New-York tribune., 1909-10-08
ARMY And NAVY NOTES.
Figures Shoe improvement in NauaI
Personnel.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau ]


Washington. October Z
ENLIsTMENTS CREASING.-CommaAder w.
X Shoemaker, N charge of the enlistment branch
or the Bureau OF Navigation. has prepared for the
Navy Department two interesting tables dealing
with enlistments and desertons. In both instances
the figures are most gratifying 10 naval officials,
as they show marked improvement-an increase
In the number Of enistments and decided de-
crease IN the number OF desertons. According
20 Commander shoemakers table there
AIS enlisted men in the navy against 1907 in
1907 and the percentage OF citizens has in
creased from 93.1 per cent in 1907 to 957 cent
in 1903. The percentage OF native born men in the
navy has also increased from 81 per in 1907 10
sS4 per cent in 1909 specially gratifying feature
OF the report is that relating to enlistments. in
which a steady Increase is shown. 1907 the total
enlistments were 1882. while in 1903 they were
lS.Te3 The strict requirements for enlistment are
shown by the fact that out OF nnety-two thousand
applications for admission TO the navy this year
all but 1&723 rejected for physical or other
causes. There Al Filipinos attached to the
insuar force OF the navy, included the enlisted
strength OF ALB Excluding them from the cal
culations. the percentage of American citizens in
the navy. not counting commissioned officers, is
about So per cent. a large and steady decrease is
noted in the number Of desertions the service
In 1907 the desertions averaged 904 per cent while
IN 1909 the percentage fell TO SIS per cent The
table also records 60 per cent Of re-enlistments.
ORDERS ISsUED.-The following orders have
been issued
Lieutenant 4:'e cS4ns e;4: ARRr RLgE coast artillery
C-sntsir C;rs1Ts1sFs " NJ ,R-rTS 7Sst Je+ - Fort
" Ieth IaIIy 10 F0II
captain JOHN NJ cAMPBEI 70: sstR Tn2antry assume
eh@Fgs G9nsEpGtSn @ work E2Tt snelng relieving
Captain WILL Il POINT 9Th Infantry remain on duty
First Lieutenant THOMAS W PENRosE Medical Re
serye Corps. 70 PiaStsbuTg BaTTasts
second Lieutenant FREDRIc z HUMPHREYS. corps
rary duty pertaining 70 aeronautcai work Of signal
Second Lieutenant PIcKENs E wooDsoN. sh Infantry,
5ouaq iheaPae7{ea is TetTedi tIT \, s,,.p 5,
cal corps. four months.
NAVY
Commando }. s. MKEAN. detached yard. Phila-
Lieutenant W. J GILES, detached the Dolphin: to
Lieutenant " ". sAIYTH. detached the North Caro-
Ina. 10 Naval Academy.
LieuteHant " ANCRUM, detached the Minnesota to
Lieutenant ". P CRoNAN. detached Naval War Col
Ensign r r SMITH, detached the Georgia; TO tenn
Ensign H l. IRWIN. detached the Wolverine; to the
Ensgns E, A LoFQUIsT detached the Connecticut;
J. y. FERGUSON detached the New Hampshire;
d = T~HIBALLT ~ detached the vermont 9. N
WALLACE detached the idaho; H. Y MKT
n oetaeRSG the LoaIsiaasi % a " Ita a.
seSed The 3 Kansas sI To- 4 the TontEomerT for to
Ensign r L MONTGOMERY. detached the Montgom-
Ensign J; W. JEWELL detached the Montgomery: to
Ensign p. S. GALLOWAY. detached the Montgomery:
Ensign J. Y OGAN. detached the Montgomery; the
Indiana. IN connection with crew OF the Michigan
Z Ensign c. Q. KRAKOW, detached the Montgomery;
| the New Hampshire.
Ensign P y. BELLINGER, detached the Montgomery:
| 20 navy yard. Philadelphia, connection with the
! South Carolina.
| Ensign c A JONES the North Carolina
Ensign H. H NORTON, detached the Montgomery. o
duty connection with the Fusser' and 70 that ves-
Midshipnlen n KELLY and II. H PORTER, deta acl ed
Naval Academy: home, leave davs.
! Chaplain F. J. BRENNAN, resignation accepted.
| MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
! movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
! Navy Department:
ARRIVED
| Oct 6-The New Hampshire. Bradford. r. l. the
Minnesota. the Virginia and the Louisiana, Nor
folk the Yorktown. the TruXtun and the Perry. at
York. the Worden the Bakely. the Shubrick the
stockton. the Stringham. the Dupont and the
CatskIn, y Y.
SAILED.
/ Oct 6-The NOrGen the Bakey. the Shubrck. the
Stockton. the SrT1nghan. Dupont and the Porter
Kingston CaLskil. y. Y from
! River from
Annapolis for Norfolk; the Sioux. Rockland
Ne for Boston; the I1eOnidas from Bradford r. Z.
for Hampton Roads: the Patuxeut, from New York
Ci,y for Philadelphia.
yard. Puget Sound ordered of
/ practicable
The Princeton ordered commissioned yard Puget
/ Sound
| The collier Abarends placed out service navy
The 81 Louis from san Francisco October % navy
| yard Bremer1on, 20 be placed IL reserve