New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Suggestions for Exercise for En-
listed Men of Vessets.
From The Tribune Bureau
r-nrL,;r r+nrn Mar

RATTLESHIP ATHLETICS.-The naval sur
geons who made the cruise around the world Win
the Atlantic feet are submitting various susses-
+ions for the adoption of rules which will Improve
the health OF the enlisted force of the navy 1hey
have compiled statistics which have oeen uahS-
ritted TO the surgeon general Of the navy sho"lhs
that there is not enough physical exercise permit
ted or required Of the enlisted men 1hls does hot
a1pIv Of course, the athletes. those VINO OeioAs
TO the various baseball and tootbaIi teams anu
other organizations which represent the various
ships in the contests 1t does apply: however 10
those enlisted men who are inactive and VINO are
spectators rather than actors in these forms OF
rivalry Most of the enlisted men spend thelF uno
below deck and get much less fresh air ana eAei
c,se in the sunlight than the of the old navy
Of co,rsA there are such things setting up orlil
r,,+ this only occupies a few moments each dag'
II Is considered that It would be advisable 10 nave
n more thorough system which Will exact srea,1i
activities Of this sort, mainly as something "nio.
is most certain to contribute 10 the heaIth anu
80. the fe5+fng efficiency of the navy enlisted
force.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Colonel WILLIAM F TUCKER assista9t paynHS'ef
1JeuEensnt CoioneI JOHN NJ BANIsTER, MEDICAL
corps from Fort Riley. Department Of the MIS-
Captain milton A ELLIOTT III 25th I1antEy de-
t5Ifp EBFi 20 vice m captain CHARLES c. CLARK.
Capitals @a'aRE RGBERT asiifHsG j. P1MH 10th
% sEp E tGsE 9m da 3GtA cs2d 10 12h
subsistence department vice Captain ROBERT J.
sD56 EMYG DsPH mRTsoT ossSRsf aS2 ton
CAPTAIN tGn BafS 3H5K fRs ldh Infantry detailed to fill
yaGanGy IN z9RSSIsHSe p isI[6IDs oomissaTy
assigned 10th Infantry 49,, -
First Lieutenant RAPHAEL J WREN. medical reserve
Captain WILLIAM r. SCOTT Crecenuy appointed.
Chaplain iS' FR&N2 J FEiNIER CTecentiy aRPointed).
assigned TO LIST Infantry Vancouver Barracks
Following changes in stations and duties Of Off
GERS corps of engineers ordered:
Captain WILLIAM P sToKEY. from Havana and from
& Of qnsny g "a e B@5ta9R a to ss,a3naa
april . for asssRTggt 4 to "a "a RaiS49h from Company
b. lst Battalion. TO san FIinclScI; T9Si 'He'e WIN N'
Faiy g. I'd BRtt9iSH TO 4RB from Company A.
Battalion. upon arrival at Honolulu. 10 Company
Major E EVELETH wINsLow. assume command %
and Company c Of that battalion and reiiqqash 1s
command OF 1st Battalion upon departure from Hono
lulu OF headquarters and Company A OF thHI oa'-
Captain ALFRED b PUTNAM and second Lieutenant
JAMES A 0CONNoK from washington ing baT65cNs, -
Honolulu. May 8 reporting TO Major f Eveleth
Captain CURTIS W. oTwELI. and Second IAeutenants
CHARLES L. HALL and ROBERT s a. DOUGH
ERTY. from Honolulu. with headquarters and Com
pany a. lst Battalion to washington BarTaSks Ban a.,
Leaves OF ahsence-Major GEokGE II AoEI1T - adyt d
q! a Pfii1Taes Ma ar Harry / GIICHRsT med
icaI coras one month upon Completion or duty with
9th Infantry
NAVY.
Captain II HUTCHGNs. transferred TO retired list
completion of thirty years service
Lieutenant Commander u V NIRESBAIGH de-
tached as aid stan OF commander in chief
Atlantic Heet on the Connecticut. 20 duty as re-
Corder OF commission appointed by President
Lieutenant D a WEAVER. detached aid on stan
commander in chief Atlantic feet on the Con-
nectiCut. home. leave one month
Paymaster + r HOLT detached bureau Of supplies
Paymaster J. d ROBNTETT. home. await orders.
Hidshpmau Y. D. HERBSTER. detached the Mary
land; to naval hospital. %ew York
Assistant Paymusrer F. = WILLIAMS. detached the
West Virginia. home await orders
MIdshipman NJ G. SHIRLEY detached the West VIZ
Counqander NJ JOHNSTON detached command Of
Galveston. to navy yard Puget Sound
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHTPs.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
March 3-The Ohio. navy yard. New York. the New
jersey and the Missouri. Boston the Nebraska. at
Tomphiusyllie. the Aharenda. Hampton Roads the
California ani the Pennsylvania at Amapala. the
Stewart. AT san Pedro
March THE Eagle. Port Prince. the Abarends,
Norfolk
March 2-The Eagle. from Guantanamo ;oF Port au-
Prince
March a-The Onto from ToupknsvIie sor navy yard.
New York the Hun. from Mare Island Tor Pedro.
March 4The West Virginia and the Maryland. from
San Jose de Guatemala. the Tennessee
Re Colorado Dakota. from Panams
CoTiuto. the Abareuda. from Hampton Roads for
Norfolk. the Hist. from Guantanamo FOR Cape cruz.
5-rhc Dixie. Prairie and the Hartford
Washington FOR Hampton Roads.
The Moccasin commissioned reserve at navy yard.