New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

| BRGADTER GENERAL ARTHUR MURRAY.
Chief Of Artillery, United States Army.
| corps, that in time of war the forces which
| man these defences may be almost instantly dou-
| bed while the National Guardsnlcn will have an
opportunity to serve their country and at the
| ufne guard their own homes. This scheme has
now been enthusiastically approved by every state
| in the Union which has coast defences The New
| York militiamen are to drill with the regulars at
! forts Nadsworth, Totten, Hamilton and Schuyler
| nom June to Ia. inclusive. OF course. General
| Muffray worked this scheme out broad lines TO
perfect ne coast defences of the entire country.
To- To- uouuCfSs @ ms service as conmandant at Fort
f Gu nus Keen appreciation OF the necessity
| si od sIcaiier protection for New York City led its
| that feature of military development whereby the
(ror Gele%iGe % aruery Is completely segregated
| Ton Iaqn OF the former is eliminated. This scheme.
| oy Such u1ans werable arguments that 1t promptly
con @G"ihInanaed that support which resulted in be-
| arthur Murray was appointed TO the Military
graduated into the artillery corns in 4 if e aT Ts
her % Soon {r5Kes t ana ms energy and eQqabe tenn
trtEYHSd ms hrst promotion he assigned to the
honor graduate he was appointed Instructor and
"EiiSson ProI&fSsor M & or natural and experimental
~ m ~, ~ ne was dessn9ted judge advocate general
as assistant adiutaut general OF the same DEPART
| Hent. To many men I'm the army these several as
their time. but Lieuteiant Murray found time to
the bar Missouri From iSs to lSsS he served
/ as professor OF military science and tactics at
6s hs, 9ter M f,s gesT he joined his battery at KY West
/ his battery in cuba and in tho Philippines and
! there made record which commanded the atten-
Taft He was detailed commandaut OF Fort Tot
Juno Hr Ie OF @ me Sgno4l Of suhm9rine Defence in
/ and Hamilton. having been subsequently, promoted
MURRAY vas SIM a lieutenant colonel when.
W ,n, s" S SeytSary a " Taft announced MS Intention
That It was contrary to law assign 10 this i'm
Tho secretary declared that Murray was the IDEAL
@ t@gnh f2r the place and urged the officers of the
mo ton could be effected, Two lieutenant colonels
promptiy applied for retirement, Colonel Murray
promotion soon followed: and on October 1896 he
was deSignatHd chief or artillery With less than
! credit. General Murray has amply demonstrated
! It ig only to his friends that General Murrav is
known as a cabinet maker That Is lis hobby. His
/ nome Is full of his own work and contains many
! handsome pieces Of furniture which he has de
executed IN rare and valuable woods with his own
ha4ds WnGa noi engaged In WORKING out ira
ample eec Of S the s cEcen PTposg 9Smf to a2 M26
General Murray plays"
THE LATEST TORPEDO BoATs-The Navy
Department will have ready June ! for distri-
button to the intending bidders the plans for the
! five torpedo boat destroyers. These plans have
been In course of preparation for several months
hut little has been divuged concerning them and
a circular containing the information essential to
acteristcs Of the boats. will he regarded "sric-
ly confidential" The principal discussion which
caused the delay IN the completion of the plans
was I'm regard to the speed of these ships 1t
finally decided that the vessels should be
equipped for twonty-cight knots Instead of more
than thirty. Some OF the naval experts insisted
that it was advantageous To have torpedo boat
destroyers Of thirty-three and even thirty-fve
knots to compare with the latest design of the
same type in the British service There were
others of more conservative view, who held that
eight knots permanent capacity and equal 10 the
demand Of that speed al all times. 1t will he ar
for boats of 700 tons displacement. operated 10y
or oil tuel 1t is considered that in boats
of this class it would be of technical advantage 10
edy some, If not all of the destroyers will be nm
ished I'm this way.
NO ARTILLERY SECOND TJEUTENANTs-
The complet of the reorganization Of the art-
lery arm will be accomplished when the War De-
partment the reports Of the boards which
have been in session in this country and In the
Philippines examining some forty officers. second
lieutenants Of infantry and cavalry. who des-
tined he appointed first Heutenants Of artillery
Ten of the officers who desire this transfer are on
duty in the Philippines and final action can
be taken until the reports are received from the
1 IN IN SISn ali nTo al Efrs % Ie thesStore be
be effected and appointments made to second lieu
some weeks ago passed their examinations for
promotion and will leave the artillery without any
second lieutenants. save those which appointed
to that grade upon graduation from the Military
Academy in June, some of whom viii also find
waiting them vacancies in the grade first lieu
tenant. They Will enjoy promotion which is
unusual in times of peace and which is entirely
without precedent in the artillery, where years
advancement retarded in notorious degree.
UNUSUAL DISCIPLINARY MEASURES.-The
War Department will probably make a special in
qury into the conditions prevailing in the Cav
airy, where Major c. q. Ayres has placed under
arrest four of five company commanders who have
hitherto borne good regulations and whose friends
are much incensed at the publicity which has at
tended this official action the part of the tempo
rary post commander Major Ayres has been all
along ever since the with Spain. Il candidate
for appointment brIgader general, but he has
been engaged In much controversy of one sort or
another that il Is understood In the War Depart
ment that the chances OF his appointment to that
grade have materially leSseued. The latest diff
Guilty may lead trouble Tor Major Ayres in the
form of an investigation into the severity OF his
measures of discipline. The officers who have been
and. as they have friends III Washington, IL Is only
nronptv heard at headquarters. The situation is
observed with Keen interest by army officers.
BALANCE BIDS AVOIDED.-The Navy Depart
ment authorities much gratihed to observe that
this year they avoid what has been known bal
ance bids which annually submitted by those