New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Officers Interested an Coming 4ttack
on Monitor FLORIDA.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.1


TO ATTACK THE MONITOR.-The greatest in
terest is taken by naval officers in the attack
which will be made the monitor florida Inere
will fred against the ship in the forthcoming
tests which are to be conducted by the bureau
Of ordnance, twelve-inch gun and one OF the
latest type of torpedoes 1t IS desired TO OBTAIN AT
first hand information regarding the effect of gun
fire. If possible. at ranges and velocitles "hch
would exist in actual combat There nave peeh
tests along these lines at the proving grounds at
Sandy Hook n j. and at Indian Head, Md, but
the experts have recently raised the question wheth
er experiments conducted at the proving grounds
under the favorable conditions which necessarily
exist at such establishments afford really prac-
tical demonstration. The attack on the Florida
VIII not be as extensive destructive as the
exneriments which were conducted by the British
Admiralty with the old Hero but they Will settle
some questions of resistance and vunerab1lty which
have long been the subject of animated expert
discussion. The Navy Department desires to sur
round the attack on the Florida with much pri-
yacy as possible. and the exact place and time
Will not be announced publicly.
TO PUSH PAY BILI.S.-Naval officers fear they
may be deprived of the increase of pay which seems
fairly well assured for the officers of the army
bill will be reported in few days from the
House Military Committee which will contain
clause providing for the increase of the pay OF COM
missioned army officers Of all grades. including brig
adler and major generals There VIII also be a
provision increasing the pay received by soldiers.
There a proposition to insert in the bill introduced
by Senator Dick a clause which shall apply the same
general principle of increase to the navy That bill
relates the pay of the and marine corps,
with the exception of the enlisted men, which Is
omitted because the President presCrbes the Of
the navy enlisted force. while that of the marine
corps will be provided for in the army pay table.
serious mistake came near being made as re-
suit of the acceptance by the chairman of the
House Military Committee of a pay table which
was approved by the Secretary of War, and which
had been prepared by officer of the General
Staff. The pay table is being criticised
fiCting and likely to confuse the pay officers who
making disbursements under it. while in at
least eleven instances it decreases. instead of in
creases. the pay, As Chairman Hull dis
covered this he had the War Department author
tiles prepare another schedule of pay.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
First Lieutenant DONALD c. MDoNALD. coast artil-
lery corps from Seth Company. o report to com
mandins or4cer of artillery district Of Charleston for
First Lieutenant GEORGE c LEWIS. Infantry. de-
tailed with signal corps to Fort Worden
NAVY.
navy yard a Washington: the Mississippi.
Lieutenant nARST. detached the Dolphin the
Iieutenant N JOYCE detached from tn. Mississippi: 10
Lieutenant r H OSBORN. 70 navy yard at Pensacola,
l. H. WHEELER, 10 training station
at Newport.
movements Of war vessels have been reported
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
February s-Tr. Eagle, at Guantanamo, the Chicago
africa.
SAILED
February 4.-T-he Yorktown, from Msgdalens Ray for
February the Tacoma from yard. New York
fer Hampton Roads. the Chicago, from africa for Val
pdraiso.
The Mississippi will sail from the yard at Leasl"
Island for Guantanamo February II. returning
March Il