting sta
ton. Omaha
Acting Assistant Surgeon W H BIocK detached naval
station, New Orleans 10 navy recruiting party NO =
Paynsster r. HATTON, to the Georgia
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs.-The following
movements OF naval vessels reported:
ARRIVED
september 2e-The at Newport: the Hannibal st
Lambert Point: the Yankee. at Portsmouth. n. IA;
the Minneapolis and the Newark at Havana; the
s,ptember 2s-The Wore4i1o at the Cincinnati. st
Kobe: the Glacie- al Port SD; the saturn AZ
Brsnsrton; the Dixie. at Monte Christi
SAILED.
September 22-The Lawton. from Guam FOR Midway the
Cleveland from for Cienfuegos; the Cncas,
from Newport for Provincetown; the Celtic from
Navy Yard New York, foT Havana; the princeton.
York. for Provincetown; the Poto2nlao'
ST. Pierre. FOR sydney, N 81 the Arelhuse'
from Bar Harbor. PTovfncstown; the Wolverine
sa-e,Dbe- a3e Columbia from Colon for CsrtaEena;
the west Virginia Pennsylvania, from Gibra-
tsr for NapIes: the Maryland the Colorado. from
Francisco; the Saturn from Blaine for BreI-
erton: the Maine. the Missouri. the Kentuc5y the
from Harbor for Provincetown;
Wisconsin detached Asiatic feet