New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Reciprocating Engines Favored
for BattIeShips.
from The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Jan. a.
TURBINES DISCARDED.-The animated
discussion concerning the decision OF the
Navy Department to install reciprocating
engines instead OF turbines on the new
Texas. TO be built under contract at New
port News, has led the engineer In chief
70 submit to the department recent infor-
nation concerning the return trip OF the
North Dakota and the Delaware, OF the
Atlantic feet, from European waters Those
vessels are equipped respectively with
turbines and reciprocating engines, and II
was possible, therefore, TO make a direct
comparison as 10 the expenditure OF fuel
in the operation OF the machinery On
the outward trip the saving OF coal amount
ed TO 30 per cent In favor OF the recipro-
showing was even more convincing. so
much so, indeed. that the experts think
something may have happened to the tur-
bine mechanism OF the North Dakota. At
all events, Rear Admiral Cone. the head
OF the bureau Of steam engineering. is moro
than ever convinced that at the present
stage Of the development OF turbines the
advantage, so FAR as battleships are con-
cerned, is entirely with the reciprocating
engines. The Navy Department Is not
likely. under these circumstances, 70 make
the change desired-that IL. to install the
turbines instead OF reciprocating engines
on the Texas.
II is not 10 be assumed, however, that
this is a policy from which the department
may not depart Rear Admiral Cone Is
careful 10 say that there may be a decision
in favor OF turbines, and certainly there is
nothing to commit the department to re-
ciprocating engines whenever 1t shall ap-
near that the turbine or any other type OF
machinery is the more economical.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued
Lieutenant Colonel FRANK r. KEEFER
medical corps, to Hot Springs Army ah'
Navy General Hospital
Retirement OF Major General WILLIAM
DUVALL ANNOUNCED.
Major GEORGE D. DESH0N, meaiea, sS,r T9rps 0t6n
TO Medical Museum Building Washing g'oh
April 3. for examination for promotioh.
Following officers from stations designated q
San Francisco in time TO take transpor
sailing August for the Pniippihes
Major ALEXANDER y. STARk' neuica
corps, Fort Adams.
Major EDWIN p. WOLFE, medical corps
medical supply depot, New YORK
Mator GEORGE r. r. GOsMAN, medica
corps, Fort Barrancas .---,.-..-uru.---
First rSatensnt WEBB E. COOPER, medica
corps, Company A, hospital corps for
First Lieutenant POLK D. BROWN. medica
reserve corps Fort Sam Houston
Majors WILLIAM n. WILSON and w WILL -, = =
f. LEWIS. medical corps; Captain LOI i
C. DUNCAN medical CORPS and Firs
Lieutenants ISAAC W. BREWER am
HERBERT II. SMITH, medical reserv
corps, from the Philippines July To- u
San Francisco.
Major THOMAS J. KIRKPATRICK, Captah
JAC05 29 NJ GoFrlT TrTr1E ana fPst msdieai corp.
from the Philippines August TO- 70 Sai
Following officers from stations designated II
time to take transport sailing from saI
Francisco July 5 for the philippines
Major GEORGE D. DEsHON medical
Hot Springs First Lieutenant CHARLES
w HAVERKAMPF, medical corps, Com
pany A, hospital corps. Fort ID a; Euss@ll gus, ,Il
medical corps Company 3. hospital corps
general hospital, Preside OF san fran
cisco: First Lieutenant LEONARD
BELL medical reserve corps. Fort Riley
Following officers from stations designated II
time 70 take transport sailing from sal
Francisco June for the PhiliPpines Pp o~.
Majors CHARLES LYNCH, medical corps, ono
OF surgeon general, and WILLAM "
ROBERTS, medical corps. Fort Thomas
First IAeutenants JOSEPH r; sAiSLIOn .,,,
Walter Reed General Hospital: THOMAS {
AUSTIN, medical corps; COMPANY D. nos sn
francisco; j. MARCHAL wHEATE, medica
reserve corps. Fort Lincoln. and FRED
ERICK H. MILLS. medical reserve corps
captain stain WILLIAM N. HUGHES. retired. trOr
organized militia Of Kentucky, TO home,
FIRST Lleuteaants WALLER H. DADE and ED
WIN w PATTERSON. medical reserv
corps. from Philippines, MAY l0 to sa
First IJe,,tenant JOHN g. LAMBIE. Jr.. medica
corps from transport sherman on arriva
OF that transport at san Francisco. septem
Following nrst ueutenants medical reserve corp
from stations designated in time to SAL IRON
san Francisco. MAJ @r for pT..to PsllPIppss 5I Sa
FRANCISCO; THOMAS b. MCowN. Fort Bar
First lieutenant VERNON W. BOILER. % In
fantry from Whippla Barracks 10 san Fran
cisco. thence with % Infantry to Honolulu
March g.
First Lieutenant JAMES A. PAYNE. medlca
reserve corps on departure OF I'd Battalion
"a Infantry from Fort Assinniboine 20 home
and stand relieved from further active dut
IN msd,Sa, isntsnant ADAM E sCHLANsER, medi
cal corps from Company G. hospital corps
Walter Reed General Hospital, In time t
take transport sailing from san francisco
July s. for Fort Shafter. Hawaii
First Lieutenant WILLIAM II. SMITH, medica
corps for Fort shafter on transport sailin
from Manila August IS, for San Frsncfscc
Second Lieutenant THOMAS E. CATHRO. l3t
cavalry detailed professor Of military scienc
and tactics at University Of Idaho, Moscow
10 take effect February % vice Second Lieu
tenant ANDREW w SMITH. Sd Cavary
who will then join his regiment ,o--a,
r~aves ot absence: First Lieutenant JOSEPH
n BARNARD. 9TH Cavalry two months
second Lieutenant HERBERT O.LEARf
coast artillery. fifteen days upon relief iron
duty at Fort Monroe