New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
From The Trlsuns Rurs.u.1

Washington. May "a
NAVY SHORT OF AMMUNITIoN.-NavaI oGl-
GERS are surprised the popular interest they
have awakened in the scarcity OF the ordnance sup
plies by the letter presented by the chief OF ord
nance of the service. Rear Admiral Mason The
letter which has been quoted in these dispatches.
was based the reports submitted from a large
number of sources. and is regarded by those who
know the situation in the least too strongly
expressed 1t has been quite apparent that the
supply Of ammunition being exhausted without
the means OF recuperatiOn. and It Is already con-
templated TO omit next summers target pTactics
off the New England Coast. It becomes a question
whether the should be trained at their guns
at the expense OF the reserve supply OF powder
and shell, or target practice discontinued the
end that the snip magazines may have aInT1uni-
ton enough TO meet an emergency II will not be
tro1bIe for II tes n2fbs to er tS on o1 oS a ~
royn, - Iot - "a % tt, ~ 81 49, nc P, POS1Sl' S,lu @
in obtaining ammunition which would be OF any
able to fre her battery OF big guns for than
X thirty minutes IN actlon. when the ammunition
nance officers that the emphatic terms OF Rear Ad-
Senate Naval Committee and induce Congress 10
put back the H2O90OO0 cut out Of the bureau esti-
House Naval Committee.
ARMY TO TRY NEW PISTOI4S.-Army ord
nance officers expect to be able to select auto
matte pistol a result OF the competition which
Will take place at Springfield. Mass. where the
national arInOry Is located. in September. A num-
represented in the trial OF the various weapons, in
the effort to find a revolver automatic
pistol for military purposes It is believed BY the
experts that the time has come when the latter
weapon should BEAD be adopted by the army despite
among the cavalry officers who fear some accident
as a result of carrying a pistol OF that type. IL
rider might serve TO discharge the weapon while
U.s. Is oeig F {h SaaII1 & 81 81 Fef tb, 20 '1 9
be said in favor Of the automatic pistol. however
viii viii be favora6e report on the weapon and its
7SuS 5so %bc6 adPPsT1 Rgs 70 b as osda a5 Sr % sS % dine
charge, Is truly archaic piece OF mechanism. and
ra8id g aS re Gepresent @ mose soet @ sr ueS S
interest is taken in the result of the competition
would mean a profitable contract. but BY army
officers who must carry the weapon
SOLDIERS SEWING KITS.-The army com
missaries at New York are receiving samples or
the housewife which intended 20 be used as
a part OF the soldiers kit in the field. This Is an
idea which was adopted from the japanese the
enlisted Of which country were equipped with
the useful article containing thread. buttons.
SourtPaster M needles se!sSoEs & ste z Is desired
be easily carried with the other material fornlins
are expected to show what can be done IN the GaV
OF an envelope and az Wh9t prise the ''hCusewife'
teral will be canvas. probably Of the khaki shade.
SbeaGnd baoGGd also al morse e9pans 0u % more our
ORDERS ISsUED-Tho following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Captains RICHARD II. MINISTER ALBERT JESG-
KINS. ROBERT E WTLLLE and JAMES B. MITCH
ELL. artillery corps from artillery school FoFe
roe. TO proper stations
NAVY
H. o. DUNN. detached
tion. Baltimore: 20 command the Dixie.
Lieutenant Commander W, D. SrDoUGAIL. 70 Naval
War College
Alidshpuan L y MNAIR. detached Indiana: 60 ths
Marietta
Midshipman r. E 1NGERsoLL, detached The Nar,es,as
20 the Hancock.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported 70 the
Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
2S-The Baltimore. at Auckland
SAILED.
Nay 3Ihe Florida and the Nevada from League IsIa1&
for Annapolis the Choctaw. from Washington 20
Norfolk Newport News; tha Paducah from san
chez for Nacorts: the Don Juan de AUSTRIA from
Sanchez for Samana-
Louisiana ordered placed IN commission navy yard
Norfolk