New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
atlantic Fleet TO Be IN Battle Order
at Presidents Rerie1c.
From The Tribune Buresu.I
UFoghgnrto,, No.


REVIEW OF ATLANTIC FLEET-While the
programme for President Roosevelt's review Of tho
Atlantic battleship feet before departure to the
Pacific has not been completed. IL practically has
been determined that the Mayfower. on which the
President will make the trip will be anchored in
Hampton Roads at point where all OF the vessels
can pass in review. It is the intention to make
tho coming review conform as nearly as possible to
battle conditions.
STUDY OF FOOD SUPPLIES.-Steps taken IN
the last year in the bureau OF supplies and &C
counts OF the navy and the commssary department
of the army TO maintain the integrity OF food sup
plies form interesting chapter Of the annual re-
port Of Paymaster General Rodgers OF the navy.
which was issued to-day. These departments have
had men studying the method OF inspection OF
timed and sailed meats By the bureau Of animal
industry and the bureau OF chemistry OF the De-
partment Of Agriculture Mr.. Rodgers says: Dur
ing the summer officer OF the pay corps visited
the packing establishments at Kansas City, Omaha
and Chicago, and carefully studied the processes.
He then went TO the Department OF Agriculture
and took tho full term of study OF the chemistry
OF foods and tho analysis of food products. An
other officer OF the corps Is taking the same
course, and others will follow as fast as they can
bo spared from other duties. 1t is hoped by this
plan to secure in few years trained experts in
the inspection of foods. and the result cannot be
other than good"
ORDERS IssUED.-1ho following orders have
been Issued:
ARMY.
0io Paced on Tred list With rank of bPFader sanSfa
Major THOMAS I. RAYMOND surgeon. from Philippines
February IS. San Francisco.
Captain WILLIAM II. MILLER. retired, detailed az pro
fessoC of military science at kentucky Military In
sttute Lyndon.
Captains JAMES p JERvEY and CHARLES W. KJrTZ
First Ileutenants ERNEST u. PEEK and GEORGE
r SPAL.DING. and Second IieutenRnts ROBERT s.
THOMAS and ROGER q. POWELL. corps Of en-
gneers. general hospital at Washington Barracks
physically qualified to Fort 1fyer 10 undergo
prescribed test in horsemanship: thence TO Army
motion.
FIRST Lieutenant HOWARD s. MILLER, coast artillery
corps. from lO6th Company, to unassigned list; 70
report 10 commanding officers OF artillery district Of
Puget Sound Tor assignment TO stan duty.
First Lieutenant GEORGE w. HARRIS. let Infantry
from san Francisco to Vancouver Barracks, pending
arrival Of his regiment.
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander II. II. CALDWELL detached as
inspector Of ordnance at Philadelphia; 70 tho Mil
Lieutenant Commander G. II. BURRAGE TO navy yard
Lieutenant Commander A. RUST detached from navy
+. g. S. PARKER. detached from star or
commander in chief OF Pacific fleet. on the West Viz
GINA: TO go home.
Passed Assistant Surgeon IT, II aIrCHEI. TO continue
at navy recruiting station. Kansas city:
Assistant Surgeon H. l. SMITH detached from navy re
crung station. Omaha; to the MISSOURI
MOVEMENTS OF vESsELs.-The following
movements of war vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov. 15-The Rocket. Washington: the Paduoah, at
target grounds of Cape Cruz.
SAILED.
Nov I5-The Albany, from Salina Cruz Mexico. for Ia
Union. San Salvador; tho Paducah, from Guantanamo
for target grounds off Cape Cruz the supply from
Yokohama for Guam; the Nebraska, from Bremerton
for san Francisco.