New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Infantry and CaUalry officers Want
REORGANIZATION.
IFrorn The Tribune Bureau


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INFANTRYMEN WANT LEGISLATION.-The
appointment of Colonel John NJ X. Davis. Of the
coast artillery corps. he brigader general is re-
caived with the heartiest cOmmeudaticn. for the
reason that Davis senior colonel. being he
third on the list of artillery officers of that
grade. He is known as one the best artillerists
In the service His duty will be n special reference
10 the coast artillery. and Is probably sep toward
who will have the rank of brigadier general and
De allied exclusively with that arm. There are
ability that the chief Of artillery will some day
have the rank of major general Infantry and
planning campaign for the next session of Con
granted the artillery The infantry officers believe
crease and th9v are ifs%GsSinaP among themselves
the best way to obtain this and to what extent the
propositon contemplates the creation of the office
or chief Of infantry. "a suggestion which does not
ma u"Fnimous favor by any means among the
officers OF the army.
INSTANCE OF INCREASED COsT-The Navy
Department is engaged revising the plans for
some of the minor structures intended for the
Great Lakes naval training station North Chi
cago. The contract has already been awarded for
Sl5O0oo0 worth Of work that place. and the re-
mainder. $500 o00 IN amount. will have To be re-
advertised. 1t found that the plans origi-'
nally drawn called for an expenditure OF money
which beyond the sum available. The speci-
fcations were drawn mp two years ago, when the
price Of labor and material not high az 1t is
This difficulty has been encountered by army
md navy officers in charge OF construction every
and the appropriation Of the money by Congress
mas D1th qu'tc upIecedrnt"d congress imposed
limit OF cost on the naval training station and the
ai1nt lie harior tb', ,, of f fb tgtth f
would not be received faVOrabiy by Congress
PLAN FOR NINE SHIPS ABANDONED
The Navy Department. has been obliged to abandon
it's plan to transform the cruisers San Francisco
and baltimore into mine ships because the change
viii involve the expenditure of more than $4,000
on each and consequently will require a Congress
sional appropriation The San Francisco Is now at
Norfolk. whore the work to have been under
taken Tho plan 10 equip this ship with
plant capable ~ handling rapidly and with reason
able safety what are known floating and sub
merged mines such As We're used with great effect
during the Russo-Japanese war. \ properly
ha>5or In sufficient numbers to insure protection
~ day or Two, wheTeaS many days and even
I'm the accomplishments Of the same amount OF
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued
'a'2 ARTH Ts. Ao; IS 50 G ofa6 f Dg %%y
S,bo.i For, s,or,s5rtb ,urrsi ~ anu '"'a''E
NaT EfN wasinso RSP sFfe0p Fp fF9 e7ce
Major WILLIAM. II ARTHUR. surgeon, detailed 70
meeting American Medical Association atlantic CIV
First Lieutenant JOHN NJ CRAIG coth Infantry %
recruiting service iberia.
June ~.
First Lieutenant DEXTER STIEGFS. 18Th Cavalry from
General Hospital. Washington Barracks 10 his reg
FRS. Lieutenant CHARLES NJ wEssoN, sth cavalry,
from General Hospital Washington Barracks. 70
proper station.
from the Naval Academy 6 the California
Lieutenant @ T PETTENGIIL detached from the Iowa;
orders
Academy. . the Albany
IAeutenants D c. BINGHAM. Fl A. RALDRIDGE q.
9 BOWLING =. ?. FINER. J. q FISHER. r
HENDERSON NJ 8 CORNING, L BROOKS, Jr..
STERLING !. ?. LANNON. F. ". OSRURN. r.
G DAVIS r NiAROJART. commissioned
Ensign BARNETTE, detached f-ou the recruit
station. Okla honR CITY; the Rhode Island
Ensign u W RAGLEY, 70 the Rhc1e Island
Passei Assistant Psymaste- y r FARWEII4 detached
from the Broobyn June so. nav ward New York.
Assistant Paymaster T. y. WERTENSNFER. to the
Norfolk, June co
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy department.:
May 27-The West virsinla and The Colorsdo at KOBE
Raleigh. AT Che Foo; the PENNSYLVANIA AMI the
Maryland Yokohama; the Scorpion, nj San Juan;
Milwaukee a San Francisco
SAILED.
May 27The Supply. from Guam for Cavite; the scor-
pion from Culebra for Juan