New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Urging Defences of Philippine
and Hawaiian HarhorS.
From The Tribune Bureau
washington, October Il

From The Tribune BursauI
washington. October IT,
COAST ARTILLERY TROOPS FOR Pa
CTFIC TERRTTORT.-One Of the important
subjects which viii be presented 70 Con-
xress By the War Department authorities
Is a recommendation for the provision OF
coast artillery troops in the Hawaiian Isl
ands and in the Philippines The coast ar
tIlIerfsts are making special plans. which
they hope 20 have approved BY the seere-
tary Of War. with a view 70 Obtaining
funds which VIII enable greater progress
to be made toward the completion Of the
defence OF Manila and SUbig bays, HOMO
lulu and Pearl Harhor-
Recent information obtained at the War
Department emphasizes the necessity OF
pushing this work 10 completion. IN view or
the prospect that the Pacific Ocean IS des-
tined to be the theatre OF military opera
lions II will require nearly &O00.O0o 70
complete the Notifications for these insuisr
places. and It f. hoped 20 obtain the money
in time to carry out the projects "a they
have been planned by the experts These
include not only the defences In the way or
guns and ernpIacements. but the barracks
and quarters for the troops and officers
The latter feature ia Of more tmportance
than shelter at posts in the United states
where II is a comparatively simple n1atter
to shift troops about so as TO take al
vantage OF the existing buildings and trans
port them 10 the particular defencss where
they may be needed in time OF emergency
/ II is necessary In the Philippines and IN
Hawaii 10 maintain the coast artillery on
something approaching a war footing. since
/ the distance Is too great 10 place an ade-
quate force I'm those posts when war ap-
/ pears imminent
II is proposed 70 establish a fourteen
company post on COrregfdOr Island. IN Ma
Fila Bay. and this will be one Of the first
projects undertaken BY the coast artiller-
/ lists. Considerable interest attaches 70 this
proposition. and the artillery officers are en-
| PERTAINING apprehension lest Congress shall
| refuse 70 make the necessary appropriation
/ at the coming session. There are tndica-
tons that the departmental estimates will
be reduced I'm committee and IL nay be
that the plans for the Hawaiian and Philip
pine coast defences will be frustrated
DECREASE OF SICKNESS AND
DEATHS IN ARMY.-Accordfnz 70 the
annual report OF Surgeon General Torney.
the general health Of the United States
! army has shown steady Improvement for
\ several years. The non-efectfvs rate.
which is regarded as the true measure %
the loss in efficiency from sickness and in
| Jury. was Al - a thousand during the last
/ fiscal year. as compared with 42SS for 1905,
4sf7 for 1907 and 1919 for 1905 The total
number Of deaths from all causes during
the last year was SO Of which 22S were dus
to disease and ~ to external causes The
admission rate for disease for 1879 was
$50 % a thousand OF mean strength. a con-
slant Improvement since 1899
I General Torney reports that the health
of the American troops in the Philippines
continues TO improve year by year. and
that the records show that insanity Is no
more prevalent among troops serving there
than among those serving in the United
States. Asiatic cholera has been especially
prevalent throughout the archipelago dur
ing the last year. and still prevails.
Considerable progress has been made dur
inC the year in the campaign for the pro-
lection Of the army against typhoid fever
! / by means Of vaccination Among the u,3SS
persons in the army who have been vacci-
mated there have developed to date three
cases Of typhoid. with no deaths. The pro-
= rectfve value OF typhoid vaccination. Gen
. eraI Torney says. has been as perfectly
? demonstrated as any fact in medicine. and
r he advocates it's adoption as a routine pro-
cedure throughout the army II is entirely
, urges that il should be made compulsory
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued
ARMY
First Lieutenant ARTHUR r. CARTER. SIN
I Field Artillery. arrived AT san Francisco.
will join his battery at Fort Leavenvorth.
> First lieutenant BALLARD I.YERLY 4th Field
FIRST Lieutenant MAYNARD A WELLS. f7tn
Resignation Of second Lieutenant WILLIAM 4.
[ DALIAAM. 18th cavalry. has been accepted
second ne IieuteHant SPENCER 3 AKIN. e4th
/ Infantry. TO washington Barracks. District
Following aarned oricers to Fort Myer. virginia.
for temporary duty: Captain GEORGE T
GE0RGE TIbNER l' I'm csva: caDtain
Guy CJsHMAN. 18th CaxaIry: First Lieu
second Lieutenant EDGAR N WHITING.
ION cavalry Second Lieutenant 5 81 EsI'EIs
EBEN SWIFT. Jr.. Ilth Cavalry. for tenn
: Leaves Of absence: Captain A. la RUE CHRIS
TIE. Sth Infantry. extended one month
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander c. T OWENS detached
as or1-aBce HTi,el Paciac feet
p Ensign J. : LOWELL detached the New
Hampshire. to the Lamson
Ensign j. BAER, detache1 the LAmson; 20 ths
Surgeon J n TTEsN detached naval hospital.
Assistant Surgeon G. E. THOMAS. detached
naval hospital. Mare Island. cal; 20 naval
hospital. Canaca0. P l.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Oct 1.-THE Brutus At Hampton Roads. the
the Dixie New York city.
oct 1.-THE Helena az Hankow. the Eagle at
Norfolk. the California. the Colorado and the
Pennsylvania at san Francisco
SAILED.
/; oct 16-The Yorktown from CalaO for Panama
Oct G7-The Wilmington from Hong kCng for
Annoy.
The seventh torpedo division % the Atlantic
torpedo feet will not 20 % Europe on rs
winter cruise. but % the West Indies
SECRET TESTS FOR SUBMARINE.
Newport. r. l.. Oct 1.-THE submarine
torpedo boat Octopus. commanded by ST.
mon B. Smith. to-day ended a long series