New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Cadet Pdcdncies at Vest Point Mill
tary academy.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, June %.
METHOD OF APPOINTMENTS important
decision has been reached by the War Department
respecting the right of appointment of cadets-at-
large at the Military Academy and those from the
states credited to Senator's and Representatives.
A law was enacted some time ago changing the
beginning of the academic year from June 1 to
March 1. and under the statutes those who make
nominations for cadets West Point may des-
ignste the appointee year in advance of the
date of admission 10 the Military Academy This
is with the idea that the young men may be able to
Prepare themselves for the entrance examination
This change in the date of entrance from June
to March / has peculiar effect this year. as on
March the President and some of the Senators
and Representatives will go of Office If the
entrance date remained June their successors IN
Office would have the privilege of filing the vacan-
cies in the corps of cadets at West Point. lt De-
came question therefore. whether the present In
cunbents. whose terms expire a few days AFTER
March l. should designate the cadets who were 70
be admitted to the Military Academy on March l.
1910 It has been decided that since the law Is
specific on the subject and the appointing power
whether the President. Senator or a Representa-
tive, may nominate a cadet one year IN ADVANCE OF
the date of there is no question that TINS
designation may be made on March 1. 1909 even oy
those whose terms of Office expire three days
later
REFRIGERATED PowDER.-The experts who
now engaged on a problem which has been created
by the introduction of smokeless powder 1t iaS
been found by the ordnance officers that the sae'S
Of ships carrying this ammunition requires that the
magazines where it is stored shaii ne protetteu
from excessive heat. II is necessary TO lhstau
some special Of lowering the Temperature ~
the neighborhood Of magazines On account Oh ,ile
rtt1e known effect Of heat on sn1okeless powder
It is estimated that the temperature shouio O@
at least Is degrees lower than in the case OF pro"n
powder when il enough 70 preserve IN
temperature by keeping all pipes away irotii H7
magazines. Now II will be necessary 10 iilI out0
cold air so as to maintain the necessarily low tenn
perature, which means factor of safety IN me
case of smokeless powder carried in the nasszinEs
OF vessels Of Consideration was gwen 10 'ii7 '
question by the officers attached TO the AlidHti'
fleet on the trip from Hampton Roads TO the "eSt
coast and it has been the subject of some speca'
recommendations by ordnance officers ana the
naval constructor who accompanied the fleet
ORDERS IsSJED.-The following orders have
been issued:
DwARD NoSEs ef sron Gaplsa a2ri
ABRA8AM E4 5, BTcKHAM' qaarfsrnaster. 70 Preside
Of san Francisco
Army School Of the Line. Fort LeaTen"oFtn'
era Hospital Washington Barracks, his COMPANY
Following detached oranaPes SsPa+tmfgPf n g%aS K GE
18th corapany coast artillery CORPS First Leutfnant
5@TBs 53N F Frs3 Nf&R5 sa5snanp a witFdB hGRB
8sti Company artillery corps; FIRST
tiTTRERT H. STEWART. 21st Infantry: First Lieu
tenant JOHN NJ. GILBERT. 18th Infantry
Leaves of absence: First Lieutenant LLOYD P tt1tE
FALL ordnance department one. nnontn from JGl!
Lieutenants NORTON E. WOOD ISL EleI1 At
fierv and THOMAS W HOLIYDAT. 50 Field Ar
rlery, mouth from August /
cantatn H MCREA. orders I'd Lighthouse District
reroked. Continue naval hospital, New York
r,sntsnant Commander T. NJ MUTTON, detached the
Panther; the Ohio
1ieu,snant . J. F. HfILvEG detached the sosee; de-
rsijed assistant Inspector Of ordnance, Brooklyn
Ensign F Il ROBERTS the solace-
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 ths
Navy Department
ARRIVED
June 24-The Dubuque at Hampton Roads the tacoma coma
Colon: Panther and the Preble, at san ran
otecoo rba OLYMPIA the Arkansas. the Chicago, the
Hartford the Nevada and the Abarenda at Ne" Lon
don.
Dolphin. New Haven Tor He" I-ordoH-
IIne 24-The MayGower from Oyster Bay for New Ion
don: the Panther and the Preble' from Mare isidhd
San