New-York tribune., 1909-11-18
In ARMY AND NAVY
S1cift Boards Report To Be
announced Soon.
IFrOm The Tribun. Buresu.I

Washington. November r.
CHANGE OF SYSTEM Mey-s
will shortly announce the new organizations
at navy yards and the Navy Department
No subject has received more attention.
than this question OF operating the naval
plants. The new method win BE- largely
the result OF recommendations made BY ths
special board which was in session all sum
mer at the Boston navy yard. with Rear
Admiral William Swift at its head. Secrecy
has attended the deliberations OF tho board.
and nothing has been made public from an
authoritative source concerning the con-
olusions of that body OF experts. Th>
President approved certain features Of tbs
report week ago. and still nothing has
come from the Navy Department. much tn
the mystificatiOn of the officers on duty
there. who have been awaiting with muCh
impatience the announcement OF the new
system.
II has become known, however, that thu
change IN navy yard administration con-
templated by Mr.. Meyer viii make a vial
alteration in the so-called Nswberry systeTI
at least 10 the extent OF displacing ths
naval constructor as the manager of the
manufacturing department of a navy yard
That important Office will be filed BY a itns
officer. carefully chosen for the work. u
act executive oI nAdiAd5cis anu ~AAb~-
whom shall be various departments, III
cludine those of construction and steam
engineering This apparently puts he
naval constructor back n his old position
as head of a department. of a navy yard
and gives him equal authority with and m
more authority than the zine officer who -
head Of the department. OF engineering
MIR. Mcyer has consulted leaders in CON
Gress as TO the chance that they Will SUP
port him in this new arrangement. ana u
understood 10 possess assurances from tlar
quarter that he will nave the Endorsement
Of members OF the naval committees IN
ANYTHING he may do 10 promote tho Geo
nomicaI and expeditions performances %
work at the navy yards
ORDERS ISSUED.-Thc foiloNins orders
have been issued
Lieutenant Colonel EDWARD f. GAYLE. an
Field Artillery. 10 Denver. examination
Major CHARLES C. DwYEE. I7th Infantry.
found incapacitated' 'e'i's"'
Major CHARLES B. EWING. medical corps.
found disqualified rettrement announce
CaDtain MURRAY BALDWIN. Sth Infantry.
10 Walter Reed General Hospital. District
captain JOSEPH JOSEPH r. MANDREws. TO i@'h
cavalry. - ,-r.,,r - -
First Lieutenant " AA44Esh n. -NA@A-@Aft - 49,
rCavalry. .-oaprs
medical reserve corps. % Vancouver Bar
racks. I.-.,- 49, -
iumbus Barracks, vice dental -s.t,Ss.,i SurSson
REN H. RHOADES. 20 san Francisco.
sailing February for the PHILIPPINES
C,fapIaiu WILLIAM T. ANDERSON. ION
Cavalry. to home. preparatory 10 rctire-
nent from active service.
Leaves of absence. Major SIkfht.N r. "
SIOCTM. I'd Cavalry. three months,
Chaplain WILLIAM T. ANDEkSoN. 4"th
Cavalry TO December l6
NAVY.
Rear Admiral c. p REES and Commanders
v Blue and L. H. CHANDLER, com
missioned.
mand the Dupont; home leave on7
r.,sirn n a. BARKER. TO the Milwaukee.
PavmaSter r BARBER and Passed Assist
ant Paymaster L. y. WERfENBAkEf.
commissioned with rank OF lieutenants
Civil Engineer T. NJ con detached navy
yard New York: 70 Bureau Of Yards ana
Docks Navy Department as assistant 70
bureau.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-T fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been TO
ported To the Navy Departments:
SAILED.
Noy 16-The Hist. from Kew West fnr
Manzanillo; the LeOnidas. from S-wan
Point for Charleston