New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
President Promises did to National
GudrdSmen.
[rrom The Tribune Bureau

CTUdTGS0l6N.
trrom The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. June g.
TO GIVE LEAVES OF ABSENCE.-'The Presi-
dent authorized me to say that his policy Will be
to everything he can to help the National Guard
in each state, and that he will do nothing IN any
to injure it. Where government employees re-
qure leave of absence for the purpose of serving
on duty in the National Guard, that leave shaA
be given them" This statement was made to-day
by James a Drain. Of New York; OF tne otiop tXgcG
who talked with the President about the recent
affair at Loratn. Ohio, where members OF the tHs
the postmaster because they refused to return to
strike troubles were threatened there. General
Drain brought the affair TO the attention OF Ine
stated.
ARMY WAR COLLEGE DEFECTS.-Army Of
fcers who have visited the Army War College at
Washington Barracks are criticising the building
because of its remote location 1t is fully ten or
fifteen minutes walk from the main gate ana
there ordinarily conveyances between the
end of the car line and the college building. An
other serious defect has been discovered In
the lecture hall of the college. 1t is feared that
acoustic defects The test of the audience room
has shown that there is a disagreeable echo which
this may be diminished when the place is furnished;
but il is expected that certain fixtures which viii
improve the situation Will have to be Installed
Almost daily lectures are to be held at the war ar
sufficient Importance to be attended by large
ternally the building is an architectural mon
suosity. worse than anything in the capital eA-
cept possibly the pension bureau
BRIOUETTE FUEL FOR wARsHIPs.-The
Navy Department has at last taken up the question
OF experimenting with briquettes as a substitute
for coal on a certain class Of naval vessels
These experiments will probably be conducted NJ
the Norfolk Navy Yard under the bureau Of steam
engineering and observed by representative OF
the bureau, who will report on the results II II IS
reported worth while the experiments will be eX-
tended larger ships than the naval tug which Is
10 be used in the first test There are some ONE ad
yanages TO be gained by the use or this i9ti 20, ot
fuel notably in handling and storage It Is also
This VIII he highly important in time Of war, since
the smoke from the tunnels OF a ~arsPIp PIP - an 6id m
for strategic reasons
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Colonel JAMES T KERR, adiutant general; MAJORS
SAME R8ER signal cops aTioHs and R1s
Il MUIR I'd !nfaHEy K9bERT II p v n N3 a3s H4nt In
fantry, from duty members General stan corps
colonel JosEPH " DUNCAN ON Infantry. 29I M2t9Fs
join F MoRRIsoH. 2oth Infantry and do HENE3 X
sI.ApE!N. I4th infantry Miir0& F. DAVIS. loh
d%,ae4 nSIGners GcneraI corps, August 10
colonel nNGAN to sa" Fre9fss2 August ' as en'e'
Mator MoRRISoN remain at Amy sag C9I5sG 2bi. 20
81 Paul Aurust IL. as chief Of stan. Department
DN RAy.s & and a ooGFC os,a1 Il sTar t5 wash, wasn't
of Atan,io 6iviso5. to Department OF the East as
1euenant aIG c6oae SMITH $ LEACH from wassinE,on
- omaha. chief Il staf. department OF Mlssoutl
Maj.. 5It E,EE f f b.6sr,ent 81 tHe colorado
Major HENRY 7. RIPLEY 20 San Antonio. a. oh'N' -
Major WILLIAM ? EFNIAM 70 ~ yaEgogrST ,T,5 RArTa'@'
cap'an al l''S W1GLiHM cfAWBERLAlNE du,y as as
Captain ELIJAH n MAETINDALE. Jr sGas, artillery
Int5nagoiis. reIievtnr Captain CARROLL POWER.
reisylSs Mo,or WhLTER K wRIGHT, sth Infantry
Re.lsnSt'r 79 nm ot Firs, f,eu,ena, MACK RICHARDSON
First reutenst WATER NJ WILHELM coast artillery
- charge OF G'nst!Ie,.an ,y- - SlIto4rn.
FIR. ilegtenant EDGAR s sTAYER 2ad Infap,ry De.
W MCAsKEY. 2lst Infantry. who viii proceed TO
co0 sg.s'a2 s % 5oHS 5aS flaae,S levitt from Philippines
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander O. TARFoN. detached navy
first DfPaTtmSqS f7sqtrnsn, 70 wHirE G. resignation
accepted TO take erect July -
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department.
juno 4-The r.eondos. a, Hampton Roads. the PreoI"
June tho Teeamseh ana the s.59 Rocket at Norfolk
SAILED
June 4-The Ieouldas. from Lambert Point for Hamp-
7 'In ESsas ESe Hannibal from Hampton Roads
port News The PorPolse the shark me PlunEeT ger
nay ward New YORK. Ajax. from Baltimore
for Roston; ,he C2nnsstiGut ths 0hi9; me E, IG%a
sor Hampton Roads. Louisiana. the Rhode Isl
fna mSon SmG re Road the Maine from League island
for Hampton Roads: tho Missouri. from Boston for
Hampton Roads
The Nebraska turned over 70 t6s goysTnment ser sy
Silaters 49, r: "a, rnnIo,ss,on Al nst AZ torpeto