New-York tribune., 1907-06-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Entire Service Interested an the Il gi-
tation for Higher Pay.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington. June A.
PAY DISSATISFACTION GENERAL-There is
no more important question in the minds of SER
vice people. both those of the commissioned per-
sonnel and those of the enlisted force than the
project for the increase OF pay All the preiiaty F
Of a measure which contemplates an Increase from
the highest ranking officer to the poorest PAID
War and the Secretary of the Navy. 1t is hopel
to have included in the esCass5f esttTy
TO meet the increase Of pay Ihls may not oe
may engage opposition and defeat the object Of
the measure. II may De deemed wiser to introduce
rased in pcaliring statistics which show that the
Service is underpaid, especially to the enlisted
1t will be pointed out 10 Congress that the
increase is necessary to induce enlisted men 20
continue in tine sePyGS S d As for % 9GeFs noi sen San
to meet the cost of living in these days
NEW YORK VACANCIES AT ANNAPOLIs.-
The New York Congressman have eighteen vacan-
cies their credit in the position of midshipmen
at the Naval academy in aricIpatl9n n OF the graz %
new system the bureau OF navigation Is seiGtnS L5
they may designate candidates for these places.
Senator Depew has one place which ne may may M M
result of the entrance examination To be held on
vised of additional places which remain untitled
II is expected that there will be all over the coun
try about three hundred Of these appointments 20
be made. the first examination TO occur in April N
the Civil Service Commission. and the second and
final examination to take place az the Naval Ac2dI
years, The examination which occurs on TUESDAY
dreCi i'm number including the principals and alter
mates. fill 4os vacancies The prospects are that
consist Of about three hundred members
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel JOHN '. WHITE adtusant general
coast artillery relief from adjutant gen
Firs, Lieutenant ROBERT SMART. assistant surgeon
from Army OF Cuban Pacncatlon
tirng board Camp Columbia. Cuba. for examina@-
First Lieutenant JAMES r. GooDALE 22d Infantry. be
fore retiring board at san iG5 agd WI9M
MITCHELL. signal corps TO signal school, Fort LeaV-
ma,sT spT9h RAN ASss' R TrRSE sth Infantry from
to command Pacific branch Military Prison. Acatraz
WALTER II SMITH sh caTa75y iaT de-
P. MANGCM 1r signal CORPS who is assigned TO
sth Cavalry NAVY
sssd5e F 6sp:oh aha a sese to
the Nebraska when G2mm4st9Ine5r detached
the conaeoiieut home wait orders e
p6xb and APE 2 R32 R'e2FdB ds,scrsd the
ton Sh9 qg % deSahsd the
Ensign Il MI WALKER. detached Navy Department.
surssoR F. l. bods RS olers ee'H'nea ha'a
Passed Sav5 A'sf9 ea Soo to navy
Ac,,ns Assistant su1geon W o. sTEADNAN detached
rs5a5ps staten On ss @ an assssn
p.astsT T % BARRFsR detached the philadelphia.
June 30; the Nebraska
Passed Assistant FayIna-ter a 5 BHOWS rc nay
yard. Pugs, sourd June 80 as pay officer OF the
Philadelphia
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported:
ARRIVED.
June 12-The YORKTOWN. at Acaju'a; the Dubuque at
Ceiba
June is-The Prinoeon san FRANCISCO The MayaoysT
az navy yard. New York: the 81 Louis. ~ Bania;
the Cesar. a Juan: the Missouri the Kentucky.
Hull. Stewart. the Whtpple The Truxton the
worden and the Pentucket. at Norfolk.
SAILED.
Jrne f2-Ths Dubuque from Puerto Cortes for Ceba;
the Manly and the Talbot. from League Island for
Poughkeepse
June iS-The Cncas from Portsmouth. N H. for Cape
Cod Bay: Pentucket. from Hampton Roads for
Norfolk Sta1dish. Annapolis for Hampton
Roads Cesar. Culebra for san Juan: the
Connecticut, Alabama and the Yankton. from
Hampton Roads navy yard. New York; the Rhode
Island from Hampton Roads FOR Newport; the Viz
gina the Jersey. the Georgia and the louisiana
from Hampton Roads for Cape Cod Bay: the I.:nos
Hampton Roads Tor Boston, the Kearserge from
Hampton Roads for League Island the StTinsaaIn.
the Wilkes the De Ions and the stockton; from
Hampton Roads for Sarragansett Bay; the Missouri
Kentucky, the Hull, the stewart. the Whipps
TruXton and the Worden. from Hampton Roads
FOR Norfolk