New-York tribune., 1907-11-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
american Nary May Haze the
Greatest BattJeship.
From The Tribune Bureau J

Washington November IS.
GREATEST OF ALL SEA FIGHTERS-Perhaps
the American navy VIII soon have bigger battle
ship than any other navy. The naval engineers are
now engaged on the preliminary plans for the bat
tes1i2s, the general characteristics of which will
6e described TO Congress when the Secretary sub
InltS hls recommendations of increase Of the navy
IN accordance with the wish OF the legislators to
have tentative plans before considering the annual
naval appropriation bill Apparently these are Ike
ly to be greater in displacement than any OF the
tyre heretofore designed-perhaps great 25O0O
tons. The principal question just at present seems
to be whether the battleshps shall have tur-
btnes instead OF reciprocating engines. That ques-
tiCn not considered settled even when the
contracts awarded for the last battleship
The engineers pretty well satisfied that the
day Of ;he reciprocating engine has passed. They
entertain no doubts concerning the Parsons type
Of turbine, and snly waiting for the de1nonstra-
ton in favor Of the Curtis type which is destined
TO be made by the commercial steamer Creole
equipped with that style of motive power, which
failed last summer to make more than one round
trip from New York 10 New Orleans. Some of the
designers have hoped that the three scout cruisers
which VIII be ready for trial early in the coming
year will be tested before it is necessary invite
bids for the new batteships The three vessels
represent three distinct types Of mechanism-the
Parsons turbine on the Chester the Curtis turbine
on the Salem, and the recprocating engines on the
birmingham The trial OF these vessels under iden-
tcal conditions of distance, speed and weather
"oulu ald much toward afording the direct COM
parison OF coal consumption economy of operation
ana general efficiency. The constructors are
confident they provide huIs for % OCO-ton ships
10 enable them TO reach half dozen navy yards
on the Atlantic Coast
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Captain CLARKE s. SMITH CORPS Of engineers from
Gu6a to EicSsburg. relieving Captain GEORGE NJ
Second Lieutenant ciAR1Es k ROCKWELL. corps Of
engineers from Washington Barracks TO % Battalion
First Lieutenant LEWIS NJ. ADAMS corps Of engineers
Captain SALMON F pTTT6N. commissary from Chi
eaeo to san Francisco thence to Philippines January
o 1905; vice Captain WILLARD D. NEwBILL
Captain WILLIAM R. GROVE. commssary from ST.
Louis 70 Military Academy; vice Captain THOMAS
70 Philippines Maro6 3 1905 vice Major HUGH SfJo
First dtna6 W 70 ssT 9sb
fqntry. to General Hospital. Preside of San Fran
Captain MATTHEW THEW C BUTLER Jr.. eth Cavalry. to
general hospital, Washington Barracks
Second Lieutenant ANDREW w SMITH from 9th to 80
Second Lieutenant JAMES P wAYLAND from Sd TO 9th
HESS from general hospital. Preside OF san fran
Second Lieu;enant ERNEST sTEcKER Philippine
Scouts. resignation accepted from December 30
NAVY.
Commander Il c. GEARING detached navy yard, Mare
Isana TPvemGsg = & 81 to n9ya s@on GSye a College
Ks5s5s C @ L w en gS45 sSs hns aaha
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov Ihe Tn Mt at s wasG Sa6S S Sa'q a I'm
u5ion a san 1IIaGSr N. Galveston and thu ca,a
Vladtvostol-
SAILED
Nov Ie-Tho Sterling from Portsmouth. " II. FOR Lam
Nov 'SrF i7ITae tr' ui1os from Shanghai NinEpo