New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. January 20.
WOULD REIMBCRSE CAMERON.-The War
Department IS anxious 30 that belated Justice
may be done Captain George II. Cameron. 4th Cav
airy. now duty in the Philippines That officer
was at one time the disbursng officer OF the service
school at Fort Riley. Kan. and had the RESPONSE
bility OF paying enlisted men for extra duty.
Among Others so employed a soldier who did
valuable work in the capacity OF foreman the
school printing shop. The involved
about S5. and Captain Cameron. RppreciatiuG the
uncertainties OF official decision in OF dis
burSements, inquired through the regular military
channels to whether lie would be justified In
making this particular payment. Everybody along
the line approved the proposition. Including the
judge advocate general OF the Grmy and the Acting
Secretary OF War. This might be taken as sufi-
cient authority 10 proceed. and Captain Cameron
I'm good faith and with proper respect for what
he regarded as a War Department decision handed
the auditor for the War Department ' rejected the
Item and held Captain Cameron responsible TIE
Cameron whose pay has been "docked' the amount
involved. II Will take special act OF Congress
10 relieve the officer from his obligation
TROUBLE WITH oIL-rhe Navy Department
IS again engaged in the problem OF purchasing oil
for the service Constant complaint has come to
the department from officers In charge of the ma
chinery OF ships OF war that the oil furnished
lately has been OF inferior quality and has in
terfered with the operation Of the engines-in fact
in the progress OF the vessel seriously
hampered by the kind OF OIL issued II is believed
this comes about because OF the previous protest
made by manufacturers OF OIL that they not
allowed opportunity Ia hid for contracts This
led order that the speclcstions for oil should
be general IN terms with the result that some in
ferior oils were presented samples accompanied
by lowest bids. There way avoid the
acceptance of such proposals. although IT
realized that the oil would answer the demands
OF the service, The fault is charged 10 inability to
oil Il s probable that the general specics tons
will be so modified as 20 allow the naval authorties
uIIrclage "a AZ nOEsfhlP
the service ana protection OF It's machinery.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
corps, before board at Fort Monroe for examine
Second Lieutsnsnt BENJAMIN b. M'cRosKEY. from
Captain wiLLIAG II. WILSON. assistant surgeon.
from Fort Hamilton to Fort slocum.
oTdeFsd c6rRTLASB NIXON from San FTan
Tssv,ns Ola Bell who win Prooesd G' to
ton Wofk Jefferson Barracks relieving wfILI&M
6 cANN0N; who & vii g rePoT, to dsP2! qaSr'9T-
AvERILL. 7th Cavalry
NAVY
Midshipman P. H HAMMOND, detached from the
B N6of TO @ Of %Sys
and sanitation a Gssal sa-7 z2Pe o.,.on..
navy recruiting station Baltimore; the Frank
Passed Assistant Surgeon R. A. BAcHMANN;; de-
rached from the navy recruiting station Mime
@ Franklin.
Acting Assistant Surgeon J. 7. MILLER. detached
from the Franklin; TO the recruiting station.
Minneapolis
MOVEMENTS OF VEsSELs.-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
January 25-The Wasp Wilmington. " G III.
Charleston. at Pichiinque. The Leonidas.
Guantanamo.
SAILED.
January 25-The Marcellus from Boston for Phila-
Gelph Hampton Roads
Ciusntansno; the Des Moines. from Havana for
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