New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
LIN ARMY AND NAVY
AZ od'1icdfion Of Physical Test
Erpectcd.
rom The Tribune Bureau

- "eiieI That President Taft will
.1 .'laAe some modification Of the orders nre-
.Niiis the annual physical test The re-
roi's ieeeiVed at the War Department from,
p.'l 1''ieid commanders and other officers
the view that there should he
"'ioh OF the requirements. generally,
sIouhd that the orders do not take
auon the difference Of age of
suuJected to the trial 1t is also OBJ
-, ''iat the requirement does net ac-
Vo.l'pilsh what was intended by Mr. Roose-
announcement Of physical exer-
cises regularly. 1t has been proved bx- ex-
perience that officers. on the annrooct, -
ti'e GATE OF the physical test, go into train
ing for it and then do nothing more one
argument advanced by the navy In favor Of
some modification is that. While the order
applies only 10 army officers of the rank
OF held officer it is made to affect every
commissioned officer and warrant- officer or
me navy, with the exception of those on
the verge OF retirement. It has also been
represented that the alternatives represent
cd oy horseback riding, bicycling and walk
ing are not equivalent.
1t is expected that out Of the situation
VIII come regulation which will require a
physical examination by medical officers
once a year. The necessity for this is shown
by the fact that some officers have not been
examined physically for many years one
proposition is to have an order issued which
viii require officers to ride or walk so many
miles week and certify to this to the de-
p2rtment authorities. This regular exercise
IN connection with the annual physical ex-
animation would keep officers In good trim.
would be less annoying and cause less ap-
pTehension among members Of the person
mel than the present situation. There are
those who believe that President Taft will
not consider the subject unless it is brought
TO his attention in official way, as it
would mean a change in the order. which
was one Of President Roosevelt's hobbies.
NEW DESTROYERS NAAIED.-The five
naval heroes after whom the new torpedo
boat destroyers authorized by the last Con-
aress are to be named were designated to-
day by Assistant Secretary Winthrop. They
are Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen who dis
tinguished himself IN the battle OF Port
Royal In the Civil War; Lieutenant John
Trippe. who took a conspicuous part in the
engagement before Tripoi in 1903; Rear
Admiral Henry Walke, who commanded
the Carondz!et in the engagement with the
Confederate ram Arkansas in 1852; Captain
Daniel {. Patterson, who commanded the
naval forces at New Orleans in 1914 and
Ensign J. r. Monaghan. who WAS killed
in an engagement with natives in Samoa
in 1879.
ORDERS IssU UED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Majcr WILLIAM G GAMBRTLL, paynaster.
from Walter Reed General Hospital DIE
Captain Clark D. DGDI.EY. 18th cavalry.
to home, preparatory TO relremsnt from
active service: leave to November 20
Captain MATTHEW \. DELANEY, Ine edical
corps, 10 army medical museum building
Warrington examination Tor Tc2Tt IF9m9t@n nm ~,
First Lieutenant DAVID H. BOWER. from
first IL T.eatensnt '2 l RoBERr VI LYON from
Leas "a Of = absenee. ds i'i FIRST Lieutenant LEO P
Firat Lieutenant WILLIAM Z SCREWS,
18TH InfantTy. two months and htteen
NAVY
Commander = " GRANT. detached duty
chief Of staff Atlantic fleet; to command
tho Connecticut, vice Captain W c
CoWLES to command the Hancock
Lieutenant Commander A B. icFt. oetached
nectlon with ftting cut th4 - MiSbEs9 4, t1D
Lisurenant Commander J r Il IBB. AID de-
tzched tho Ohio; TO nav yard- Ports
Iisufe1snt n P w1cKERsHAHi, to duty 1T
ting cut the New Orleans
Lieutenart q Y. RHODES. detached the In
dependence, 70 command the navajo.
Mfdrhiprnen 4 D DENNEY, {. n. PRICE
and WILLIS A LEE, .'C.. 70 tenpUIaTE
dutv the Independence. In connection with
crew Of the View Orleans, and duty on
board when commissioned
MId-hfprncn G. N YATES and z +. BUCK
detached the Independence 70 the Nayajo-
Passed Assistant Surgeon &. I GEAHSON.
detached medical school hospital, Wash
inEtcn: 10 the Nayfower
Passed Assistant surgeon J r DYKES. de-
taeheI the Nayfower: 10 naval medical
school hospital. Washington.
Pzvmaster 4. NJ PIPPIN. detached the ST
Louis; settle accounts at navy Yard, Pu-
get sound
Pavrlazter @ W PIGMAN, Jr.. detached the
Lancaster; wait orders.
Pse-ed Assistant Paymaster n. l. T. SIMON
PTFTRI detached navy yard, Philadel-
phia to naval station. New Orleans, vice
Passed Assistant Paymaster S. L. BIZ
THEA. wait orders.
PAIRED Assistant Paymaster K. @ 9TINTO6E,
detached naval training STATEN, Newport;
70 the Lancaster.
Passed Assistant Psymsster J. M. HANCOCK,
EaTy ward, Boston -
Az-istaut Paymsster T. r LECoMPTE de-
1aChed ;he YanktoH; resignation accepted
tc take effect November -
Assistant Paynaster F. BALDWIN, 70 the
Tankton.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs- fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been re
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
oct 2e - The ssmar. ~ Hong. Kong: the
TaI5;l1Ie Guantanamo; the MacDOu-
oueh. the Thornton, the TinFey and the
wilkes at Memphis Tenn, the Albany.
At san Francisco; the Mississippi, ct New
SAILED.
oct c6-The Dubuque. from target grounds
for Guantanamo: the Justin and the Iris.
from san Francisco for Magdalena BAY.
fhs AibaEF. from california city for san