New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Negro Troops Ordered to Stations
IN This State.
From The Tribune Bureau 7

an order to-day providing for the relief of num-
Der of regiments which have been serving in the
Philippines for than the full allotted term of
two years and the point of interest found in the
fact that included in the returning organizations is
he 24th Infantry. negro regiment With the |
dispatch the Philippines of the 18th Infantry
some months ago the United States left with
any negro troops except a few short term cav
alrynen employed in the stables at the West Point
Military Academy When the proposition was
made about two months ago to return the negro
troops several strong protests made 70 the
department by Congressman and others represent
ing communities where it reported these troops
were to be posted. General Oliver has settled the
matter by ordering these soldiers into his own
state On February 10 next. according to the terms
of the order the 2ith Infantry Is sail from
Manila for San Francisco and proceed by rail to
New York. headquarters band and two battaliOns
to be selected by the regmental commander to take
station at Madison Barracks. near Waterfowl and
the remaining battalion at Fort Ontario near
Oswego
The other changes of importance recorded in the
order are as follows: The 1st Cavalry. now at
Fort Clark and Fort Sam Houston. Texas VIII
sail from San Francisco on September 10 10 re-
Iieve the Sd Cavalry in Manila The Sd Cavalry
Will sail that port on January 10 to take the
stations in Texas vacated by the 1st Cavalry. The
18th Infantry will sail for Manila on January D.
the 23d Infantry February 8 the 4th Infantry
on March s. and the 7th Infantry on April D. Ihey
viii relieve the Path Infantry, which is to SAL
from Manila on February 10 to take station at
Madison Barracks and Fort Ontario. as already
stated: the 2d Infantry, which will sail on March
Is. 10 take station at Fort Wayne and Fort BRADY
Michigan and Fort Thomas, Kentucky; the Sth
Infantry which will sail April 10, 10 take std-
tion at Fort Mcdowell and the Preside OF Mon
terey California. and the 1st Infantry. which will
sail May u from Manila, 10 take station at
Vancouver Barracks, Washington Instructions are
given to the commanding officers to relieve snort
term men before the departure of their regiments
for Another paragraph OF the
order relieves the 22d Infantry from duty at Fort
Mcdowell and the Presidio. al Monterey. CAL
July l. when it is ordered 70 Alaska TAX
ing station at Fort William H Seward. Fort
Idscurn. Fort Egbert. Fort Gibbon. Fort St MI
chael and Fort Davis II will relieve at those
places the 10th Infantry. which is ordered to take
station at Fort Benjamin Harrison. probably con-
stituting the nucleus Of the brigade post at
that point. The 18th Infantry battalion at Fort
Reno. Oklahoma. is ordered to Fort Mackenzie.
Wyoming. March !. to relieve at that point
the battalion of the 4th Infantry. which is ordered
to the Philippines Fort Reno. Oklahoma. will then
be placed in charge of caretakers and ultimately
Will be abandoned.
WIRE-WOUND GUN REPORT-Much interest
and Importance attaches to a report to be
made by a joint army and navy board recently de-
tailed and consisting of Major General John P
Story Getired). formerly chief Of artillery; Rear
Admiral A r. Conden and Captain Aston Ham
tOn. Of the artillery corps. who is an expert IN
coast defenCe armament 1neSe Officers nave NlS-
tied Sandy Hook and made full Investigation or
the two wtre-wound guns of 6-inch CaIibre, Of
which was designed by General William Crozier.
chief Of ordnance, the other being presented BY
civilians The guns far the present in
formation shows have exhibited about equal en-
durauce but il Is necessary ascertain relative
merits in other particulars and 70 decide whether
wire-wound principle in construction Is all
that is asserted for It by It's advocates The i'm
preston prevails amcng the experts that big guns
ba rY7ada according this method,
not of but-up type A change OF this sort
represents revolution in gun construction. and
IL is easy to understand the far reaching extent
Of the recommendations which will be made by the
Story board.
ARMY WANTS MORE OFFICERS.-six hundred
officers of the army are serving detached
service according TO statements made at the War
Department. Their loss Is seriously felt IN their
regular commands with the result that num-
Der of the army organizations inadequately
officered An earnest effort Is TO be made by the
military authorities 10 have Congress remedy this
condition of affairs by providing more officers and
General Bell, the chief OF staff. will soon take up
the matter. with view TO recommending leslS-
Iation for that purpose
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Captain FRANK r MCCOY. Sd Cavalry. TO Wash
Captain HAROLD L JACKSON, retired. from
First 1qdea Iisutenant RoBERT N cULLER
Fort
LLOYD l. SMITH assistant surgeon. who will
proceed to Military Academy
seon. in addition 10 other duties at general hos hos
pital. washington Barracks. to duty with Com
pany c. hospital corps. relieving First Lieutenant
report commanding officer al general hospital
First fieutenant LOUIS R DICE from Goth Company:
coast artillery CORPS 70 unassgnTe ns' 20 Tpo ~
70 comHandinS tof 0faeer OF artillery district OF
First Lieutenant CHARLES 2. LEONARD. lth Infan.
New York Military Academy. CornUs-on-Hud-
Contract Surgeon CHARLES f MACDONALD. from
the Philippines to Fort Mott
NAVY
Lieutenant D. a. WEAVER. detached from the Prairie.
to the Connecticut. as aid on staff Of commander
Lieutenant p CRAFT. detached from the Connecti-
cut to go hons ana FF T@1 oFdsFs dsFsched from Navy
Department. TO navy yard at New York TO as
sumo charge OF provision and clothing section OF
general storekeepers' department. vice Pay d.
Paw fnspector L. HI-NT detached from the
10 and wait orders
Pay A DENT. to duty as feet payrnaster
Paymaster A r HUNTINGTON. TO continue in charge
of naval clothing factory at navy yard. New York
Passed Assistant Paymaster G g MAYO detached
officer in charge OF provisions and clothing de-
Professor NJ II I. RICE 10 naval observatory at
Washington
Lieutenant Commander J F LUBY. detached from
Lieutenant f s JACKSON detached from the Adams
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs,-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department;
Sept 1.-THE Ajax, the Abarenda and the Dolphin at
Provincetown Mass
SAILED
Sept 1.-THE Talbot. Annapolis for Norfolk; !
the Raleigh. from San Francisco for Mare Island |
the vIllaIobos. from Siak-Wan for Shanghai