Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

army system of target work. and com
pairing the practice of the two services
Skilled Labor on the Pacific.
In connection with the procurement of
the large amount of labor necessary on
the Pacific coast to make the repairs to
the battleship fleet when 1t reaches Cali
! fornia next year. the Navy Department is
considering a proposition which undoubt-
edly will cause a great stir among the
| labor unions on the coast. This is TO
induce eastern laborers to go there by
giving them and their families free trans
portation, provided they contract to re
main in the government service a certain
time or course, higher wages must be
paid than are common in the east, as
| necessary feature of this plan
High-Class Target Practice.
Record target practice has been made
by the 115th Company, Coast Artillery,
now stationed at Fort Rosecrans, Cal,
which. by the way, has heretofore stood
in the front rank in the matter of accu-
racy of fire. In this last case the COM
mand made 100 per cent of hits on
yards, and six shots from the big 12-inch
guns were fired in five minutes and forty
two seconds. All of them would have
passed through target six and half
yards high by sixteen yards wide. and
for this excellent practice Capt. F. l..
Dengler will be officially commended
Small Glass Of Medical Students.
With class of only fifteen students, and
even five of these We're from the militia,
! ~ o;tx hoe
opened for the season. Insufficient pay is
| believed to be the cause Of the failure to
obtain suitable material from civil life to
recruit the inadequate force of army sur
geons, and Congress will be asked to rem
edy the complaint. The present class is 20
per cent smaller than the one enrolled five
years ago. A redeeming feature is the at
tendance of the militiamen for the first
time, for 1t Is hoped that some of them
may be attracted into the regular service
Expense Of Repairs to Ships
AS result of a careful inspection of the
naval vessels loaned to the various state
naval militia organizations a special naval
board, headed by Commander John M.
Bowyer, has reported that at least $3.50, 600
per year must be allotted to keep those
ships in adequate repair. taking no &C
count Of the work to be done upon other
vessels to be subsequently assigned to
| naval militia duty.
Army Orders.
The following-named officers are re-
lieved from duty at the Army War Col
| lege, in this city. to take effect October
| 81. 1907, and will proceed to join their
| proper stations:
| airy.
Maj. Eugene T. Wilson. Coast Artillery
| Corps.
Contract Surgeon Henry F. Lincoln is
relieved from duty at Fort Leavenworth,
| KAN and will proceed to Fort Sam
| Houston, Tex. for duty.
| The following changes in the assign
| ment of officers OF the 4th Field Artillery
are ordered:
First Lieut. Leo P. Quinn. from duty
with Battery A and placed on the unas-
signed list.
cry D to Battery A.
| First Lieut. Leroy P. Collins. now unas-
signed il assigned to Battery D.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral A. r. Couden to addi-
tional duty as president of a joint army
and navy board to consider the present
specification for the manufacture and test
| of smokeless powders for the army and
| navy.
Lieut.. w. M. Falconer, from the Illinois
| to the navy yard at Washington, D. c.
Midshipman F. E. Gross, from the ILL.,
| nois to home and wait orders. Res,gna-
ton as a midshipman in the United States
| Navy accepted to take effect November
| 10. 1907.
Assistant Surgeon H. L. Dollard, from
United States Naval Hospital. Newport,
| R. l., to the Rhode Island.
Assistant Surgeon II. F. Hull. to duty
port. R. I.
| Boatswain w. E. Amato. from the In
| diana to the naval training station, New
port, r. I.
| Boatswain w. A. Thompson. discharged
| treatment United States Naval Hospital
| Philadelphia, Pa, to the Indiana.
| Warrant Machinist F. P. Mugan, from
navy yard, Boston, Mass. to the Missouri
| Warrant Machinist F. J. McAllister,
| from the Missouri and granted leave one
| month.
| Warrant Machnist NJ ]. Clancy, from
the Kentucky and wait orders.
| Warrant Machinist A. Anschuetz. dis
| charged treatment United States Naval
| Hospital, New York, n. Y, to the Ken
| lucky.
| Paymaster's Clerk T. Gregory. appoint
| ed q paymaSter'S clerk in the United
States Navy. duty naval station. Charles
| ton. s. c.
| Paymasters Clerk A e. Davies, ap-
| pointed a paymaster's clerk in the United
| States Navy, duty naval station. Port
| Royal, s. c.