New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
ARMY AND NAVY notes.
Bio Cut To Be Made in Military
Appropriations Estimates.
washington. September 6.

| REDUCTION IN MILITARY APPRO-
| PRIATIONS-A reduction of several mill
| ions of dollars in the total estimates for
appropriations for the military establish
ment including rivers and harbors eX-
! perditures as compared with the estimates
| of last wear. has been determined upon
finally by the War Department Major
| General Leonard Wood, chief of staff Of the
army, laid the final draft OF the estimates
| before President Taft az Beverly last week
| General Wood. who returned TO Washlng-
ton to-day. said that the President had ap-
| proved of the estimates, with few cnanees'
and that they were now ready for SUD-
mission TO Congress through the Secretary
| Of the Treasury. One feature of the estl-
| mates calls for the construction of perma
| nent buildings in the Philippines for the use
| of the army rather than temporary struct-
! ures such as have been the rule In the past.
Another matter of military policy deter
mined on at the conference between Presi-
| dent Taft and General Wood was the main
| tenance of the army at its authorized maxi
mum strength Of 5000 men. including all
arms and denartr7lents. Prior to the Taft
administration il was maintained at that
figure but from various causes it was re
| duced to its present strength of $1,000. The
authorizations for the current fiscal year
are based on that strength. and IT has been
felt that the efficiency Of the service was
| ir7paired thereby. The reduction was
! caused by expirations of enlistments. dis
| charges and the discontinuance practically
| of all recruitment. It is now felt that the
| interests of the army. as an organization,
REQUIRE the filing of existing vacancies
! The additional 500 men viii be secured in
! the usual way By recruitment and the cav
airy. artillery and infantry organizations
will be increased 70 the required maximum
strength.
ENGINEERS FOR PANAMA CANAL
| FORTIFICA ATIONS.-The construction of
the fortifcations along the Panama Canal
! is TO be done by the same engineering or
! ganization which is building the canal
itself Such a decision has been reached by
| President Taft. Major General Leonard
! Wood chief of staff of the army, and the
| other officials interested. In commenting
| on this decision to-day General Wood said
! that il was desired TO avoid duplicate or
! sanizations of engineers in the same terri
| tory BY allowing the canal forces TO con-
| struct the forti7cations there will be
! avoided any conflict of authority which
might arise should the work be done other
wise. inasmuch as the fortifcauons are to
|
for sidetracks and other purposes in the
digging of the canal.
| WARsHIPS AT HAMPTON ROADS
The third and fourth divisions of the At
lantic fleet Rear Admiral Wainwright
| commanding. came into Hampton Roads to-
DAY. The ships coming IN We're the Georgia, lis
| ginia. the Minnesota, the Vermont. the
idaho and tie Mississippi. The two squad
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ably will remain until Thursday. when they
will go again to the Southern drill grounds
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
| have been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM L. BUCK to 9th
Major sAMrEL sEAY to 10Th Infantry,
Csptatn H,LRN OH to 23d lnfa9ry 6r5nsro. De-
partment. from duty as chief ordnance of
fcer. Department of Dakota: 10 duty in Of
Captain HENRY H. SCOTT. coast artillery, from
18th Company, unassigned list artillery
| district Of New London, for staff duty.
tiIIery, to general recruiting seryiee -1t , Fors
N. HALL 2sth Infantry. to his regiment
Leaves of absence: Captain BIRCHIE G Ma.
Ecu Fientenant nan BEATFoRD r. CAMP, 9th cav
alTy one month, Sc Second Lieutenant mar ,d6-Ss CHS
and twenty days
Lieutenant l. 4. GOTTEN, from Nd}dl E1oSpltdl
Boston; TO Bureau Of Navigation.
| Nidshipnlen W V COMBS and {. A NORTH
CTTT detached Naval Academy; to the
Passed Assistant Payraster J. H. GUNNELL,
detached navy yard. Mare Island; await
Passed Assistant Paymaster W D SHARP. de
tached naval station Cavite: home, await
Assistant Payn1aster J. L CHATTERToN, to
Assistant Civn Engineer R. NJ WAKEFIELD. to
navy yard, Puget SOUND -, ,,,.o,
Boston: granted leave three months,
! Paymaster's Clerk Z. z. ARTOlS. appointment
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs
following movements of vessels are re
ported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Sept 2-The Tacoma, at Cape Gractas-a-Dios,
Sept 3-The Smith, the Lamson and the Reid
connecticut. The Michigan. the Louisiana
the South Carolina, the Kansas and the New
Sept 4-The Wheeling and the Petrol. at BON
bay. the North Carolina and the Montana, at
tun the Paul Jones, the Perry. the Prebie,
the Stewart, the !awrenee, the Goldsborough
E9n4 Es 4oT al and aznP'2e Ra Rev RSaf Psans
Sept 2-The Tacoma, from Bluefelds for Cape
Sept 3NThe Viper, from Norfolk for Annapolis
The Iowa from Anpan9T a; for qo Topklnsyle s
the Cheyenne, from Bremerton for cruise in
Puget sound the Smith. the Lamson and the
Reid. from Jyunhaven Bay for Norfolk: the
Connecticut the Michigan, the Louisiana. the
South Carolina. the Kansas and the New
Hampshire from Hampton Roads for south
ern drill grounds; the Whippe, the Hull the
Truxtun the Paul Jones. the Perry, the Pre-
bic. the Stewart, the lawrence. the Colds
borough and the Rowan, from san Pedro for
San Francisco.
Sept 4-The North Carolina and the Montana
from Newport for southern drtn grounds. the
California. the Colorado, the Pennsylvania
and the Washington. from Chnnbote for Val
paratso-
Sept 5-The Glacier, from Chimbote for Callao;
the Ieon.6as, from Norfolk for Hampton
Roads: the Wolverine from Detroit for Fair
port. Ohio.
I-pon completion Of target practice off Capes Of
Chesapeake, about goth inst, vessels of At
. lartic feet, except the Delaware, will pro
ceed 70 New York City for stay of ten days
TO give liberty The Delaware will proceed
direct Norfolk Upon completion of lib
erty period vessels will proceed to their re
sueCtive home navy yards. except the Mich
igan which will proceed to Boston. and the
North Dakota which viii proceed 70 Norfolk
for docking preparatory to trip 10 Europe be-
ginning November J.
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