New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-26
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
authorities Determined to Have
a Handsome" Army.
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~r.he-ities are determined 10 have hand
80 a-rzy The new instructions issued
:. s--1y officers In charge OF recruiting are
-. result OF much consideration OF the
.-xthots OF examination, IN order that there
,rev be s standard of physical and mental
~nslaacations- These instructions are spe-
~sec ~ detail and leave uncovered no char
.r-s-istic which would se useful for guie-
.,os 81 the acceptance Of those who apply
e. enlistment in the military establish
--s-t One important rule makes il i'm
,,ssfbie tc accept as = recruit any nan
xsth an uns3Chtly facial blemish. The mill
,s-v authorities realize there is oppor-
sr.i-y for poking fun al the system hy mis-
,a-se-7liug these exactions. but II is desired
- maintain what has been casually de-
roribe6 as +he soidierly appearance of the
s-zividuals n the ranks There are de-
.nzrities which may rot prove a oisouan-
sv,ag factor when IL GENES 70 enlistment.
ri i Is desired that the army shall have
xoI5isrs wiki a ''nstty'' bearing
se-77-de- the new system recruits are nov
Examined az five or six depots. and the ex-
animation is conducted by regular medical
oneers who understand what is reces-
.z-r IL g recruit BY this means il IS pos
sihle 70 establish uniformity in the system
of accepting recruits. Previously this ex-
animation was conducted at the many re-
cruitinz stations ny civilian physicians. who
were paid n accordance with the number
or examinations held These civilian phy-
etcizns did not always know exactly
what was desired. and there were coca
sionzliy aCceptances Of men who later had
n be discharged for disability or became
srespscitared for duty and claimants for
pensions. NOW recruits are only provision
srir ACCEPTED at the recruiting stations. and
are then transported 70 the recruit depots.
such as that az Fort Slocum. New York
sor the entrance examination and formal
acceptance. Under this system il is pos
SHE 70 identify men who are destined 20
become charges on the government on ac-
CONT Of & disa bility which ordinarily would
rs pzssed over under the previous meth
os Of examination Great care is also ex-
-e-csed 10 ascertain antecedents and per
sansl HABITS II order 70 exclude men whose
seals ard conduct would have an unfavor-
ALL influence on their associates II this
ra--tculsT the examination is not only phys
i,al but TO some degree psychological
lie benefits which have resulted to the
T-litary personnel from this new system
1--we been gratifying TO the authorities
TO FLOAT THE KATAHDIN.-As soon
Is diver has plugged UP q hole below
ms water line from q INSTRUCTED shot. the
naval ordnance experts will resume their
erpsrinsntal shooting az long range al the
ran Ka,shdin. which lies in the Potomac
bslog Indian Head. The trials have been
gong On for more than z week. but the
sunnsrs we're somewhat handicapped by
usng al &-inch gun built about twenty
wears ago The barrel was badly eroded.
Gna accurate shooting at long range was
Impossible. That was the reason one or
me shots. fred 81 a range OF about four
mllss. instead Of striking the heavy steel
Ialget on tle SIDE OF the ship. plunged INTO
he water Just before reaching the katah-
On sno made hole in the unprotected
zaderbody. To guard against such acct
dents The vessel had been placed III shallow
water. so mat before she had sunk Ear
enough 70 suemerge her upper deck she
was resting on the nud bottom Two tugs
are pumping her out and she viii be afloat
again N q day OF Two There Is q round
h5le n The coming tower OF the katshdin,
me result Of another n1isdirected shot, but
as The sr11or protection there is only about
laree inches thick no Importance attaches
% Il
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following orders
have been issued.
ARNT
Natu TRACT c DICKSON. ordnance depart
- nsnl. % IsthraUs OF Panama for duty with
-SthrciRn Canal Commission
capa-n WILLIAM : wESTERNEsLT. ordnance
department.. attached 10 9th Field Artlllery
2 reke erect July 1. Upon expiration Of
leave OF absence Captain Y esIervelt VIII pro
eeeo 70 4ort Riley, as member ned aFtilfery
rn-1Vins captains from .dstzfr in ordnance de-
EesLzlenr June SO. EDWARD N. SHINkLE.
CHARLES n ALLEN. JAMES 3. Dill
LARD, DAVID . sEAGRAVE ana JOHN
LIND. Captain Allen attached TO LIST Field
Artiller- a Fort SilI TO take effect July /;
captain Ssagrave attached TO 30 Field ATul-
CspJsln Lund attached 10 81 Field artillery.
q Port 1Iyer 10 take eject July l.
Czp.aiu Harry 9 WILLIAMS. I'd Field Artil-
= enFE-ire Savannah AUGUST
u VICE Captain JAMES NJ. LOVE Jr-. 18TH
's-s Infantry. recruiting officer, 10 his regiment
tsns Ia ordnance department. 70 take effect
50 41lE Z, -or period OF four years; Captain
JESSE ~ NICHOLS, First Lieutenan1s
LUCIAN z MOODY and EARLY MFAR-
FlrsI Lieutenant WALTER BARvET. from 18th
Frs. Llsgtezaaj DAVID A. HENkEs. from 22d
Relieving 1-z5 iiearsnarts ordnance department
cs-ale1 lzPtsins an ordnance department, te
ysrs. csARl1,Ess . G Wi2TTLER. JOSEPH
= PELJI. MORGAN L. BRETT. RICH
ARD L soMERs. THOMAS l. COLES and
EaaEt Llea5snsn5 EDWARD II oFFLEY: lst
s 19 fs &c ting ssTTfe TRRFS
D-a,7, 18th CaTslry. recruiting officer to
Bis, tl~15snsnr IRA r FRAvEI1. 24th IN
IanTr. from duty as professor Of military
----s1leace. Oklahoma Agricultural College, Au-
fs-0ytsg Cheers detailed to I'll vacancies in
erzos % rrs- lieutenant sn ordnance de-
EAr1-1e1t. "a Ike eject July 1. Tor period
s4Er to-- Years First Lieutensnts CHARLES
Harris. Jr. and HARRY X RI III
EFF9BD, coast artillery. second Leu
tLsnts WILLIAM J. McAUGHEY. 29th
t1lz1t-55 LAWRENCE " MINTOSH. GLE
/ La'allT- WILLIAM z. DUNN, Sd Field
arlLier-, JAMES L Burns, 1st Field
a-Elilery. FICEAED Z CCMMiSS, lsth
/ Cavalry. GREEDY c SHEPPARD, coast
srTlilsry Franz \ DOSIAT. 18th In
-s-u.- RAPHAEL r Xix coast aTtillsry.
SO LANES I WALSH. coast arLlleTy
s--1'-nE oSlcers detailed IL ordnance depart
Iehi 10 tsk eject July !. and VIII take
s'sle2 al New YORK City for duty At
sane- Hook proving ground FIRST Leu
Le2s2ts Earl ErFERLAND and HARRY
= RUTHERFORD. coast artillery sec
oac -ieutenants LAWRENCE W MN
-SsS- 9th CsTairs-, WILLIAM z DIN-N'
= Eield artillery. JAMES II BURNS. lat
Gts-c artillery RICHARD z. C MAi-s.
80 Cavalry. ana GREEDY c. SHbP-
-sxss=fL coast artillery
- - ?: aasenoe- First Liegtensnt DAWSON
20 ---tsTEaD. 9Th Field ARTILLERY one
HAvY
NNSan.sr II DAVIS detached the
| t,.usoEsls, . command the Tacoma
| -saant Commander r. x CRANk- from
Ia rzdical school hospital, Washing
l. On 70 the RisconFfn
Il --efsnt Commander Y ST1RLINfs. u. Dc
/ 1cas1 The Connecticut, - Bath Iron
4 orkg. II connection with fitting cut the
! Fs1fiHg. ana duty FL command when
/ -~e-ieaaut Commander L G%AIEE de-
e-nec General Electric Company. 10 the