New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Hire UOund Cans To Be Subjected
to SeUere Test.
IRON The Tribune Bureau
vy~.el, CO. r~f1sr o.


VIM. WOUND GIN OIESTION.-A delay has
been caused IN the final action on the report "i"0l
will determine whether or not the army ahu mn
shall adopt the wire wound principe IN ''i0 -
struction OF heavy ordnance ooaIu i'@7 -
IN existence for some weeks. with MAJOR 1e.'e''
J 2 story L. s. A. retired. former chief OK ar
tlery, at its head, 70 make comparison Oh NV
two types Of guns which have been uhueF 'eS' -.
the army proving ground at Sandy HOOK oi'e Oh
these guns is known the Brown gun ana Was
constructed by a concern with the idea OF having
its product adopted by the government Inc otIe'
gun IS the design Of Brigadier General "ills'h
Crozler chief Of ordnance OF the army. me test
which was conducted ito finish'-that - 10
cav the firing was 10 the capacity Of each gun
The impression prevails that the advantage was
on the side Of the CroZer gum but. OF course ms
has only the value Of conjecture. as those VINO
are in a position really 20 know are careiuIIy re-
framing from expressing an opinion or divulEing
any Information which IS being used by the Story
board in formulating its report It Is quite evil
dent that there be revolution in the method
Of constructing guns and that the wire wound
rrinciple Is shortly 70 suppIant the built up sys-
TEN Of heavy gun construction The delay in de-
termning the question is due 10 the fact that the
makers Of the Brown gun have asked for an OPP
portunlty to submit some information before the
Story board makes its report
ARMY OFFICER sUSPECTED.-It IS thought
that Lieutenant Allan Lelort, Of the coast arti-
!ery CORPS who Is confronted with trial by general
court martial for forgery. has swndled some Wash
ington business men, principally those firms which
deal in military uniforms and equipment. It is not
known that Lefort the man who has ap-
preached OF these business people here. but
an officer answering his description has had cashed
small checks which later found TO be foTgerleS
The assumption is that the cuprit was Lefort, as
the method adopted is similar 10 that which was
taken ly that officer in obtaining g. 500 from money
brokers by afixinG 10 notes the names Of promi-
nent and wcl-to-do officers or the army In no
case is the sum involved in the Washington losses
Of sufficient amount to make much Of stir, all the
checks being Of small denominations It is prob
able that a representative OF the business firms
Will visit New York and II I>efort can be iden-
tilted as tho man who had the checks cashed I'm
Washington.
ASSIGNMENTS TO REGIMENTs.-The follow
ing assignments 10 regiments of officers recently
promoted announced:
ARMY.
Colonel cRLEs a Ro2TH to E 2g!h H Pd 7h infantry
Lieutenant Colonel r FRANK r. JONES 10 lSth IN
Major WALDO e AVER 70 LIST Infantry,
Major oEERT J. N2FT i re &c p; aG ad IGf1p n9snr
captain HENRY a ANG4M to Sd d IRf3n5ry 9Th cav
can AIRY bG 70 scHIi ordnance department
esirf OF oTah4ncc Vice JOIN RICE ora
Captain sHMrET. 4. KEPHART coast artillery TN e0rPs
stiIierv district Of Boston for assignment staff.
NAVY.
Car tain BAsTLETT detached bureau OF ordnance
cs,.a,n H. q, HFT1NER detached command the Ohio.
November home and walt orders
Commander NJ. l.. WOOD. detached command thS DlMe
when Of commission: TO navy yard. League
Island. equipment office. So, - ..s v,,.,
lieutenant r 4. KEARNEY. detached navy Yard wash
lneton: 10 the Colorado ordnance officer. rr.. =,
Assistant Surgeons NJ. r. HIGGINS ana ID. A. SPEAR
appointed
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The Following
,,oven,ents of warships have been reported to the
Navy Department: -
' ARRIVED.
oct 20-The Arehusa AZ Norfolk. 49,,
Ort 21-The Brutus at Norfolk, the Arkansas ana inc
Florida Annapolis. the California AT Sauslito
SAILED
oct 21-Tho California from Mare Island for saushto