New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Insanity in the Nayy-New
Rifles for Marines.
From The Tribune Bureau
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Washington. October
INSANITY IN NAVY.-A thorough stud,
Of the insane at the government hospfiaI
for the insane In this city. prompts Passed
Assistant Surgeon Butts to vigorous com
ment On the lax methods Of accepting re-
cruits 10 is found that nearly one-duarter
Of the insanity in the navy md marine
corps IS furnished by privates IN the Iat-
ter service. This is held TO be caused ~
the scant examination given b. civfian
physicians hired at marine recruiting sta
tfons Even the navy medical officers are
censured for haste IN this all-impoTtsnt
matter. and u is suggested thar some form
Of mental examination is desirable. well
as probationary service Of six months. 20
determine mental status and aptitude for
service. II is also deemed wise 20 inquire
into family and personal history Of csndi-
dates before accepting them DR.. Butts
hrds the men OF Irish birth furnish b. far
the greatest number Of insane. and uTsss
great cauticn in enIisting Irishmen. At the
same time % is found that among the
foreign born the Germans have the best
mental makeup From January. 1889. %
June. 1910. there was nearly 80 per cent os
recOverfes and less than per cent OF
deaths Over So per cent OF the insane ara
between twenty and thirty years old.
NEW RIFLES FOR AARINE ES-Ths
United States marine guard at Pektns- the
entire marine force in the Philippine Isl
ands and every marine In both the Pacific
and Atlantic fleets have been equipped with
the latest arm. the new West model OF
the Springfield army rife This makes
four thousand or more marines armed al
ready with this weapon. while all the resi-
OF the marine corps-which musters a total
strength Of a little less than ten thousand
are equipped with the old Krsg-Jorgensen-
Those still Unequipped are marines ashore
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. In this
city and in Hawaii. The new rife Is a
fast multiple hrer The idea ie TO equip
the entire corps with the same type OF
weapon as the army uses. 50 as 70 have
uniformity in both services. The funds
for the supply have run out. and 20 com
plete the equipment an appropriation By
Congress will be necessary
OFFICERS on TEST RIDES.-Ffeaded
by Colonel Joseph Garrard. commanding
the 18th Cavalry. at Fort Myer. eleven heid
officers attached TO the Department OF the
East began a ninety-mile test ride to-day.
IleY travelled through a nedNN EdlI dihA
over muddy roads thirty miles by cir
cuitous route to Fort Washington on the
Potomac River. where they were TO camp
tonight
The party Of War Department officers
with Major General Leonard Wood. chief
of staff. continued their -nile-a-dsy
physical test ride In the vicinity Of Rock
ville Md. to-day. They will return here
tomorrow.
ORDERS ISsUED-The following orders
have been Issued:
ARMY.
Captain THOMAS z MERRILL. General star.
from Washington 10 san Francisco. sailing
December 5. for PhlliPplnes- 81, r-..,--. -,
Fort Riley. for examination for promotion
Captain ROBERT Z L. NICHE, 12th Cayalry.
to Fort Huachuca FOR duty pending arrival et
his troop at its station In United states
able discharge Of First Lieutenant ERNEST
r SLATER. medical reserve corps. from
service Of United states. 10 take effect CctO-
Der 13. suspended until further orders
First Lieutenant BENJAMIN D. FOCLoLS. SIG
nal corps from san Antonio 10 New York
city. for temporary duty pertaining % inter
national aviation meet 10 be held az beiIiont
Park New York October % TO SO
Leaves Of absence: Captain HUGH J. Nc
ELGIN. coast artillery and Captain LAM
month FIRST Lieutenant MADISON n
BOWMAN. medical reserve corps, t~o
months and tventy-four days from Otto-
First lieutenant KENYON A. JOYCE. srh cay
vember "a: Second Lieutenant JOHN r.
MATHEsON. corps Of ensinee-s. twenty
enc days from December Is
NAVY.
Captain ]. T. SMITH. 10 navy yard. New YorA
Lieutenant Commander e. 5 GALBRAITH. or
ders TO naval station. Guam revoked
Lieutenant Commander IL 4 BAKER- 70 naval
station. CavitS- -
tached as inspector in charge 18th I1gnt-
house District. Honolulu u AsiaIic station.
Lieutenant Commander 4 y MlICHEl@l. ue
tached navy yard. Puget sound; % Asauo
I.ieutenants H F. LEARY and c. L. ARNOLD.
detached the North Dakota; 70 Asiate STA
Ensign D''f f. d. wAsHBURS detached the Georgia:
Ensign r HILL detached the Minnesota. to
Ensign sn''t; c. H STOER detached the New jersey.
Ensign =: n H. BELT detached the salem; 70 Asiatic
Ensign r. I. WALKER. detached the smith. 70
Ensign T. A. EWING. detached the Kansas; 20
Ensign s;iS - W SIMPSON. detached the Kansas;
Ensign 6 6. " WRIGHT. detached the Pras'Ou'
MidsRipman g. A. DUNCAN. detached the Lam
Nidsbi bnan b W. STROTHER. detached he
New Hampshire; 70 the Lamson ,-..,
Assistant y.
Bureau OF Supplies sand Accounts % Ao
Assistant Paymaster Fl. b. RANSDEL-I- detached
Bureau Os supplies and Accounts 70 'H7
Michigan. - ,..t..
Assistant Paymaster H. r SNYDER. detached
Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts 70 IAo
Louisiana ,.,.
Pavuaster's clerk p. ID. BOGLE- appointment
TO d1ty on the RHinoow revoked
| rycatsvafn II. WILLIAMS. detached the PatapSCO'
q New York ShipbuiIdinG Company. CaIndoh'
connection the Utah -, IN,
. I{oltsvvafn T.. DAVID and Carpenter a BL-l-C-
soc detached the Albany; 20 tire Ne" 1O,S. 90,
R0atswain T. r. BIERCEs detached the CeIHe'
20 l. : Fisheries steamer Fish HaWk "a
Chief BOatSvain p +. RADCLIFFE. oetao''91
the Albany. to the Rainbow. a..
Gunner 4 ROGIER. detached the New forS' 20
the Rainbow. ,, .--.
Gunner III WEBB tretiredl. detached chArso
navy coal deDOt. san Diego: 20 home, -
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. l. WlChES. 70 '"'
New York. .,, -
/ Assistant Surgeon r. 7. HUFF. detached Nv
| Sev- York: to naval hospital. Curacao
ssSfstaDt Surgeon = u. HART. detached NV
! Albany: 70 naval station. OlOnSspo
\ NrdtcqI pfr. ctCr y. q. WISE. placed upon ~
tired list OF officers. - a..
Passed Assistant surgeon *. =. NAV q.
/ tached naval hospital. Mare island
( temporary duty Bureau % Medicine 4"~
/ SuTECTV- -
! p,esei Assistant Paymaster E II DOJtii ~.
I detached navy vard. Mare Island: 10 1u.s ~
/ az paw officer on the Reinhow. VICE y So So