New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Defects in BattIeship Armor
Discovered.
Washington. July Z.

Washington, July q
DISCUSSING RESPONSIBILITY DE
fects discovered I'm arrrtor plate for the pat
tIeshipe North Dakota and Utah, Two OF liis
most powerful craft In the navy, ied 70
protrscted conference at the Navy Depaft {
neut to-day over the legal phases involved
Representatives of the New YORK Shippui'o'
ing Company and the Midvale steer tohi-
panv and government experts were preseii'
snaIls a taking condition that impalrs 'h'
resistance efficiency, was found III 'i.,
plates and new plates were substituted -
was said that possibly the anneailns "o4
in afixing the plate MAJ have caused soii''
of the defects The question involved INV
cost of the removal of the North Dakota
arnnr the responsibility for the replace
mont and the cost of the ITtah's plate Aoou'
aftv tons of srn1or. valued at approximate
IL $50 600. was affected The North Da-
Lo+s is =, New England waters and in com
mission the new plates being already
n1acad nv the Boston Navy Yard, while the
Utah is in course of construction at cam
den, n. J.
ORDERS IssJED-The following orders
have been issued:
Major DANIEL H BoUGHToN: genera a
"'', staff: Captains CHARLES E sTopTqaa lS
Tnfantry and WILLIAM H MENG Es:,
coast artiIIeEy and Frs TITs,r-r detailed
for duty pertaining to practice march and
camp OF instruction. First Brigade or
eanized militia of Ohio. August - 10 sep
Professor LUCIUs H. HOLT. report Within
thirty DAYS TO superitn int 5st,T, Military
CAPTAIN JESSE r. HARRIS, medical corps,
from general hospital. Preside OF oan
Francisco, to proper station -
Captain A. LARUE CHRISTIE, to sth IN
First ta his1tenant FREDERICK W. BosCHEN
First Lieutenant leu MANFRED LAMA to 9th
First lieutenant GEORGE B. FOSTER. Jr;.
medical corps. to army Medical school
Washington. to continue course of instruc-
ton. in addition 10 duties at Washington
First lieutenant ROBERT D. CARTER from
First Lieutenant FREDERICK ". BosCHEN,
from sth to 10th Infantry. -,
Leave of absence: First Lieutenant PH1LIP
J LAUBER ID infantry. three months
from October I.
Lieutenant Commander :. a DISER. de-
tached Naval War College, TO Bureau of
cam Engineering.
Lieutenant G H. WOODWARD. detached the
Kansas. to duty in connection with fitting
out the Roe, and in command when
Georgia: to the Kansas
Mfdshipman r. NJ JAEGER, from naval hos
pftal. Norfolk; leave three months
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. SEAMAN. to re-
crufttng station. New York.
Passed Assistant Paymaster e H TEBEAU.
detached navy yard. Mare Island; 10 duty on
fisheries steamer Albatross.
Naval Constructor J. F HANSCOM. retired de
tached as senior member board changes
OF Atlantic coast; 10 home
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.- fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
July @The Mars and the Cesar at Norfolk.
July 6-The Montgomery at Newport; the Reid
at Bath; the Salem ProvincetoEn; the
Smith and the Lanson at Castine; the Mar
Cellus at Pensacola
SAILED.
July 5-The Mars from Hampton Roads for Nor
folk; the Lebanon from Newport for Boston.
July 6-The Paul Jones. the Perry, the Preble
and the Lawrence from Santa Cruz FOR San
Diego; the Smith the I,aTnson and the Pres
ton from Castine for New London: the Dixie
from Castine for Boston: the Helena from
Shanghai for Marking: the Yorktown from
ReII!ngham for Portland. Ore. via Bremen
ton the Paducah from Bluefelds for Girls
tobal.
JuIv THE South Dakota from Ca1Iao for San
Francisco: the New York from Alden for
The BUFFALO from san Francisco for Honolulu,
Guam and Manila early in August to trans
port stores and men TO Asattc station