New-York tribune., 1907-10-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
e. II. Campbell Nez0 Judge AdUo-
cate General of Nary.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. I
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MANY NAVAL CHANGES.-Commanders were
selected for the next three batteships to be COM
nissioned. and changes in the naval attaches at
Paris and Berlin were decided upon to-day. To-
Secretary Metcalf Will submit to the Presl-
dent the list of commanders for the Atlantic fleet
on its Pacific cruise. which. when It has received
executive approval. will be made public. The Idaho
which is to be ready on January T. will be COM
manded by Captain S. w. B. Dehl, judge ad-
vocate general of the navy. This return to the
line will make Captain Diehl eligible for promotion
to the rank of admiral. in accordance with
the new policy that a division command shall not
be intrusted to officer who has not commanded
q ship Captain Dieh will be succeeded as Judge
advocate general by Lieutenant Commander Ed
ward H Campbell. now on the Milwaukee, which
is engaged in target practice in Magdalena Bay.
The change will he made soon Commander
Campbell can reach Washington. The Mississippi.
which is expected to go into commission next
spring will be commanded by Captain John c. Ere
mont now naval attache at Paris. Captain Ere
mont will he succeeded at Paris by Lieutenant
Commander Frederick l.. Chaplin, now executive
officer of the Louisiana The New Hampshire. the
largest of the battleships now approaching COM
pletion which also will be completed in the spring,
has been tentatively assigned to Captain McRae
Winslow, duty in the bureau of navigation.
Captain Wnslow was commended in special orders
for bravery in cutting the Spanish cable under fire
during the Spanish war. He then a lieutenant
the Marbehead- Lieutenant Commander Regi-
nald r. Belkuap has been detailed as naval at
taChe at Berlin. vice Lieutenant commander Will
lam L. Howard.
OPPOSITION TO STAFF DETAILS.-A recom~
rnendation made by General c. c. sniffen, the pay
master general of the army. in his annual report
will attract much attention in the military ser
vice He expresses the views entertained by all
the heads of special staff corps in sounding the
note of warning against the continuance of the
system of detailing line officers to duty in the staff
and he makes the recommendation that after line
officers have served as captains in the pay depart
rnent thev may be regarded eligible TO appoint
n,ent TO the permanent personnel Of that branch
This would give permanency 10 the grades above
the rank Of captain the pay department. The
suggestion Is one which has been made before, and
is considered as the best means of maintaining the
efficiency ol stan departments. General Sniffen
however also suggests that there he legislation
which shall make eligible 10 permanent appoint
r,ants those civilian clerks to army paymasters
who have served twenty years or more. These
clerks have been doing much Of tho work for the
officers who are detailed from the line and are
considered most efficient In the performance or
their duties At the time II is realized
that the army officers will not take kindly to the
nendation and that It Is likely 70 meet with
sufficient opposition make impossible the Irsis-
Iation suggested by General Snifen The sugges-
tion is bound 10 attract much attention throughout
the army
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following orders have
been issued;