New-York tribune., 1911-10-27
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Death Rate Among Soldiers
Largely Reduced.
Ma.hinrton. October 2e.

Washington. October 70.
GENERAL TORNEY's REPORT. - The
effectiveness OF tho efforts OF the army
medical department 10 reduce the NOR
tality rate is written throughout the an
nual report OF Surgeon General George II
Torney for the fiscal year ended June So
1911 Since the Spanish-America War.
when there was z striking increase In
sickness. attributed 10 exposure in the
tropics. there has been a progressive I'm
provement, which Is sscribed chiefly 70
the sanitary control OF infectious fevers.
After 1898. the first year Of colonial ex-
pansion, there was steady diminulon OF
sickness in the army. in keeping with the
rapid advance in knowledge Of tropical
diseases and preventive medicine. Dis
charges from the army for disability IN the
twelve months were a marked improve
ment over the previous year, being l5.2s
in 1000. as compared with 1881.
CARTER ASKS COMMAND. - Major
General William H. Carter, at present as
sistant chief Of staff. has asked that he
he appointed commander in chief Of the
Central Division, with headquarters az Chi
cago a post now temporarily filed by
Brigader General Ramsay d. Potts. The
matter has been referred 10 President
Taft The change will be made at the re-
quest of General Carter, and ne prooaDly
will be succeeded by Brigadier Generaf
William W. Wotherspoon. now In charge
of the War College in this city
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following orders
have been issued.
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel EDWIN A. ROOT, infau-
a.gf~naH f1fn IWfantrE vice LEU
tenant Colonel JAMES a. MANEY. re-
Major GEORGE T. PATTERSON. coast ar
tillery. 10 Fort Hancock. .--
Captain CASPER Il. CONRAD. jr, quarter
master 20 Front Royal
stations specified: First Lieutenant JOHN
y. COULTER. Ambulance Compqny No.
FOUCAR. Fort DUPONT. JAY p WHIT
HAM, Fort Monroe, HENRY ?. CARTER.
Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
No /. Fort 2. A. Russell. ALBERT p.
CLARK, Fort Williams. JOHN N. VII
First lieutenant DwiGHT b LAvToN. 10th
Second Lieutenant ROGER 2. COTTON. coast
artillery, from 166th 20 i63d Company.
Leave Of absence. First Lieutenant JAMES
G. M1LROY. 9th InfanJrr. one month.
NAVY.
Captain W MLEAN. detached the Vermont;
home. await orders
Captain n. o. DUNN detached command the
Captain N M'L. r. HUsE. detached navy
yard. Philadelphia. 10 the Vermont.
Captain ". L HOWARD, detached navy yard.
Philadelphia 10 the idaho.
Lieutenant Commander d c. HANRAHAS,
20 navy ward, Philadelphia.
Lieutenant T. s. WHITTEN. placed on retired
Lieutenant Gunior srade) l. D. CAUsEY,
detached tbe Sferetf. 20 the Connecticut
Ensign @. NJ DOLAN. detached the Warning
ton: 70 the New Jersey
Ensign F W ROCKWELL, detached tho Per-
kins 10 the Mississippi
Ensign r. j. CONERFORD. detached the Nc
CALL 70 the Minnesota.
Enslgu n. Il. CROSBY detached n. Monaghan;
Ensign r /. SrCATLEY. detached the Bur
rows % the New Hampshire.
EEsisn ". +. FARBER, detached the Roe 10
Ensign W. \ HoDGSIAN. detached the MAY
rant. 20 the Nebraska.
Ensign J. p. CLARK, detached the Walker, 10
Ensign R. R. ". EMMETT. detached the Am
men. 10 the Virginia.
Ensign a. W. ATKINS. detached the Prairi"
,ad.6irman ma Il. Il Z PORTER. detached the
Surgeon \. J. BLACKwooD. detached naval
hospital. New York. to naval hospital
pa~ras9er si.Sse,' clerk F. W HATHAWAY. ap-
pointed % the North Carolina.
/ MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been
/ reported 20 the Navy Department
ARRIVED
Oct 25-The Patterson. d, Newport; the Gin
cinnau and The Buffalo at san Francisco,
Tho Hector az New York.
SAILED
Oct 25-TlA Cincinnati from Tiburon for SAN
T-anei-rU,. rnc Eifaio rrum MaIe Isiaud
Light for san Francisco. the Trippe and tna
%arhvine from Boston for New YORK. tne
Washington. the Salem, the Bonita, the
Crawling, tile N8rwhal the Salmon. fIe
snapper, the sttnFray. the TarDon and tne
octopus from Newport for New York. the
Petrel and the Marietta from Portsmouth,
[ H.. for New York the New Hampshirc
from Rock.and Me for New York the
san Francisco and the Lebanon from Nor
folk for New York: the Arethusa and the
ajax from Sewars Point for New York.
tle Vulcan from Lambert Point for New
York. the Brutus from Philadelphia for New