New-York tribune., 1908-05-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Endurance Tests for Army Field
officers.
IErnnn The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington. May 81
MAY RIDE OR wALk--Field officers of the
coast artillery corps and such OF the army stan
corps as are permitted to exercise their choice be-
tween a three-day horseback ride or ffty-mile
walk in the physical test OF army officers are ex-
pected the most part to choose the ride on horse
back In the recent order which was issued de-
scribnx physical test certain officers, in
GLIDING those named permitted to walk fifty
miles in three consecutive days IN total OF
twenty hours, including rests, the march on any
one day to be in consecutive hours. Should any
of these officers prefer and it would be practicable
they may be permitted to take the riding test in
stead of this walking test. The march is not ex-
cessive by any means, and TO officer who is in
any sort of condition IL offers no such violence as
would a ride on horseback. At the same time. most
officers who in position to do will desire
to be regarded willing to subject themselves TO
the same demands upon their endurance are
made upon their associates. 1t is largely for this
reason that wherever possible the officers who may
walk Will choose to ride The authorities in the
different military departments engaged in
arranging for the rides, which in the United States
take place during August, September and October.
The requirements much modified compared with
those which originally came from the White House,
the surgeon general of the army having represent
ed that the violence exercise originally pro-
posed would be positively harmful in many
GREAT HAWAIIAN DOCk.-It has practically
been decided by the Navy Department the ad-
vice of the naval officers who have do with the
preparedness of ships for to make the dock
the Pearl Harbor station the largest of the
naval structures of that sort 1t will. be of the
granite type, which is best 10 with
stand the influences of climate and resist the en-
croacf1ments Of water. and large enough take in
battieships which may be designed in the next
twenty-five years. There is a difference of expert
opinion the ultimate size OF ships some off,
believing that the battleship has attained it's
maximum size Others maintain that the $4,000 ton
battleship is far of. At all events the Pearl
Harbor dock will probably be nearly nine hundred
feet In length. II will be mistake give the dock
largest possible dimensions since big dock can
be used in accommodating several ships and the
space is not wasted 1t is also purposed that the
Pearl Harbor station shall be a model OF its kind
1t will cost in its completed state about 10000
since i. will have elaborate coaling. cold storage
and handling facilities, well a plant for
repairing ships. Pearl Harbor will also be mid
Pacific of supplies. and probably a large guam
tty Of non-perishabe food will be kept there.
been issued:
Major JAMES F. MINDoE. corps of engineers to
e6e OF 10 sSo 2s
port. vice MapOr HARRY TAYLOR corps Of en-
Captain ROGERS T. GARDNER. coast artillery corps,
c.pt.a aSKsr S.' w9hsoS. S9RsH. coast artillery corps
S:s''ts:s l''' to A''l
second Lieutenant FIRED BAIRD. Infantry
Captain MACK 4. CUNNINGHAM signal corps from,
Fort Omaha to Fort Gibbon vice Captain ALFRED
Captain wILLIAM o ToHSs6S S Sf' 8msha s9s
granted two month"; leave from August 49,
; NAVY.
Rear Admiral r. d. EVANS. to general board Wash
lnyton
Captain McREA to Sd lighthouse district romp
Leusnaa, Commando On mar TARBox detached
Lieutenant Commander r. II JACKSON, detached the
Colorado: to naval proving ground Indian Head
Lieutenant Commander II. CONE detached the
Lieutenant J. F. HELLWEG. detached the Stewart.
Lieutenant E. FRIEDRICH detached the Lawrence.
Lieutenant A. a. HOWE. detached the Hopkins: to
command the
Lieutenant NJ. X. METCALF. detached the California:
20 command the
Leutenans G. e SMITH. detached the Hull:
Lieutenant W. II. GHERARDI to Naval War College
Lieutenant W. n. sAYIES. detached the Washington;
TO the Charleston.
ENSIGN C. A. LoHR. detached the Mayrower: TO tn.
Ensign a. MCASpLEss. detached the Maine: to the
Ensign W. W sMyTH to the North Carolina
MARINE CORPS.
Captain f. A. JONAS Major e l. NCAWI.EY to
hesjqusrters examination promotion
First Lieutenant E. A. GREENE. 10 naval station
Port Royal
First Lieutenant 4. J. MEADE detached school Of
application Annapolis; recruiting. Chicago vice
captain W G. HARIEE detailed captain marine
FRS, ii.u'snan' ". A HOWARD. placed retired
Captain P NJ. RIxEr. ir. d.t.ss-d school Of sppli-
marines. Cuba Vice Captain s Hatch 70
c.ptsu H's:'I % aEisIssR sagsh s.,cs. Is, Provisions,
sEaI eommandant