New-York tribune., 1908-01-03
AND NAVY NEWS
Eliminated NaUal officers Dis
satisfied.
(Frorn The Tribune Bureau-J I

Washington. January 2
NOT LIKELY TO BE REsTORED.-The various
bills which will probably be introduced when Con-
gress reconvenes IN behalf OF naval officers who
have been retired. either on their own application
or compulsoriIy on the recommendation Of the
nual elimination board. will be reported adversely
If any OF them reaches the stage when IT is consd-
cred necessary to submit them to the Navy Depart
Inent for remark. The bureau Of navigation has
all along held to the view that officer who ap
plies for retirement and gains a advantage
cOrdingly, in that he may be employed active
service at full pay and escape going should
not expect to be returned TO the active register
He cannot be returned unless he dsplaces some
one who has moved up one file The only other
way would be to carry such restored officer
additional number. which would amount in the
end to increase in the officers of particular
grade. II is certain that none OF the officers who
were retired on their own application stand any
chance Of restoration. There signs. however.
that something will urged Congress in behalf
OF the officers who have been conpulsoriIy retired
Already officer OF that class has had bill in
troduced in his behalf. but in these cases the
bureau OF navigation will report adversely.
ROSTER OF BATTLESHIP CREWS-The bI-
OF navigation will have ready for dis
tribution a complete list Of the enlisted men at
tached to the sixteen battleships which are on
the way to the Pacific Coast 1t has been neces-
sary 10 obtain this list from the navy paymasters
on the ships and to look up the home address OF
each man There Is much labor involved in this
process as each Jacket filed in the archives Of
the bureau containing the record Of every indi-
vidual must be consulted. The list Will be pre-
pared according 70 the ships and also according
to the hone Of the individual.
ORDERS ISSCED-The following orders have
been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel WALTER L FISK. corps OF engt-
neers, to Buffalo. vice Colonel HENRY NJ ADAMS.
corps Of engineers
Major CHARLES h CHAPMAN. judge advocate. Michi-
gan National Guard to garrison school Fort Brady.
Captain CHARLES NJ BUNKER. 4th Field Artillery. 70
Army and Navy General Hospital. Hot Springs
seon to Army Medical Museum. Washington, for
exauiua ton for advancement
NAVY.
Captain JOHN z. PILLSBURY. appointed chief Bureau
OF Navigation Navy Department
(retiredl W. L FIELD and P CIAFST. do
tached Naval Academy; home
Lieutenant r L BERRY. detached the Colorado:
Chicago
Lieutenant A. y. MITCHELL detached the Chicago: 20
Passed Assistant Engineer A. MALLISTER (retired),
detached inspection duty at Brooklyn: home
Ensign J. {. SWEENEY, Jr-. 20 navy yard Boston
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Dec 30-The whippe. HoIF Hull.
the Truxtun Lawrence, Para
Lee. 3f-The Paducah the Dubuque. Orleans.
West Virginia the Colorado, the Maryland and
the Pennsylvania, at Magdaena Bay
Jan The Nero. al Rio de JanerO.
Ds' n n Inc -'' --
The Adams placed out commission navy yard League
out Of commission navy yard Norfolk for frting out
for midshtpmen'S practice cruise.