Evening star., 1909-01-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

Tor use with brown powder and others
1or smokeieSs powder, when smokeleSS
powder was first used in the navy and
long before the decided increase in muz
zie Ve.oc1ties and pressures was adopted.
These guns as soon as withdrawn from
the service, will be hooped to the muZZle
and refined where necessary when they
can be held as reserve guns for use in
replacing other guns for refining. The
appropriations for these purposes will
within perhaps two years afford sup
ply sufficient to permit of withdra wing
and refining guns as fast as will be nee
eSSary.
Nurses Going to the Orient
Early in April ten of the c:ass of twen-
ty female nurses of the navy resulting
from the first examination of candidates
will be sent to duty at Yokohama and
Canacao hospitals, where they are much
needed AT that time also another ex-
animation will be held for another class
Of about the same number
Turks on American Warships.
At the request of the Sultan of Turkey
Rear Admiral Sperry has been instructed
10 take aboard ten Turkish naval officers
who Will remain with the fleet on the last
leg of its cruise to the United States. The
Turkish government requested that the
oh1cers be allowed to7make the cruise on
the fleet in order that they might gain
practical experience in seamanship and
navigation. which will be of value in the
reorganization of the Turkish navy. The
Turkish officers will probably be scat
tered among the battleship5 of the feet
Inspecting Militia Medical Corps.
first step in the supervision which the
surgeon general of the army will main
tain over the medical branches of the ma
tional militia is represented by an in
by the War Department. This will have
10 do with the medical branches of the
New York National Guard, and two sur
seons o. the regular esta blishment will
make the first examination.
Silver Service for Naval Cruiser.
The scout cruisers Birmingham and
Salem have been ordered to Mobile, Ala,
where. February !. the Birmingham will
be presented with a silver service by
citizens OF birmingham. They then will
proceed to Guantanamo.
Changes in Military Commands.
Several changes in army commands will
be made within the next few months. Maj.
Gen. William T. Duvall. assistant chief of
staff at the War Department, will go to
MAMMA ana relleNe BrlS. Gen. IaSker III.
Bliss OF the command of the army in the
Philippines. Gen. Bliss will come 10
Washington for duty as assistant chief of
staff. Brig. Gen. Daniel II. Brush, now
commanding the Department of the
Columbia. at Vancouver barracks will &c
TO lloilo TO command the Department OF
the Visayas. Brig. Gen. John J. Perish
ing. now in this city on leave of absence
will go to Zamboanga to command the
I)eDartment MlnIanA0.
L. Mills and G. l.. Hodges, now command
return to the United States for assignment
10 duty.
Cruises of Naval Scouts.
The scout cruiser Salem, in command OF
Commander A. j.. Key, has been ordered
to Havana in time to take Provisional
Governor Magoon from that city to
Tampa. January %. The Salem will then
ioin the scout Birmingham at Mobile
February l, when the Birmingham will be
presented with silver service by the
citizens of Birmingham, Ala.
Silver Service for the Minnesota
A sterling silver service will be present
ed by the citizens of Minnesota to the bat
tleship named after that state on the 1st
proximo. Many new features have been
introduced in the design of the different
pieces which snake up the complete set
The punch bowl will hold seventy-five