New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-20
AND NAVY NEWS
Fifty-Mae Walking Test Planned
for NauaI Officers.
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PHYSICAL TEST FOR NAVAL OFFICERS
The President within few days will issue order
applying to officers OF the navy. and probably the
marine corps. certain physical requirements similar
to those applied TO the unmounted commissioned
personnel Of the coast artillery corps and certain
OF the special staff corps OF the army. He has
directed the bureau of navigation OF the Navy De-
pertrnent to prepare tho draft Of order which
shall carry out his intention OF furnishing naval
officers with the incentive Of performing out-of-
door exercise Incidentally, and In connection with
the physical test to which the officers viii De SUD-
jected annually. there Will be examinations con-
Quoted by the naval surgeons is the case IN
the army. and It is these examinations which Will
determine the capacity Incapactty OF officers Tor
active duty. The President has been considering
various propositions from different sources. and Is
understood to favor the adoption of the hfty-mlie
three-day walk, TO be accomplished once year on
the part Of every officer of the navy. line ana
staff. or course. 1t will not be possible TO carry
this out under the conditions obtaining IN the
army. but 1t has been suggested that two or three
officers may taxa the proposed walk tosether AT
landing points and their mutual testimony oe &C
cepted sufficient official evidence OF their COM
pliaEce with the regulations. 1t Is designed
to have the hfty-nile walk in three consecutive
days the performance each day TO DO practi-
cay continuous. for short reasonable rests
and accomplished within the aggregate time OF
twenty hours. This is regarded as destined TO
promote exercise IN the open air and have q
beneficial effect upon the health and spirits OF
naval officers, it has already had IN the case OF
the military commissioned personnel The Fresl-
dent has had this subject under consideration for
time. originally described IN the Washing
ton dispatches of October to The Tribune.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel ALBERT D. fNIsKE.FN. es2uty
q National Canner.' ASSOCIATION February to g.
captain JAMES D, WATSON. artillery. recently
Captain WALTER WEB mSGsa S9SS rSanq Bar
racks, to home TO await retirement .,n..na Ma,
Captain dna d0s aaP 70 ssoa :soo Fo william Henry
Captain i1i'- HUGH la F APPLswHIrE Cretre0 de-
tailed professor OF military science. Peacock Military
First Lieutenant HENRY F. LINCOLN; medical reserve
corps to PhPPss 'aHGsy ROWLAND Phil
ippines scouts. and First Lieutenant JOHN H. How
WILLIAM r RossELI, corps Of engineers, four
NAVY.
Rear Admiral J. D. ADAMS. detached navy yard. New
District and naval station, charleston January 2,
1909 vice Commodore G. L DYER retiredl. to
Lieutenant CHASE dssashsa the K Ta
Lieutenant f. l. CURTIN. detached the Alabama: to
the Maine.
E nsn RIe ;q N2[ GaR detailed pay
o4lcers 6rs and second submarine hOtillas.
MARINE CORPS.
quarters; to command Marine Barracks. Washington.
Major G. c. LONG.
Atlanta
sa IL 5E sn h sf819s e u " grE EhI
TA8T. j.. ana V l. MORRISON. qiaiiaed fOr pro
Captain ", / JOLLY to Washington: report to Major
General Conlmandant.
Second Lieutenant r. n. GARRETT to Marine Barracks.
navy yard. Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-Ths following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov. Is-The standish, ct Annapolis.
SAILED.
Nov 1.-THE Lebanon, Peritucket, PoEhaan
the Abarenda, from Newport for navy yard, New
York; Standlsh. from Norfolk for Annapolis.
1S-The Scorpion from Gibraltar for Naples; the
Dolphin, from navy yard. New York for Portsmouth,