New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
'"Plucking Board" of Rear Admirals
Meets.
Iron The Tribune Bursau.I

FORCED RET1REMEN1S-The board OF rear
admirals known in the navy as "the pluckins
board with Rear Admiral SperTy at its head. held
its first session to-day The duty Of this board -
the selection for retirement Of officers above tho
rank of lieutenant commander who are considered
unfit fOr service, in order to create the number OF
vacancies considered necessary to stimulate promo
ton There are seventeea Of these vacancies 70 be
created. which number may be reduced by unfore--
casualties. such Deaths and Tetirements for
dss biIity. between this date and July l. There
may also be reduction of forced retrements
through voluntary applications. and naval officers
have been invited to apply for retirement whica
they may do with the next higher grade II their
applications granted X is estimated that about
hafIhe required vacancies will be created by aPRl-
cations for retirement The remainder VIII have 70
he furnished by selection. a method regarded as
hardship by most officers and likely 70 inhict more
FOR less embarrassment on them
The pIueking board" Of two years ago recon-
uended TO Secretary Netcar that it be permitted
inform the officers who had selected retire
meut privately. n that they might be per-
mitted 10 file applications and go on the activs
list without any possible reflection their ability.
but Mr.. MetcaIf refused permit this. This meth
cd Of creating vacancies has met with much ertti-
in the service. but IT survives because OF ths
desire of naval officers to obtain promotion at all
hazards and~with little regard the part OF tha
juniors for the feelings of the seniors in the dan
ger
The sessions Of "the slueking board will be held
behind closed DOORS and its conclusions will be
known and not be reached until July l. after all
applications for retirement have been acted on In
the time the applications received viii not
be diyuged, It being desired 10 obtain as many Of
them possible.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders Save
been issued:
ARMY
Retirement Of Lieutenant General ARTHUR MAC
1a.aa.aant ARaHUa Golans WILLIAM WOOD oss 2,
insPeCtor it sSsnsTsI Ps1artrent Of the East
Major LLOYD MCCORMICK from beEar'3 y2srngton ~ on,
50 70 2hice inspector genera - Ts-Sss Igiv
Is to Omaha. assistant inspector general DeRal'-
nenT e IPs RIVERS 4th cavalry. detailed in
inspector gI ge<,sIai ,C6R n GAIBRAITH. inspector
2s vice Ha1G5 lt5 SsTsIry that date Major RIVERS
from ofHce Of Inspector genera july u, ~ - TsTas
toni2 as % lnfPee'oT q c5N is6 Infantry. troen duty
With SE E9jlSRel Te FFETER 7ta Infantry. found in
% 'P1ssssd sssnt IS Afs6 DEANS & sOass sos s
ery recently pronote1 r1e5irsI reserve corps
F'C%ies oT5e4ed. GEORGE TRoTTFR TYIER from OWE
Adams TO vsncouver Barracks , rs5ortIrz 10
fro Fort walls 70 Fort L1S5on; ssrrice fer
medical superintenaen ms srss s+s-fo1 Ar seattle
Frss e 11enfensnt JAMES GGoRaL 5- 2. 7.,rea e1sa5 "
First Ileutensn LEWIS H9REd s 1E,s,r lz'h sessan Va
,ionaI Guard during sncsmpment az Laal's''A' -
SHINING Agsu5T WILLIAM r 8 GEORGE medical rs.
s.xe c01s honoraby discharged from the service 0e
r.y: S.s F:s ,! !sPis%sn: s1. EXTENDED EdaS q A
gust ?
r,satsnsnt H C COOKE. detached Naval Aeaasnay' 70
thS " PENN the Dubuque; to as
,ai5ls5 LGolslanA CUTS detached the louisiana TO
,ss.51msn me G Jennings detached ths Virginia 70
,,-tbrmsH ts1 Dg9u9 CARPENDER detached tas Mime
sots 70 Ts JAMES detached the Narstta 70 ths
MARINE CORPS
G1rzr r%-a
Foilewins captains detached stations Indicated 20
command marine detaehments on vessels desis-
mated:
W1RT M cFEaRY navy yard PhHsaslphia. 70 the MIS-
F Il pf:I.ANo Naval Academy. to the IDAHO, Phila-
" FAY hesd7uarters TO the Connecticut New ToTs
< To,T TRAcT. navy yard Norfolk to the Name New
Following first Ieuteuan5s detached stations indi-
Gated duty with marine detaehments on vessels
designated.
land. Msre Island
3 s LEE marine barracks. washington. TO the Yer
R L. SfIBP4RD. marine barracks Washington. to tbs
a RA9foT. navy yard. Charlsston- the Edaho.
Following first ueutenants detached stations in
dfcated to command marine detaehments on vessels
designated:
E R gEApLE detached The Maryland 70 o. WssssSa 1,s ton.
v
Mare Island
W y fiIII. navy yard the California Mare
Island -.
Cfrrinratf for recruiting duty. vice Captain X z
RHEA. to command marine detachment OF the YER
First lieutenant 9 P. MEYER. detached navy yard
PhiIadeIphia. 10 marine barracks. washington
Tfeutenant " z SMITH and second Ledtsnank
p A CAPRfHN qualified for promotion
ISays of absence: First I4eu1ensnt L P PtSkSfoNs
one month July /
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs following
movements of vessels have been reported 70 the
Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
June The North smyrna
June 2-Ths Wolverine. Bay CITY the New Eorz a.
T0mpkinsvie: the Glacier. at Mare Island tRe VII
minEt0n. SIakvs1-
SAILED
Ture The Missssippf from Horn Island Pass tor
PbfiadeIphia he Nero. from Newport News tor KEY
West. the New York. from New York ttty ter
Tor1pkfnsvflle the Glacier from san francisco for
Mare Prairie. from Newport Tor BoSton-
The scout cruiser division (the Chester the Birrns
viii return home % Boston soout
Ttlv The will he at salem July % % receiv7
presented to the ship by that cru
Tbs gOntgenaery. assigned 10 the Atlantic feet
When the IsOnsdss Is placed IN service ar the nas
ward Portsmouth the 10Th inst. she viii be as
sIEned 10 AtisntiG feet