New-York tribune., 1911-11-07
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Navy to Manufacture Its Own
High Explosives.
Washington, November 6.

ing perfected the manufacture OF smoke
less powder and embarked on the produc-
tion of that important naval requisite on a
large scale at the Indian Head powder
factory, the Navy Department is about TO
enter the business OF making it's own high
explosives. To. this end $4,000 has been set
apart for the construction of plant at
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, and at that
place, under the direction OF naval officers
will be manufactured the mysterious and
enormously high explosive used to nil the
naval shells AT present those explosives
are purchased, and it is hoped that by
demonstration Of the actual cost Of their
production the government will be enabled
TO obtain much better terms from con-
tractors.
TYPHOID VACCINE AT COST.-As one
result OF the success attending the adop-
ton by the army Of the use Of typhoid
prophylactic. so many applications have
been coming to the War Department from
the militia organizations for supply of
the prophylactic that IL has been found
necessary 10 abandon its further free issue
A circular has been issued informing the
guardsmen that hereafter they can obtain
the preventative at its actual cash value
approximately 1919 cents for each indi-
yidual inoculated-the amount to he
charged against the federal allotment to
the state for support of the militia.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
were issued
csp,sin CHARLES z. ELLIOT trotired), re-
cruiting ofrcer to Preside san Francisco
ceneral hOspital.
CAPTAIN JACOB Nj. COFFIN. medical corps.
on expiration leave of absence TO Fort
CAPTAIN AMI HAROLD w JONES, medical corps
from Walter Reed General Hospital. TO
CAPTAIN SAMUEL FRANKENBERGER. as
signed to 9Th Field ARTILLERY.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM y. HASKELL
signal corps do l4th Cavalry. sailing for
Philippines January > -, ,.,r.--,
coast artillery. TO 10Th Company NoVem-
First Lieutenant ROBERT E. NJ. GooLRIcK.
second Lieutenant vIRGfNII-s Z. CLARK,
from Goth TO 10th Company. coast ertil-
First Lieutenant WILLIAM d. DODDS. il.
Field Artillery. unassigned, assigned Sd
oroers army below rank major on duty or
stationed District OF Columbia or vicinity
and not under jurisdiction commanding
general Eastern Division to Medical Mu-
scum Building. Washington, for physical
IA.utsnants medical reserve corps army med
ical school, not required 20 take examins-
tion.
Leaves Of absence: First Lieutenant WILL
lam y. HASKELL, signal corps G4th
Cavalry. from relief Fort Omaha until
January 5; Second Lieutenant PATRICK
FRIssELL 18th Infantry, two months
NAVY.
Passed Assistant surgeon NJ. G. BAKER, de
tsched naval hospital, Newport. naval hos
Msckinist i. Z. BURKs. navy yard. Puget
Sound. November %
PsymssteTs cleTS W r. BUTCHER. appointed
navy pay Office Norfolk.
Pa-master A. NJ. PIPPlN. dismissed
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
fov. 5--The Penscook at Portsmouth.
Nov. 4-The California, the Maryland. the South
Dakota. the West Virginia. the Colorado the
oregon the Vicksburg. the Glacier and the
Prometheus at san Diego; the Maine at
Philadelphia the Des Moines and the Walk.
~ Boston. the Rocket AZ Washington the
Sterling and the Delaware at navy ward,
New York. tho Marietta at Portsmouth; the
Salem at TompNnsviiie; the Vulcan and the
Yankton ot Newport the Waban and the
Eaele ar Guantanamo. the san Francisco.
Tho Arethuss and the Mars al Norfolk. the
Monaghan. the Celtic. the Ajax and the
Pstuxent Al Hampton Roads The Bonita
tue and ihe Severn al BsIsNsfe brsst-
water: tho Wheeling Cristobal. tho Pom
Mo- 5Ths Salem at Newport the Brutus at
~eWal Point the Cincinnati and the Raleigh
az Mare Island the Buffalo san Fran
cisco ths Prairie at Hampton Roads; the
jctrel At navy yard. New York.
SAILED
NcF. 3-The Penacook from Cape Elizabeth for
Portsmouth. the Buffalo and the Cincinnati.
fom san Pedro for Mare Island
Nov. The Raleigh. from san pedro for Mare
Island the California, the Maryland the
south Dakota. the West Virginia the colo
rado the oregon. the Nicksburg. the Glacier
and tho rrometheus. from san Pedro for
Han Diego the Delaware from Tompkins-
Ville for navy ward, New York; the sterling
from New York CITY for navy yard New
York the Nashville from New York for
BOSTON the salem from New York city for
TonpkiusYillc. thence 20 Newport the Proi-
re. from Philadelphia for Hampton Roads
the Monaghan, from Norfolk Tor Hampton
Roads.
Nov. THE Bonita. the Grayling the Narwhal.
tho salmon. tn" snapper. the Stingray the
Tarpon the Castne and the Severn, from
Delaware BreaSwatcr for Norfolk. the
Florida, from Tompkinsville FOR Boston: the
Ietrel. from New York City for navy yard
Now York; the Justin, from Amapala FOR
Corirto.