New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-11
AND NAVY NEWS.
Enforced Retirement Has Shaken
Up the NaUaL Service.
IFrom The Tribune Buresu.l

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RETIREMENT BOARD sURPRIsEs.-It is OF
much interest to naval officers to learn that the
retirement board. the sessions OF which resulted in
the retirement OF fifteen officers. urged the Navy
Department TO send advance information 70 the
| individuals who were marked for transfer from
the active list. Secretary Metcalf did not ap-
prove the recommendation before he left Washing
ton. feeling that such warning given TO the ori-
GERS who TO be retired under the naval per
sonnet act would only lead to remonstrance and
appeal. 1t was appreciated that officers might be
| able TO evade departmental action. or at least
make the effort, which. II was appreciated would
be at least embarrassment TO the naval authori-
ties. Tt was believed that the officers In danger
OF being retired In this way would be likely 20 file
their applications for retirement AS matter OF
fact. probably OF the officers, at least those
OF the grades OF captain and commander. rea4lzea
that they confronted by any such danger Or
| the officers retired only one was named for such a
fate by the majority OF the officers who made up
states by guesswork. That oricer is understood 10
! have made some inquiry in Washington ana 70
have been Informed by hs rrlenos Ihat No Leeu
not expect TO be retired Some OF those VINO asked
for retirement before tho meeting Of tho board per-
haps fearing enforced transfer to the retired list
would In ali probability have escaped any such
fate. The method Of retirement. 70 say the least
has shaken up the service. and, In view OF some
OF the surprises which were on the ust theFe Is
| sure 10 be grave apprehension and anxiety eN-
pressed by officers whenever there Is occasion ior
| this wedding out.
PHILIPPINE DEFENCES--Generh Murray
chief OF artillery IS pushing the work preliminary
TO the establishment OF effective defences at MA
Mia and subis Bay. IN the philippines as rap,ray
! phernalia will be shipped from San FRANCISCO IN
the near future. possibly on the TRANSPORT CroUh,
War Department has at It's disposal Ior TINS WORK
81 7s5,44o Contracts for that amount have all been
| let and the first shipload OF material Is almost
| ready for shipment or course this has nothing
TO do with the talk OF war with Japan. as the ap-
preparations made and the contracts let long
| before that agitation found place IN the puol!O
prints but the work is being vigorously pressed
and although still further funds are needed prop
| srly 10 complete the work, much can be accom-
pllshed with those now In hand Coast defences IN
! the Philippines confined TO two points Manila
| Harbor and Suois Bay. The sum now available IS
| being expended as follows: For gun and mortar
batteries s7OocOo; for guns and carriages. 100000
for submarine mines. s4&4to FOR nrs S0n'Foi sta
| tons 100000 and for seRrchlights, sS0.0Oo
| ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
| been issued:
| Captain FRED II GALLUP. ordnance drpeFtmsnt 20
| Havana chief ordnance officer. army Of Cuban
| paeinOation, relieving Captain JESSE c NICHOLS.
Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE r. CECIL. 10th Infantry
| his rssimsn. in United states,
Following captains to companies torpedo Depot coast
sISmsrtne defence Fort Tottsn: THOMAS g. ASH
y1r.t Lieutenant WILLIAM 8, NE.EIY. 22d Infantry.
Fei0winE orosr. % ne coast artillery corps. upon
| TEN 10 stations indicated: Major JOHN X CREE
20 command Fort Revere; Major DE 56, ~ q
| LAMOREUx. to Fort Stevens. a, artillery enst-
P HENRY 49, II wHIrNHY. 70 Fort Howard a. az
tilIsry engineer Artillery District OF Baltimore:
| Captain LOUIS r.. BURGESS. Fort H.
wright artillery engineer. Artillery District OF
New London; Captain HENRY H shEE s remain
mort 20 commanding officer. Eastern Artillery Dis
Major r'c ELMER N W HuBBARD coast artillery corps
| 10 command Fort McHsnry ... s-.u,.-v corn.
| from Fort Rodman. TO command Fort Constitu-
| cap,ain THOMAS w WINSTON coast artillery corps:
Fort a. editor 0 0G csotsD aSpRE%
| HERO Jr.. who is assigned TO the soth Company
c,nt sSa'' RoaRas F. GARDNER from 117th Com
coast artillery soTp' .p 20 Srtiiisry dis
| cantsin EDWiN LANDoN. from S.th Company (tor,
pedo depot coast artillery corps to unassigned
st August Tsr1ai RR6 " from sTth Company
coast srtii.ry unassigned list 20 duty as
captn MATHEW sAyILLE, 274 4,, Infantsy and
Major PIERCE, NJ TEaDlg snr 14.h
Examining supervising Dental Surgeon Fo a15p.
| meeting OF National Dental Association at Mime
, s2Os cg 9sg W FENroN. Cavalry. from pay
department ofee S9s1 OF aTlsT Waas az Fsa
First Lieutenant ct t tssr duty with Battery n
| 3D. Field Artillery ~
Rear Admiral E II. IsUTzE Captain R r NIcIIo5T
SON Medical Director NJ as,stsnt
R sa4saSa. F A n MGNsoX. 4. J. MINT. H. l.
| Rear Admiral J. SANDS. detached nom the Naval
1,.u HSaa1tH +. D. BERR1EN Missouri
iasutsnant s. FREEMAN. detached nom tho cOnnscti
| ,,.,stant Payu,aster NJ H. KARKER appointed
Assistant Paymaster F. z NMIILEN TO the navy yard
C,ptafn P CHAMBERLAIN. commissioned in marine corps
MOVEMENTS OF vRssELs-The following
| r,nvements OF vessels have been reported to the
| Navy Department
July s-Ths at Newport the syph at Oyster
| Bay
Julv 9The and the Cleveland. at Colombo; the
Rocket. Norfolk; the Ohio and the Minnesota at
| Hampton Roads: the Yorktown. at Ia Union; the
St Louis a Montevideo
| SAILED.
/ Iulv S-The Olympia Florida and the Nevada
from New London for a cruise; the Arkansas. from
| New London for Newport; the Sylph. from navy
yard. New York, for Oyster Bay.
| IuIy e-The Nenshan, from Cavte for Che-Foo; the
| Pontiac from yard. New York. to search for
| wreck: the Dolphin, from New York City for Cape
| Cod Bay
| July 10-The Adams, from Thursday Island Tor
I Batavia.
| The TruXtun was placed IN reserve yesterday nav!
| yard Norfolk,
| The Annapolis relieved Adams station ship az
| naval station. Tututla May IS