New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Forces Afoat and ashore Helping
Each Other.
From The Tribune Bureau.I

LUtC OCttfs
From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, July II
READING MATTER FOR MIDSHIPMEN-The
President has interposed to furnish the cruiser
Olympia with a library OF its own. This ship was
destined TO be the naval vessel which lacking
in library such Is furnished to all ships by the
department. The Olympia was to be used as the
flagship of the Naval Academy practice cruise this
summer. and in the routine Of tho transaction the
superintendent of the Naval Academy. Rear Ad-
m!ral j. H Sands, was asked TO make sug-
gestions regarding the composition of the library.
He declined to do so. and added his recomnenda-
ton that library be furnished, as he believed
that the midshipnien would have their time taken
up with work, and should not be induced to read
the literature they would be likely to get from the
ships library. This was a surprise and something
of a shock to tho Navy Department authorities,
end tho situation evidently came to the knowledge
Of the President. who promptly inquired why the
Olympia was not to have a library for the 0eneht
the rnidshipnen well the enlisted men
regularly attached to the ship. The reports sent
to the President did not convince him that the
ship should be without a library, and he ordered
that the books be installed This action was taken
when the Olympia was In the North River re-
Gently
ARMY AND NAVY Co-OPERAT1ON.-Army
and navy officers arc now for the first time avail
ing themselves OF the opportunity for an ooserva-
ton Of target practice Naval officers attached 10
the ships Of the Atlantic fleet. together with the
gun pointers and members Of the gun crews have
been attending the firing OF the coast defence guns
OF Fort Monroe and other officers will observe the
target practice which is taking place among the
forts on Long Island Sound. II has ALREADY oeeh
shown that this practice OF permitting naval oHl-
GERS TO observe army coast defence hre Is OF oe-
cided advantage. and an opportunity WIN % siSe
10 thu army officers to witness the naval gun ira
of Cape Cod this summer. party OF army ON
GERS viii be permitted to attend the nrihss next
fall.
CHAPLAIN AT GOVERNORS IsLAND'-The
Episcopal clergyman who acts as civilian chaplain
on Governors Island will be supplied with the al
lo1vance for fuel and light, as If he were regular
chaplain of the army. This IS an allowance which
has been promised by the government ror thirty
years ana Is granted not to the civilian chaplain.
hut 70 the public quarters which he Is permltteo
bv special authority OF the department TO occupy
rya chanel was built and the chaplain Is mann
+aI,o5 A. Fnrt Jay by Trinity parish All that tne
government has been doing Is 10 FURNISH neat anu
light for tho chapel, and it is now to furnish tnoss
! allowances for the home OF the clvihah chapia'
! 0RDERs 1ssUED.-The following orders have
| been issued;
C,n,a,n FRED l. PERRY. artillery corps TO iol'
COMPANY; SS2ST PATTN coast artillery corps.
eSth Company unassigned list TO southern artillery
Captain SMITH an 5nan sy6 f Tnfnt Ieli ana
JOHN F. CI1PHIAf 6th Infantry to Chicago tenn
porarv duty with northern army cornpe'ltlGns ,
a-rrv 81 Cuban Pacihcaton, to command engineer
school, Washington Barracks copDo,r ., 9Th IN
flsS General hospital Preside OF san Francisco
Captain ARTHUR 5 CoNKLINh from 9th to oSth CON-
c.rtain ROBERT E. WILLIE unassigned to 67th Com
First i3eu,enan, RICHARD II JORDAN. unassigned to
o{h R0RPT H ALLEN and First Lieutonant WILL
IL POINT 10Th JnT,25Ty to SP GTpef ab Cavalry TO
| ''S s,rn,i sohoo; Fort IeavenwOrth, August 10
! Second Lieutenant GEORGE G MARSHALL IT, 0o'h
First "'a lieutenant sE dEoRdn wIBczoREE signal
s2TPT; { S9 FStor ''-'''''
Commander w F. FUILAM, detached the Marietta ~, to
| command naval training station Newport ana 'no
r,.,tsGant Commander w J. MAXWELL dstachsa
watervlet Arsenal 70 command the SArs5 ana
| Lieutenant Commanders r STONE; = b CFhAA AI'A
r,,,tcna ant 81 P FTNNEY detached the Hopkus homo
Medical inspector G. p LUMsDEN detached recruiting
| station. IndianapOlis; to command h"'A H'''~'-
surgeon F. s NASH detached hospital CanaesO'
Passed assistant Surgeon 1. BISHOP. detached tho
Passed assistant Surgeon W. J. zALEsKY. detached
third TORPEDO hoe; home ana MAJ M1NSEsrER de-
ached naval hospital Philadelphia to naval hospital
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ BAKER detached tho
Franklin: to Midway Islands c,Sro - -.c-,,,t,nx
Ao,5S assistant surgeon NJ DoNEIsoN 70 third torpedo
Acting Assistant Surgeon g D. CTLAPPEIEiAR detached
c1apIsin NJ c qLEFsON. detached the Missouri. July
sO homo wait orders
r,oTda, in chief Pacific 1eet Che-Foo. July IL;
IT., r5eutsnant r. O. UNDERWOOD and Commands
W I. RODGERS detached the wilmington hone'
r,..'i, n JONAS detached Pacific station; home
ass,stant surgeon q. L wICKEs, detached the Whining
ron: to Cincinnati -, ...,.,. sv.
Second IAeutsaant A. p RANDALL ano As'anS.,s .,
econ F. f. SELLERS. detached the C1ncinnati' 70
the wn ~ ORR and r. w cABANIss. de-
tnched the Raleigh; to the Wilmington ,,o,
I1nsIgn c. A. RICHARDS detached the C0neN6u' ~ TIA
rr.Sn II A. STUART. detached the Wilmington; TO th'
,1,,sSpTnan L. sAaM detached the West Vrginai &c
1s.ute9an w G. ROPER detached the Pennsylvania; t'
. ths ID SMITH. detached the Maryland; to the
Cha.tAi PeSmaster C. E. PARSONS. detached th'
C,oI0~ado: to naval station, Olongapo -,
Assistant Paymaster J. M HANCCSn' ue
station Olongapo; to the Galveston ,> a. ~,
Ensign e. G. OBERLIN. detached the Denveri 70 tn'
r> MoneAa VAUDEVILLE detached thu MaTyiandi tc
Concord ,.--x. a. c,a,,a,ooxa, ,r
Ensign c. j. MEYERS oeUacneu H4' "
the Maryland A. r,n....-oo~,
to the Pennsylvania -. 1x..-
Ensign L. 3. PORTERt1tILD. eetacheo uno SnaeN"~
nooga: 20 the West Virginia.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
July 12-The Triton. at Norfolk.
SAILED
| for Newport; the Paducah. from Puerto Cortez 70
New Orleans.
Tho Paul Jones placed GU. OF yesterday.
navy yard. Mare Island: the Perry commissions
-frrIar ord Marn GNnnA M