New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Troops Soon To Be Armed scith Me-
Machine Gur.
rFron rhs Trtd1ns BursauI

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MACHINE GUN .TESTS-The use OF r.
chine gun and the employment OF pIatoons -.
I'D from infantry and cavalry regiments sr,,.- -
that type Of weapon are engaging the attsnt,,, !.
the military experts Every regiment ro-v a.
machine gun command. md thsse troops ar. sho-,
r. 20 be armed with new weapon which has -
thoroughly tested BY the army ordinances o-c.-,
and Of which much is expected In the mean IT,
experiments have been planned by the CA-s-,I
staff, and instruction for the work have baa- -.
70 the commanding officers Of he army seFooI a
musketFy at the Presidio OF Monterey Cal so--
question has been raised regarding the rsl,-5g
value Of the machine gun and the ordinary m.
and II is purposed 70 conduct experiments vbses
shall show the effectiveness % these two Kinds !,
attack. II has also been asserted BY officers xho
have served in the Philippines that the rnaeh.s.
gun plat bA used tS reinforce fnfan+rv S-.
II Is purposed. therefore 20 70 place machine zus,
AZ Monterey as 70 represent , POSITION 20 fssf In
the rear Of line Of infantrvu1en- The IRE % N.
machine vii; be the heads Of tha fnfs-+-
soldiers The military authorities appreciate sss,
it would NOT do 70 have soldiers used in auv sucb
experimental work. and the will be rsprsssn,s5
by a series of screens Of proper height placed m
front Of the machine gun platoon. The effect u
the fire OF the machine guns will be carefully Oh
served, with view noting whether thsrs
would he any disastrous results 70 soldiers ulacsa
in such a position.
ORDERS IssUEO.-Tae following orders ha4.
been issued.
ARMY
Captain EDWARD CROFT 1etb Intentry. ysrssa
and arnI5 coupettlons. Fcrt-Shsridau- thence Ns
ca,,sjr VII ~ Tig 1sTs' -Aesust u
professor military science University q Wsshng-1a
Captain RODERICK 7. CARMICHAEL coast arrissy
& r9," IStlh COMPANY TO unassigned list to Fort Nuuh
Following changes coast artillery ordered. cspah
coHra6y captain . GEORGE A5 I. !rf qfs ' to l a
lo9 Fo e sb 5'tn n S2Ps1y; es2t@3 r LIN : g2NsRps
from s24 sotn Conpany. ana First Ldsrtsnsu
JoEIN FEArT. from assignment TO ssth Cora1s11
Following officers artillery from assiEnmsat n en-
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JAMES N F1-LroN. 455a. CHARLES z wHEST
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CIs NJ HINSLE s6th. DAVID srC. @-KELL4 sra
First Iieute7ant Ulysses $, Grant. Sd Corps e Ear
Department Building vice captain JOHN II PcoLs
corps Of ensinssrs. who viii retain station IA ths
FIRST fuenan1 r s NosS PRSof %1T % 81 Ss staz
Leaves Of aSssres Saptsfn FDNITSSD N TEARY rr-
month: Lieutenant colonel GEORGE VI Dl,SN. r..s
MoRELAND. 11th Cavalry. two months
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander q W LOGAN. detached ~
I4erte1aHt +. 2 sARGEN>r d-ts~le4 the N-srs.sa.
Li.u,snant 2, A ToDD detached the New Hamassi-
continue naval hospital New York
Fayulaster -. ". REEVES Jr-. d4tsche5 the Frs,s1
and the Richulcgd couriuIe naval hospital. No-f,is
4 Assistant PaymssteT J. z. HDONALD- detached nzzy
yard Norfolk. duty assistant pay ot5csT IL
Franklin. Assistant Psyuasts- J. Q HILTON
- duty of7cer % the Franklin and rhs Ries-
moud-
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPS-Ths folfswng
movements Of vessels have been reported 20 the
Navy Department
ARRIVED
July 9-The Restless navy ward. New York
July 10-The Nanshsu Cavits. the Buffsic HonE
KonS. the North Carolina, the Montana and The NsT
York ~ Naples tho Hist ar Bradford the Etldle -
Tanther. the Connecticut the Kansas. the I0uisiana
the vermont the Minnesota. the Mississippi the Ns
Hampshire. the Georgis. the Nsv jersey, the Raaes
Island. the Virginia the Wisconsin. the Maine arr
the Ohio Frovucstos-u. the Lawrence az Nas
Island. the Davis the FsrTsEu- the CoifsbrouEi
Saussitto-
SNLEp.
July 10 The HIST from Bradford for PoTrsm0u-N y =
TIE Ri5de ard The Panther. from Boston for PROV
inCerovu- the Nar"ellus from Fast Lannon's ff
NeW port News. the PeDruCket and tho f~uubersnl
from Newport for nav vard New York
July i2-Ths Rainbow. the Barry. the BslnhFdge ne
ChsunCeV and Dale from Siskws1 for Sha1saa
the Charleston. the Cleveland the ClattarCoEs- ~
Denver and the Wilmington. from Siakwan for hii