New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
President to Consider Naval Per
sonnet affairs.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington. October 5.
QUEST FOR NAVAL TITLEs.-The President
before Congress meets will be in possession Of a
special report legislation which il regarded
necessary in behalf of the naval personnel One OF
the recommendations will probably be in favor Of
promotion by selection with the possibility that as
substitute in order to facilitate promotion age
in-grade retirement be established Some further
investigation Is also being made into the question
of giving naval staff officers the same ttles which
used 10 designate the rank of line officers This
Is the most troublesome and treacherous OF ques-
lions relating In any way TO the naval personnel.
and much curiosity is expressed throughout the
service in the result of the consideration OF
the subject The President favored a combination
title for staff officers. which will permit them TO
use a combined title. such commander-paymas-
ter and captan-surgeon TO which objection Is based
on the fact that IT will be cumbersome In use. al
though sufficiently descriptive in application.
Naval staff officers adhere with tenacity to their
desire fer line titles after the manner IN which
army stan officers designated. such i. Nd
miral John Smith, Corps OF civil Engineers. L. s.
Navy" This subject discussed last year with
considerable feeling. and conservative officers Of
both line and staff hope that there will be repe
ttion OF the acrimonious debate which narrowly
escaped becoming Unpeasantly personal 1t is OF
much interest 10 naval officers that the President
will renew his consideration of naval personnel
matters although there appears at present be
little chance for any legislation that direction in
the 6Oth Congress.
ORDERS ISsUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
First Lieutenant RUDOLPH sMYsER. I4th Cavalry
from St. Louis his regiment.
First Lieutenant ROBERT NJ C. BECK. Jr, 18th Cav
airy from Jeffersonvile to his regiment
Major CLARENCE T. TOWNSI.EY. coast artillery
corps. to command Fort Barrancas and artillery
district Of Pensacola.
Rear Admiral A r. COwDIN. additional duty as
president special beard on naval ordnance Navy
department
Commander F F FLETCHER detached Naval War
college; to duty as member special board on naval
comnandor ], NJ. PoYER (retired> TO bureau Of
navigation.
Lieutenant l. 5. cox. 1r. detached the Hancock. to
take charge recruiting station. New York.
Lieutenant NJ J. MCCORMACK, detached navy
crutiug station, New York; 70 the Tennessee.
Ensign d =. WICkERSHAM. detached the Nebraska
TO the West Virginia
Ensign y. r CARTER. detached the West Virginia.
To the Nebraska
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
oct. &-The Marietta, Newport
Oct 4-The Nanshs2 at Shanghai
SAILED.
OCT. THE CRsar from Cape Cod Bay for PhiIa-
dephia; the Tennessee, from Newport Hamp-
ton Roads the Hopkins. the Hull. the Stewart,
the Whipple, the Lawrence and the WOrden. from
Newport for Norfolk
Tho Panav. the Paragua and the Arayat were
placed out Of commission to-day station.
CavitA The Rhode Island and the New Jersey were
finally accepted by the department October 2