New-York tribune., 1907-01-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Cs4Bm The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. January z
,g.rY NOT OBJECT OF sERVIcE-The war
N-s-+r,ent keeps running into the Troublesome
.,,on of voluntary service. Every now ana then
80, ons offers 20 do something without nav for
- rovernment. and under the law this Is not &C.
.sble II the services are utilized in any vav
~. ofHcer who accepted them must pay for them
- his own pocket unless the government funds
t a draft upon them for this PURPOSE One
2 The latest incidents Of this kind is an expert
-. of an army officer who is on recruiting duty
e re south. He found II difficult to get suitable
I,,r4ers for an Office and the Mayor Of the town
a-'ed over TO INN, as favor to the United States
t--rsey-nrnent, room in the municipal building AS
oon as the War Department learned OF the offer II
Instructed the army officer 10 express due appre-
r0om only long enough 70 get one somewhere else,
~ Uhich payment could be made. or al once ar
~ was perfectly willing 10 give without charge
ne circumstance VIII probaly be pointed out to
he ead that they may DO governed accordingly.
sr1gMARISB COMPETITION. If Congress
S,es not change the aw relating 70 tie test of silh
marines. the Navy Department viii postpone the
Egfe which has been set for that contest II e.
desired that the Kline Limitation be removed. SO
nat there VIII not 30 the present restriction upon
inventors and builders Of submarines who may
Isye plans for entering the competition. AT pres
XIV be c0nlned 10 two rival types Of submari1es
nd perhaps only Of these win be fortheonninS-
gsTT pepaTtment that they had somgt6ina 70 oT7 Is
considering, while the two builders OF submarines
y i extension Of The tine the1nseiVes This This Tif VG
ssoEd an oppoIfi13nllty ppi3 70 Improve the existing
Congress does not extend the time and II expires
e held '7SI "''i
SOLDIERS WANT COFFEE.-There IS no Hkeii.
hood that there VIII be an adoption OF the recon-
nsndation of Colonel Valery Havard OF the army
medical department who wants coffee excluded
and tea substituted in the array ration. There is
regard 2 IL, although most Of them have no doubt
that cohee e injurious 70 the extent that II Is
isTs and any attempt 10 exclude it, especialIy in
uIne OF war. or on the march, or when troops are
IS feared even that such decision would interfere
E1ta VII, l5 t peeaesg & ss mo 5aost men who woud
o excessive hardship If deprived OF their cofee.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
bsen issued:
captain GUY S. NoRvELI. 70 18th Cavalry.
Ths following cavalry Sssgnrnents Of first hsuensnts
snnoDrs "a. 81 J KENI, 70 llth; CoFl-EA mos. 70
ERIcK NEARs. to llth; ALDEN ~ GRAHAM. 70
captain STEPHEN LII sJocUM. from sth 10 18th
cs5tain CIV 5. NoEyELI. rom 18Th to sth Cavalry
2gartsTaasss5s dspa55Dsnt Pailaasishs y9s
relieved from detail n that department.
captain AJvARADo II. FULLER. eth Cavalry. having
09 0SS i foT sor Ss cavalry A g rsson
q disability incident to the service his retirement
ccoaSi EDWARD z DRAvo. assistant eO-naissary gen
eral from San Francisco Manila chief coIrrais
gEry Philippines Division. relieving Colonel ABEL Z
SMITH, assistant coumissary general who viii pro
seed New York city. relieving Lieutenant Colonel
DAVID L BRAINARD. deputy counnissaFy general,
WHO viii proceed 70 san Francisco chief cornnlis
earv Depa-tment OF California
Issuteuant Colonel WILLIAM ". WoT5ERsPoofs, Gen
ersl stan from Cuba duties member General
star Corps and with Army War College, WashinFton.
Ms'or SAMUEL REBER, General star from NasninEton
% Philippines. relieving Major HENRY L RIPlEt:
General sueff will proceed 20 81 Louis as chief
STAN Southwestern Division
pFiFadieT General WILLIAM P. ROGERS. retired. Sc
iected deputy governor Soldiers Home. Distriet OF
Columbia relieving Brigaeier General EDWAhO b.
WILLLsTooS retired who win proceed home.
NAVY.
Commander q. II. aFELROY commissioned.
Rureeon q PICKRELIs detached from the Navy Depart
the Naval Acacerny
Engineer r. F. SMITH, appointed
MOVEMENTS OF VESEELS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
SAILED.
January 11-he Des Moines from Santiago for eyala'
he Tacorna, from Havana for SanGa8oi tha hOtA-
town from nIageaielR Bay for San Diego