New-York tribune., 1909-01-27
ARMY And NAVY NOTES.
DR.. Ne,rberry Charges Discrintsnc-
ton Against Navy.
tFrcrn The Tribune Bur.su-l
Washinxton, Js

Washington. Jsnuasv - !.
HAMPERS RECRUITING-The Secretary OF the
Navy is preparing letter TO send TO Senator Haas
chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs COMMITTEES.
expostuIatins against the provision inserted IN
naval appropriation bill in its passage through ths
House which has the effect Of interfering In .
marked degree with naval recruiting That vors
has already been hampered by legislation which re-
quires recruits to produce certain written evidenes
OF their age. whether or not they are obviously
more than eighteen years old Now the require
rnents embodied in the bill makes 10 ir1posSotS
for q recruiting officer 10 accept zn applicant
whether he is seventeen thirty-ve years OF agss
unless he is able TO present certificate OF birth
or verified written statement by his parents or legal
guardian tending show that he is OF the re-
quired age Mr.. Newberry will point out in his leo
Senator Hale that this is unjust diserinn-
ination against the navy. while such restrictions
are placed on recruiting officers OF the army or
marine corps II will be next 10 impossible for
many candidates for enlistment TO produce the GER
tihcate Of birth other written statement from
parents or guardian The naval authorities say that
this requirement arises from the mistaken notion
that very young candidates are permitted to enter
the navy. whereas great care is exercised By re-
cruitins officers not to take those Of whom they
have any doubt concerning age The clause IN tbs
naval bill permits discretion and viii operate
with disastrous effect. IL is said, enlistment ana
re-enlistmeut- Every effort will be made TO show
the Senate Naval Committee that II the provisioo
in the naval bill is not modified it will deprive the
service or young men who want 70 enlist ana "HOSs
qualifications are acceptable
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders havs
been issued
ARMY
following promotions assignments ot ofeers q
the coast ARTILLERY corps are announced H5SRT 3S6 :
lieutenant colonel; ANDREW HERO. Jr. 70 mater. T,9t
TON. 10 captain and attached TO 4th CoInpsn9.
RiCHARD DONOVAN. 10 first Lieutenant TO 74ta
First IIeatsnant WINFIELD HARPER from 18th =
1st Infantry: remain at Fort George Wright UnH
First Lieutenant ROBERT H sILLMAN 18th Infantry.
Leave Of absence: Major WILLIAM H ALL.AIRE 90
Infantry military sttache. one month and ni''o
days
lieutenant v s HOUSTON detached the Chsrssse0np; p
naval station Hawai- it9is a. asssan and N sSarss
lighthouse establishment in Hawaii. vice l!sutsnAo'
Ensign AZ c sToTr JT detached IndsDendsn's
Acting ASSISTANT mes Surgeon g. HART ~
MARINE CORPS
Colonel G: eooDLoB to b. transferred to F''iF'a
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The folic~tns
movements Of vessels have been reported 70 '9s
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Ian 23-The Relief. at OIongapo. ....
jan 24-The Cesar. at Indian Head the Des Noin'~
Jan as&TSe Maine and the Mississippi Havana
Jar 28-The soIace. at Prnta Arenas
SAILED
Charleston for Colon the Hannibal navy yaTd
New York. for Philadelphia: the Louisiana me -
Nebro Bay; the culsos from Naples for Msrse.lss
the Whppe and the Hull from san san tles S S.r % pexo
the Scorpion. from smyrna for Constantinope-
Ss ss s % as:s that
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