New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Better Barracks Needed for Philip
pine 4rhllerymen.
from The Tribune Bureau.
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FORTS BEYOND THE Seattle coast artlllety
authorities will take up the plans FOR proVu-
ing the artillery personnel for the lnsuar o
fences There will have to be provision for coast
artiIlersts at all the defensive works beyond CONT
mental limits and this will be accomplished as soon
as the emplacements sufficiently advanced 10
need personal supervision and protectoh- In the
Philippines it will be easy enough to provide bar
racks for the coast artillerists. where the climate
will permit the camp while the more perilla-
nent shelters are being constructed Attention has
called to the fact that the barracks which have
been erected IN the Philippines at most army sta
tions are not Of the which will last. and IT s
desired erect better buildings. Until this ques-
ton is settled and funds are forthcoming for the
purpose IT is possible that the coast arersts sent
TO the Philippines will live under canvas. 1t las
not been decided what companies shall be sent
abroad They will probably not be the commands
now on the Pacific Coast these are compare
lively new companies. which are needed there, and
their places would have TO be filled by other COM
panies taken from the East There is accordingly
difference in the expense which would be in
volved in transferring the Philippines companies
from the Pacific Atlantic coast, and 1t Is prob
able that the choice will fall upon companies
in Atlantic districts. There is. however, no need
of reaching an immediate decision in the matter
The coast arteryrnen much interested in the
situation, however. since II furnishes them with
the first opportunity for permanent station away
from home
ORDERS IssUED.-The following service orders
have been issued:
Major WINTHROP 5. WOOD. quartermaster, in addition
to other duties assumes temporary charge office
tenant Colonel GEORGE B. DAVIS, deputy commits
Captain FRANCIS A POPE. corps of engineers. from
Military Academy TO command Company ~ 1st Bat
First Lieutenant EDWARD W. ROBINSON. 2sth Infan-
First Lieutenant GEORGE sTETNENBERG. 18th CavaI-
Ieeve Of First Ldeuten-
ant GEORGE STBUNENBERG. 2sth Infantry.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral c. II. ARNOLD and Captain A. B. VIII
Captain c. H PETERS, detached at Washington.
Captain W A. MARSHALI. detached navy yard. Bos-
to Newport News. duty in connection with fitting
Commander IL PHELPS, detached Navy Department.
to duty connection with fitting out the Wisconsin
], P. PARKER detached navy yard Norfolk
Lieutenant Commander r e MOODY. detached Naval
out the New Hampshire
Midship1nan A. J. CFANTRY. TO navy yard, Boston.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of naval vessels have been reported to
the department:
ARRIVED
Feb 23-The Colorado and the PENNSYLVANIA at Brem,
erton: Tacoma at ST. Thomas; the california and
the Buffalo Magdalena Bay.
and the Caesar Hampton Roads; the Scorpion, the
the Tngey, the Blakely the De Long end the
at Annapolis the Hercules at Norfolk the Mississippi
at Guantanamo.
Feb 22-The Hercules and the Wahneta from Norfolk
10 OF the Hist: the Chicago, from Eunta
Arenas Montevideo
Feb 24-The Wahneta, Annapolis for Norfolk; the
Marietta from Tampa for New Orleans; the lsla
De Luzon from Pensacola for New orleans, ,,,., i.
The IsIs De Inzon turned to naval militia OF
Louisiana, a navy yard. Pensacola, February %