New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Enforcing Discipline Among
Troops in Philippines.
Iron The Tribune Bureau.

w dSLlllSIOu, june IL
! Is DUVALL TOO SEVERE?-The mill
tary authorities are much impressed with
! the frequency with which disciplinary meas
ures imposed by General w. z. Duvall.
! in command of the forces in the Philip
pines. Every mail brings news of court
martial proceedings or some recommended
/ ton for court of inquiry. The situation
! has attracted great attention and aroused
much comment. Some of the army people
are inclined to think that General Duvall
| is too much OF d disciplinarfan, and those
| who recall the fact that he came from
the coast artillery, which IS not a part
of the mobile army, are crediting him
with an excess of zeal. Others who ought
tC know something of the situation In the
Philippines have no hesitation in asserting
that In recent administration there mill
tary discipline has been too much over
looked and that General Duval found great
necessity for enforcing obedience.
1t may become necessary for the Wash
ington authorities to take special steps for
the restoration of discipline in one or two
Of the regiments, notably in the 18th Infan-
try formerly at Plattsburg Barracks, New
York The commanding officer of that reg
iment, Colonel w. H. c. Bowen, will be
tried by court martial at the instance
!
maintain discipline in the command The
lieutenant colonel of the regiment, Robert
F. Ames, is to be tried on account of the
mysterious death by self-shoOting OF Lieu
tenant Janney- One of the company COM
nanders Captain Frank 3. Wickham, was
recently tried for drunkenness. and his
sentence of dismissal mitigated by the
President 1t being shown that the court
martial proceedings against him were due
in large measure to the disturbance which
existed in the regiment. Chaplain John E.
Dallam was recently tried by court mar
tiaI for publicly criticising Captain Wick
ham and then refusing to apologize or
make reparation. resulting in an official
reprimand OF the chaplain by General Du
vail Chaplain Dallam created considerable
stir by renouncins the Episcopal creed,
from which Church he appointed a
chaplain and compelled by the mill
ta,y authorities TO ally himself with some
other denomination TO continue on the
active list.
SPECIAL SQUADRON SAILS.-The spe-
cial service squadron which represented |
the United States at the Argentine CEN |
tenniaI celebration at Buenos Ayres sailed |
from Montevideo to-day for Hampton
Roads by way Oh MO nc JdHiSIO diiu OtHcI
ports. The squadron consists |
of the armored cruisers Tennessee, North |
Carolina and Montana and the scout |
cruiser Chester, with Rear Admiral Staun- |
ton in command Major General Leonard |
Wood who went with the squadron to |
g,,enos Ayres. is returning TO the United |
states on merchant steamers by way of |
England
TO RETIRE AGED STOREkEEPER- |
.fter fftv years service storekeeper at |
covernor's Island, New York. David Robin
son. eighty years old was ordered
placed on the retired list to-day as a first |
lieutenant in the army by vote OF the |
19ouse Military Committee. Robinson's
causa was championed by Representative
suIzer. of New York
ORDERS IsSUED-The following orders
have been issued;
no. ARMY.
Major HARRY L. GILCHRIsT medical corps,
Tnsrch beginning July q
,,.nr GEORGE c. SAFFARRANS, Philippine
Hia'S Soouts from Army and Navy General Hos
ptal Hot Springs. to Fort Thomas thence
.,..,a,n FREEBoRN H. HOLcOMB. 10th Cav
Capt ar detailed with organized militia OF Ohio
al annual encampnent. from July 10 to
-o,iaip CLIFTON c. CARTER. coast artillery.
cAptat lied for duty al camp of instruction al
Gettysburg In July,
r.ptains TIEMANN y; HORN Sd Field Artil-
-apj Iery. and OLIVER EsKRID0E. I1,h In-