New-York tribune., 1907-12-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Interest in Filling of Coming Biga-
dier General Vacancy.
From The Tribune Bureau.J

lFron The Tribune Bureau.J
Washington. December 49,
NO MORE OLD GENERALS.-Much interest is
taken in the selection of brigadier general to ll
the vacancy TO be created on December 26 by the
retirement OF Brigadier General Charles S. Smith,
who was appointed t. that grade April 8. It is
understood that the position will not go to senior
coonels of the line. II is probable that the ap-
pointment will be made from among the line OFF,
GERS, but the President will not select any of the
senior coonels, who have been waiting the next
vacancy with much anxiety They have hoped
there would be SOM In cation of policy that the
brfgadier generaishps would go senior colonels.
The next appointment probably will be in the line
OF what is known to be the Presidents sentiment
concerning the selection of brigadiers He has
eral times expressed to army officers his belief that
these important places should be filed by fairly
young officers and not by those who the
verge Of retirement and who hardly settle
down in charge of military department and in
stltute reforms and introduce methods with
time enough LETT for them to carry out their ideas.
FOR FEDERAL MILITIA.-An interesting
suggestion has been submitted to General Murray,
chief Of artillery. by the adjutant generals Of
California and Washington. 1t is that steps be
taken to organize a federal militia to man the
coast defences and to supply the land guards
which are essential to the proper defence of mod
ern forttfcations incidentally. the militia officials
OF both OF these states have declined the invita-
tlon OF General Murray to permit state militia
TO participate in the maneuvres which it is de-
signed TO hold during the coming summer, with
militia drilling with the coast artillery and on
the seacoast fortihcations, such proved SO sue
cessful last yea" 1t is stated by the officials of
the states that their militia organizations are SO
small that they deem it wiser train them TO
Cooperate with the mobile army but thev urge
upon General Murray the advisabiIit of obtaining
authority from Congress organize a national
guard of volunteers which shall be drilled in coast
defence work under the supervision Of the regu-
lar commissioned and non-commissioned officers
nrD
been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel SAMUEL r JONES deputy quarter
Of he C. Ss @ S an e other S the duties as
e eeerSs aps8 9f Gk M e
Lieutenant Colonial AMMoN A. AUGUR 24th Infantry
First enanan asa Earl II 9 FOs
from Philippines. April Is. 70 San Francisco
Captain WILLIAM S GRAVES. Goth Infantry. general
ssE Efp q .es,6 s Gsvs recruiting IT So :. to ta6s
GoEArfo G. sIcKEI lath cayaITs; so.' 1,'' MAJOR
regiment in Philippines.
Lieutenant p a BLOCKS detached from recruiting sta
ton at Mempis; to take charge OF recruiting station
Lieutenant E. BASS. de aehsd recruiting station
at Chattaneoga: TO establish navy recruiting
Passed Assistant Surgeon C H DE LANCY, detached
from recruiting station at Chattanooga; to recruiting
Passed Assistant Surgeon w J. ZALEsKY detached
from recruiting station at Memphis: to recruiting
Paymaster w. l. WILSON, to Bureau OF Navigation
special temporary duty.
MOVEMENTS OF WAR SHIPS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Dec 1.-THE California, San Francisco.
Dec 1SThe Panther and the Culgoa.
Marceius. Trinidad: the Alexander. a Guam the
Standish, Annapolis.
SAILED.
Dec 17Tho California, from Mare Island for San
cisco. the from Santa Lucia Trinidad.
Dec. lS-The Panther. from Culsoa for Trinidad:
Prairie. from Hampton Roads for League Island
The MONTGOMERY TO Jaru
the League Island Navy Yard.