New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
lRMY AND NAVY NEWS
n;,,vss;;ng Question of Turbine
Superiority.
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Washington July 10.
.-rprNEs FOR NEW BAfILhshlf
-..,-+ant question pending In the Navy De-
NOS ,s the type of engine which VIII be
psrhs ,,- the new bsttleship Florida, which is
stop'e., .t The New York Navy Yard, and the
20 ...s &c 70 re built under contract awarded
ttsh .,,s+itire bidding. 1t wss hoped that the
Sf'e -. rms Of the naval scout cruisers Br-
conn., chester and Salem equipped respec-
riiea reciprocsting engines and the Parsons
t.E r,-is types of turbines, would have been held
sne sne :, use the information in determining the
IN hne q .ns machinery of the battleshps next TO
eess II looks now as IL these COM
oe -. ,-gns of the scouts would not Be COM
P". rsthin any such period SO far as the ex-
- eve able TO Judge at present. there IL no
80 ,efu-een the reciprocatins engines ana the
e'ea hui there is much question SIS to which
e .,,rlre is the better, with the inclination
Hpe -. rrrtis type, the American design OF
.,hanisn II is possible that one of the
....b,ps will he equipped with reciprocating
Uss sn5 the other with turbines, but most Of
s .avisers of the new engineer in chief are In
ie ~ :, having the Florida equipped with one type
i-.I,s g. nd the Utah with another type, If they
-. "A. both 10 be fitted with the Curtis turbines.
-,oz,rN,z SCHOOLS At CAMPs.-The army
80 scbnols have been transferred from their
s,s - headquarters and are in operation at the
,r,,,1-re camps in various parts Of the coun-
& G ,s.h practical profit especially 10 the militia
s,-h is tsking part in the joint exercises. The
.Sai ,,,5er Captain F. l. Koester, in Washing
80 ps-raeks is at Pine Camp. n. Y. and later
-, NJ II az least will go to Chickamaues- The
- under the command Of Captain Henry T.
r.,sason from the Preeidio of San Francisco, viii
:. AZ the Two manoeuvre camps on the Pacific
r,.s, The school from Fort Riley, under Captain
: p Holhrook. is now at Camp Emmett Crawford,
.s- Fort D. A Russell, AID will later be trans
.o--ss "a the camp Fort Rile-. Under this ar
,rzsmsuf the three cooking schools will be In
<rs,ion for the benefit Of observers at six OF the
.isht ruanoeuvre camps this summer. This will
so-s abundant opportunity for the militia officers
,a men 10 see the practical workings Of these in
stiutons
ORDERS IssUED.-The following service orders
hsve been issued:
ARMY
ls.ut.nsnt Colonel EDWARD z. HARDIN. esth In
fnt after more than thirty-eisht yesrS service, to
a.raan WILLIAM NEWMAN. LIST Infantry detailed
professor OF military science. Columbia Military
Aff1aM L BT6K 10Th insn5ry. to nj. regiment
snad lasutenant WILLIAM n HENsE1.r. Jr. 18th
fon Fort Sheridan July 2i
ass,n ALFRED 7. CLIFTON signal corps three
nsh;hs leave
,,.un.nt carnsneer J H RowEN detailed inspector
shf T6TMSN 0s 5etaisa Hn peetoT raee Soh r
shsrF. nsvsl magazine. st. Julens Creek, vice Cap
A.
Vile
.,.v,.as-t = A KITTTNGER to navy yard Wasting
rssaiprsn E D MCCORMICK. detached Naval Academy:
nome TnonJhs' leave
ms.apnsn G. K CALHOUN. detached the Phiisd.lphia;
month"; leave
p,,.s Assistant Surgeon g v F7sKE TO recruiting
Boston vice Surgeon J. W BAKER, retired: TO hone.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSH1PS-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department
ARRIVED.
Jgiy e-Ths Prairie Tompkinsville; Tennessee
California CITY the Washington and the California
san Francisco; the PTebie. the Perry
Fsusgst al Mare Island; the Nero al Bradford: the
Ajax at Honolulu.
SAILED.
July e-The Nebraska. Francisco for Honolulu:
fhs Lebanon. from Bradford Hampton Roads; the
Sszrscet from navy yard. New York. for Ports
mouth. \. H: the Manly. from Annapolis for Nor
fok; the ChoctaH. from Washington for Norfolk the
Ptris. from New York naval station. San Juan.
70 relieve the Potomac which viii proceed naval
Station Guantanamo relieve the Jncss, which
vii proceed 10 navy yard Norfolk