Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

use against aeroplanes and drigible bal
looms. but the policy Is to keep the matter
as secret as possible.
To Remember War of 1912 Sailors.
The graves of more than 500 American
sailors who were taken prisoners in the
war of 1912 and who were buried near
st. Michael's Church, at Dartmoor, Devon
shire. England. will be marked with head
stones and identified as far as possible.
according to plans of the United States
Daughters of 1872. The organization also
intends to place memorial window in the
church and to have the edifice rebuilt.
Plans for New Destroyers.
The Navy Department designers are en-
gagged on the plans and specifications for
the five torpedo boat destroyers provided
for In this years naval appropriation act
They will be of a type similar in all re-
spects to those authorized by Congress
last year. 1t has been deciued that the
most efficient type Of dest roger is that or
about $40 tons displacement, with a speed
or not more than twenty eight knots. The
deStroyers, for which contracts were re-
Gently awarded. are to be built with
view to the use of oil instead of coal as
a fuel. and undoubtedly the five destroy
ers now being designed will be equipped
with oil-burning apparatus.
ded Tape In Horse Sale.
Col. Joseph w. Duncan, 9Th Infantry, a
member of the general staff. wants to buy
horse No. 81. formerly of Troop II, 18th
Cavalry. and now in Troop A. 18th Cav
airy. at Fort Myer. To enable him to do
SO in accordance with the army regula-
tions a board of officers has been ap-
pointed to inspect the horse and de-
termine its value. This board Is composed
OF Col Joseph Gerard, 18th Cavalry; Maj.
Charles g. Treat, Sd Field Artillery. and
Capt. l.. C. Andrews. 18th Cavalry. The
duty will be performed at Fort Myer.
Punishment of Two Soldiers.
Private Talmage Myers, 109th Company,
Coast Artillery Corps. was convicted by
cOurt-martial convened at Fort Myer of
the charge Of being absent without leave,
and was sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for one month and to forfeit $40 of
his pay.
Private \. j. McDonough, 44th Com
pany, Coast Artillery Corps was con-
victed by court martial convened at Fort
Washington, Md, of being absent without
leave, with losing clothing and with con-
duct to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline. He was sentenced to
confinement at hard labor for two months
and to forfeit $50 of his pay. Both these
ScIIltNCCo WCIC dppIOSCu ny Tile COIIl-
manding officer of the department.
When Civilian Dress May Be Worn.
| BY an order issued by Gen. Wood, COM
manding the Department of the East.
! civilian dress in the case of officers and
! soldiers in that department will hereafter
he restricted to evening social functions,
| 10 athletics and to visits beyond the limits
of the military reservation. Post com
/ ma nders are instructed that it is their
/ daily duty 10 prescribe the dress for the
/ day. to require uniformity throughout their
! posts and to cause the orders regulating
| the wearing of uniforms to be complied
with In a manner to carry out strictly
their meaning and spirit.
Army Orders.
Leave of absence for three months, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is
granted Second Lieut.. Louis A O'Don-
/ nell, 10th Cavalry.
| Maj. William F. Lewis. Medical Corps,
is relieved from duty at Fort Thomas.
Ky. and will proceed to the Philippine
| Islands for duty.
! The following changes in the stations
of adjutants general are ordered:
Mai. George II. Morgan. from the Phil
ippines Division, to the United States.
| Lieut.. Col Frederick s. Strong, from
headquarters. Department Of the Lakes,
to the Philippine Islands.
| Col. George Andrews. from headquar-
| tiers, Department of the Colorado, to Chi
cago. ILL.,. for duty as adjutant general Of
the latter department.
| Leave of absence for two months. with
permission to 60 beyond the sea. is grant,
ed Lieut.. Col. George III. G. Gale. 10Th
Cavalry.
Leave. Of absence for thirty days is
granted Capt. Robert II. Pierson. Medical
Corps.
Leave of absence for one month and
| fifteen days is granted Second Lieut.
Thomas c. Musgrave. 18th Infantry.
Open to Competition.
President Tai. is considering a PROPOSE
ton to base the appointment of cadets
and midshpmen at large to the United
States Military and Naval academies on
competitive examination. There are
forty such appointments to the Mill
tary Academy and twenty to the Naval
Academy at the disposal OF the President.
heretofore the practice has been to con-
nne these appointments TO the sons or
ncphews OF officers of the army, navy
and Marine Corps. who are practically de-
barred from appointment in the regular
way by the senator's and representatives
Of the United States 1t is not proposed
To change that particular practice. but
merely to make the selections from the
! list depend upon the standing OF the
candidates in a competitive examination.
1t is contended that such a course would