New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau. I

Washington. August ID.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE oFFICER-The next
chief Of the military information division OF the
War Department viii be q fun hedged colonel. in
stead OF major. lie viii be Colonel r. d. Potts
the well known artillery officer. who has lately been
on duty as commandant OF the artillery school at
Fort Monroe. lie succeeds Major ". d. Beach, who
has been in charge the office three or four years
This change is necessary by virtue Of the fact
nat n Saj1s BeSce now lsaves the genera h saR b %
considered that the Importance Of the division en-
way justihes the designation OF a high ranking
officer although that branch Of the general stait
taetfrl % as well as an Industrious officer. and in
DAMAGE TO THE II4LINOIs.-The Navy De-
paTtment has been Informed that the estimate OF
the damage done 10 the battleship Illinois in the
recent collision with the Alabama amounts 10 So.
CO., While the Illinois cannot be completely re-
paired in time for The Presidents review. she viii
later.
GREAT MILITARY HOSPITAL-The war De-
partment is preparing 20 build near Washington on
BrishtwOod Road. within the district limits. large
army general hospital. which will be the best
equipped institution OF IT'S kind in the world. For
months the army surgeons have been engaged IN
looking up literature the subject and inspecting
hospitals in all parts OF the country They have
also obtained much information from abroad Ihe
best ideas which prevail anywhere will be used IN
the hopsital which VIII cost Atsle less tnSn e1
fsted men from ali parts OF the country and the
F5co9i tTeatnent There is general hospital now
az Washington Barracks, but X Is not w 20 u4.e emu
is not large enough 70 meet all the ueil"D0S o." A.
THE RHODE ISLAND ACCEPTED-The re-
port Of the board OF officers on the final trial Trip
of the battleship Rhode Island has been received
az the Navy Department Under II the shlp mas
been accepted but some minor changes in the
engines will be made by the eontGacIoIS, me se"
eral condition OF the ship was comihehoeu'
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Major CHESTER HARDING corps Of 99gIf 81 fS% Sou
bia. Washington Barracks. Engineer schoo''
Major ERASMUS NJ WEAVER general stan. from head
quarteTs AtiaHIie Division to Office of chief OF ar
Of eonst4uction work at Fort Niagara
Captain LLEwELLYN W. OLIVER 18th Cavalry 20
First Lieutenant BATES TUCKER. to 11th Infantry.
First g s wH5AM HI51s4 g Ii to ss5 coas,
Gtfi; srtiliers 5''' --'' ''''',.,' - ,.,.'' =
Captain w H. REEpER navy yard. New York as
| Commander W. p WHITE naval training station
Lieutenant E WOODS detached the Franklin; 70 COM
1ieuteman, A. BUCHANAN detached Naval Academy: TO
Ensign PoEEET detached The MeEy,a@S s, ID Scs 30 the
Chicago as aid to commander In ehief oi F~cIic
Ndshipman l. c sHUrE detached the Virginia; to
washington
Midshipman z L. M'sHEEHY. detached the Washington
West Virginia
Passed Assistant Paymaster p j. WILLETT and First
Lieutenant b a. LEWIS L. s. 81 g, commissioned
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
August l4-The Dolphin Vineyard Haven; the Boston
Princeton and the Preble at Brernerto tne 11is
the Nevada at Newport News; the
PenacOOk at Guantanamo
August 15-The 18ainbridse and the Barry Che-FOo
SAILED
August 1.-THE Dolphin Portland for Vineyard
Haven: the Boston the Princeton and te Pre6ie from
Bremerton; the Cleveland from newport
New the ArethuSa from League Island foT
Hampton Roads: Dixie Sanchez for Monte
| Crstt.
| August l5-The Lawton from Cavite for Hong Kong.
The St. Louis delivered 70 government yesterday
yard. League Island