New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Use of Automobiles for Army Con-
sidered.
rFron The Tribune Bureau.I


EXPERIMENTS WITH MOTORS.-The officers
Of the army who have charge OF transportation IN
the field giving their attention again to the
question of motor vehicles. Reports have been re-
ceved by the quartermaster general concerning the
automobile, of which has been made at
encarnpments and by officers in Cuba. Motor
vehicles are used by the medical department for
anbulances at West Point and a few other Places
and the signal corps has wagon for repairs ana
transportation Of material. 1t has been hoped by
advocates OF the automobile that it would be more
extensively used. but it is appreciated by con-
servative quartermasters that the machine Is etll
in its experimental stage SO far as its military
is concerned The local quartermaster is ad-
vertsing for sale this week condemned automo-
bile which has been In service more than three
years and has lately been used in Cuba 1t was
found IN need OF repairs. and the makers put
in estimate Of 81 900 the cost of restoring
the vehicle to efficient state. 1t has been ne
cided that in the automobiles which are adopted
for the army hereafter there shall be an entire
absence of anything which suggests the comfort
OF the automobile in general use Reports from
abroad indicate that the automobile Is extensively
used in the military service, but 1t necessarily mas
its limitations especially in this country, where
military operations likely to be carried on away
from good roads. At present the automobile does
not have that trustworthiness which is absolutely
necessary in the Of army transportation IN
time Of war and it will undoubtedly have re-
strcted for years. partly on this account
and partly because of the expense attending repair
and maintenance
been issued
Captain CHARLES Il MARTIN, from I'd to LIST In
fantry
Captain EDWARD a sHUTTLEwoRTH. from LIST to
Contract surgeon THOMAS B MoCowN. from Wash
fngton Jefferson Barracks, thence to Fort
Captain RICHARD c. CRoXToN. 28d Infantry. de-
tailed TO I'LL vacancy In Quartermaster Depart
First lieutenant oRvILLE G BROWN, assistant sur
from Jensrson BaTTaeks ks to Fort Robinson
charge construction work, Fort Robinson ,,,
navy general hospital. Hot Springs TO Beaufort
for annulrnent of contract . r-.,-,. ,-or,
Department of the Colorado 70 Boise barracks -
Second Ieutenant JOIN w dA RsrrasR Sf
Second Lieutenant AUGUSTINE A HOFFMAN 18th 41h
Thomas relieving Captain JOSEPH C. cAsTNER
First Lieutenant JAMES W. EvERINGToN, sd In In,
fantry. from general hospital Preside OF San
NAVY.
Tjeutenant " w SMITH TO the Dubuque
Assistant Surgeon F E. SELLERS. detached the VII
nlington; to naval hospital Annapolis.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Dec 2s-The Cesar. at Rio de Jnneiro
SAILED.
West TTs4a the tTo San 'Rf rancT5o MaT
for Magdalena Bay; the Hannibal from Trinidad,
Portsmouth. n H Via Juan; the Leondas.
Trinidad for Hampton Roads -, ,,.as
Dec SonnSeteC S Sioa IlS The Virrinia the New
Jefsev the Rhods Island the minnesota ohio.
the Maine the Missouri. the Alabama. tho Illinois
GLACIER. from Trinidad for Rio de JaneTo ..,,,.
The Severn ordered eeIITiissoIeo ~ & jSr.n a.
navy 9;'5sG'd yard for repairs