New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
United States Will Have Largest
Fleet of Its Kind in the World.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.l
washington, February

fr-ror1 The Tribune Bureau.l
washington, February 3.
ATLANTIC FEET MOvEMENTS.-The
special proeramme has just been completed
for the operations OF the Atlantic meet
battle target practice. which will begin on
April off the capes OF the Chesapeake.
This will occupy the ships for about
week. when all OF them will proceed to
their home navy yards for docking and
overhaulinz Of machinery by the ships
crews. The fleet Will reassemble not later
than the first Of May. and from then until
the first of July there will take place the
most extensive operations Of the diviscnal
commands ever undertaken by the Meet.
one division will have It's base in Nara
gansett Bay and operate between Cape COO
and New York. the second division VIII
maintain q base in Hampton Roads ana
operate between New York and the south
ern drill grounds. tho third division VIII
have bases at Pensacola and Key west
and operate I'm the Gulf Of Mexico, the
fourth division will maintain it's headquar-
ters in Cape Cod Bay and operate of the
New England Coast north of Cape Cod.
Special preparations will te made 10 op-
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the battleship divisions fof certain periods
for offensive and defensive exercises. More
attention than usual will be paid to the re-
sistance of torpedo attack. which the naval
strategists have come 10 appreciate as
something which must be reckoned with
in the next war. In fact, the designs of the
new battleships to be authorized at this
session of Congress will probably include,
according TO the present Intention or the
experts, special arrangement Of armor OF
increased thickness TO protect the under
water portions of the vessels. where there
is likelihood Of effective attack by tor
pedoes.
On July l the ships will visit various
ports to remain over the Fourth, after
which they will probably rendezvous in
Cape Cod Bay for manouvres. battle
drills, torpedo exercises, etc, to be carried
out during July and August 1t is now
planned to have the feet augmented by
four new ships, the scout cruisers and the
torpedo fleet
The naval militia Of the Atlantic Coast
states will be with the command for ten
or twelve days from July 10. The augmen-
tation OF the feet on July by the report
Ing Of the New Jersey, the Maine. the Mis-
souri, the Ohio and the Utah will result in
fleet Of twenty-one ships, the largest or
ganization OF its sort in the world. The
Florida is not now expected to be ready
to join until fall, until which time the
Rhode Island will probably remain with the
feet.
On September 10 the divisions Of the At
lantic fleet will go to their home yards for
a two weeks docking period, after which
it is probable the ships will make cruise
in divisions 70 European waters.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued;
ARMY.
Captain SIDNEY A. CT.oMAN. 23d Infantry,
from Office chief Of staf, February 10, to
Captain JAMES NJ WILLIAMS. Coast Artillery.
10 Washington for examination for retire
Captain JAMES BoURKE. Medical Corps. from
Fort Leavenworth 10 Fort Crockett, March 10.
First Lieutenant BENJAMIN B. WARRINEk,
Medical Reserve Corps. now on leave Of alb
sencc at Crewe. Virginia. TO Fort Thomas, 1
thence with 2d Infantry 70 san Francisco
,pon arrival at san francisco Lieutensnt
cidc Branch Military Prison.
Following first lieutenants. Medical Corps; to
Tn motion: Ha5:S J6HY s5fT s. IAMBiF. Jr March go
GARFTELD Il [. TKINNBY. May g ~
First .dss co25 GEORGE f6@ mS S Mea School %
washington e Fort ,IeayenwCItb; second
M6R4a Sd;STint from GrAba2 rnfaatr2 arm h Iafantr
to Field Artillery Gattery a. lst Field Ar
secor4 5,I'I Lieutenant JOSEPH T. CLEMENT from
Field Artillery arm 1st Field Artillery to
Infantry arm (9th Infantry.
Leave OF absence; Lieutenant Colonel MIhLARD slR
T. WALTZ. 27th Infantry one month from
February 70
Ensign c. $ KELLER, detached the Petrei:
continue naval hospital. Portsmouth.
Passed Assistant Surgeon 6 f. Str, STRIFE tsi when
washington to the Vermont
Assistant Surgeon j.. r. PHELPS. detached the
Vermont; to the solace; .. ,,.,. ,a-d
% Norfolk. as general storekeeper, vice Pay
master C. J. CLEBORNE. to duty as assist
pavmaster MAJ ere E. F. HALL, when discharged Naval
Medical School Hos Hospital washington 10
naval hospital. Boston. detached the Celtic;
10 naval training station, Great Lakes, North
Chicago.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
Feb. THE Des Moines. at Boston; the Pauld-
ing az Key West .,, . c.
Feb 2-The Solace and the Dixie at Guam
tanamo ~
Feb THE Marietta. from Puerto Cortez FOR
Kev west; the Pauldirg, from Havana Tor
roh THO Terry. from Key West for Norfolk.
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