New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Fight OUer Naval Titles To Be
Taken to Congress.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. August Fl.
NAVAL PERSONNEL IN DANGER-Of1cers Of
the navy are observing signs which indicate there
will be renewal of the fight over titles at the
next session of Congress. The 18th Congress
ended with every manifestation of warmer fight
in the future. The President was understood to
be in favor of combination title which should
indicate staff connection. such as paymaster COM
Tnander and surgeon admiral Staff officers who
wish for any change in official designation want
the out-and-out title. in the army and marine
corps The situation is interesting on account of
the prospect that staff officers will operate to OBJ
struct any naval personnel legislation which does
mot incIude them and their desires in its provi-
slons The question has been thoroughly discussed.
ana the Navy Department is in possession Of re-
ports from two three boards It is realized by
naval officers that nothing can come Of further
discussion Of the matter within the navy itself
The rest of the work must be done ar the can,+or
Inc question Of titles for the naval staff is of
Importance only so far as it fnterferes with a
De'ler haVaI personnel law which is universally
-ecosnlzed 10 be most urgently needed. There is
huch activity going on but is of the sort which
Is not official and Is purely preliminary to the
Lsnt winch the conservative naval view realizes
VIII De made at the next session of Congress
CONCERTED ACTION OF sEARCHLIGHTs-
oHicers connected with the coast defences have
oeen resting in the last few months thirty new
searchlights. the first OF them being installed at
Fort Totten, New York They are the r,ost noyvAr
Iul OF their size. and intended. of course to
De usec' IN connection with gun fire at night as
an ana 10 the location Of an eremy. The apparatus
IhcIudes an arrangement By which these search
iisH's may be directed from distance and the
ingenious electrical connections were invented bV
flh army o1icer The tests which have been held
Sno" that this long distance control from central
stdtlohs may be effective and accurate, and rep
resent an important development in the electrical
installation at coast defence forts The renor4s -a
ceiVed at the War Department indicate that the
system will materially contribute to the trust
"orthiness Of heavy gun fire ct night.
JURISDICTION OF MARCHING TRooPs.-The
pTactice marches upon which troops engage as a
means or practical training have brought I'D the
interesting question Of Jurisdiction when 4 comes
TO converting courts martial during a march which
takes the troops OF one department into the
territory or another department. II "a considered
that the ends OF military justice and of military
discipline would be equally we'll served whether
the iu-'-1icti7n Owe the t-5oos e7r court mar
tlai purposes were placed in one commander or the
other and the suggestion is made that the present
regulation might be amended 70 include among
those who are excepted from the Jurisdiction Of the
department commander. troops temporarily in his
department while on q practice march and to pro-
vide that. when such practice march in a de-
paTtment other than their own, the troops be con-
sdered for the purpose Of military justice to belong
still 70 their original department.
RE1IOUNTs COSTING MoRE-GenersI A W
Greedy. who during the last year commanded the
Northern Division OF the army. takes the position
r. his annual report that during the last ten years
the remounts for the army have gradually daterfo-
rated in quality but have steadily increased IN price
and that She question Of the remount supplies for
cavalry and field artillery viii soon become source
OF embarrassment 10 the service. Central Greedy
says that during the last year cavalry horses
rished his division have varied in price from S125
To Sll' while twelve years ago horses OF equal or
sunerior grade could b. purchased at prices rang
ing from So To $40 He says that conditions look
70 continuance or limited supply and increasing
prices. 80 that from the point Of view of expense
alone the question Of providing remounts Is Of more
than passing interest
TO LAY OFT Defence SEA AREAS -Brir-
adler General Arthur ". Murray chief Of artillery.
has left FOR the Pacific Coast where ne is % Law
out what are known defence sea areas. similar
70 those which have been established the allan
tic Coast At PHILADELPHIA lie IS 10 be Joined by
Commander Spencer Wood. of the navy 50 that
there may be uniformity the work between
the and the navy. They VIII visit Seattle,
Portland. san Francisco and San Diego
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
Captain CLARK D. DUDLEY 14th Cavalry. to v-hiPpIs
First Ideuyenants JOSEPH A GREEN AMI ALEXAn'
AMBER 6 GILLESPIE. from 54th Company depot
torpedo. artillery corps. Fort TOtten
torpedo planters General Henry Knox and Colonel
Contract Surgeon JULIUS G LIE HARDY. from san
First Lieutenant FRANK r. CURTIS 18th Infantry.
~, =, ron sq5f HT1%e t2 IroIT S'aI ss s1. cs
Fort Barrancas
Major OSCAR L. STROUH. artillery corps. from
Fort Mansfield to command Fort Strong
NAVY.
Lieutenant G. DARST. commissioned
Mdshipman r F. HUGHES detached from the Mis-
20 he Tennessee.
Assistant civil Engineer r. detached
Navy Department. the yard League
Island.
Assistant civil Engineer C. A BOSTROM detached
the Navy Department, 20 the yard Puget Sound
MOVEMENTS OF yESSELS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
August 1S-The Irocuois at Midway Island.
August 2-The Washington. the Tennessee at
Boston. Wilmington at Shanghai the Chattanooga
al Fusan. the Preble Tacoma and the
at Newport
SAILED
August 2O-The Hull. from navy yard, New York,
Newport the Olympia. the Florida and the Nevada.
from London for mouth OF Potomac; the
Prairie, from Portland. Me. Hampton Roads.
the Preble, for Tacoma; the MayfOwer.
from Provincetown Mass. for Oyster Bay; the Ala
hama. from Provincetown Mass for Newport
21-The Chattanooga from Fusan for tiensen.
Corea; the Galveston from CheFOO for Taku. China.
ST1TUS OF MILITIA.