New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-20
ARMY AND NAVY. NEWS.
rFrorn The Tribune Bureau

/ rFrorn The Tribune Bureau
washington, January Ii
-,1r7 rr-oNoNy FOR NAvY.-Ths indications
are all in favor of the further reduction OF ~.
naval estimates In the House Naval Conni1l.oe
| in It's revision OF the departmental recommends
lions used as the basis for the annual naval sp-
nronr.stion act It was hoped by those in charks
of public works at navy yards and stauens ,liA
Congress would be moro liberal this year liA4
usual Last year the appropriation Tor naval ~
Improvement such as the equipment Of MAYA fSd
pair plants was $4,000 ms Is nns,ntaned that
with the increase in the navy and the larger U
of Y bars s ThGa B adequate provision
for improvements Of the yards ships fd present
the @ ehis as Of and Docks
four successive days, and he win appear again on
Monday. It evident during the hearings that
turn the bureau estimates for yard IMPROVEMENTS
nnd an T 43t q tSsy nd their
materially reduced.
CARE FOR SOLDIERS sToMACHs-The Gem
mssary General Of the army General E q. Sharpe,
has decided establish two additional schools for
bakers and cooks. One Of these Will be at Jener-
son Barracks Missouri. and the other at the Pre-
sidio. at San Francisco. So much success mas foi-
lowed the operation Of similar schools at Fort Riley,
Kansas. attended by the enlisted men and by COM
pany commanders. that General Sharpe realizes
that the increased facilities Of instruction IN cook
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cided advantage to the army. He is firm believer
! in the influence upon the military efficiency OF
proper preparation OF food for soldiers in the field
Hitherto little attention has been paid 10 the
subject and 1t is thought that familiarity with such
cooking and baking. well as on the part Of the
troops viii be quite as important in its way as any
other training for military duty General Sharpe
prizes which will be given to those who make the
At the end Of each term the will be examined
practically and md, theoretically and those who stand
mat that s year YOU'D furnish IL. the So1pensa-
straton Of skill In this direction
NAVY YARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. interest
attaches to the destination of the Olympia, which
Is the flagship Of Rear Admiral Bradford That
officer Is DESTROYS CT bringing the ship 20 the New
York Navy Yard when It shall come home. The
vessel will probably arrive at home port within
the next week. and viii be extensively overhauled
and repaired The vessel will be placed out Of
commission. being succeeded flagship OF the
squadron in Dominican waters by the Minneapolis,
according to present plans Much work is to be
done on board the Olympia, and it is expected. &C;
Bradford, that the vessel win be laid up navy
I foF 9 81 tine the yard m Bst st
S 9bs H s Of BE aRP5oysd
parties advisers, however. believe the ship should
nendation was originally based on the fact that
3Dia you'd Be kept In IN F. and that
Rs e. s sB5 Of the IL f5 not e
is to be placed out Of commission this objection
may be removed
ARMY QUARTERS INADEQUATE-General r.
s. Dodge, paymaster general Of the army. Is
anxious to have the approval OF Congress for mis-
application for increasing the Communication OF quar-
tiers. He purposes to give second lieutenant one
room with additional room for each successive
grade This will have the effect Of allowing the
lieutenant general $40 month This allowance
erprii n nA701
where it is found impossible to obtain quarters
within the allowance authorized. In the case of
General Chafee, for instance, he has been paying
SIS month In addition his authorized commute
ago before the city rentals had reached their pres
ent proportions. and General Dodge has been agi-
He rst Introduced the subject 1901, when he was
s.+5 = ;S:5. 81.
ORDERS IssUED-Tns following orders hsys
been issued:
B1rrt Lieutenant WILLIAM e MoNCRIEF, knistan.
geon from Ban Francisco 70 Fort MoPhssso1-
Captain WILLIAM D. DAVIS 18th Infantry. TO Hot
Captain PHILIP WALKER nth infantry. from Wash
ington Barracks to Governors Island
First Lieutenant WINSTON PITCHER 9Th Cavalry. hav
ing been found By retiring Dossd pSsPao,tasd for
his retirement : announced.
s''G sy I1 to aos sp sUH '" ROBERTSON l' Cav
board at Preside OF San Francisco examination Tor
promotion
NAVY.
Eusgn c z. LATDRAM, to
CIVIL Enstnesr F. t ca CHAM! dstaahsd N.v De-
By cable from Rear Admiral G. J. Train,
Asiatic feet Manila January 49,
Medical r G. BEyER detached ths Wisconsin,
to the Ohio.
Surgeon .s@.e BARBER detached tbs ohi' to the WIS.,
Surgeon j. c. THOMPSON astaohsa thu IAwsoni to the
Cincinnati.
Surgeon w H BUCEER, detached the C1nannst1I
Lawton
lieutenant J G. CHURCH detached MIaaoro; TO tns
Oregon
Ensgns c. W EARLY and J. p LANNoN. detached the
Raleigh: to the Oregon.
Midshipman ]. w. HAYWARD. detached AIlndoro;
Pampansa-
Midshipmen P b coFFEY and Il c. oBERLLN. de-
tsched the Oregon; to the Raleigh.
MARINE CORPS
Captain IiEoF M HARDING, detached barracks
naval training station Francisco command
barracks. Sitka-
CAPTAIN Carl. GAMBORG-ANDRESEN, detached marine
barracks Ska charge recruiting district Chicago
First Lieutenant CLARENCE s. OWEN detached marine
barracks. navy yard, League leland command
marine guard, the Lancaster.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM Il CLIFFORD, detached the Ian
caster command detachment Of marines, duty
in Philippines
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELS-The following |