New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Selecting ont T5centy-four NaUaI
officers.
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washington. June IL
ADVANTAGE IL RETIREMENT.-A member
OF the board OF rear admirals which will meet on
June 80 10 select Uwenty-four officers above the
grade of Junior lieutenant a means Of creating
vacancies and facilitating promotions with younger
officers the command grades is being quoted III
the Navy Department as entertaining theory
which likely encourage applications for re-
tirement. It is still question whether the board
will exercise its power recommend for elimina-
ton officers who do not apply. but 1t is also fact
that those officers who do recognize their liability
TO be selected out Will avoid the humiliation and
express their desire to go on the retired list. In
this way Il viii be made appear that all officers
7rho are retired do so on their own desire. More
interest attaches to the action Of the board this
-ear Than ever before on account of the expecta-
tcn that II will be less charitable in this respect
than its predecessors although there is an element
in the navy which considers that board will
impose naval officers the embarrassment Of
being announced as unworthy of retention on the
active list There also officers who think
board should exercise such power. especially when
officers have done nothing to disgrace themselves or
the service. The member who is being quoted, how
ever said TO entertain the view that when there
Is q choice between two officers who may proftaby
be spared the selection should be OF the younger
officer. because he has longer serve and is cor
respondngly a detriment. At this time the appli
cations for retirement very few. but that has
always been the case. and most of the applications
come in in the last few days of grace. This year.
however, procrastinaton is to be regarded as dan
gerous-
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Captain ROBERT S. WELSH. I'd Field Artillery. de-
tailed TO attend encampment Michigan National Guard
August 10
Contract surgeon JOSEPH A woRTHINGToN. from
Harrison to Fort oglethorpe.
discontinuance of southwestern Division
70 Denver. temporary duty chief engineer officer
Captain ROBERT u PATTERSON. assistant surgeon. TO
Captain HARRY L. GILCHRIST assistant surgeon
who Will report to commanding general. Army OF
iItsTT science Al crer Miiarv Academy
lrstI J..
detailed professor Of military science at Georgia
First Lieutenant SAMUEL. FRANKENBERGER Sd Field
Artillery. from Peekskin to Fort Prebe. thence TO
Contract Surgeon JOSEPH L SANFORD. from Fort
Washington to Fort Barrancas
NAVY.
Commander J. X BARTON. deta1hed Naval Academy 10
navy yard; League 4,IIl: Island ,,, INV, ,.u,,.
Islend: TO inspection duty. Nicetovn
Commander F. W BARTLETT, detached inspection duty.
Lieutenant n LESSON, detached the Chicago; home,
Medical Inspsctor H G. EYfSR detached the West vir-
ginia: appointed medical corps
congresses at Stockton. Amsterdam and Berlin;
Paymaster r NICHOLSON. detached the Indefendencs;
settle accounts and await orders
Island; the Independence
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department;
June 15-The Denver and the Cleveland. at Port Said:
Porpoise the Punger the Shark the Nina
New London; the Illinois. Boston; the Virginia,
the Georgia the New Jersey ana the louisiana. at
Provincetov'n the supply at Cavite-
June 1e-The Pentucket, ct yard. New York: the
Wasp. al Fernandtns; the Hannibal at Phiadslphia:
the Wilmington. at Che-Foo; the Rainbow, at Cavite;
the Rhode Island Bradford: the Talbot and the
Manly. at Poughkeepsie
SAILED.
June 1.-THE Pentucket. from Norfolk yard
New York: the Porpoise the Plunger. the Shark and
Nina from New London for Newport: the Supply.
from Olongapo for Cayite; the Hannibal, Hamp
Roads for Philadelphia; the Paul Jones. from
Mare Island for Portland. Ore.
June 16The Wasp. from jacksonville for Fernandina
The Rainbow, from Olongapo for Cavite: the Rhode
Island. from Newport for Bradford; the Wahneta.
from Norfolk TO destroy wreck.