New-York tribune., 1910-04-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Secretary of War BeSieged by
Candidates.
rFrom IN. Tribune Bureau


Secretary of War IS besieged with appeals
from candidates who failed in the recent
examination for appointment as second
Lieutenant in the coast artillery corps These
include the Young men who failed for minor
causes. mostly in tho physical examination.
The desire is 70 have the Secretary waive
these defects and authorize the appointment
OF the candidates In each case where the
question is one % physical fitness the aP-
peal is referred 10 tho surgeon general Of
the army That officer has adhered 20 the
policy of his predecessor in refusing to give
his consent 20 any departure from the stand
ard. He believes that as long IS rules have
been adopted they should he followed and
that n exception is made there VIII be
much trouble i'm the future.
SCOTS TERN NOT CT-T SHORT
The attention Of the Secretary of War
was called TO-DAY 10 statements that the
term of colonel Hugh r. Scott as super
infendent - tho Military Academy AT West
Point was 20 be cut short and that he
20 he relieved because 81 the stand he had
taken in the repression Of haziuE. The
Secretary declared that no such action was
contemplated. that the regular detail at
West Point would not he cut short, and
that there had been no differences between
Colonel Scott and the Secretary OF War
he also said that Colonel SCOTS admin
istration had been satisfactory. ana the
Secretary in every instance sustained him
I'm the hazinE cases. General Barry is 70
be detailed for four wears. the same period
Colonel Scott viii have served.
Hull NOT TO BE TRIED.-On further
consideration Secretary Meyer has decided
10 order a court ~ inquiry instead OF a
court martial IN the case of Commander
Frank X. Hin. Of the cruiser Marietta.
now Al the Portsmouth ~. ~ Navy Yard.
The court martial had already been or
dered and was 10 have met at the Ports
mouth Navy Yard to-day a. noon 70 try
the officer on a charge OF having dirty
ship. but after hearing personally from
Commander Hin. and also through his
counsel. the Secretary decided that the
first action had been too hasty, SO the or
der for the court martial was suspended
indefinitely. and court Of inquiry will
make careful investigation into the con-
ditions aboard the Marietta which led TO
the fling OF the charges against Hill
ORDERS ISSCED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Captain JAMES ID. TIIF0RD. ID cavalry. DE-
tailed Quartermas-er and commissary On
transport Sumner ou ycy age from Newport
News 10 Buenos Ayres and return.
First Lieutenant SEEI.EY a WALLE,N from
Firs; Lieutenant . sTooswAR BENDEL from
s4,orS Lieutenant ARTHUR ". LANE. 4th In
fantr,. assume charge construction work at
Fort crook. relieving First Lieutenant
GEORGE H WHIT r. 10th Infantry
Second Lieutenant HAYDEN W. WAGNER ID
cavalry. Temporarily assume charge a con
struction work az Fort WinRate in absence
on leave 81 First Lieutenant JOHN A.
leaves ., absepce- Csrisin WILLIAM A POW
ELL. medical corps, three months: Captain
WILLIAM J. WESTERNELT. ordnance de-
John r HI-NT 18th Infantry one month;
First Lieutenant CHARLES II. sTEARNs.
eds Io Nsor asf ss&T6 9 WISE wF fh' G3Fe fSE Nay a
vOcate. four months from Apr1l 30.
NAVY.
Commander J. HOOD detached command th.
Severn. continue other duties
Ensign NJ r. DRAEMEI. 10 duty in connection
Win hiting g, 9uI Ir6e- L5s Wheeling; ., T,,..
Tnsisn A j. JAMES 10 the Georgia
Ensign r. RUSSELL. detached the Vicksburg;
Ensign n z MhNLY. detached the South Da-
Ensign 5 A CLEMENT detached the South
Ensign A. 5 REFS deiached the Tennessee. TO
Ensign p, u PRYOR. detached N. Buffalo: 10
Ensign S DoHERTY. detached the Milwaukee:
Mldshiprran ". SMITH. detached the Severn: TO
the Hartford.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.-g fol
lowing movements Of vessels have been re
ported % the Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
April 9Th. Cs-sar a. Hampton Roads
epril l0-Tle Rocket and the Oneica. a. NoT-
folk. tire Hannibal - New Orleans the
paducsh. - Blue1elds.
Aprll 1.-THE Eagle At. Guantanamo. the Hoik-
town at Mare IsHnd. the Montana at Ha-
Nana. the c0unecticuf, the Kansas the
Louisiana the Vermont the Minnesota tho
Idaho the Mississippi the New Hanpshire.
the Georgis tie Nebraska. the NeN Jersey.
the Rhode Island the Virginia. the Mic
s.uri. the Michigan The PatuNeut and the
Patspsc0, O. Hampton Roads
SAILED.
April s-The Cesar from NewpOrt News FOR
Hampton Roads
April IO-The Apache from navy yard. New
York for Hampton Roads: the Tacoma.
from Portsmouth,, y. H Tor Tompkins-
FOR Portsmouth. y. II the Pompey. from
Cavite for Annoy; the Albany. from CORN
20 FOR Panama.
April 1.-THE Connecticut the KsnssE, tho
Louisiana the Vermont the Minnesota.
the Idaho the Mississippi, the New Hsmp-
shire the Georgia the Nebraska. the
New Jersey the Rhode Island the Vir
glnia the Missouri, the Michigan, the
patu0ent and the Pstspsco. from Southern
drill grounds FOR Hampton Roads
The Apache detailed for duty with Atlantic
feet ss tender IN target practice.
Island. ordered 20 proceed when ready for
ga 20 CorintO Nicaragua