New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-02
In ARMY AND NAVY
VII Not Pay Tares on Mil
tary automobiles.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Decen

l.
WAR DEPARTMENTS ATTITUDE
The military authorities are tied Of thu
controversies with representative OF N.
civil governments. state and local. over the
tax and license fees exacted on army auto
mobiles. The correspondence on this sub
ject has reached vOluminOus proportions.
especially i'm New York. where the quarter
masters have several OF these vehicles
which are used IN the government service.
In most Of the large cities the army has
coaches or drays OF the motor class and
the local authorities have been trying To-
collect the usual tax or registration fee
The War Department. through a circular
issued by Quartermaster General Aleshir.
has instructed army officers in charge OF
these service vehicles 10 refuse 90 pay any
such charge They are required % make A
courteous explanation Of the position OF TIA
War Department. and IL the civil authori-
ties persist in ex1cting fee or interfering
with the operation OF the vehicles the Incl
dent Is TO be reported promptly 10 the Sec
rotary OF War. who proposes that the fight
shall be carried 90 the Attorney General
II is desired to have the machinery OF ths
Department OF Justice set in motion to de-
termine once and for all whether army au-
tomObiles can be taxed by state or nnu-
nlcipal government The position OF ths
War Department IS that such taxation can
not be imposed on the Observation-Disclosures Of
the general government
ORDERS IssUED-The following order.
have been issued:
Colonel CHARLES b. BYRNE. medical corps
from Department OF the East on expirafon
OF present leave; thence 70 home to AVIAN
Lieutenant Colonel HIRAM NJ. CHITTENDES.
corps OF engineers. 20 Vancouver Barracks.
FsaiSwing changes In medical =, corps ordered;
FRANCIS NJ WELLS. medical reserve
%GRsr sHd VICE S Ms as& RREIS SMITH q
Fort sam Houston, vice Lieutenant Colonel
HENRY T. RAYMOND. 10 81. Paul as chiec
surgeon Department OF Dakota. vice Colonel
LOUIS NJ MAUS. 20 Chicago as chief sur
Brisadier General EDWARD B. PRATT. found
inexperienced. IL retired
Captain GEORGE = LOWELL. from 9Th 70 14ta
First Lieutenant WILLIAM A. ALFONTz. 18th
Infantry. from Whipple Barracks to Fort
First Lieutenant WILLIAM G. DOANE. from
FIRST IAeutsnsnt GEORGE =. RosELLa, Jr.
from 9TH 10 22d Infantry
Dental surgeon GEORGE u. GRAHAM. from
ST. Louis TO Fort Leayenvs9rt TIL
Leaves OF absence: Major CLEMENT A p
from December IS: Captain ELIJAH r.
MARTINDALE IT. coast artillery. Afteea
DAYS frsC lIeuteudnt JAMES r SHELL
LEY. llth Cavalry. two months from De-
cember y. First Lieutenant JOHN NJ HEW-
TIT. medical reserve corps. two months.
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander ID F. SELLERS. de-
tached Bureau OF Navigation. 10 duty in con
nection with the Michigan.
Lieutenant Commander DE WITT W. BLAMER.
20 Bureau OF Equipment.
PaymasteT A. ~ PIPFlN. TO the Independents
Paymaster &. r. OLEARY. detached navy yard.
Washington; 70 duty In connection with tns
South Carolina
Passed Assistant Paymaster r. g STALNA-
KER. detached the Independence. home. wait
Passed Assistant Paynaster r. SPEAR. de-
tached the salem. to naval medical school
hospital Washington
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov, 2s-The whiDple and the Hull at Magia-
lena Bay.
sin at Newport; the Rhode Island at HamD-
ton Roads.
Nov 3O-The Connecticut from Tompkinsville ZOE
southern drill grounds. the IsnktOn and the
Nebraska from navy yard, New YORK. Tor
Georgia from philadelphia for southern drti
grounds: the Stsndish from Annapolis for
Norfolk: the Nestal from Lambert Point for
Bradford the Wisconsin from Newport for
south drill grounds. the New Jersey from
Boston for Newport.
Orders directing the ViCksburg 10 proceed 20 At
lantiC coast revoked She viii remain In ths
Pacific for the present