New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Suggestions Offered By Officers Of
admiral EUanss Fleet.
from The Tribune Bureau.

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Washington March e.
LESSONS OF THE CRUIsE-The Secretary Of
the Navy may designate special board 10 con-
slider Admiral Evans's report the characteristics
OF the ships of his command This report COM
prises papers from two hundred officers at
tached TO the fleet who have supplied answers to
numerous specific questions relating TO naval de-
sign construction and equipment These questions
were prepared by the chief Of construction and
sent some time ago Rear Admiral Evans. with
instructions that they be handed to officers who
should be required TO express themselves freely
concerning what they regarded the defects on
the ships. with recommendations of remedy and
Improvement.
In this way the department has come into
possession of vast quantity OF information. The
reports submitted by the officers have been synop-
sized oy Naval Constructor Robinson, who has
been OF duty with the feet since its departure
from Hampton Roads. The Information includes
all possible recommendations some of them con-
hc1ihS ana some Of then. impossible to carry out
among other suggestions the abandonment OF
heavy boat cranes, the placing below deck of
anchor engines, changes IN storage capacity in
crease OF radius of action to al least six thousand
miles enlargement of the coming tower on certain
vessels, condemnation Of the inturning screw and
change in the form of The coming tower 10 an
elliptical shape.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders hav,
been issued:
captain FREDERICK L PRICE Infantry detailed
p55f9rs p2fsGr dn Of military science North Georgia Asr-
Gaptain EZEKIEL ]. WILLIAMS, 9th Infantry' ''s to
Major JAhss cANBY psyaser, to Department
F-o,loSing iT.tOa, asst ss Snes Pa11ntster pa t
WifTTAM NIt3tT to 75th Lieutenant Colonei
a9 AaJor III LREADWEI.I4 @ " MOORE. to LIST. Vancouver
Captain CHARLES Y BR0wxLEE. assistant r,rzso,.
rom military prison Alcatraz Island; Philip
Captain ROBERT F WOODS coast artflerv CORPS from,
lo'th Company to unassigned list: to artillery
Captain WILLIAM II BURT. paynaster. from san Fran
First Lieutenant EI.DRED D. WAKEFIELD soth In
second f.utenant 9 6 F4p Fp to h' GERc pbDr,.
,-ort tssoo9 scouts: ct to the Phjlppipes
y' ranuy' Fort wayne; to San Francisco 10 the Philip
Leaves of absence: Captain HENRY s cREENLEAr
srlnsrfon surgeon; 6 a. fsPr months from ApT - 1sh
WRIGHT. General staff one month and fifteen days;
scouts one month; First Lieutenant IRA F. FRA
MANUEL NJ GARRETT ioth InfanrrT to noBb1
NAVY.
Captain s " DTEIL- detached from the Navy D.
conmanders J L JAYNE and r o. BTTLER and Lieu
LAeutenant Commander A L. WILLARD. detached from
Lieutenant r y FREEMAN. detailed commander Of the
Passed Assistant Surgeon P E MDoNNoLD. detached
Fzsia9 1e'n .i- me s"1nectlcIt; se wait orders
Passed assistant, Surgeon sTEPH detached the Den
Passed ,is Asts.snf surgeon EAGDAL detached
Major NJ J. SHAW. Marine Corps Commissioners
Assistant surgeon NJ z LANDo. detached naval
Tutula: home and wait orders.
The following assistant surgeons detached from
medical school u Washington. and assigned stations
designated H L KELLY and : l. HIGGINS. 70
naval hospital. Canacao- W n SHORT to recruiting
station. Omaha; II. F. LAWRENCE naval station
TUtuila: r J. STRAE,TE1N. 10 naval station. Guam
T. r HUFF. detached proving ground Indian Head
naval station. OlonCapo: g. L VT~KES. detached
recruiting station, Omaha. recruiting station Den
MARINE CoRFs
Captain = J. MATTHEWS. to marine barracks. navy
yard. Boston.
Captain BEARSS. report 20 br1sadier general
nandant, Washington
Captain r. DUNLAP. detached III. kearsarEe; 20
marine school Of application. ANNAPOLIS
First Lieutenant H NANNEY detached First Bri-
gade. marines Manila United states.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM RRACKETT, detached nay
yard Island; 70 command maTiu. detachment,
First Lieutenant p. =. RFIEA- months leave
quarters: marine school OF application. Annaro-
MOVEMENTS OF VARSHTPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 70 the
Navy Department:
March .4-The Mayfoner at Tiekshurr; the Saturn AZ
March o5LThe Denver. at svatow the Navajo Mag
delna Bay,
March 22-The 1niprle. the Hopkins. th- Hull th~
Lawrence. the stewart, the TTiXtun and the Are
,busa from Panama for Acapulco.
March 24-The from san Francisco Tor hrarler-
nsrcb 2s-rhe Tennessee ~ washington the Cali
rornia. Redoudo for Venice Cal