New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BatIeship Fleet to Haze an Escort
to Home Waters.
From The Tribune Bureau.I

WELCOME FOR FLEET-The Navy Depart
ment will soon take UP the question OF preparing
for the reception of the returning OF the Atiantlc
fleet One proposition includes joint military ana
q naval demonstration, with parade on shore OF
the troops as well bluejackets and marines. II
is likely that squadron Will be assigned 10 tHs
duty OF meeting the Atlantic fleet, propaoiy a1
Gibraltar and making the remainder OF the voyage
with the big command. Ii this is done the shlps
to be selected will undoubtedly be the oatueship'
New Hampshire Idaho and Mississippi anu poS
sibly the arrnored cruisers Montana and North
Carolina In that event the commahuer WIN ~
Rear Admiral c. H Conway. with the Dolphin as
his flagship that vessel beng a part OF the ne"
third squadron of the Atlantic fleet The arIl'AA
of the feet at a home port will be folioweu os {
short period of liberty fo~ the members Vi ti
crews and leaves of absence for the officers aitet
which the ships will proceed to CUBAN waters a ~
engage in the regular rec0-d target prac'i0o -
heavy guns and in small arms hrlng ior 'l - -a-a
the ranges at Guantanamo. Then prosio -
OF manoeuvres is planned in which the new tiiilu
squadron will take part. The ships VIII ia'e, pr
ceed to the New York and other navy ya'uS 10
the extensive overhaulng they are hAeiS -. " Ill,
after the voyage around the world Soie 90
be made to learn at the earliest possible GATE a
the arrival of the feet in home waters tne - q,
OF the work necessary on all OF the siP0 of
thought that there will be so mucn III INC I,1 -
alterations and repairs that special autholi'S -
have to be asked OF Congress to do the "orA wiz
out regard TO the limitations imposed Dy la"
guardhouses are being filed by culprits DeSoHO
their capacity and the military authorlues
much troubled over the problem OF accohl!ioS
prisoners with the somewhat limited Iaciiitio
listing posts. 1t is not always poss'oie IL - Iii,
men sentenced to impri5onI 10 tie iai -
tary prisons although this is usually oohe =,
the period of confinement is long ono UiIoo ~ -
desirable TO get rid of particularly 'ioU -,
character. 1t is necessary, ho"eEei, " o+ OIL
discipline at the gl1ardhcuses. and TINS - 0 o.
uavs found possibIe under the conditions at mus
of the garrsons. There have lately peeii ~ NC 5
ternpts to escape the part OF inmates VI I-od
houses and the extent of this enort mas "a
the adoption of unusual rules ioI atn4
ance of those in charge OF prisoners An Anp -
factor to be considered IL the syInpathS ". .o-d
prison guard may be expected 10 HidnlAeoI -
the prisoners 1t has Dct been easy 10 uaI . -
responsibility for the escape OF prlsoheIs 80 reg
after it is intended to enforce such rules az ~.
ulations as shall place the blame where II
ORDERS IssUED.-The- following OFue'7
/ been Issued:
Major FREDERICK PERKINS. adtutant gePsTI Phppines
NoTe6e @ wee Major c HALE adutanf
anses to ag In Medical corps ordered Captain
GEORGE REED f8FRT f5SP For! NJ onS15iG cGhLER
Ontario: FGT; First LIEUTENANT FERDINAND sCHMl1
TER fs9m ssRffe %aM T. E05 q cGTLFF
seTT GS5p fF2 ish n HALDAT e5cal
rye TPson s9TPs fF aWN NJ GUTTARDE to home for
9
annument of contract Fort
Cba1ain SAMUEL J. SMITH 18th lnfantry' 70
Mackenze for duty Sd Battalion Iytn IHI1Hpy
Leaves of absence-Captain FRANK T. W0O6P W00OO666E q
medical corps. fifteen days: Colonel % No
artillery. SepteTnoeI -
vember /: Major ARTHUR B. FOSTER III 2I,S
scouts twenty days: Major FRANK e. MACA>0A-''
artillery, month
NAVY.
Lieutenant s. B. THOMAS detached Naval war C0ies'
to nagy ar "a l. WooDWARD the Hartford
to Barney ,.-.I.z .,-,,+i,y station
Nsyy York: to command naval hospital navy Ea1"'
w. c-oIIsge. to
| recruiting station. New York -, ,,.,.,,o,.. g.,
Pacific fleet. October D.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Sept 15-The Kansas at Albany Western Aastraia; S ne
- Hampshire at Newport; the Aparehda at ->Vi-
folk the Albany. at San Francisco.
SAILED
Cont 15-The Abarenda, from Newport News for Nor
folk the Prairie, from Tompkinsytle for Newport
the Albany from Island for san Francisco; the
BUFFALO Francisco for Panama e. D.,
will leave Manila in November or bos-
Suez Canal