New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
cocretary Meyer to Press His
AraIqamatiOn Plan.


,.ayv will submit to Congress after the
'ys.v recess a plan fer the amalgama-
hO',1o - the pay and construction corps with
line of the navy. This subject has
' - much discussion m the service, line
'saers being generally arrayed against the
o,osition TO admit pay officers to their
f,b The pay officers are almost unan-
",siv in favor Of the amagamation.
L.. I.'V snpears to be no special objection on
49,. nsrt Of line officers TO the merging OF
-. construction corps. but the construct
are divided on the subject, or have
", until recently. when bill appeared
c.,gress to abolish the rank Of rear
,-,irsI for bureau chiefs. This would
.r.,a severely on staff officers. whose
~, chance OF attaining that grade is In
-,sce Of bureau chief. The situation
lead 10 some special relief In the
= nroviding the rank Of rear ad-
- fo- staff officers. concerning which
- has been much opposition on the
-, n the line The Navy Department
- always reported against such pro-
.sol as not being a military necessity
,P,ry MARCHING SHOE.-In addition
- numerous tests which have already been
,1,6e the War Department proposes TO
have q regiment Of infantry march III
lies in ten days, al rates Of eight TO
s,,eep miles q day, in order TO test various
tynes Of army marching shoes, with the
.v,ect Of increasing the comfort Of the
soldier. II is suggested that the test be
I'D in March al Fort LeaVenWorth. II
&c nroposed 10 test various types Of shoes
.,d that the troops shall return 20 garri-
90, each night for a change Of shoes.
PRISON METHODS CHANGED. - a
sweeping change in military prison meth
ods was instituted to-day by orders from
The War Department. All the short term
military prisoners in the prison on Alcatrdz
Island. san Francisco Harbor, have been
ordered transferred to Fort Leavenworth.
kan All the long term prisoners III inc
latter institution are 10 be transferred 10
Alcatraz, which VIII thuS oe nduG tne
place of confinement for the criminal ele-
men, among military prisoners Whhe lleaN =
enwcTtl Will be the place Tor detehtloh oI
soldiers guilty of purely mlhtary oHehces;;
no save transportation expenses, a seConu
c~irniual iail Is created AT Fort jay, Gov
ornor's Island.
TO PROTECT THE UNIFORM.-In an
attempt to haze states which have not as
vet placed such laws on their statute books
and which have naval establishments with
m their borders enact legislation to prevent
discrimination against the uniforms Of the
men Of the service, Assistant Secretary
Winthrop has addressed letters TO the Gov
errors Of Massac chusetts. Maine, California
Illinois. Virginia, Colorado, Washington
South Carolina and Maryland. New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
and Minnesota already have such laws,
and Mr. Winthrop has forwarded with his
letters copies Of the laws in force in these
states. He urges the Governors to prevail
upoD their legislatures 70 enact the proper
legislation which would insure respect for
the uniform Of the United States.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Major KETCHER HARDEMAN, from llth 70
9Th cavalry. 70 Fort Apache.
Major ROBERT L. HOWE from 4th 10 Ah
ri-sf Lieutenant DONALD p. MCORD, medical
reserve corps. from Fort George Wright TO
Fort William Henry Harrison.
Leaves OF absence: Colonel ALFRED REYN-
OLDS. DO Infantry. TO March l; Captain
n5rths. 1--dta First Lieutenant JOHN N. CRAIG;
goth Infantry. three months on arrival oi
2Ufh Infantry in United States.
NAVY.
Commander d. A. WILEY. detached Bureau Of
Nsv1Patfon. Navv Department. January J;
10 ASiatic station.
Commander j. R. y. BLAkELN, detached inc
washington December IS; 20 Bureau Of
NAVIGATION Navy Department
I5et,,r-srt Commander J. Y. KLENANN, de-
tstfed Once Of Naval Intelligence. Navy
Iersrtr1ent December 80; 20 the North Da-
}ota as first lieutenant. -
lieutenant tunor gradel q. / CAshEA ce-
tac,I star aliy commence -