New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Army Officers Charge Too Much
Consideration for Militia
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.
n,

Washington,
ARMY JEALOUS OF MIlITIA.-SOme of the
regular army officers. especially those in the West
believe that too much consideration is being shown
TO the militia, and say that the disposition 10
favor the national guard at what is sometimes
imagined TO be@the disadvantage OF the regular
establishment is unwise This impression is largely
to appropriation by the last session OF con-
gress Of t500O00 for the equipment and trahspoIa-
tion Of militia commands militia DIVISION mas
been established, and of the army officers be-
Ieve that the interests of the regular service are
destined to be ignored in favor of the national
guard commands This impression has been N
creased by the suggestion that the militia received
up to date material in way Of clothing and out
fits and that old stock, wfli4 is 20 be exhausted
before new pattern TO be issued, should be dis
trfbuted the army. This suggestion has stirred
up OF the army officers. who believe that II
the old stock in any line is TO be issued 1t ought
to be given the militia, while the new pattern
should be given to the army. 1t is predicted that
the regular army will be willing to draw upon the
old stock and viii insist upon issues from the new
pattern. leaving the War Department to sell its
old material as best It may
MIDSHIPMEN TOO OLD.-The naval authorities
are very anxious to change the maximum OF
admission to the Naval Academy. II is now twenty
years, and 1t is proposed reduce this TO eighteen
years. so TO make the Of eligible candidates
from fifteen 70 eighteen years. This will admit the
boys earlier than is noR the case. and it is con-
sdered that they at that age pass the examina-
ton In fact. il has been observed that the older
boys sometimes fail because they have forgotten
the things they learned when they were younger,
when they could have passed the entrance examina-
ton BY this change II is hoped TO have earlier
age in the case OF the graduates which would have
its influence, Of course. upon the age of officers.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain EDWARD R. CHRIsMAN. 18Th Intsntry Dc,
tailed professor military science. South Dakota
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Brookings
Leaves OF absence: First Lieutenant RAPHAEL J.
HENRY s GREENLEAF medical corps.
month; First Lieutenant THADDEJS b SEIGIE
27th Infantry. four months from February .. with
permission 70 abroad
NAVY
Captain s. POTTS. 20 naval hospital Mare Island
Passed Assistant Surgeon q NJ MAYERS. detached
recruiting station. Baltimore. TO naval medical
school hospital, Washington
Franklin; recruiting station Baltimore
Assistant Surgeon o Y. HUFFMAN. 10 naval medical
school hospital. Washington
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Dec 1S-The Dubuque. Key West
cleveland the Denver. the Galveston and
Chattanooga at uoiIo-
SAILED.
Dec 1s-The Hist. from PhfadeIpha for Charleston:
NacdOnough the De Long the Thornton the
Tingey and the Wilkes from Key West for Pen
Dec 1a-The CuIEoa. Colombo suez; the Alex
ander. from Cavite for Zamboanga