New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
4RMY AND NAVY NEWS.

washington, December I.
HARDSHIP TO NEW YORKER--Lieutenan'
Louis J. Van Schaick, 4th Infantry, of the wei
known New York family. probably will be the op-
ject of special legislation curing the present SEES
sion of Congress He has been detailed as cap
tain of Philippine scouts and at present is on de-
tached service q governor OF Cavite province
place requiring the exercise OF administrative
discretion. He is under expense while serving IN
that capacity, and il has been decided that ne
may not receive the pay Of a captain. but must
TO the pay Of first lieutenant of infantry.
This operates as a hardship 10 him. but there is
no way under the law Of considering officer
detailed q captain of Philippine scouts as en-
titled 10 that pay when he is not actually serving
in the detailed position Lieutenant Van Schaick
has been rendering excellent account of himself
in Cavite. and the War Department is disposed TO
90 everything possible in his behalf
WILL BE EXAMINED FOR RETIREMENT
The following officers have been directed to appear
before the Davis retiring board in Washington on
December % for examination: Lieutenant Colonel
John c. Muhlenberg. pay corps: Lieutenant Colonel
Daniel G. kingman, corps OF engineers, and Mayors
Francis J. Ives, surgeon; Patrick J. Hart. chap
lain, and Hiram NJ chittenden. corps of engineers
The Davis board has had under consideration the
cases OF nearly twenty officers who failed TO take
the horsenanship efficiency test ride ordered by
President Roosevelt. An amendment to existing
regulations for the Military Academy bearing on
the question of horsemanship and believed De
one result of the recent order OF the President.
has been published by the War Department. Here
after the board Of five officers appointed ex-
anime the graduates their fitness for mounted
service will take into consideration only the de-
gree of efficiency shown by them in riding and
horsemanship and their size. when so great as TO
indicate present future unsuability mounted
service.
FRESH BREAD IN THE FIELD-Improve-
ments in the field under consideration by
the subsistence officers OF the army The field
owe nzG heeD lpury in and
many complaints concerning it, OF the objec-
tions being that large door, covering several CT
the ovens. when opened, permits the egress of a
blast Of hot air. which is trying TO the bakers. 1t
is proposed to have door each oven
and to rearrange the internal structure as 10
improve the circulation Of air. The oven Will
be of the sheet-iron type. and of size which may
be easily handled and packed for transportation In
army wagons.
NAVAL GUNNERY NEXT YEAR.-Arrange-
have been made for holding the target prac-
tice of the ships of the Atlantic fleet in MaSda-
lena Bay in April. when the vessels arrive the
Pacific Coast Before that time the ships of the
Pacific feet will have held their target practice,
which is really the gun pointers test Later the
battle practice will be held at whatever place the
ships may be. If they on the Pacific Coast
the exercises will be conducted there. either in Mag
dalena Bay further north. If the ships are TO
return TO the United States by way of Suez, the
battle practice is likely be held in Manila Bay.
the next year at least will not be allowed to in
terfcre TO any extent with naval gunnery, either
with the heavy batteries the small arms.
WIRELESS TELEPHONE sUCCEssFUL--The |
torpedo boat destroyers which have sailed for the
Pacific Coast have had ample opportunity 10 use |
their wireless telephones and such success has |
attended the operations of the instruments that /
there is no question of their practical value 1t is
considered that if the wireless telephone can be
relied on to operate for a distance of five or six
miles il is more than meeting naval necessities In
the departure of the torpedo boat destroyers 1t /
was found that they able TO maintain COM |
rnunicaton with the shore for distance of thir- |
teen miles These messages and the distance have
been verified
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
10 general hospital Washington barracks s.. ,,.n,r,
secoI1 Lieutenant PHILIP J. hsrd ncanacitaed
tor active service sccodnt of disability incioeh'
thereto. is retired
4, ,.,te,a,t Commander w d MACDoUGA1L- detached
from Naval War college newport; 70 d,acbeS t from
Lieutenant Wriia J9hlfTarag ne@ember 81
Sim an ~ r. Fits detached from the Buffalo, 10 go
Passed nS's Assistant @ Surgeon NEIsoN detached from
surgeon a. PifIP LEACH detached from the Not snTnss
the army and navy IERs fehfIEeIR detached
wilngton 10 goHS fo nS"f FLINT detached naval
hospital Curacao: 10 the wilmington
,rovEMENTs OF wARSHIPS--The following
a,er,en,s of war vessels have been reporieo -
the Navy Department:
~. * The charleston Louis. the Milwaukee AAo
the chicago, at san piego por: the New Jersey. at
Dec HAMPTON Roads: Eagle at Port au rr'h'e