Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Interment of Remains of John
Paul Jones.

Secretary Bonaparte, Gov. Warfield Of
Maryland, Admiral Sands, superintendent
OF the Naval Academy, and Gen. Horace
Porter, late ambassador to France. will
meet at the home of Admiral Sands in
Annapolis tomorrow afternoon to make
final arrangements for the permanent inter-
ment of the remains of John Paul Jones and
the ceremonies connected Herewith
President Roosevelt through the Secre-
tary of the Navy. requested Gov. Warfeld
to cooperate with the Ger gentlemen
named in making the arrangements and
outlining the program for the occasion.
During their stay in Annapolis, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Bonaparte will be the guests
of Admiral and Mrs Sands. and they will
attend tomorrow night dinner given in
their honor by Gov. and Mrs. Warfield.
Gen. Porter will be the guest of Gov.
Warfield while in Annapolis.
Dropped as Deserter.
First Lieut.. Arthur II. Freshwater, 10Th
Infantry, has been dropped from the rolls
of the army, by direction of the President
for desertion, under section 1929 Revised
Statutes. having peen absent without leave
three months. Lieut.. Freshwater disap-
peared from his station at Fort Bliss, Tex.
after charges had been preferred against
him for embeZzlement and other financial
Irregularities and it appears that he went
into Mexico. The law cited provides for
the dropping, for desertion, of any off,
Ger who shall be absent without leave
three months. Lieut.. Freshwater served as
an enlisted man in the 9th Cavalry from
May, 1898, to August 1900, when appointed
second lieutenant, 18th Infantry. He was
promoted to be first lieutenant, 10Th In
fantry, September %. 1903.
Reduction of Navy Yard Forces.
Reports which have been received at the
Navy Department from the navy yards af
fected by recent orders reducing the forces
in consequence of the failure of Congress
to provide a deficiency appropriation, show
that serious difficulties will be encountered
In the maintenance of the efficiency of the
yards From Pensacola 1t is reported that
In addition to the inconvenience which will
be experienced, there will be great dim
Guilty in taking reasonable precautions
against an outbreak of yellow fever dur
ing the coming season 1t is reported from
the Puget Sound yard at Bremerton that 1t
will be simply impossible to maintain
the efficiency of the yard 1t is pointed
out that 1t will cost more to operate the
electric plant alone at that place than the
sum available for the entire station. From
New York it is reported that it will cripple
the service, and from League Island that 1t
will be at the expense OF the welfare or
the yarO, ana at the ldlteT stdtiUl IL -
stated that the lack of proper sanitation
will be menace to health.
Army Medical School.
The present term of instruction at the
army medical school in this city viii end in
May, by which time there will De an ex-
animation of seventeen contract surgeons
with view to determining their fitness for
commissions in the medical department.
In the class this year there Is only one
volunteer surgeon, a representative of the
Michigan National Guaro. Ihis lack of
volunteer surgeons at the army medical
school as compared with the number of
student officers in last years class is at
tributed to the requirement OF an exam
nation before the volunteer surgeons are
admitted to the school The medical au-
thorities consider that this is an important
IND wise provision in all respects.
Issue of New Small Arms.
Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance. is prepar-
ing to issue the new type of rifle to the
army next month About 100000 of the
rifles have been practically completed and
all the troops in the United States will
have them, according to present plans. by
May /. The annual target practice Will
b had with the. new ride. except IN the