Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
Daily Naval Report

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The fol-
lowing navy orders have been issued:
Captain s. w. b. Diehl, from special
temporary duty, navy department
March 81, to fitting out the Idaho ante
duty in command when commissioned
Commander q. w. McElroy, addi-
tional duty as inspector of machinery
at the works of the Mosher Boiler COM
pany. ossinlng, N. Y.
Commander j. L. jayne commis-
stoned from January 3; Commander ~
o. Bitter, commissioned from July l.
1907.
Lieutenant Commander A. l.. VII
lard, from navy yard, washington, ~
c.. March 81, to fitting out the ldahy
and duty as ordnance officer on board
when commissioned.
Lieutenant D. Lyons, commissioner
from July 80, 1907; Lieutenant II. N
Freeman, additional duty as comman-
der Fourth torpedo flotilla.
Passed Assistant Surgeon +. u. NC
Donald, from the Connecticut ana Wall
orders: passed Assistant Surgeon A. ~
Peck. from naval station. Olongapo, T.
l., to home and wait orders
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. SteppeN,
from the Denver to home and wait
orders; Passed Assistant Surgeon j. A.
Randall, from navy recruiting statlon'
Denver, Colo, to the Denver, depart
ing from San Francisco about May b.
Assistant Surgeon II. l.. Kelley, from
Naval Medical school to the NaVai
hospital, Canacao, Z. l.
Assistant Surgeon H. +. Lawrence,
from Naval Medical school to the naval
station, Tutila, Samoa, and addltlohai
duty on the Annapolis.
Assistant Surgeon E. p. HUFF, from
naval proving ground, Indian Head
Md. to the naval station. Olongapo, T..
III from
Naval Medical school to the navy re-
cruiting station, Oklahoma City, Okla
Assistant Surgeon r. j. Straeton,
from Naval Medical school TO naval
station, Guam, L. l.
Assistant Surgeon S. L. Higgins,
from Naval Medical school to naval
hospital Canacao, p. l.; Assistant Sur
geon M. E. Lando, from naval station,
Samoa, to home and wait orders.
Boatswain f. Hindrelet, to the Mil
waukee; Boatswain M. C. Dale, to the
Ohio.
These marine corps orders were is
sued:
Captain H. I. Bearss. to Washington,
d. c.; report to the brigadier general,
commandant.
Captain A. j. Matthews, to barracks,
navy yard, Boston, Mass.
Captain r. II. Dunlap, from the
Kearsarge to barracks and School of
Application, Annapolis, Nd. First
Lieutenant C. McCauley placed on re-
tired list and ordered home.
First Lieutenant II. NJ. Manney, from
First brigade, Manila, to the United
States; First Lieutenant William
Bracket, from Mare island to COM
mand marine detachment on the Kear-
sarge.
First Lieutenant r. Y. Rhea, granted
sick leave for two months Second
Lieutenant n. A. Eastman, from head
quarters TO barracks and School of APP
plication, Annapolis. for instruction.
Major NJ. ]. Shaw, commissioned in
marine corps from January l, 1908.
Movements of Naval Vessels
The Whipple, the Hopkins, the Hull,
the Lawrence, tie Stewart, the Trux-
ton ana the Arethusa have left Pam
anna for Acapulco.
The Mayflower is at Vicksburg, the
Saturn is at Bremerton.
The Dolphin is at Norfolk, the Den
yer is at Swatow and the Navajo is at
Magdalena bay.
Navy Notes
1t is announced at the bureau of ord
nance that the new torpedo station at
Newport, r. l.. is now ready for use.
Work will be begun for the manufac-
ture of torpedoeS which, lit is hoped,
will equal or excel the best in the mar
ket, including the new British White-
heads, which are guaranteed to be ef-
fective for 1000 yards.
In connection with the work to be
carried out series of experiments with
new torpedoes will be undertaken. as
there are several devices at present
which command attention. 1t is be-
lieved that the new automobile torpedo
of Lieutenant Commander Clelland
Davis will be taken up again, owing
to the success of experiments recently
conducted which showed this. to be a
decidedly effective weapon.
Paymaster's Clerk t. Gregory died at
the naval station, Charleston, S. c.,
March "a.
At a meeting of the naval affairs
committee of the house it was unani-
mously decided to report to the next
meeting of the full committee the Foss
bill, removing the penalty of loss of
citizenship in cases of desertion from
the navy in time of peace. and also a
bill authorizing the secretary of the
navy to accept gifts given to battle
ships and to pay for their maintenance
out of the equipment fund of the ves-
sells to which they are given.
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