Evening star., 1909-06-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

charged. to forfeit pay and allowances
and to be confined at hard labor for two
and one-half years.
Private Garland T. Childers. Battery
E, Sd Field Artillery. was sentenced to
forfeit S35 of his pay for being absent
three days without leave Evidence of
five previous convictions was considered
by the court.
Private Thomas H. Myers, Battery F.
Sd Field Artillery, was found guilty OF
absenting himself without leave at Fort
Myer and surrendering at Grafton. w.
Va, six days later. and also Of having
lost accounterments. Evidence of two
previous convictions was considered by
the court. He was sentenced to forfeit
$50 of his pay and to suffer a stoppage OF
$50 Of his pay to reimburse the govern
ment for his apprehension.
Keeping Battleships in Reserve.
Following the decision to economize In
all branches of the national government
the Secretary of the Navy is revising his
estimates so as to provide for keeping on,
Of active service all the battleships OF
the navy except the sixteen forming the
Atlantic feet. The retired battleships
will be placed in reserve. with officers
and crew reduced to a skeleton basis. L,
is expected that this arrangement will
effect considerable saving and also per-
NIT an increase in the personnel on the
ships in commission. To the same end
1t is stated that the Secretary of the
Navy will recommend that an increase OF
5000 be authorized in the enlisted
strength.
New Course at Naval School.
The officers of the Naval Medical Corps
taking a post graduate course at the
Naval Medical School in this city ended
their studies at that institution yester-
day. The school will be closed until
the frst of October next, when q new
class will receive instructions. Among
the acting assistant surgeons who will
J. A. Bass, c. E. Fulton. d. c. Walton.
E. e. Thomas, F. w. Robbins. A. B.
Cecil. F. w. Thompson, e. w. Phillips,
w. H. Connor. S. T. Hart. III. Z. Jenkins.
w. J. Riddick and William L. Ervine.
School Of Marine Engineering.
Secretary Meyer has given orders for
the establishment Of school Of marine
engineering at the Naval Academy. This
school is designed to educate line officers
In machinery design and shop auminls-
tration by the methods of modern en-
cheering science. Ten line officers an
nually will be assigned to the school, OF
which the superintendent Of the Naval
Academy will be the head. A limited
number OF graduates Of the two-year
course In this school will be chosen for
permanent appointment as designing en-
gineers. These will forego the privilege
OF command at sea. The purpose is
to keep the line engineers of the navy
abreast Of developments in engineering
science.
Army Orders.
Maj. John r. Lynch. paymaster. now
at San Francisco, Cal, will report In
person to the commanding general, De-
partment of California. for duty and sta
ton at that place.
Capt. Herman w. Schulz, ordnance de-
partment. is relieved from duty in the
office of the chief OF ordnance. and will
proceed to Watertown Arsenal, Mass.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application of Post Commissary Sergt.
Joseph Thompson. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
John A. Paegelow. Philippine Scouts. is
extended one month
First Lieut.. Howard a. Reed. Medical
Corps. will report for examination for
promotion.
A board of officers to consist OF Lieut..
Col. George E. Bushnell. Capt. Lloyd LeR
Krebs and Capt. Ralph s. Porter. all of
the Medical Corps. is appointed to meet
at the general hospital. Fort Bayard, N.
NJ, for the examination of officers OF the