New-York tribune., 1906-11-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


NEW NAVAL ENGINEER OFFICERS-Tbe
Navy Department will in q week two designate
the Junior officers. probably eight or ten IN number,
who Will take up naval engineering as speciality
under the system OF making that duty the object
OF several years study and practical work under
trained officers OF the old engineering corps. For
year number of officers OF the line Of the Junior
grade have been engaged this work under
Commander p. c. Bryan They have heard lect-
ures in Washington, visited the various manufact-
uring plants. navy yards and private shipyards and
about TO go They have served as
assistants 70 the inspectors OF material and have
are in all respects competent take positions
trained engineers and will now obtain the pract-
Will then be detailed to engineering work perna-
perient Of training these efcers hes been e5
served with much interest in the service step
fronted with the fact Of possessing no Specialists
olcers can be SHARED for the second nace b!it an
EFFORT will be made to have as many as twelve de-
tailed for the purpose
MILITARY PRISON sCHOoL.-Reports received
from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth
Kan, indicate that the prisoners should be more
closely employed They may not work overtime,
and II IS not possible for the present to furnish all
OF them with employment IN the shops. The plant
has not been fully equipped In the time
something must be done keep the prisoners busy.
70 be conducted by the army chaplain duty at
such sohoo out Of existing funds Of the Var
Department "a and to conduct the school after the
that prison is not post does not interfere with
do3aked FOR duty there and it is proper, it is ex
planned, TO regard such an incident as carrying with
work prescribed by the regulations and the laws
WIRELESS FOR TORPEDO CRAFT-Ths wire
less teegraphy will be used board the torpedo
craft OF the navy TO limited extent, and the first
OF the boats of that class to receive the apparatus
will be the Whipple. one OF the destroyers which
Is fbe aRShi Of tha dino
Of the dotiIIa in home waters II is possible that
one Of the torpedo boats on on the Pacific Coast and
but the action Will be delayed until after the IN
Wireless on torpedo boats Will have its uses. Of
course, but there will be decided limit to the
carry tall masts and it is considered that one boat
equipped with the spp9FaJGs viii serve all the pur-
the navy yard at League Island.
ORDERS IssUED-Ths following orders have
been issued:
ooo8s5 ] paced
Den 2oth Infantry, announced.
Flrs: Loqssn&nt SIAFEiS;c&E ny & DEEMS IL artillery corp.
First tFG Lieutenant 1 E6wARD RODE lat InfaatTy Mcht
r saF 5Hasnan: VILLAIN a DNca% assistant Masas &
e233r s 70 P-9gt 9F Lieutenant CHARLES 4 FsTsR
P1so Ri suCfon s e6Tns M2 s a w II r. hqRs %
M Feng Gapsaa fos W s assistant 50 a
suTgeon who VII PI92seG 10 FSaF 61TS PoTteE
jones' assistant surgeons from San Franoisco TO
Resignation OF Second Lieutenant HAILY FOX. 7th In
iantry accepted
Franeiseo. alde.ds-SaFp on staft of Brgadier
General JOHN J. PERSHING-
Resignation Of First Lieutenant HAROLD f CLEAR
NAN. Philippine Scouts. accepted
NAVY.
Captain W z. H. SUTHERLAND. detached tn. Dixi.;
home wait orders
Commander NJ L. WOOD. TO command the Dixie
Paymssfer @ NJ. sTACKHOUSE detached ths Kentucky.
Pavnaster G. P DYER. detached the Missouri! home
psv7nsst.r Tsst - q sEIBEI.s. th- Kentucky.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELs-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
November 12-The Prairie at Santiago and Guantanamo;
tba Helena at Kiukiang the Paul Jones' a San
Francisco. the StrinCham, az Norfolk
SAILED.
>-,,s,,b.- 1n-The Na-ceIus. from Hampton for
,ioS. ,oThe Prairie. from Santiago for Guanta-
re Iebanou Lambert Point search tor
-eru re RlaAely from Annapolis for cruise. the
paUI iones from Mare Island for san Francisco.
Virginia, ths Colorado
NoVTd and the Pennsylvania from Singapore for