New-York tribune., 1906-12-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
frrom the Tribun. Puresu.l


woI-ID n REVIVE yICE-ADMIRALS GRADE
The grade of yIce-admiral will be revived III the
navy If Congress adopts the Recommendation mace
by Rear Admiral Converse in MS am, annual report.
created for the commanders OF the Atlantic and
ordinate rear admirals and large NUMBER or SHIPS
FIND FOR ENTERTAINING.-Con will be
asked by the Bureau OF Navigation to make an
sppropratfon for official entertainments board
naval vessels when sent to foreign shores. 1t will
be argued that in their duty of showing the flag
tries officers forced for the honor OF their
service and the country to spend appreciable
amount of their own pay for entertainments, when
the expense should be borne by the government In
other countries ample provision is made for such
expenses
LANDINGS FOR WARSHIPS.-When foreign
men-of-war visit American ports they are sub
jected to annoyance and Inconvenience account
of the lack oS adequate landings, and Congress
win he asked by the Navy Department to remedy
that proper government landings be built at Bos
principal rendezvous of the Atlantic feet and at
San Francisco
MAY PLAY BALL SUNDAY-Ths question of
Sunday baseball playing by enlisted men of the
army has been again before the War Department.
this time in the shape of protest from minis
and representatives of the Sabbath Protective
League of New England. The games occurred at
Fort Strong and Fort Rodman, in Massachusetts,
and the complainants made the mistake of sup
posing that the occurrences similar in all
respects 10 the games held ar Provlncetown by
the enlisted men of the navy, who were prohibited
from such activities on the Sabbath. The circum-
stances. however. quite different. mainly for
the reason that the enlisted men of the army were
playing military reservations not within the
jurisdiction Of the state. Besides. 1t is question
whether Sunday baseball playing IS really an
Offence and its definition will have 10 be made
pYoceedinss. Pending such processing the War
Department has concluded thai there is nothing to
Fort Strong gi and T Fort % Rodman This decision is
S5 % e to r M re St soe a since pay It
on Sunday within the limits of the military reserva-
tions.
LIKE ONE HORSE sHAY.-The army surgeons
not entirely satisfied with the experiments
which have been conducted with the motor ambu-
lance, type of which Is now at the Washington
barracks and used extensively at one of the
camps of instruction last summer. Another Of
these motor ambulances is in use at West Point
and third at the Soldiers Home in Washington.
The objection the vehicle is that it has the fault
common to all self-propelling wagons and is liable
TO break down. feature which is most undesirable.
of course. in an army ambulance Much better
is drawn bv one horse and has been subjected to ali
Sorts of trials over rough country Good speed has
been attained with the minimum of violence to the
occupant of the ambulance.
FOR WHITE TUGS.-A momentous question has
been before the Navy Department recently in
gard to the classification of navy tugs. These have
hitherto been regarded navy yard craft, but
hereafter they to be put in the list OF naval
vessels the same cruisers and battleships. The
question up in connection with the painting
of the tugs, the huls of which have hitherto been
black. Hereafter the hulls will be painted white
after the manner of the fighting ships. An order
will have to be issued making the change SO as TO
effect of the departmental ruling. which is based
register OF ships as are cruisers and battieshlps,
and may be regarded as naval vessels and distinct
from navy yard craft
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
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Dental surgeon GEORGE /. GUNCKEL, from Philip
First Pds uensn9 5e sap ERoMG @ PILLOW 18Th cavalry
second 9 5sTg5sne AF c aRf 9a X Corps of
engineers, from Military Academy West Point to
Captain cL-tESCE y MANI assistant surgeon from
Chicago to Fort Myer S,%T hence to Havana
spection duty San francisco; TO the Milwaukee,
Lieutenant Commando \. ALTHoTsE detached Navy
Lieutenant E F. scI{AEToH to the Milwaukee, Mare
I.teutenan5 p. 7. BULMER; detached navy recruiting
Surgeon J. F. PAGE detached naval hospital Norfolk;
ha Milwaukee. Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department.:
ARRIVED
November 2q-The Lebanon, at Lambert Point.
November 30-7ha Hull. Charleston; the Whlppe,
the worden, the Truxtun and the Macponough' at
Key west.
SAILED.
November 2s-The Hull. from Hampton ROADS TOT
Charleston.
November 29-The Marietta from san Juan 10 San
Department authorized tcc Delivery of the Milwaukee
navy yard Mare Island.
ANTITRUST DECISION.