New-York tribune., 1909-07-10
AND NAVY NOTES
No Changes in Soldiers Uniforms
for at Least q Year
From The Tribune Bureau
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Washington, July 3.
ALESHIRE PLEAsES OFFTCERS-The quar-
termaster general of the army has Eratihed MS
associates throughout the military establishment
by a recommendation that no changes of any sort
be made in army uniform of commissioned
officers enlisted men for at least one year
General Aleshire believes that there should he an
end the periodical changes in ornamentauon'
general design and chief characteristics OF mill
tary apparel He says it difficult 70 keep track
the approved uniform. and that there is a lack
os uniformity. owing the many changes made
with the provision that they need not he adopted
until officers find the necessity of replacing the
superseded articles insignia This IS one of the
most important recommenda tons made In long
time and the Secretary of War has promptly ao-
proved it, II is General AIeshIre's intention at the
end of a year. the recommendatio He
believes that changes likely to be suggested only
TO emharrass army officers. who must dc
fray the cost Il any official requirements In their
military garb. and that too frequently indiVidual
fads are incorporated in the official recommenda-
tions with no other advantage than that OF re-
quiring a change simply because il is a change
In another important particular the duarteTrnaster
general has adopted the plan which represents the
economical production of the uniforms Issued To
enlisted men. II has been decided to put the
manufacture OF soldiers clothing strictly com
mercal basis something which has never before
obtained.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Major FRANCIS NJ ( USHER. medical corps from san
Franesco to jackson barracks - - Ca
Francisco 10 walter Reed General Hospital. Distre;
Major EIMER 4 DEAN, medical corps from san Fran
Captain MANus M'cLosKI:Y. 4th FIELD Argllsry. Sc
tailed rst,ustOr lst Batter Fielf Ar1sfS dn NS &
eamDmen'; august = to q 90. 80. a,,,,,.s E,
yay department, take effect August 81 vice CAP
tain GEORGE u. ARROWsMITH, paynaster. to d'h
captain iSp fi{NEsr I ' x SMITH paynas,er detail in
captain FRED 8 DOYLE. "a Field ARTILLERY. detailed to
CAPTAIN wAITE r Bates 27'h I1tsp,,, First bie bIs1
IETI ana JOIN G. HoTz, eeast ARTILLERY Noier2N
WOOD th Field .n5 A5ier s rMERY nSSHAT TkTHa u
WAY 81 cays to rssruns e ser,ee ia. Pqrt san,
wser Reed General oiPtS R'F'IIt IT. q
Frst ,da dsgfenan na,cs To- t 100 anp cri August Il
First Lieutenant JOSEPH A. GREEN coast artillery.
detsied professor military science Virginia Military
second lieutenant GEORGE W BpGERLY. % Infantry
from Fort Assniboine to Fort Thomas
second Lieutenant WILLIAM ". B0DDIE. I'd Infantry
Leaves e o, absence: major LEIGH a FULLER medical
S EDGAR < P!P @oFPE3 2 20 'S cavairy
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander b. h. BIERER. detached the
Lieutenant conrnandsr P 4 oIMsTED. detached re
leuenant Somandcr 5s2i s r cl.ARK tr detached the
Tennessee. duty alGe stan COMMANDER IN
chief Pacific feet: on tire Tennessee
Lieutenant station. detached Yorktown; to charge
recruiting Los Angeles.
Lieutenant VI. r. VAN ATKEN, th the Mississippi
Ensign II. L. SHOEMAKER. 20 Temporary duty the
Stsndish. additional dut2 Naval Academy
civil Engineer r. F SMITH detached EensselaeT Poly
Civil Engineer r. =. BAKENHUs. detached bureau OF
wards and docks. 10 naval station. OionEaDo. Au-
>.
Chaplain ). NJ F. MGINTY. 70 naval training station,
Narragansett BAY.
Chaplain J. F. FLEMING 0 navy yard. New FORK
MARINE CORPS
-a,tai, rARpIr%TEp detached command marina
detachment. the Tennessee temporary duty fleet
marine officer.
Major j. r MYERS. detached feet marine officer.
Pacific feet: TO the Washington
Captain : A. W PATTERSON. to marine barracks
navy yard. Mare Island; thence TO Philippines Au
Captain W. X. CLIFFORD. months leave Of alb
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHTPs-The following
movements vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
July T-The Hopkins Seattle: Worden. Tingey.
the Wilkes Shubrick the Thornton. the Stock
ton Du Pont and the Porter at Provlnceown; the
Abarenda Lambert Point: the Marietta at Blue
fields
SAILED
July s-The Carolina from Mersina for Naples.
THE Restless from Norfolk FOR Newport the WoT
the TinRey the Wilkes. the ShuhriCk the Thorn
ton. stockton. the Du Pont and the Porter from
July s-The New York from Algiers for Napies. the
Rhode Island navy yard. New York,
Frovincetown; the Hannibal from GARDENERS Bay
Bradford r. /; the Leonidas from Boston for