New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
ARMY IND NAVY NEVS.
LFron The Tribune Bureau-

Washington November %
GLAD TIDINGS FOR NAVAL OFFICERS
Naval officers have keen and grateful apprecis.
ton Of the decision Of the Navy Department +,
make radical change in the uniform Of the con-
rnissioned personnel until the present Uniform ha,
been out The date of any radical chang.
Is put of long July L 1870 January I 1911
which will afford ample opportunity for a cnaass
without imposing upon officers an expense which
must be regarded as entirely unnecessary. There
ara many suggestions which have been fled with
the bureau of navigation respecting the alterations
IN the uniform, most of them having to do with
the decorative features or the insignia. which
amounts in the end to the sanls thing II has been
felt that the uniform might well be reduced IN
extent and rendered less varied, 70 the end tina.
officers might be relieved of the expense % main
tanning an elaborate official wardrobe. The fact
that, the service blouse IS destined 70 be supsr.
seeded by the double-breasted coat meets with gen
eraI favor. and will be regarded an improve
rnent in the prescribed uniform OF the eonlnais-
stoned officers. who have felt that they pretty
much alone with the blouse.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST RECRUITING-Ths az
tention OF the Washington authorities has been
called to the fact that sons discontentsd men who
have served in the army. navy and marine corps
evidently doing their best to promote ths pub
lie impression that service in the enlisted force
OF those branches Is undesirable and IS frsughs
with hardship. Several Instances OF this kind hays
been reported from Syracuse. n Y, and steps have
been taken TO prevent continuation OF this Pc
culiar campaign II is difficult for the authorities
to understand why any such proceeding should %
INDUCED IN. ard Il Is apparent that something
must be dore 10 punish these offenders There Is.
however, law at present 10 reach them. except
by taxing roundabout course by me- ans OF an
Injunction prohibiting these people from tnterer-
ing with governmental functions A failure 10 obey
the Injunction would open the way 10 further az
ton. The fact. however. that the government -
taking some notice OF this matter viii probably
discourage this sort Of activity hereafter
DISCIPLINE FOR CONSCNPTIVES-The some
what unusual OF an army court sentencinS
enlisted men OF the navy 20 dishonorahle discharge
has occurred recently at the army general Eos
pitaI at Fort Bayard. New Mexico There has been
up 10 this time a number OF enlisted men OF tHs
navy under treatment ar the Fort Bayard instta-
tIon which is rendezvous for tubercuiaT pauents
There has been established for the specia1
bene1t of naval patients sanatori'rn at olo f'i'
Lyon CoIorado. and this fact relieves the military
authorities OF many troublesome questions retains
TO the discipIining OF naval patients al an arm!
station. In the case Of the army court "A-cn N11
10 sentence these seamen TO dlshonorable dseiais'
the Navy Department was called upon 70 @pp-V
the sentence. II is always difficult % exel0iS'
discipline at Fort Bayard where the patients can
not be treated with the same rlgoT a soidleES q.
the regular army posts Some consideration inNS'
be shown 10 in their condition
ORDERS IsSUED-The following orders H'''
been issued.
Lieutenant colonel ROBERT y GETTY, ~ lnISa.s,,
ON arrival san Francisco. - eor'nand 'slsiS
First IJeutenant CHARLES 9 FINCH. 12A lniss.,,. =.
dropped from the rolls Of the army N0'eh'7i
Second lieutenant Z LLEwEL1YN BULL I'd ~
fantrv 10 Military Academy. -. r,s,utra
First Lieutenant AIRED NC. WILSON vi A'--
resignation accepted from December '
NAVY
Surx-o, - f, STOKES detached naval hospi 49,
Juan: 10 report surgeon general -NS'1 -
uent for specisl temporary duty - Wv.
Psvmaster Y S JACKSON. 10 navy yar1 NNsS Nv rs,y
AsSistant Favmaster Fs--E MMILLEN. detaehe1 Us"
ward Norfolk: 70 Virginia Dsce1lo@f IT.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSIHPS--The toio"ns
movements of vessels have been reported u -
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov os-Ths Eagle Kew West .. N,a-v-
Ncv Virginia. TIE tCio-A,lf Tya1-
land ana the Pennsylvania. at Mare lsai.- XsWpcrt
nf!ai Mt Philadelphia; the IeHhSSs - sIsy.
News the Prairie. at North RIVE new AU-A
SAILED "a
Nov 29-The West Virginia. the ColSafo lne ~ Ns-.
ana the PENNSYLVANIA. from san traIcIsf-t Z.
Is1,nd: the Wasp. from Tarrytown fcl O - that-
sO-Ths the Ga eston Al- '
tsnooss from Nagasaki for Shanghat - suViiarT
The Arethusa was placed OF service q a. Vsri
tmarchant compeHent) At NcrtotA 49, is .
vember 90 Immediately Sciiihi'ss''
naval complement