New-York tribune., 1907-08-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Bill Drafted to Increase the ray
of Al Services.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau-l

This is the most important measure realms ~
the military and naval establishments. Nolhlils III
the vav Of increase of navy or the reorSaniZa-
ton of the army line, or application Oh li1e - -,
to naval staff officers, or the creation OF q ~ I1'
general staff compares for moment IN lfilpoi |
tance with the proposition to- increase the pa! u
every officer and enlisted man OF tle SCI @ foor
The bill which has been drafted has now oeeii oesii
sent To the President for his approval 1t VIII
ultimately come to Congress. presumably wiz. "a d
special letter of Recommendation" 0's- -
President.
The text Of the bill is in general terms as pos
sibe without attempting TO go mo tne IT,
give advantage to one or another pIailc.. - - |
Increase Is general. and an important Iea!ure -
that which proposes TO place the pay o. u tii 7ar @
listed force of the army and marine corps uloei
the President that it may be regulated pS en-
ecutive order and not require speclai eetSiauo,
This is the case with the pay Of the navy whicn
has been several times increased to meet VARIOUS
conditions CT the service.
ARMY UNIFORM ANGES.-Every army OIL
and mitiaman is deeply interested In the s@h-
eral order which is shortly to be pupilsneu lIo.'i ~
the War Department revising the regulations pre-
scrbing the uniform of the commissioned pei
mel and the enlisted force Any announcement .,
such change in the regulations has always caused
II less trepilation on the part Of officers VINO
obliged TO purchase their own uniforms anu
to stand the expense OF changes in apparel II ls
easy imagine that Il requirement OF change IN
decoration which seems simple enough TO the civil
ian observer. Will mean much every officer, VINO |
must have his uniform changed accordingly. IL IS
understood that the order which is now to be issued
will. fortunately. require few changes Ihey are
such relate generally to insignia, including the
addition. for instance, of aTthtn band or broWl
tingufsh the Wearer as an officer IN tie heiu liIe
complaint has been made that officers dress very |
much do enlisted men, and awkward mistakes
are likely to be made at any time. Ihere IS alS1 |
the provision that eDlisted men shall wear the od !
blue uniform when they are away from thelr gar
riscns visiting the neighbOring towns or on pass |
generally This is to meet the objection which has |
been made that the soldiers wear on all oc-
Casioas yFnat amounts TO their working dress and
OF the prejudice existing in public places or !
entertainment and restaurants against the soldier
in uniform is ascribed to the fact that 1t is NOT
possible to give him the smart appearance which |
he had when the blue uniform was worn There |
is q contrary view. that it Is the fault of the /
soldier if he does not look Sufficiently smart and
il Is claimed that the enlisted men VINO are h"t
Ecat in the olive drab khaki uniforms will not
attain to such a distinction in the blue uniform
The General STAFF. which considered the changes IN
apparel resisted many suggestions which we're
made from various sources to have material
| changes made IN the uniform. It apprecia ed
| that any such requirement would amount to a
hal dship upon officers and should not be encour-
| aged Militia officers will have to carry the
| changes prescribed in the regular service
| NAVY YARDS LACK SKILLED LABOR.-The
| naval authorities perpexed by the reports
| which have TO Washington from the Ports,
| mouth On H) Navy Yard and from the navy yard
Rremerton. Wash, that 1t IS extremely difficult
| 10 obtain expert labor. Tho demand for employees
! is unprecedented III New England ana on the Pa
cifc Coast. with the result that the periodical sus
| pension necessary by the exhaustion OF work or
the lack OF funds at navy yards has taken away
rom at least two important yards the men whom
it IS desirable to retain in the service Private
shipyards sometimes take work with purpose OF
| making profit thereon. simply to retain the men
who useful 10 them This Is not possible at
navy yards, where the funds are restricted and
! where only such work may be done is neces-
| sary and outside work be accepted. 1t is
| also out of the question 10 increase the wages.
| Some consideration has been given the reports
| which have come from Portsmouth and Bremerton.
but one has been able 10 suggest n remedy. be-
yond hoping that the situation right itself OF
/ which there does not seem be much likelihood.
There is very important work going at Puget
Sound, and some OF this has had TO be stopped
that urgent needs may be met. At Ports
mouth is under way>the construction OF seagoing
tug Tor the navy. upon which work VIII have 10 De
stopped until men can be found TO perform II.
NAVY TO TEACH COOKINCi.-The army schools
OF cooks and bakers at Washington Barracks. Fort
Riley and San Francisco have resulted 80 bene-
hcally that the Navy Department has decided 10
| establish such institution the naval training
station at Newport The school Will be under the
Paymaster General OF the Navy. who has charge
| OF the commissary system OF the service and whose
work In that particular corresponds to that Of the
Commissary General OF the Army. II has been de-
cided 10 place a naval paymaster IN charge OF the
school. which will be conducted along lines similar
| 10 those of the army school at Washington Bar
racks Prizes will be offered to cooks and bakers
who attain distinction in the work It is intended
| that ultimately all commissary stewards cooks and
| bakers in the service shall hold diplomas or GER
tcates Of efficiency. II is also intended ultimately
| that apprentice seamen shall have training in
the Of the table. 10 the end that they may
. acquire habits Of cleanliness and order. This
tablishment Of school in cooking and baking at
| Newport is of the most important changes
which have been made in the system OF naval
training It IS a step toward increasing the con-
tentrnent Of enlisted by giving them the best
possible food.
ORDERS IsSUED,-Tho following orders have
| been issued:
ARMY
Captain HENRY p GAMES. 10th Infantry First Lieu
tenants ROGER S FITCH. Ist Cavalry. and WAL
TER KRUGER. 23d Infantry, detailed to attend
encamDment Iowa National Guard at mancnuvre. Des
Lieutenant ctoneI JOHN c GRESHAM to 18th cnvary.
Major SAMUEL. d FREEMAN to eth Cavalry.
First Lieutenant EDWARD NJ OFFI.EY to 18th Cavalry
Major EDWARD r. NORRIS. surgeon from Fort Logan
First Lieutenant J: ALFRED MOSS 22d Infantry. dc
| tailed for with Ohto National Guard during
matches OF National Rife Association a Gin
ton august - 10 .-.. ,,o,.o. -. .s.-
| try announced
FAY W. BRABsoN to 2aa; RoYDEN E. BEEBE. to
1r 7th; LEIGHTON POWELL, TO 1ath: CHARLES
| KELLER. to goth; JOHN SCOTT. to 4th.
| NAVY.
capt2l4s 1 u M F9NsoH p Ili 4 wEERER = A BI9 @
Tnander a NJ PROCTOR commissioned
| lieutenant Commander c. =. PLUNKETT. detached
Lieutenant Commander II. X HINES Alabama
August 90 home. thence TO Naval Academy Sep
Lieutenant Commander T. P. MAGRUDER to Alabama
Lieutenant Commander c. BRITAIN. Naval Acad-
Lieutenant Commander l. H. CHANDLER. detached
| Connecticut: TO duty aid on staff commander in
lieutenant Commander c. b. MvAY. detached Nava
| Academy August 10 TO Alabama August 25.
MiGshipman II. G. KNOX, detached Virginia; to String
Midshipsnan A G MEYERS. detached Louisiana: to d.
mdshipman r L. WALKER, detached Kentucky: tc
Acting Assistant Surgeon F d. CHAPPEIEAR resigna-
| ton accepted
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. The following
| movements of vessels have been reported: