New-York tribune., 1909-08-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Officers of Marine Corps Forb'dden
to Command 4rmy Troops.
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washington August l.
ANOTHER BLOW To MARINES.-Offcers OF
the marine corps. have received another shock IN
the form OF a general order issued at the War De-
partment sIt promugates the provision OF an arti-
Gle OF war which forbids the assignment OF marine
corps officers 10 command troops OF the army On
army transports or elsewhere. II occasionally
happens that the marines transported from
san Francisco 10 Manila on army transports, "a
1t has happened in several instances that the ma
rine officer board ohanced TO De the senior or
any army officer present
on one such occasion General J. F. Weston. who
is in command Of the Department of California
placed marine officer in command of the trans
port. thus putting the army officers and the troops
Of the army under the command of a marine
officer The incident caused considerable com
ment az the time. and il deemed necessary TO
make il very clear 20 army officers in authoriS
that such proceeding was not authorized b. the
articles of war excepting in those cases where the
President issued specific orders assigning officers
OF the corps TO service with the army
The order now issued will prevent any fric-
tion arising any misunderstanding as II the
relative authority exercised between officers OF the
army and Of the marine corps phen they chance
TO be serving together. The marine officers nat
urally regard the order as open 10 question as so
much depends upon relative rank. They MAINTAIN
that marine officer who is senior 10 an army
officer should be regarded In command when
they serving together The military autho1-
ties say there exceptions 10 all rules and there
times when rank does not count. when the
possessors not in the service.
There is intention. Of course, on the part OF
the marine o-icers have the order rescinded. II
is based article Of var and has been issued
by the authority of the President for reasons
which considered sufficient to overcome
conditions which are liable 10 be presented at any
time
CRAMPS ASK FAvoR.-The builders of the
United States ship South Carolina the Cramp Com
ro1-4r .h,s
tion be made in the of that new vessel so as
10 have the official trial trip take place at Della
Breakwater instead of over :ho usual course
of Rockland. Ne. The Navy Department has de-
cned 10 comply with this request The stand
ardization of Rockand selected after
due consideration by the experts. Il possesses TIE
depth Of water considered necessary and most IA
vorable for the determination Of the questions upon
which speed of new ships are based.
ORDERS IssUED-The tollJwing orders have
been issued
Major GEORGE A SKINNER. medical corps. from
u,,5 san EaRGs9 70 EGTt ETyR eonary from san
IL PoMRoY. to san Francisco as assistant in ONCE
FollQ1ns oces TO GOvsTnors Island Agsu.t 10 for
Mai25 REEJANIS I;5ls s. = Fo0.E }!.P
e lRisr,y sts PoWFfI cItYT6N Jr 18th cavalry
and GEORGE E, THoRNE. 2.th ! IntsntIy .St!2. .,,,v
3D. oTasTsd FTs; es r RoBERF
2s,h Infantry' man Major cHXRI.Es G. pWYER. l5,h
'hnfs I'M Infsnry TePSa captain CHARLES WEEKS
nantTy nantTy FTst FTs BENjaMfS
MITAH EkMPBEfL 5'ia HoDGEs ihEsn sSth Infantry man
oTde.d hangs wER Fl Ri om 70
ssh company: EDMARD j. cTLLEN. from ,sa.h ss.h
10 10 San ssth COMPANY: HARaLD GEfGER from Gsth
ms,oG cHRRIEs r REYNOLDS medical corps. from
Rssd :1sT2 S:Psa T2omss E AK PfE
SON medical reserve corps. 20 Fort Hunt vice
ss serse dorp. to Henry Barracks. cayey porto Rc
vice. First lieutenant GEORGE S WALLACE
serve corps from transport Burnside to Vancouver
'''sPf!lfERx Sg'e iiSs eayaif asespsd ,
o%r e sS avas NOV . II @ r
airy. u unossigned1 two months
NAVY.
CAPTAIN = IT. SHERMAN Passed Assistant Surgeons z:
Assistant Naval Constructor II. g KNoX. commits
1ieutrnsn, " u. LEAHY. detached rife team:
Ensign H z SHOEMAKER detached the stanaish: to
M4shipmsn 6. BRADFORD. detached the Severn to the
MAN. commissioners, With rank Of lieutenant
Acting Assistant Surgeon GARDNER f. ROBERTSON.
Pay4asters C sfHrwITK {, ToRET T W.
HOUSE. commissioned. with rank Of lieutenant COM
Assistant Cl,tl Ens1eer G =. THURBER. order. to
Assistant tivt Engineer :. GORDON. detached
ward. Norfolk: yard Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported the
Navy Department:
5-The Maryland. Mare Island the Patapsco
Boston. the Manly at Philadelphia the Marietta.
Portsmouth y. II.
Aug s-The Culgoa. the Panther and the Prairie al
Hampton Roads North Carolina Nor
al ProvncetoWn. the celtic az Hampton Roads
SAILED
Aug The Maryland. from San Francisco for Mare
Island.
6-The Manly Philadelphia Annapolis: the
MaynoVer. from Washington for Boston:
ont. Newport for Hampton Roads. the North
Carolina and the Montana from Boston for Province
town; the Chester from Gloucester for navy yard
New York the Wolverine. from Milwaukee
iugton. Mich; the Nhippie. the Huh. the TrIXtun
the Perry. the Hopkins and the Paul Jones from
Juneau Esquinault
The Maine ordered commission a
Portsmouth, the Alabama ordered commission at
navy yard New York the Kearsarge ordered
mission at yard. Philadelphia