Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

made. The number of the government
purchases will be 337. that being the
number which the contractor failed to
supply.
Ready for More Service.
The monitor Tallahassee. until recently
the Florida. will shortly be repaired and
will be ready for service again by March
l. She will be sent to the Naval Academy
to join the practice squadron there. This
ship. on which shell and torpedo expert
ments were made in Chesapeake bay early
last summer, surrendered her name to the
new battleship Florida, which is to be
built at the New York navy yard.
Army Orders.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application OF First Sergt Benjamin
F. Noyes. Troop X, 18th Cavalry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
BY direction of the President First
Lieut.. Andrew V. Stephenson, Medical
Reserve Corps. is honorably discharged
from the service of the United States.
his services being no longer required.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt Edgar T. Collins, 9th In
fantry.
Leave of absence for four months is
fantry.
First Lieut.. Alfred A. Maybach, Coast
Artillery Corps, will proceed to Fort
Monroe, Va, for the purpose of securing
and methods employed in coast defense
Lieut.. Col. Alexis r. Paxton, oath
Infantry. is relieved from duty In the
office of the chief of staff and will pro-
coed to join his regiment
Change in Uniform.
There is possibility of a change be-
ing made in the color Of the cotton uni
form worn by the army in the summer
or during service at tropical stations.
Army officers are talking about it in an
ticlpation of a large contract for that
material that may be awarded in the
spring. a decision will be made before
then Any change that may be made
In the cotton uniform will take into ac-
connection with the landscape-a very
important considerations since it adds
to the security of the wearer against the
successful attack of an enemy
New Color for Ships.
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department for the application of the
new slate color adopted for ships of
war to vessels of the navy stationed on
the Pacific coast. This will include the
West Virginia, Colorado, PENNSYLVANIA,
MARYLAND, Tennessee, Washington, Cali
fornia South Dakota, st. Louis, Oregon.
Buffalo, Milwaukee and Rainbow The
work will be done by the ships force.
Work at subig Bay.
Work on the emplacement of the
defenses Of Subg bay ard Manila
bay is progressing rapidly toward
completion. The navy. assisted by
the army engineers. has mounted
twenty 6-inch guns, four 47-inch
guns. four 4-inch guns and ten 6-pounder
guns on commanding points at the en-
trance to the bay. These are said to be
sufficient to protect Olongapo from any
attack from the sea except one that might
be made by heavy vessels in considerable
force.
Retirement of Lieut.. West.
First Lieut.. Emory S. West, 7th Cav
airy, having been found by an army
retiring board incapacitated for active
service on account of disability incident
thereto. and such finding having been
approved by the President, the retire
ment of Lieut.. West from active service
is announced: Lieut.. West was born in
west Virginia and served during the
Spanish war and the Philippine insurrec-
ton as second lieutenant of the nth
United States Volunteer Cavalry. He
was appointed second lieutenant, 9th
United States Cavalry, in February. 1901.
and became first lieutenant, 7th Cavalry
IN April, 1903. He is now at the General
Hospital, Washington Barracks.