New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
IARMY AND NAVY NOTES |. C. REFUSES IMMUNITY
Health Conditions at ManGuVre
Camps improved.
From The Tribune Bureau.
washington. Augu


Washington August H.
WEDDING OUT UNFIT MEM cal
officers who have been observing toAdi-
tions at the various maneuvre camps be-
lieve they will be able to prevent a repeti-
tion of the wholesale disabilities which
prevailed in the volunteer army In the
wa with Spain. The preliminary medical
examination of enlisted men of the militia
within twenty four hours of the time they
are to start for the camp will weed out
those who might bring contagious dis
eases with them or who are likely to be a
burden because of physical unfitness- Ac-
cording to reports which have reached the
War Department, this is one of the most
important new features of this year
mobilization OF militia commands.
The joint army and militia exercises at
the Gettysburg camp showed notable
preservation of the health of the troops.
and it is expected that equally good re-
suits will be reported from Pine Plains
n. Y A new system was adopted this
year for ridding the organized militia Of
men in incpient stages of contagious dis
eases. as we'll as of men physically unfit
to accompany the troops and take part in
the field exercises. This was accomplished
by means of examinations held by militia
medical officers of all enlisted men, so far
as possible within twenty-fCur hours be-
fore their departure from their home sta
tions for the camp. Where the examna-
tion could not be made by the medical Of
fcers attached to the regiment at their
home stations, it was held after the assem-
blage of the men in larger groups. One
plan was to obtain aid in this direction
by employing civilian physicians. but the
War Department authorities held that
these physicians did not have adequate
idea of the bearing of such examination
on camp sanitation and the military ef-
fciency of large bodies of troops. 1t is
known now. although it was not in 1898,
that contact infection plays the largest
part in. the spread of disease in camp and
that anything which contributes to immun-
ity from that source has a direct influence
On the efficiency of command.
PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED-Ar
ments were completed to-day with Admiral
Mason. acting Secretary of the Navy, for
the presence in Narragansett Bay from
August 81 to September 3 of the fifth d.
vision of the Atlantic fleet, under the com
mand of Rear Admiral S. "A. Staunton. at
the convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association in Providence
There will be water carnivals, regattas,
clambakes and other entertainments, and
addresses will be delivered by Governors
Fort of New Jersey, Ansel of South Caro-
line, Weeks OF Connecticut and Pothier
of Rhode Island; Commander Robert z.
Peary. Secretary Knox Representative
Richmond p Hobson, Senators Aldrich
and Wetmore and others
ASKS MORE INFANTRY.-More regi-
ments of infantry. a general service corps
and a system of retirement for civilian
employees of the War Department who
have become superannuated in the gov
ernment service are the recommendations
made to the adtutant general of the army
by Brigader General c. l.. Hodges. COM
manding the Department OF Dakota |
Troops returning from the tropics should
have at least four years IN this country
to recuperate, General Hodges says, and
he believes there is no probab bility that 1t
Will be possible unless the infantry is in |
The shortage of line officers, tho |
general says, carries its own comment.
NAVY RIFLE TEAM.-The navy rife |
team, which will compete with the army |
team for the American championship at !
Camp Perry, Ohio. on August q. was |
named to-day. 1t consists of Ensign V V |
Woodard, r. c. Giffen, r. r. Stewart F. !
A. /. Eossler r. A Thomson. jr.. w f. |
Amsden and II. J. knerr; Midshipmen |
Walter Smith. w. ". Smith and II. T. |
Smith; Chief Turret Captain N Drustrup |
and Quartermaster J. S. Wierzbowski |
Lieutenant 7. l.. johnson. of the Naval |
Academy, is captain of the team
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders |
have been issued:
Major GORDON G. HEINER, coast artillery,
acting inspector general, from office in |
Island, as inspector general Department Of |
the East.
Captain DORSEY CULLEN and First Iieuten- |
Captain HARRIS PENDLETON. Jr., to oath |
Infantry.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM F. ROBINSON, Jr..
TO 18th Infantry.
First Lieutenants CASPER W COLE. 9th t
cavalry; BEN LEAR, Jr. 10Th cavalry; |
II. MARTIN. 4th Cavalry: RODMAN BUR |
IER, 9th Cavalry; WALTER s. STURGILL. |
I'd Field Artillery: ALBERT l.. HALL. Sd |
Field Artillery: GE0RGE H. PAINE. 9th |
Field Artillery; LEROY p. COLLINS 4th |
Field Artillery, WALDO c. POTTER. LIST |
Field Artillery, and HERBERT e MANN, |
18th Cavalry; Second Iieutenants THOMAS |
NANATTA, Jr.. Sth Cavalry; EPHRAIM r. |
GRAHAM, 10th Cavalry; LOUIS a. O'DON- /
NELL. 10th Cavalry; HAYDEN ". WAC |
NER. Sd Cavalry, and CLARK p CHAND- !
LER. 1lth Cavalry, detailed to enter next !
class at mounted service school, Fort Riley. |
September -.
First Lieutenants CHARLES II. BoYCE. 7th |
SHERRARD COLEMAN Sth Cavalry and |
JOSEPH A BAER 9Th Cavalry; Second |