The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-05

ne CEl'ed states navy .s nov 10 pro
z-ess O' Arrangement By the s-cr@-
tary ~ TIE navy ~h0 has the appro-
ia'I1r ~ President E0ys-v-it ln the
plan A. outlined ~ ne o'fcers n0~
+ cou1mantIrK the eighteen ba'fle-hips
~ take ne I0ng soyage from the
Atlantic ~ the Pacific FOR The world
1eauuz cruise. o1ly four CAPTAINS
nov eommanding ships vll MAKE
the Trip.
The President and the secretary d
the navy had agreed 70 forward the
. longdesired plan % advancing young
men % the fighting line and send
their elders 20 the rear. Of the
eighteen captains Who all command
and BE- resyDnslble 'or tlVJ.0gy 1)'
worth ~ armament and equipment
~ be sent through the Straits Of
Magellan. fourteen Vili be younger
-haa the captains nov 90 command
The f1Ilo&lng captains Will hof
heir shl. a.d make the Trip Potter
~ tho vermont yree.aaf oi the KAH
-as O.,e.taus o. 'he Counec'icli
and Wa.nvrgh, of the Louisiana.
CAPTAIN McCrea. commanding the
Georgia. may also be Kept 81 hi- com
maud
Tho captains Rho VIII be- sent ashore
are. sea'on Schroeder Of the VIZ
giuia. william K Kimball pf the Ne"
Jersey. J. - MurdOck Of the Rh'd
Island. Samuel p. Comfy oi the Ala'
hama Gootfried B!ocking"r OF u"
Illinois Herbert winslow Of the h"ar
rarye Edward B. Barry Of the ken
,ucky. Lewis &. Heliner Of the ONO
Giles B. Harber Of the Maine Johh
Hubbard of the Minnesota, {. y. h"''
liam of the Missouri and possibly
Captalns Albert G Barry and INC"
d,r. Porter Of the armored c-'"seF'
Tennessee and Washingtoa-
The intention Of the navy depart
-, ,o relegate the older captains
~ the rear and put the younger
ones In command OF the great NJ"
sattlcshipg Of the feet becaii'
Lno.,, through an official communi'
cat,on 10 one Of the captains 10 pre-
pare for duty ashore.
This communication was Snu''
,ut and n informed the captain ''"'
tt. relief from sea duty az '"''
,,,,. ,yas I'm no way a criticism OF tIl'
aepa-,m on his capacity AZ .n'
.,,..,.,,dar Of hrstclass pa''''
80, +, "a said 10 have also a''u'
,t., ,ha, the other captains saw
lien ,boye would also be- pu'
..ho-. An enort 10 obtain th' nam,
-, rt. the arst Of the captain" VI
d., IN be put ASIDE, was uh'
succo siul.
r,. change In the commana''S ="
~. At this time has ~ iaF an'
and so much OF detail oi NV
,.,,u has become known III 'n' w. '...,o
~. 80 that there IL no ots'r '"p'D
...r.ation among the oih''' ,
eao, which Admiral Evans WI"
-. ~ the Atlantic ana ''' -.
.a,d today by naval o'"'
49,, ro,t that the plan was W w,
an snore duty all captains WV, WA mot
.o,cn,d an az" wher" 'h's ,r od.
-, ,o 5c advanced to a ''' ro
'hp''' w. -" ,n, to serve two years De
fore retirement -,
..r,,r. are plenty Of rear a''""
-, IA. officer. "but they arr
"''' 49,, m. aye Of 60. when they WI"
,ay,.,, retire. The plan seems ~
,o pc.p Younger men in com'''""u
49,. ,t, sbips. advance them 10 NV
r, r.,r admiral and hay" th'n'
h, service longer tim" Nv
-. T., s.oms to be- IN" wisdom VI
IA. President and IN" secretary ="
war to push the young men ior""u'
and although it will cais" regret per
hams al this time. It may prove a"'
outrageous in time Of trouble.
Tho shakcup will come just ai''r
tho finish OF the target practice an"
moncu,crs on Cape cod this month. .
The work Of the hattlcships In ih's' .
man,u,crs will be- the first Of It's KIND
ever ordered by the department .
Nayal officers are waiting for TINS .
practice with the kecurst Interest
Sew raugnnndiug apparatus has .
been invented OF recent years, and
whore only recently the target prac.
lice os the United States nattlcshipH
at 1000 yards was considered al. f.
most without equal on the part of th"
ships of ans other navy Uncle Sans
present proposition is tu make M"
world records AZ 5000 yards under
mll prvd and under conditions that
prorb b'sos to Test the very limit Of
.gaUltIfl of mUutlApTlur and prIuWtT..