New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Comments of NaUal Officers Wiu
ReceiUe attention.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. July 3.
CONFERENCE PLEAsEs OFFICERS = Navy
officers who did not attend the conference st the
Naval War College yesterday read with keen m
terest the report OF the Presidents address TO the
representatives Of the service detailed to discuss
the design construction and equipment OF new yes
sells of war There is great satisfaction expressed
by naval officers at the Presidents interest In and
personal attention to a subject which has hitherto
not engaged the personal consideration OF the hx-
ecutve until the plans and specifications for ships
have been completed and after the report on the
chief characteristics Of the ships has been
made bv the Secretary of the Navy II IS realized
that the conference at Newport is step toward
what service advisers have been urging as neces-
sary interest Of progress in naval design and
construction which shall compare with that OF
European navies. There Will be more attention
paid hereafter 10 recommendations and complaints
coming to the Navy Department from seagoins
officers This policy has been communicated TO the
Navy Department officials by the President as a
course of naval administration to be adopted with
out delay tentative plans of the new battleshtps
Florida and Utah the former to be built at the
Brooklyn navy yard. have been under way for
some weeks This work has now been suspended
pending the result Of the conference at the Naval
War College as it appreciated that by reason
OF that discussion some of the details of the de-
signs were destined be changed II is made
known that 1t is not purposed TO abolish the board
of construction but at least during the remainder
Of this administration facilities Of the advisory
bod,, will he increased by not only recommenda-
tions from the Naval General Board. but by IN
formation derived from such conferences as that
Of yesterday.
been issued:
Major WILLIAM F. MARTIN 70 18th Infantry Major
cyan N JoNs r. to 70 2s5 s9 Infsntr Gatsi
ERNEST I=r-- p Ha'H a 94Ft II; I3fa1tr1 T 1
First 1e Iieutenant RGssEL HAzzARD Ih Infantry.
Captain JAMES / MABEE medical corps from trans
rtr. PET neSsnaae sssrlafn wfsM T oo A
Il I.sfsnant gsnsra THOMAS l. COLES artillery to
F,r~ proper Iie,tsnant EDGAR KING
Philippines assigned army transport service San
First ERA1g d gTaM gIT,1sa. coast artillery
% from S5h SGmpTRE pMk% e M R sc0TT 7n Infantry
7e'0aa to CONSTRUCTION work Fort Brady.
NAVY.
,,.., rnsnector G B1DDLE detached marine recruit
stst9n ti9Tsnt PaSmaater n HUGHES 70
.E,sPs5t Tsnkes Payaster KNAPP detached Yankee
ASSISTANT fRe PsyaSter LUcHsINGER detached naval
Lieutenant R EARLE and Ensgn E s ROOT de-
,-,sT tashfa Re r pTLIES detached Maine: the
EnssH detached the he Maine %a to to th 9s.s1 'Ts ma
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lowell the vsS6es' Rs%sg &c C. tSs e sahar: & z w
iRS 49b c01s0FS ha be44sr BEAi5 BAUaM1N
Ensign H MICHAEL. detached the Alabama: TO com
En.tFn Rans q ne 5oHSsoN the Alabama to the
Wilmington. -. .,.A-, F. che
vessels Indicated J. B. RHQApEs and and L. N ~
cTEvENS 10 the Chattanooga; r I. hteran % the
Helena a s FARQCHART. 70 the Denver; z G.
ETTTF,I 10 the Galveston. and F NJ KNOX TO the
Cleveland
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
r,rv o1 Marietta at Ceiba. Honduras
Juiy J % Mav4ovyer a. Newport: Goldsboroush
Rowan and Fox. at Mare Island
SAILED
JuIv 21-Culzoa from Honolulu FOR Auckland.
Iiy 22-FIfst VIPER Cuttlehsh and Octopus from navy
yard New York for Gardeners Bay: Mayfove-. from
Newport for Oyster Bay; Nanshan from Shanghai
for Cavite: Abarenda- from Bradford for Newport
Neve- Cybfckasav from Newport search for
Nensva: Connecticut Kansas. Vermont Georgia. Ne
braska New Jersey. Rhode Island louisiana Vir-
ginfs Ohio Missouri Wisconsin Illinois. kearsarBe.
Kentucky and Relief Honolulu for Auckland