New-York tribune., 1909-03-24
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Effort to PreUent Enlistment of
Minors Handicaps Nary.
IFroTn The Tribune Buresu.I

Washington, March q
NAVY RECRUITING DIFFICULTIEs.-A seri4
obstruction to the obtaining OF recruits for
the navy has confronted recruiting officers Here
after recruiting officers must exact from new re-
eFuits certificate Of BIRTH verified written
statement by the parents. either OF them or. m
the case of the parents being dead. verified writ
ten statement by the legal guardian showing the
applicant to be of age. The disposition manifested
in the House Of Representatives during the d.
bate the subject at the last session
enact statute which would prevent the enlist
ment of minors unless it could be shown that such
enlistment with the consent OF the parents
or guardian The bureau OF navigation diseoT-
cred that the wording Of the law as II passed the
House would prevent the enlistment OF any app1i-
cant without the proper proof Of age regardless
Of the obvious age Of the candidate. The depart
nent prevailed upon the Senate to make changs
which limits the restriction to minors, and the IN
structions TO recruiting officers will be 20 exer-
else their Judgment in the ease OF each applicant as
to whether not he is minor II Is appreciated
by the department officials that even this eonces-
sion made by Congress will interfere in great de-
gree with recruiting, and they are inclined 70 re-
gard the restrictions unjust, inasrnuch as ths
same rule is not applied by law to applicants who
present themselves at the recruiting stations OF
the army and the marine corps The situation Is
probably brought about by the difcuity OF Con-
gressmen and others in obtaining discharges from
the navy Of boys whe have enlisted The Navy
Department discourages any such release, and,
while consenting to the discharge, couples ths
agreement with the determination to have the boy
tried for fraudulent enlistment vhieh does not
improve the situation with the friends OF tna
youth
ORDERS 1ssUED.-The following orders haTs
been issued.
Captains HARRY w MeAULET. vILILAA A. coy
dNST9H AksEEp bFSeifE cast artiiiery:
First LIe1tsnants JAMES PRENTIGEs RICHARD 4
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RAksR GEeRsE 3sMss NJ FULT6s. HAT55s ' 'cH&RLEs Z
WHEATL5F ,gI MAPF 4ESSEE e4EREEERR cHRRLE EstEE +
Ei1GL 10th IoGIs K DICE FRANt'Is N aJSKLs s
bAVID Mc MKELL and Julius G. PETERSON
artillery, to coast artillery sci0ei F0'' '''
First I1suenan FRANLS JAcKson p isfsRs n saPs;
rr.t staten 44.nt.Ds,t GEORGE FEETER
,. hGsgs: Igss,.Dsst MORTON & MUMsi Csvai de-
tailed professor military science STATE 2 TnysfstS q
IgTs t9 ssks s&ssI & kss oth II fnfan,ry VINO
proceed . PrsziaS 9i Mons'sZ N medical r.ssrv.
corps. hoHorably discharged from 'srVies q '
Leave sn5sss y ssssas eAE.Es LIZ. & sS ss
NAVY.
11.ut.nant J. DoENEs Jr. dst4ehsa the south nAkssa;
r,.E,. e .ha 3iS ana L MsHEEHE. deaeAea tAs
WisoonsT: hSre fSia6tN astaeh.a the sursau et
to tenlsersry yazd wash
ington. ---.z- S..s.bsS rra
6urzeon A. STUART osI@Ghsa N-S
Yaukton; 70 New Jersey - ,..-s-
Assistant surgeon z. l. JONES detacas1 tae AAsa-o'
Independence
Assistant Surgeon J. r PHELPS, detaehsd naVal HslF
ssIs44sS ss1 scbooi Nashingtsnn: 70 the Yankton-
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-Ths following
r,,v.ynents OF vessels have been reported 10 thu
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
March 2o-The Washington az Panama
Mares 1.-THE Hannibal AZ Guantsralna
March 22-Ths Farragut at san Diego
SAILED
March 2f-Ths CHESTER the Birmingham and tas s@-e7
from Newport foF trial trip .. a.. -.--..
March 2s-Ths VlIal0bos from shanE1ai fos 1Ans'S0