New-York tribune., 1910-12-09
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Few Aliens in NaVy-Oecrease
in DesertIOnS.
rFro-n The Tribune Bureau


BUREAU OF NAVIGATION REPORT
The annual report of Rear Admiral Reg
inald r Nicholson. chief of the Bureau of
Navigation. Just made public, shows that
OF the 90. 742 enlisted men. other than petty
officers in the naval service 91.ol per cent
are native born S.46 per cent are natural
lied and II per cent have declared their In
teutions of becoming citizens. This leaves
only fraction of per cent of aliens res:-
dent in the United States and aliens nom
resident in the naval service Making al
Iowance fer 347 per cent of natives of the
colonial possessions "a ~ per cent of Uncle
Sans bluejackets are actually citizens of
the United States
The desertions are reported to De rapidly
falling off in numbers. During the last
fiscal year there were but 2.sf1, compared
with 3.ls4 during the preceding year, not
withstanding there were ef7 more men in
the service in the first case The opinion
is expressed that even among the older
men desertions might be much reduced if
the fleet cruised more abroad. permitting
the men to see as much Of the world as
possible.
There was no lack Of good recruits dur
ing the year. Notwithstanding the high
standard maintained and three times dur
ing the year it was necessary TO suspend
enlistments because the full authorized
strength Of 1850 men had been reached.
CONSTRUCTION OF WARSHIPS With
striking array of figures. Chief Con-
structor r NJ Watt explodes the rather
prevalent belief that the United States is
behind the majority Of great naval powers
in point of time in the construction of war
ships In his annual report. just issued, he
says: with -he system and method of
wsrship construction now in vogue in the
United States. it is believed to he feasible
for the United States 10 build first class
baftleships in as snort a period OF time as
any other shipbuilding country, and actual
experience seems 70 demonstrate that the
rapidity Of construction in the United States
is greater than the average rate of con-
struction in tho principal foreign shtphulld-
ing countries 1t is also worthy of note
that this decreased time of construction
has been obtained concurrently with de-
crease in the unit cost OF construction
ORDERS TSSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Captain ALBERT ". FORMAN. from 12th to
9lth Infantry.
y
airy. from Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs; tc his proper station ,
First Lieutenant ARTHUR T DALTON, 2oth
Infantry, aide -de-Canlp; 10 general hospital
Presidio of san Francisco.
Leave Of absence: Captain OSCAR J CHARLES.
18th Infantry. three months upon relief from
duty al Military Academy.
NAVY
Surgeon E G PARKER. to Naval Academy.
surgeon \ STUART. detached Naval Hospital,
Boston; continue at naval recruiting station.
Hartford.
Assistant surgeon g. NJ OLSON Cretired), placed
upon retired list; to honlc-
Chief oatsvain L NJ ISAAC (Tetired>. placed
upon retired list. detached the Massachu-
Chief Gunner R 2 sTMoNsoN detached the
Z ". Bliss Company, Brooklyn: to Govern
ment Hospital fer the Insane, St Elizabeth
District Of Columbia.
MARINE CORPS
First Lieutenant a. 3 OWENS. 70 marine bar
racs 2ayy iaTdx MsTe Island Is bsa aa,users for
special temporary duty prior to assignment
10 q. =. VI. duty
First Lieutenant y. 7. NCLIB granted one
months leave Of absence
Medical School Hospital, Washington
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The fol-
loving movements of vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
- ARRIVED
Dec. THE Dixie. the Smith the FTusser, the
Lan,son. the Preston and the Reid St
Kits Z. W. !.
ton fr-al navy yard, New York, for Halnp
ION Roads; the Hector. from BresJ for
Hampton Roads; the Ajax, from Boston for
Hampton Roads; the Pauiding, from navy
vsrd New York for Charleston: the Dray-
ton. from navy yard. New York for Hamp
ton Roads: tho Leonidas. from Hampton
Roads for Boston the Rocket. from Wash
fnEron for Norfolk. the Minnesota, the
Idaho, the Mississippi and the Vermont. from
braska the Rhode Island and the Virginia,
from Brest for GraFesend