New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
IRON The Trisnne bureau. ]


Washington. July 25.
PROMOTION FROM THE RANKs-The War
Department is being besieged by applications from
young men who desire TO be appointed TO the COM
mission Of second lieutenant In the army. 1t is I'm
tended this year TO appoint. about September ],
several civilians TO army commissions. IL was ex-
pected that this would not be done. especially as
there enough candidates from the ranks likely
70 be found qualified for appointment The Presi-
apportion the vacancies this year so as 70 have
to be examined fnaliv with view 20 determining
their individual fitness on September l. The other
Which aSdftio1s m aTa 1 beine consfantl % made The
ined. The examination is likely 70 take place at
island as Il IS deemed advisable to have central
board Of examination in order to establish uni
formity IN the requirements
NEW MASTS FOR THE WARsHIPs.-The ma
val constructors who engaged the plans for
the next bateshp TO be built by this country have
completed the design for skeleton mast with the
same principle of construction applied to the yards
This mast will support the observation tops. where
will be situated the fire control officers those who
direct the gun fire by means of observing the vul-
nerable points of the enemy and ascertainng by
rangehnders the proper direction of the proectiles
Formerly masts Of this kind were built OF hollow
steer; hereafter they are 20 be of skeleton steel
ffEamework. ira so that shot coming in contact with
do more than destroy part Of the support This
is new feature in battleship construction and is
are now building It will introduce the principle Of
presenting to the enemy as little of a target as
possible at sea in action will be small enough to
protect the structure from demolition
SUNDAY BASEBALL.-The subject of Sunday
baseball was supposed to have been settled adverse
ly. and the sailors of the Atlantic fleet, under
mand of Rear Admiral Evans. were not TO be al
lowed to indulge in the national game the Sab
bath when the fleet touched port in Massachusetts,.
This action came about result Of protests from
the city fathers of ProvincetOwn Mass. II now
sPPears IN that committee OF members Of the Leg
with Admiral Evans. and it Is generally understood
they desired to his ioeas on Sunday sports with
a view to codifying the Jaws of the state in rela-
on t tnereto Unless the laws are so changed that
OF molestation, no further attempt upon the part
to renew the athletic games on s1IndaV and fSe
Warshps will avoid Massachusetts, these days.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued
ARMY.
First ,,I1N! IdsgtenantS ROBERT C LovING oRyILLE
t4SAg ttASMsoN. JAMES @ D; HEYsINGEF. JOHN B, HUG
from the Philippines to San Francisco
FOSTRg owl tTansfeEs of first eHtenans Of infantry made
seo%tsl l4th to 2Oth SHELBY G: LEAsURE+ 10th
RANDOLPH 10th to goth - -O'4' ''-'-'
Contract Surgeon HOWARD H JOHNSON from Mount
washington to Washington Barracks.
First lie Lieutenant JOHN F. YOUNG. 9th Cavalry
Carolina College Of Agriculture and Mechanc @ Arts
West Raleigh relieving First Lieutenant G.
HEATON. 18th Cavalry. who will join his regiment
Major ADELBERT CRONKHITT1 artillery CORPS detailed
as acting inspector general to the Atlantic Division
Lieutenant Colonel FRANK W. HESS retired from
Southwestern Baptist University. Jackson home
NAVY.
Captain G. A. MERRIAM. detached from the navy yard
Boston. to the navy yard New York.
Lieutenant Commander J. H. sIPLBY. the navy yard
MidshiPman G; c: PEqRAM. detached from the Ken
lucky; to the Whipple.
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. M BRISTER detached from
the Philadelphia; to the Pennsylvania.
Paymaster + w. LEUTZE detached from the West Vir-
ginia; home. settle accounts and await orders.
Paymaster w. LITTELL detached from the navy yard
New York; TO the West Virginia.
Passed Assistant Paymaster l. T. HAGNER detached
from the naval station Honolulu; home. settle
counts and await orders.
Assistant Paymaster B. H. BROOKE detached from the
Navy Department; to the naval station Honolulu
Civil Engineer a. L. PARSONS detached from the nayy
yard Boston; to the bureau Of yards and docks.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. 3 The following
movements OF vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
July 2S-The Maryland. navy yard New York. the
New Jersey. at Newport and Bradford. -
July 24-The Marietta at Monte Crsti. the Cbsra,to,
at Bahia: the Chicago and the Boston at Santa Bar
paI9' me Sylph. at Oyster Bay; the Cncas at navy
yard New York; the Rhode Island at ireenport: the
Freb!e at Victoria; the Mnneap polls the Denver the
iles Molnes and the Cleveland Frenchman's 3ay:
the Scorpion. at Monte Cristi. - ~''
SAILED.
July 23-The New Jersey, from Newport for bradford
July %4-Ihe Marietta, from Puerto Plata for Monte
OTlSu' the charleston, from Bahia the ia
coma. from TompkinsvIe to search for N'recE. ne
Paducah from Sanchez for Macoris: the syph from
5Tadford for Newport News the Scorpion from Turks
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