New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
ARMY And NAVY NEWS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, October Il
ENLISTED MEN SORELY NEEDED-The
shortage OF enlisted men in the army has assumed
alarming proportions. report from Fort Casey
states that the SD Company OF coast artillery
has only twenty-seVen men, . per cent of its
authorized strength This is not of the new
companies. but old one. The commanding off,
Ger reports that If he TO appoint ell the
commissioned officers, cooks. mechanics, etc, 10
which the company IS entitled there would not be
single private left. tho authorized strength being
lO9 OF whom eighty-one should be privates There
are other companies serving at the same post
that have few more men but which wofully
handicapped owing to the lack OF soldiers. No
company at the post has many 80 per cent of
the authorized strength. This is not an isolated
case or peculiar in any the locality or
arm Of the service. The same condition is found
at all army posts, among the infantry and cavalry
well as artillery.
COOKING OUTFIT TOO HEAVY-The army
subsistence officers are engaged the important
project Of reducing the weight Of the cooking out
fit carried by companies in the field. 1t has been
ascertained that the cooking range and general
kitchen fixtures for a company constitute burden
OF almost four hundred pounds This makes 1t dif-
hcult, sometimes impossible to transport the cook
ing outfit In time OF war. and II is realized that
something must be done 10 improve the situation
for on a recent march from Fort Myer TO Har-
perS Ferry the cooking outfit sent by express
II has been determined TO do away with the range
and equip the cooking utensils with certain fixt-
ures to enable cooking trench in the ground
4Hls IS going oack 70 the days before ranges were
used IN the military service and is considered en-
urely In the interest OF mobility. The change will
result in decrease in the weight of the cooking
outfit for each company TO eighty-hve pounds.
IMPROVEMENT AT FORT NIAGARA.-The
War Department has this week given consideration
TO n recommendation from Governors Island that
there be allotted the additional sum OF $1,000 to
improve the target range at Fort Niagara It was
decided that this could not be done this year as
the appropriation available will not permit the al
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TO meet the most urgent needs of the situation
ORDERS ISSUED.-Ths following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
BTtgader General CHARLES s. SMITH assigned TO
Ji [anance DepsTnsnt continue In command Sandy
ing rifed cannon ana as board FOR test
Captain IARRY G BARNES. eOas. artillery corps.
Captain KIRBY WALKER. l4th Cavalry. detailed quar-
Captain LAWRENCE J. FLEMING. from lst to I4h
Captain HERBERT J. BREEs to LIST Cavalry
First Lieutenant m FREDERICK s. MACY. assistant
I1rs, Lieq.eaant LEO P 9UIsEN 4th Field Artillery.
First Ilsuenant WILLIAM s WOOD. 4th F1ed Artillery.
First Lieutenant LEROY P COLLINS, 4th Field Artii-
lery now UNASSIGNED ,,.,,-,,.,.
aSd Major So0GS EUGENE WfEsoN o6ss dss aEn eqe
Toa 5E2% AE MfF College * 6GEs: 'i42n d$ Fort
Leavenworth to Fort Sam Houston.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral A r. CoUDEN. additional prss-
for and 70 @ Of
powders for army navy.
Lieutenant w NJ FAICONER- detached the Illinois. 10
navy yard Washington.
Midshipman r. E. GROSS. detached Illinois; home
and await ORDERS resignation accepted 10 take effect
November 8.
Assistant surgeon H 1. DoLI.ARD detached naval hos
pital Newport; the Rhode Island.
Assistant Surgeon H F. HULL to naval hospital.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Oct 1.-The Des Mones at Boston, the Hannibal al
Portsmouth, y. H; the Marietta Yankton at
navy yard, New York: the Yorktown Marc Island.
SAILED.
oct. 1.-THE Lebanon the Newport, from Portsmouth
N H., rsvy yard. New York: the Marcelus from
Cape Cod Bay for Portsmouth. n. H: the Minnesota
from Cape Cod for Newport: Yankton from
Now London for navy yard, New York: the Yorktown
from San Francisco Island
Oct. l2-The Justin from Cavite