New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

SAILORS TARGET COMPETITION. - Small
arms firing will be resumed by the navy as soon :
the ships of the Atlantic fleet Pacific fleet and
Asiatic fleet able 10 assemble mt the places
where such work may be conducted safely. For
the vessels in home waters this work will be done
at Guantanamo, where the government has recently
expended $4,000 for improved facilities. such as
shelter for the and telephone communication
between the firing butts and the other points of
the station. The improvements make this range
tho best of it's kind in the world. The target prac-
tice with small will begin there about the
middle of January, and Will be speedily completed
since there are accommodations for a large number
of to fire at one time. President Roosevelt
is anxious to encourage the men in craftsmanship
and to this end II is purposed TO offer cup
for competition In each of the three fleets the
winner be the ship having the rifle team MAKING
the best score in the seasons firing. The fring for
the ships in home waters will be held hereafter at
Guantanamo. far the small arms work Is con
cerned and in all probability the presence OF the
ships in that direction will also determine the oca-
ton Of the firing with heavy guns The efforts & to
have heavy gun fire nearer homo Will avalI notn-
Slips at or near Guantanamo. Where there are OPP
pcrtunties for giving the men liberty ana I aIoro o.
baseball. without the question Of breaking the sab
bath
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
tiona Guard Of washington. to garrison school, Van
nsa
Captains WILLIAM SCOTT ls' csyolry and DAVID
chief Philippine COnstabulary to their respective reg
Captain W1IAM RIVERS a;s Cavalry detailed
NAVY.
RsaF admiral F W D1cK1Ns retired placed on retired
commandor J. F. PARKER. detached from the LAwtOn
to command the Buffalo; -ro,, ,....,., s.-. =, .
Minneapolis home walt orders
Lieutenant Comnsnder w V. PRATT. detached
Lieutenant Commander J. c. LEONARD. Lieutenant w
the Lawton. to he Buffalo. = r,o,,,,
IAsutenants r. UNCOMMON, A G. HOWE and D E.
THELEEN detached from the Minneapolis home.
IAsutenant D. g KELBEUs. detached from Newark.
to the Kansas ,,-cor,, ", u prnn1r and VI, ~
JEFFERs. detached from the Newark to the Naval
LAeutenant A A. PRATT. from the Naval Hospital.
Boston 70 the Pes M1nes ,..,o,.1 tr, -. IA.
Moines, homo. wait orders.
Assistan. Engineer R. E, CARNEY. retired to Naval
Ensigns F; H. sADIER and A. T. BR1sBIN. detached
NashiS. tSs the minneapolis
Mid:6iRmsn A. SHARP; n. and L; NJ ATKINs de-
Medical Inspector J. c. BYRNEs. Commissioned to
Assistant Engineer. B. H. WARREN retired; died at
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
October 25-Ths Dixie Juan.
october 26-The Hannibal Norfolk; ths Marietta the
Paducah and the Don Juan de Austria at Sanchez
the Leonidas Key West
October 2I-The Alexander Cavite: the Newark az
Tompkinsville.
SAILED
October 2sThe Dixie from San Juan for Monte Christi
via Culebra; the Columbia from New York for Fa--
vana the Mohawk from Norfolk for Annapolis: the
Hannibal from Lambert Point for Norfolk the Ken
lucky from Provincetown for Tompkinsville.
Puget Sound