New-York tribune., 1906-12-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau J

Washington. December 10.
GENERAL STAFF UNSENTIMENTAI--Ma
ing oy song will be exacted Of infantrymen
Suggestions have been made the War Depart
Inent OF the advisability of having the sing
s1asS naTch N. Inns Is done IN some OF the foreign
have martial mus c. but the next best thing many
means = ns m aep 1ha gstance Ts rs T6o
PepsrtT Pr0poslon has recently been made TO the War
e6I se66Eeodry or War has obtained a report on the
that such instruction is not Of sf1cent importancs
ss 70 De & added to The regular work of the soldier
something more essential 10 his occupation.
EVERYTHING COSTS MORE-The Navy De-
partnent finds that the increase in the cost Of
labor and material OF every kind in all lines naust
result IN revision OF all the estimates which
Tsss sas amaze IS & OF or ago t for public & works
os ne ~ higher rate rate Of wages and the
obtain all the material which It thought could
o 0e PgTchased chased with aTaila6le funds An INSTANCE
recently opened for some six-inch gun carriages
600 It was tho9gh hat @ f 5creas te IN man os SV
labor and material would probably bring the cost
Of these carriages UP. 10 $4,000, bur It is now
found that they cannot be obtained for much less
tennis nav be rasa ~ vi a mean '45G @ WnaTeLeT al
for military and naval material. there is a good
that direction
CAUTIOUS ABOUT FLIGHT.-The War De-
partulent is not inclined take up with serious
ness and enthusiasm encouragement the prob
lem Of aerial navigation. and the army board Of
ordnance and fertilization, to which all such
propositions submitted. has so far refrained
from going on record with defnite1ess
corning the qualities which must be possessed by
so-called flying machines before such devices are
l5L1ttalLy coIlsIae.eu An ONO nrn mas been con-
Quoting some interesting and progressive expert
ments on the North Carolina coast. II is reported
be discouraged with the Of military interest
IN the subject and contenlplates going abroad pos
sibly 10 France. for that appreciation found
home The board of ordnance and fortifcation
has done little with the flying machine since IL
nlents and the ridcule visited on those trials has
made the board somewhat careful of taking up the
complains that the board has not been willing to
say whaf would be regarded as Of sufficient Prom
ise in the way Of mechanism 70 Justify govern
ment recognition Of The experiments
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Major GEORGE J J NEwGARDBN en-. surgeon: from
Captain Robert E I SPENCE IIth Infantry: be-
fore retiring board. Atlanta. for examination.
Captain L c. LOGAN. detached from Ohio; hons
Captain L 9 HE11NER detached from the navy
Commander F a. WILMER. TO the yard, League
Lisu.saant coPsanqsg DogGIEETT @ 1, detached s.
Surgeon G P; LUMsDEN. to the marine recruiting
Passed AssistanT Paymaster A VI P1PP1N detached
from Navy DepaTenS nav sd gara Eew ts so1k Marin.
Corps. resignation accepted
Hospital. Washington. December IL
MOVEMENTS OF vEssEIs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported at the
ARRIVED
Dec 1s-The Leonidas az Hampton @ Roads so-o..
fhe HOPKINS at Norfolk: The Sterling at PhiIa-
Dec. 15-TAe Tacoma, from Washington for Hs'ptoH