New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Board Reports on Project for
Defence of Panama Canal.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.1
Wa sbinpton Sent en- h,

TFrom The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington, September !.
FORTIFYINCs THE CANAL.-The army
and navy officers who have charge of the
preparation of project for the defence Of
the Panama Canal have been seriously
handicapped by the failure of Congress to
appropriate money with which TO begin
the work on the isthmian fortifcation. A
report was made in the last days of the
session showing the need of beginning this
project, and it was recommended that
&,Goo000 be appropriated and made imme-
diately available. 1t was pointed out that
there would be a saving of the public funds
if advantage could be taken of the labor
which is now engaged on canal construc-
| ton. Otherwise there would have to be new
arrangements made. and the DELAY would
add materially to the cost of the work.
Congress adjourned without including the
item in the regular fortif1cations bill
The board, of which Major General
Leonard Wood. chief of staff of the army,
is president, has been holding sessions re-
Gently and has made final report on the
subject There is a full description of the
details of the system of defence which In
cludes forts protecting the Atlantic and
Pacific approaches of the canal The
scheme also makes use of submarines es a
part of the system Of defence and the en-
ploynent of marines and infantry along
! the line of the canal This means that
there Will shortly be regular garrison of
1hs marine corps in me Canal Zone This
will be classed as service in the tropics.
and the law will be amended so as to give
officers and men the credit which they now
have in the way of extra compensation for
service beyond continental limits.
The board has sustained its position
against the opponents Of canal defence by
pointing out the necessity of construction
of the gun emplacements and the employ
ment of submarines The point has been
made that if the canal is not fortified il
cannot be the object of attack in time of
war under the rules which govern interns-
uonal conflict. At the sam, time If IS
appreciated that an enemy might easily,
| without obvious intention, sink a collier in
one OF the locks, and so close the canal
against military use. The canal is TO be
not only OF commercial advantage hut II
is to become a factor in military-navaI on
erations, and the experts for the most
part, believe that there is every advantage
IN controlling the canal on that basis, with
lhe consequent need of protection.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Lieu{snant Colonel EDWIN ST. J. GREBLE. Sd
Hs%>4, sI2 4A,r'ia1iery. as and Captain MATTHEW E.
- -, 20 cavalry, detailed members Cen
Rt Washington " -iieA VI ''ai'
Following changes. Corps Of Engineers. ordered
Major HENRY JERvEY. in addition 10
far GhRLY LfTf F. RSPSsTg y rsdys & captain
ing to the Montgomery Engineering District
captain Ferguson Will proceed to Havana
moving. of wreck of United States battleship
canfsin aaine 1rRT, 1fP r49 hsThor Of Bayana
,ery; & from 69th Company to unassigned list
from Fort D A. Russell to Fort Riley camp
OF instruction, fft,. to command one-half Of Com
lam P. WO0DALL. Medical Corps. to
Captain JOSEPH H. GRIFFITHs from 27th to
Captain WILLIAM ROBERTS. retired, from re-
of Captain CHARLES P ELI.ioTT, retired,
Iecrui5Bg II officer fI tI 70 home 90,
from Walter Reed General Hospital District
Of Columbia, to Fort Des Moines, via Fort
Captain WILLIAM H. MENGEs. Coast Artillery,
assigne4 to seth Company. ., !.
tailed in pay department; to take effect No
venlber 2 to Chicago; ,,,.o,,
Reserve Corps, from Fort Strong. TO San
Francisco, sailing November 5, for Philip
Second Lieutenant HARRY l. HODGES. 1st
Cavalry. to Fort Yellowstone, and assume
Lieutenant RALPH NJ. PARKER, 5th Cav
airy.
Leaves Of absence; Captain AMOS A. FRIES.
corps of engineers to October so; Chaplain
SAMUEL a BELL: lis lst Field ArtiLleTy ArnS two two
master. one month and ffteen DAYS from
September IS: Captain STANLEY d EN-
G6IoneI 66Ih IST57 PDWAPp Ff'e E DRATo. assistant
comnissary general, three months from oc-
tober 5.
Lieutenant c. II. s. CASTLE. detached Carbon
steel Works to Naya academy I'd detached the
Fnsgn r. l.. c. sT0VER detached the Chatta-
Fnsrn r9'sF = \ l'ls FKI1Np from naval hospital,
Mare Island: to the Princeton1: s.....s -.
Assistant T4ankin HnFSn & the a' Mon}ana f si-,
Assistant Surgeon H. r. HERMbsGH os'aItie' "a. al q
the Montana; to temporary re'rul'iis uu''
Passed Assistant Paymaster F. T, NAIRous; o.
from naval hospital Norfolk granted leave
Chief Boats~an ". JOHNSON dessehisd 1es7tai the
Ne% HSnRSTeD tl1an n DRAKE. detaohed the North
me- DsEota; to the New HAMPSHIRE the
Chief Maohjnst home F. Wal, Na orders
chief Nachinist r. JEFF ARES from naoa! +he IS
pital Torf9 3 9 PF6 gTsRss6 i5e eached the chatta
rooga. home. wait orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-Ihe1 1oi-
,o-,.i-,y movements Of vessels have been re-
,o,+ed 70 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Aue 2a-The Buffalo. at Guam ,,-,,.,
&c e0-The Crawling. the Bonita the NsrWfal'
A's .ba snsnper the Stingray and the Tarpon.
al navy yard. New York
Aug S1-The Caesar, at N9rtoko Nil
Sent The Albany, at hokohohe'
SAILED.
Aug s1-The North Dakota from Monda4k So1, o,, \,
Y for Newport: the Leonlaes' sar .loi, fraT,
Han7-7ton Roads for Norfolk.
sept THE Rainbow. the Bainorloge, ,I ahe eSo
~ the Chauucey and the Dale. from foko-
horna Kobe =.
The Cleveland Is placed out OF coihIhissloh e'
navy yard. Mare Island,
COFFEE PRICES GO HIGHER
overconsumption, Expert Says