New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-04
AND NAVY NEWS.
ryrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. April 3.
NAVY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT-Navy Of
fcers are awaiting with the keenest interest the
result of the applications which TO be filed be-
fore July for retirements among officers OF the
commissioned personnel. II is desired this year TO
have the voluntary retirements confined TO the
grades Of senior commander and captain in order
that there may be vacancies in the upper lists and
afford the opportunity Of promotion. So FAR the
system OF voluntary retirement has not worked out
as was contemplated by the authors Of the clause
aw since that eG sstute has been enforced more
than sixty officers OF the grade OF lieutenant com
have in the majority OF cases been officers who
s3d hS exDerene II Is not known whether
the President may exercise his authority to the e3
commanders. In that case It Is hardly likely that
fbere is much DOUBT whether any board will really
select out high ranking officers for the purpose OF
doing anything Of that sort ana the natural hest
biIitY OF having permanent system Of promotion
by selection. There seventeen vacancies yet 10
be furnished by officers who wish 20 be retired
NO JUNKErs ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TAFT before he left Washington insisted that there
be strict adherence TO the law regarding the use
OF the army transports. net only those which ply
between San Francisco or New York and the
Philippines but those between Newport News and
Havana. The law is explicit on tho subject and
Mr. Taft purposes TO take Congress at its word
and allow diversion OF the ships from their re-
stricted For this reason the War Department
has decided not 20 employ the transports Sumner
and Fitzpatrick in taking large party OF govern
ment representatives, members OF the diplomatic
corps, Representatives and Senators and Invited
guests from Washington TO Norfolk 70 attend me
month. The department had designated these two
fSr d the RRay: Sen Informed that
other arrangement OF transportation must pe mace.
ing on the passenger lists made up for the trans,
ports iP The The gseadef Of the law
has aor
adopted by the Navy Department in the employ
ment OF the navy supply ships which are connected
with the Atlantic feet. There Will hereafter %
three OF these vessels available for this class OF
duty. and e is proposed TO keep one commissioned
all the time while another Is awaiting duty ana the
third is being overhauled. At present the Glacier
IS In service and Is carrying refrigerated pro-
visions 20 the ships IN Cuban waters, the delivery
70 include vessels detached duty in connection
with the trouble IN Central America. After while
the Glacier will be withdrawn from the service and
succeeded by the Celtic. which is being overhauled
st the Culgoa win be employed BY this weans
The Navy ey vim be SSG rd 70 aP%R m
lime e ana Delivering material which is q variety
product in the markets in New York itself.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Major WILLIAM D. CROSBY. surgeon. from Vancouver
sssnSS June G to re1ng ASoT
TI1a o ,rso xiii ,roeeed 10 and tsLe com
Enand Of the general hospital. Washington Barracks
Major CLARENCE z DENTLER. ga Infantry. to Fort
r1r,f Tsutenant sTARKEY Y BRITT artillery corps
Fort CasWel pending arrival OF 10th Company coast
Second Lieutenant HARRY I. JORDAN. 2lst Infantry,
report 10 commanding general. Department OF the
Easf az Norfolk duty al Jamestown Tercentennisl
Contract Surgeon JOHN l. PoMERoY. from New
c,sussiS WILLIAM & HAAN artillery corps. report
chief OF artillery. washington
NAVY.
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. BALCTs detached from
sbe Naval Medical School. Washington. 90 the naval
hoeDita (,avite stopping route az London. Ham
burg ana other points for special duty
PasseA Assistant Surgeon NJ TOLFREE detached from
The Connecticut: TO the Dolphin
Passed Assistant Surgeon p. p M.DONNOLD detached
from fhe Dolphin; 10 the Connecticut
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs.-The following
movements OF vessels havo been reported 20 the
Navy Department:
SAILED.
A,,4i Ire Princeton from CorintO for Amapala.
ssTsi 9rY. Chicago from AcaJutia for Amapala; In.
Ifffxesubee fruEi MaGdalena Bay for San Branciaco