New-York tribune., 1910-07-28
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Violations of the Conditions Of
the Franking Privilege.
lFron The Tribune Bureau
Washfn1ro n,

washington, July n
THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE-Th.
military authorities have been giving thes,
attention TO the use OF penalty envelonss
by army officers. n has been reported tha.
some officers are rather careless in the uss
of envelopes which enable the use or III.
mails without the payment OF postage. On.
case recently brought to the attention q,
the department Is that OF an arrny char
lain who has been sending out ntsratrrs
under the penalty cover. The suoIec, r.-
lated 70 benevolent object. and while N.
correspondence was for an entirely vorthv
purpose. by which the chaplain was in No
manner benefited. IL has been considered
that the matter is not OF the official charac.
ter to which the use Of the penalty a.
veiope is confined. The postal author,.;s,
have reminded the War Department Of tss
necessity of adhering closely TO the pos.-
office regulations in this particular rnsf,f,,
for the reason that any deps rture from ,ha
prescribed conditions may lead % an abuss
of the privilege IL there is TO be an a.
ceptfon in behalf Of an army chaplain a,
an encouragement to his benevolent opara-
tions, IL will De difficult 10 draw the linz
and il is considered advisable to oore,na -.
use of the penalty envelope 20 official COZ.
respondence transmitted through the roau-
Notice TO this effect will be sent IN sr,,,.
officers who have occasion TO use the rsny
for official communica ton.
The following orders have been izsve5.
APMY
Lieutenant Colonsl JAMES q wApPr--
9S fea9 @5 rnslhssrs de,sisd to superin
naTlSation authorized b. Waiter l. Fiss'
Major JOHN
detailed 70 superintend construction 81 "a
~ r,onvraa %, any aId to navigation authorized
TslieyinE Lieutenant Colonel JAMES =
s,, W " a HREN corps OF engineers
ac+fn, 5n.lso.. u h.SIbR coast artiIIsry.
spector general August 5. oiH 10 ,t2ants GrGs IA
Captain ARTHUR 81 sITssn5 sRrPP a6t e ne Men Gut
gpon expiration Of leave Of ahss1cs -
san FIT,aneisco. for temporary duty: thsns.
Captain sAMgEL D RocgENBAcH IN,
Gg,ay.. CayaIry. from Fort Osellhorps. 10 SIS
Captain ROBERT 5. WELSH oys,s.-r,....-
70 PaIadelphia. as assistant depot 9nar,
E1rsI Lieutenant EDWARD If. oFFLEY T..
SitT SiIIa'r.; 80, TO recruiting service. Oklahon1a
DEAN, 1st CavaIry, recrIIftIrz oeaIsr :,
his regiment %
FIRST Lieulensnt FRANK sUGGs. nsdi.a, -
serve corps from Fort Han7titon - e.
49, sailing august 20 for Fort Egbs-t.
AIaFks. Ais. to relieve Captain ALEXANDER
c4ed 10 Seattle p'' "ho VIII PR
Frs, L,9qtenants JOHN o'NEIr. and rorr>
~ kdE, HaE. coast artillery, fron1 Fort DE- soto
First Lieutenant HENRY cIsBTNs. a.s -.~.,
TntTsrriry dsd - PrTeessor ct military scisnes a.
effect September Is vice Csn-si, rT1-S
~ MYERs eth cavaIry: to his regimen, =
second Lsutenants JOHN 7 BCPTETC-I4 9e1
B41an IBg4f1aantry: EDWIN GCNNER. 24th Infant-7-.
RESoI,vE ? PALMER, 9th Infantry- Ed
PHIIIP REMfNGToS n Ta4oSN % go Infan,rz: Infnr
: HA pt7r!15 H1LS H RICH 26th Infantry. PATTI,
prcIT 66.ER aIER. 18th Infantry: ALERT 7.
81. 11th Infantry: WALTON GOoDWIN. II,
Sth Infantry: PHILIP B PEYToN. 18TH II.
lantry-. 70 Fort Leavsnvorth. October Is fo-
Leaves Of aifsnce: Major EBEN SWIFT. Cen
vim Genera ap sta tnf FTP qPe r.,,z Fs1ss 15o as3
l. SAMUELSOS- 1s- Infantry thres
P95ta5; gf,ev; First Lieutenant RoGER \,
fifteen days from November 5: Captain
HArHANIEL 2 NCLCRE. 5th CaTaIry,
ranauyres az Fort Benjannin Harrison; Fi-s.
Lieutenant BASIL y. RrTTENHcUSE. f1tE
Cavalry: and Captain JAMES NJ. LOVE. u,
18th Infantry, two months.
NAVY.
Commander NJ JOHNSTON. dstachs1 nav yae9.
,sssrSs gEst sG4s s0gn; 70 nay yara @ Pqr5snnouth
naval hospital, NerfoIk; 70 naval hospi,als
Naval Home. Philadelphia
MOVEMENTS OF wARsEIPs rcl-
owing movements of vessels are reported
oy the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
July 25--The Vicksburg. at Ssn Juan deI Sur
the Culgoa. az navy yard. New York. the
Tacoma. az Biushe.6s
July 26.-The Vestal. az Boston: ths NayHove-.
at Rockland and Casco Bay. che Washing
ton. az Monterey: the wolverine. AZ Green
ruly 27-The New York at Singapore
SAILED
-uly 24.-The Vicksburs. from Cortr-o Ger Ss-
Juan del Sur
'VIy 23--Ths Bainb-idss, the Barr. ths Cham
cey and the Dale, from Cavirs for Eo-s
Kong; the Culsoa. from Tompknsvtl14 for
navy yard New York.
'uy 26-The Tacoma. from Pluefelds for C-is-
tobai; tbs Chsyenne. from San Francisco for
Brenerton, the Nayfower. from Rockiart
for Casco Bay; the Washington. from Sa1
Francisco for Monterey. the Navajo, rom
Mare Island for Monterey