New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
DICK TO WORK FOR ARMY
Senator Preparing to Support Mo0e-
ment for Higher Pay.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Senator Dick. OF OHIO,
who has come to be regarded as the champion In
the United States Senate of the organized rnilita
of the country has also extended his interest to
the regular army. Within a day or two ne mas
been in Washington In consultation with oicers
of the army and navy, In respect to the proposed
Increase OF pay in those branches of the service
The navy interested in this subject because In
many cases its pay and allowances are by statute.
based upon those given to the army. senator
Dick in conjunction with Representative Capron'
of Rhode Island. has already prepared Dill look
ing the Improvement of conditions IN lhe pei
sonneI of the navy and it was in pursuit OF the
general purposes of that act that the Senator came
to Washington. He found that the representatives
of the War, Navy and Treasury departments Vhe
latter interested in the rearrangen1ef' ot- pug
tables) had already got together and agreed upon
joint BILL which upon inspection he was hlciiiieu
to accept a satisfactory measure he request
ed that copies this bill be furnished hin as
soon as approved by the President ana II Is
ernac,ed that he will avail himself of the opportu-
nitv 70 outline arguments to back up the measure
when 1t is taken up for consideration Dy Ooh-
gress
Senator Dick said that he had been a close stu
dent of the army for many years. ana 'ia1 iia
was convinced that Il is absolutely necessary 10
grant an Increase of pay. especially Tor ina eist-
ed men, II the army is TO be maintained at amy
thing like its present standard AS an example Oh
ths iuDossibtltv of getting recruits or re-eilIS1-
ments at the present rate OF pay ne salo tii''
few weeks ago he company OF in1ahtIy on
a practice march. There were only sAA eiiS'eN
men present with the company.
The Senator said that he believed congress anu
the people would not sanction the continuance OF
laws that made such a condition possible IL an
the facts were properly presented. the nill "oulu
be passed without opposition. and he sald 'A' ne
would do all he could to that END
pposFryTISG FOR RECRUITS-In order to
nr.vent proselytng recruits for particular or
,or,z,tions In the army Brigader General WiIilhl
p Duvau acting chief of staff has issued an
amendment to army regulations on tiis suoJ'o"
which reads as follows;
Correspondence between the officers or fbe1
mon of the general recruiting service afU otIen
officers or enlisted men of the army with tI we"
10 furnishing OF obtaining recruits IoI pa" s 80
lar organizations. either by the ie or bv the
phcants at general TecTnI'S M Srtt depots OF depot
posts is prohibited
Serious objection is entertained by the oihIs.'
OF the General staff to the practice "iich ms
order is intended stop because OF the lac' nc
promises made by officers could not always DC 4ui
filed. and the consequent dsappointmehI tns ~
derea q feeling OF dissatisfaction inimica 10 'ile
best interests OF the service.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders nave
been issued; ,,.v
Resenation of Second Lieutenant THRooP NJ "ll-ff''
FIRST th 1eaaaan Saya1T joS HuGGNs assistant sur
seon. washington Barracks
Commander { II HARLOW, detached from the navy navy
recruiting station Pttsburg; to the navy yard League
It.,,,enant commanders A VI COOK. J z. J. RYAN
and q; W LAWS Lieutenant. W II. PILsICN
PARKER H G. 8 WAIL-ACt. De
tnched from Naval Academy; 10 the bureau OF orH-
lieutenant r. EARLE detached from the bureau OF
ordnance; % The Maine ordnance officer Stpteh-
1son5snsnt eeT A. ST c SMITH detached from navy
yard. York: 10 inspection OF powder fhllade+-
Lieutenant r. T MENNER, tire navy yard New York.
department steam engineering
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements Of vessels been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Aug I5-The Yorktown at La Union
Virginia the New Jersey. the Rhode lsland
Illinois. the Kentucky and the kear-
a ProvinCetown the Mnyfower at oyster tay'
n Annapolis; the Dolphin at washing
ton. Des Mones at Boston the Nilalobos and
Quiros. at Shanghai; the Minnesota ana the CoL-
necticut Hampton Roads.
Aug 1.-THE Virginia the Maryland. the Pennsyl-
vania. the Colorado and the Alexander at Yokohama
SAILED.
Aug lk-The Virginia the Now Jersey and the Rhode
Island. from he North River frovincetown-
Aug IG-The Mayiower. from the navy yard New fork.
for Oyster Bay. Des MOnes from Gloucester FOR
Boston; he Hannibal. from Portsmouth for Iamberts
Point: Tennessee. from Torpkinsville for fiamr-
Roads; the Buffalo. from Puget Sound for the
PribylOf Islands
The pixie ordered Havana. to navy yard
Island. .
The Saratoga. stricken from navy list. ordered sold