New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Iron The Tribune Bureau-l

Washington. September 81.
ARTILLERY TO BE ATTRACTIVE~-rhs aytfi-
Iery corps is IN such serious straits regarding the
lack OF recruits and the failure of enlisted men TO
re-enter the service that II has been found neces
sary to resort special means of encouraging en-
Hstmsnt and re-enlistment. The former will be at
tempted by means OF having IN the field three ON
GERS OF the artillery corps who will devote them-
selves to seeking recruits at the various stations
campaign will be carried for the purpose OF
inducing young men in tho country to enlist In the
corps by showing them the advantages OF service
in that branch. IL being held that the technical
training IN the management and operation OF cleo
trical machinery is of benefit IN fact, # is this
situation which enables artillsrymen TO leave the
service at the end of their terms Of enlistment and
go out and get good places which ray better than
the government pays it's enlisted men OF the arti-
lery corps. The attempt to keep soldiers will be
made by periodical changes in the station OF coast
batteries. which will afford the change Of climate
enlisted men. It may make them more contented.
at Northern stations will be sent south. Wnl1s as
many companies on duty at Southern posts VIII Pc
proposed 10 concentrate artillery companies at large
sarrsons and get rid Of {ns ks al seS pas
few men to look after the property. Among ne
and 18th Captains R. E WyIlis and George Blake
", now at Fort Adams Rhode Island; the "a Cap
s and, and the sGth Captain T E Mrrphy' at
Fort Schuyler. New York
CoALIIo SHIPS AT sEA--The naval author
tiles hope there will be American system Of
coalng at sea offered for trial In connection OF
comparison with the British device, which IS 20
be installed on board the collier Abarenda at the
navy yard at Brooklyn It is realized that the
next step in increasing the mobility OF the neet
and IN adding to the radius Of action without loss
of time for recoaling, must come by the adoption
Of some means of obtaining fuel at sea. Ships at
a distance from the coaling stations IN time OF war
must be maintained with the least expenditure OF
time in replenishng the exhausted bunker Srpg n
The Golfers, for which the contracts LOT ma
terial are shortly TO be awarded WI nave ISG
anism for doing this sort OF work II 3S5 has
satisfactory can be found The Britlsn lIetlo1 Ls
to the government for stated period 1t is de-
sired. of course, to give preference 70 an Anerch
the time the golfers are ready for the installation
AZ present fbspe is onIT one American method
similar to the British system Tnich Is
as possessing the desired quahtles-
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Unassigned list to s7th Company. coast artillery.
First Lieutenant SAMUEL NORRIS assistant surgeon
from Fort Schuyler TO tho transport sumner
Contract Surgeon DAVID D. HOGAN. Fort Jay. 20 Fort
Schuyler
Captain HUGH LA E. APPLEwHrTR artillery corps to
general recruiting service. Denver reievns
CONWAY H ARNOLD; Jr. artillery corps who vii
NAVY.
lieutenant D. P. MAN11x. to The Brooklyn.
poPt s0 ooan9r IN chief Of me Atlantic .s
N1dshipuan p P R NELSON. detached from ths
Washington. 70 the naval hospital. philadelphia
MIdshipnan ". c. ULRICH the naval hospital New
York.
Surgeon A. NJ MOORE. retired. to the recruiting
station, Memphis.
Surgeon J. E PAGE, the naval hospital. Norfolk
Passed Assistant Surgeon H NJ. rOLFREE. detached
the naval hospital, Norfolk 70 the Connecticut
Assistant Surgeon z. C. TAYLOR, detached from ths
Hancock. TO the naval hospital New York
| Assistant 6urgeon ". H RENNIE. detached from me
Lancaster. TO the naval hospital Pensacola
| Passed Assistant PayTnaSter A. HOvEY-KINGh de-
tached from the navy yard. Portsmouth; to the
| MOVEMENTS OF VEsSELS.-Ths following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
| September 22-Ths New Jersey. Havana
September 2s-Ths Mayfower at Oyster Bay; the West
Virginia and the Pennsylvanta, at Naplesl the
Colorado and the Maryland, az Palermos the
Preole, at Mare Island; ths Paul Jones, at Santa
Barbara; the Chicago, az san Francisco; the stsr-
the Sylph. at Hampton Roads; the Rocket. at
washington; the Potomac, at Bay Of Islands
SAILED
| September 24-Ihe Columbia. from Cartsgens for
Pfney Point
September 2s-The Glacier Port Said for Janaf
the Hannibal, from Lambert Point Havana;
the wilkes the Blakeley, the De Long the Stock
ton and the Rodgers from Newport for Province
town. the Qutros. from Che-Foo for Shanghai
| September 27-Ths Iris. from Che-Foo for Annoy.
The Prairie placed in full commission yesterday at
navy yard Boston
The Brooklyn. IN at League Island ordsred
IN full commission