New-York tribune., 1911-01-12
ARMY AND NAVY notes.
BattIeships May Be Headed for
Silver Bank Passage.
washington. January II


WHEREABOUTS OF THE AIlANllC
FLEET.-The Atlantic batueshlp nee. I"
| believed IN be headed for silver Bank as
sage. ,us, north of Santo Domingo. on its
yoyaRe through the Windward Islands 70
Guantanamo This opinion was expressed
by Rear Admiral staunton, commanding
the scout squadron, in a wireless dispatcn
| to the Navy Department to-day IN which
he stated that the feet at o'clock TINS
morning was within six hundred miles OF
Guantanamo, where It should arrive on
Friday.
Rear Admiral Staunton has kept the de-
rartment in close touch with the move
ments of the feet through the navy wire
less stations at San Juan. Guantanamo ana
Key West.
THE MICHIGAN DIsABLED.-The bat
tleship Michigan, Of the Atlantic fleet was
partly disabled yesterday by losing ner
port propeller and tail shaft, according 10
wireless news received at the Navy De-
partment to-day. She was detached and
has started for Hampton Roads, to wnlch
port the South Carolina, which met with
precisely the same kind OF accident also Is
proceeding.
MARE ISLAND STRAITS. Secretary
Meyer to-day asked Congress for an ap-
preparation Of sS07 900 for the Improvement
Of the hydraulics OF Mare Island Straits
and approaches IN California, so as to per-
nit ships OF the deepest draft to go up TO
tho navy yard.
RESTING PLACE FOR PAUL JONES' s
BODY The Senate Committee on Naval
! Affairs to-day authorized favorable re-
port on a bill to appropriate slS5,0O for the
completion OF the crypt OF the chapel at
tho NaYal Academy at Annapolis as a
permanent resting place for the body OF
John Raul Jones.
RETIREMENT WITH PAY.--In the hope
| of inducing petty officers and enlisted men
| TO continue longer in the navy ana marine
CORPS than they do now. the Senate to-day
passed a bill providing for their retirement
with pay The bill gives two-ifths OF the
active duty pay on retirement after SIX
teen years OF service, three-fifths after
twenty years and three-fourths after twen-
ty-Ave years. It is estimated that the total
annual cost would be $3.50, 1852. II Is strongly
urged by the Navy Department The bill
now goes to the House.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following orders
have been issued:
Majcr LUTHER r. HARE. retired from organ
i1ed militia OF Texas, January "a: to home
Captain MARCELLUS G. sPINks. coast
artillery. TO 58th Company March l.
Leaves OF Absence-Ma;or WILLIAM L.
IrN-T " I-iafI An in
officer. one month from January Is; First
! Lieutenant JOHN oNEII. coast artillery
fifteen DAYS: Captain ERNEST r. TILTON-
coast artillery. four months.
NAVY
Captain F. 4. WILMER and Surgeon NJ. s.
! GUEST, placed upon retired list.
! MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPs.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
/ Jan. 8-The Paulding the Roe and the Terry at
New Orleans the Hannibal at Pensacola; /;
the Dixie at Guantanamo; the Lamson at
San Juan.
! Jan. l0-The Lanson, the Smith, the Reid. the
/ Flusser tho Preston. the Vulcan, the Celtic
and the Ajax at Guantanamo; the Drayton
at New Orleans.
SAILED.
Jan 9-The Tacoma from Porto Cortes for
| New York. for Newport; the Drayton from
| Pensacola for New Orleans.
| Jan. 10-The Panther from Charleston for
| Guantanamo.