The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-04
Only Four of Present Captains
viii Make Long Trip.
Department intends That Young OH.
GERS shall Have Benefit of Tour
TO Orient.
SOME CHANGES PROPOSED

shakeup In the history OF the United
States navy Is now In process of ar
raugement by the secretary of the
navy. who has the appreciation Of
President Roosevelt In the plan out
lined.
OF the officers now commanding
the Is battleshlps to make tle long
voyage from the Atlantic 10 the Pa
chc for a world beating cruise, only
four captains now commanding ships
will make the trip. The president and
secretary<of the navy have agreed to
forward the long desired plan Of ad-
yanclng young men to the fighting
line and send their elders to the rear.
and OF the is captains who will COM
mand and be responsible for the
500, 10000 worth OF armament
and equipment to be sent through
the strait OF Magellan to the Pacific
IA will be men younger than the cap
talnsFnow In command.
Some Who VIII Make the Trip.
The following captains will hold
their ships and make the trip: Pot
Ter Of the Vermont. vreeland, Of thu
Kansas. osterhaus OF the Connect
cut. and Wainwright of the Louisiana
Wainwright was found to be well on
toward retirement time, but his ser
vice during the Spanish war ad-
vanccd him in rank so rapidly that he
Is one Of the first in line for rear
laimiralship, and will be saved the re-
greet OF being put ashore during his
latter years Of active service.
Among naval officers OF high rank
It was said today that Capt. McCrea
commanding the Georgia might also
be kept In his command. making Ave
Of the present captains to stay aboard
ship for this cruise. But his date Of
retirement Is in 1918, only six years
hence. and II is said that his case Is
in doubt.
/ The captains who will be sem
ashore to make room for younger of,
fcers of the same rank are seaton
Schroeder of the Virginia. William
W. Kimball OF the New Jersey. J. p
Murdoch OF the Rhode Island. Sam.
uel p. Comfy, of the Alabama, Got
fried B'ocklnger OF the Illinois, Her
bert Wlnsiow or the Kearsarge. Ed
ward b. Barry, of the Kentucky Lew
Is c. Hellner of the Ohio. Giles b
Harder OF the Maine, John Hubbard
of the Minnesota. G. A. Merriam OF
the Missouri and probably the cap.
talns, Albert G. Berry and THEODORE
Porter Of the armored cruisers Ten
nessee and Washington.
Relieved From Sea Duty.
The intention OF the navy depart
ment to releeate the older captains e
the rear and put the younger ones IL
command of the great new battle
ships OF the fleet became known
Through an official communication &c
the first of the captains to prepare TO
duty ashore. This communication
was delicately. even with Kindness
put. and it Informed the particular
captain that his relief from sea dut!
at this time was in no way a criti
Iclsm by the department. on his ca
lpaclty as the commander of frs
class battleship of the United State
navy. II is said to have also extend
ed in explanation so far as to Civ
comfort to the captain by assuring
him that the other captains. saw
those given above. who will retain
their commands, would also be pu
ashore.
An effort to secure the name o
this the first of the. captains of tn
fleet to be put aside was unsuccess
iful.
The change in the commanders o
the ships at this time has so far ad
vanced and so much Of detail OF tn
plan has become known in the line o
1.-The navy that there is no other topi
lof conversation among the officers o
the fleet which Admiral Evans will
take from the Atlantic to the Pacific