New-York tribune., 1907-11-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. November 2
--r,-,.Fr, PRINTS FOR BOTH SERVICEs.-The
---naaut cf tie marine corps Is anxious to
- eetabIishe1 in Washington a central ideutif-
"a, Office which shall include the finger print
or5z Of tie arrnv, navy and marine corps.
r~o.s records are NOW kept here. but thoy are in
- War Department for the army. in the Navy
,-rre,,t for t1,o navy and at the headquarters
.be marine ccr~s fc- that service. General e.
60 .be head OF tee marine corps. believes 1t
,s be advantageous TO have the records kept
-,+,.r- so thaJ who deserts from one
-, cannot present himself for enlistment
. c.atrer service witLout being detected. lie
- an undesirable rlarne VIII not present
80. 10 the marines GEain. bat would seek 20
- tie army or navy. His alternative PROPOSE
-. g ~ make t-ip'cate copies OF finger print
,.,c-de 50 that each service may nave records of
-, t;t~ae services f'r purposes Of comparison. Tile
,oSssftfaa docs uo- mect with tie approval of the
1.sf of tie h1reaH O. navigation, who has charge
:. ,he navy .inFe- rrIrt records. or tie udJutant
,rsrai o. t.a army, who has charge Of the mill
- records They do no. think the trouble and
vrs-se would ba worth while. Il Is not likely,
,trefore that General EIl:ott's suggestion viii be
ssopted.
EXCELLENT TARGET PRACTTCE.-Ca1tain
a. Johnson itlth Company. coast artillery, las
reported 10 the WAY Department q remarkable
-scord made recent practice by his battery ~
x-~t 0a5e out Of four shots one wen. 10 wards
ovsr the target. one ten yards 70 the right
n centre making hit. the hypothetical tar
cot being 90 20 co yards. and two hit the ma
,.-ia1 target which consists Of "A pyramid fifteen
fsat square AT the base bv fifteen feet high The
+s,-s- was IN constant motion and the shots were
fred Al ranges of 6lso 6I50, $50 and 6ioo yards,
as the coast artillery fires at constantly NOV
.rg target instead Cf ~ an anchored target. a.
s the case in the navy. il has been found too
,xpens.ve tc provide material target 30 by So
.ss+ rur little target OF the dimensions given
6 used and every shot which falls within the
rypo-aetica1 area is counted Eit. In this in
stance however. TWO shots actually tit the tar
Cet Captain Johnsons company IS the only enc
tbst has ever had every man q first class gun
rer this honor having fallen 10 Captain Johnson
fWice.
iARKsMANSHIP ~ THE ARMY.-Generai
Tr,yaU acting chief Of STAFF. has issued a general
order 10 the army giving the results Of the several
small arms coul,etittcus of TIE army for 1907 In
she army rife competition IT Fort Sheridan S.
eean- Iau-itu Petersen. 18TH CavaIrz' stood first
erorz The enlisted men. with q score oC 7S4 ana
FIRST Lieutenant William = Wallace 2ath Infantry,
first among The officers. with scor~ of SII In tho
pistol competition at the same place the first prize
for enlisted men was won by Sergeant Thomas =.
Coppard l4th Cavairy. with score of $50 and the
first prize for officers Dr. Captain james \. cole,
9Th Cayalry. In the matter of division marksman-
slip the best rife and pistol shooting was done by
the Atlantic division and the poorest by the Philip
pine division.
FOR SERVICE IL TIE ZELDA board Of
army medical officers. at the head OF which is
Colonel Valery Havard. assistant surgeon general.
has been appointed 10 look into the ut.Htv of
various kinds of material used in the corps and 10
recommend the types best adapted service in the
field The types include ambuances. medical
wagons and transport wagons for the hospital
corps. means o. transportation for the sick and
wounded and pack transportation and hospital
tents
SECOND LIEUTENANTS LACKING.-It is said
Ct the War Department that never before have
there been so many vacancies in the grade of sec
ond lieutenant in the army exist. largely
account OF the increase Of the artillery branch
Recently letter sent TO the military colleges
throughout the country asking for recommendations
Of senior students who are regarded competent
10 take examinations for commissions.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Ehs following transfers IN the Coast AEter corps
announced Captain JACOB G. JOHNSON. 1Ilth, 20
lssh co1apany; Captain HARRY J. STEELE; 95e,
. lllih company; sap'ain l-E VERT COLEMAN:
c7sR4 4Fss5 i5 52 5g1a c3gPany; t5s5 a3 Ieaagt
Fi-st Lieutenant CIAT-fjT, I: BRIGHaM 9th 10
lesth Company First Lieutenant GJ-Y B. G. HANNA,
DIE 1rss5r-5e5 isi 10 It5th CONAN. Frst Lieu
tenant RICHARD FURNIVaIn 1l2ia. 10 7Oth COM
rzpiam DENNIS T. NOLAN. 30th Infantry. report 70
GoTern9r General OF the Philippines as inspector Phil
FHst I1eu.eaan5 WILLIAM X. HASKELL, 4th Cavalry.
= detailed II fl vacancy II signal corps
AAeute1alt HARRY OPIE JE. % Infantry Michigan Na-
t0nal Guard. garrison school. Fort Wayne
NAVY
Rear Admiral ?. RODGERS. retired. from Honolulu;
homs
Rss. adsrsI a. WALKER detached naval observatory.
Warrington home
tapiain !. u. BCWF ETl commissioned
ConIazn5er r. PI-ATT. reJred detached Fish Comnais-
Eon Washington; home
14sEisnsut Commander =. / CHAPLIN, detached the
Louisiana: o Office naval intelligence WashnRon-
sAeutensnt Commander = ". EBEFIE detached board
lara
MOVEMENTS or WAREHIPS.-The following
movements OF vessels have beea reported to the
Navy department;
ARRIVED
Nov s-The Rocket, az Norfolk; the Wilmington at
Csvse
SAILED.
Sov- The Saturn from Magdalena Bay for San Diego
:. snd san Francisco.
Elzdivosok the Chattanooga. from Manila for Fiad-