New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-07
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
BattIeshipS in Mimic Warfare at
Guantanamo.
washington. Februar.


con Schroeder. commanding the Atlantic
seet AT Guantanamo. shows that the YES
sells weer very active last week Stimulating
battle conditions The ships have been
divided into two divisions. the red and the
blue forces going out early every morning
<or evoIutlons and returning 10 anchor
age in the afternoon. Rear Admiral
Schroeder and his division commanders
have been alternating in command OF the
TWO forces.
The latter part OF the week was given
w TO the feet regatta. after the ships had
returned 10 their anchorage each after
noon The victors in the contest were the
Kansas crew. which won the jamestown
cup the Belmont cup and the Drexel cup;
the Mississippi crew. which won the
Havana cup the San Pedro cup. the Dun
lap cup and the Pensacola cup: the Georgia
crew, which won the Battenberg cup. ana
the Louisiana crew. which won the Dun
can cup.
Tho second division OF the feet ran over
10 SANTANA Bay. Santo Domingo Saturday
night for torpedo exercises and was at
tackled BY a division OF torpedo boats The
result Of the attack is not yet known
on Friday the entire fleet had torpedo de-
fence searchlight exercises. There were
boating and swimming every day, ana 4ii
sailors qualified in swimming.
THE MARIETTA SENT To PORTS
MOUTH. After a conference to-day be-
tween Rear Admiral Wainwright aid for
operations, and Surgeon General Stokes, IT
was decided that the gunboat Marietta
should be sent 10 her home yard at Ports
mouth. y. Il The vessel is lying IN quar-
sntine al Key West, and although the med
seal officers are confident that there has
been no yellow fever aboard the ship. as
en- extra measure OF caution she will be
SAINT above the frost line. where the disease
germs and mosquitoes will surely be eX-
terminated II any remain.
The only death from fever that occurred
aboard the Marietta. that OF J. u Minor
coxswain. IS declared BY the naval sur
seons 10 have resulted from an attack or
rernicious malaria No apprehension IS felt
for the crew Of the Tacoma, which remains
on the Honduran coast. nor for the crew
Of the Wheeling which recently arrived
there.
DECI INEp COMMISSION. - Although
confirmed by the Senate as second lieu"
n.nant in the infantry branch OF the army
Everett NJ. Balloon. OF New Hampshire
will decline 10 accept the appointment, be-
. cause Of the discovery that he had been
l6ischarced from the coast artillery corps
having failed 10 pass two successive eX-
snlinations for promotion. AS required oY
law. he was discharged honorably ana
given years pay.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have teen Issued:
s-ono7rinz assignments o. officers reGe1tiS pro
mo.ed ordered; WiLBEk F. Soio W t%DT aSrS
1OCKtIl 10 AIN Ca,alryi MAJOR ~ ID 4osd :.
HuLcHES?qPSSR G g i'R Gown BoWMAS II to fI St6
Cavslry: First Lieutenant WILLIAM W.
Major N WIIiHM i G i' BROWN. "a cava- from
once chief Of stan TO Fort Huach.ea Tor
duty win % oquaqro2 ei ~, MS isg!in Y, .,
major FREDEiICK PERKINS. ad!u1ant gen
eral on arrival az san tTanclsco' 20 Gov.
5rnors Island for duty, in office adJu'aht !
major SAMUEL Z. STURGIS; Genera stan, 70
duty. tlmuorsry. with field ariilery STA
LEI from detail TO General stan corps |
Major Sturgis viii proceed AprN 70 WASH.
ing.Cn for duty in Office OF the adjuah'
CAPTAIN B'i CLARENCE B. SMITH. from lo2d to
carta 1i1 JOHN MBRIDE ~: from 74th to
.- lSCth ~ aBfTs w WYNN. coast artillery.
from 1z3th Company unassigned iist % com
uandiug officer. artillery district Of SaVeh-
r.ap-sin E1,MFR LINDSEY. 4th Cavalry. from
thiladelIh.s 10 - Fasc' ana IspUrt - 800 80
wariine officer Of SQUADRON OF an C&Ne!.E 1
oriered rom Fort Meade for DUTY along
c,pia 11Ai, T9rEAN J. sHAcKLEToN Fetired). |
Nemsnis. Vice Major FRANK = Lang lI9s |
-ire5l 10 St Louis, relieving Major OSCAN /
l. sTRAUB. coast artillery. recruiting Of
dcer who vii - .urn % JeIeTsSSInr 55II rs
r1rst Lieutenant FRANCIS II CAMEFON; M
7th Cavs.ry. detailed for general recrqlluns
se5se e G noS Va Kapt SpIX Ike 80 Ihfs man
Try recruiting officer. 70 his regiment.
.y1rst Lieutenant GRAHAM PARKEK. coas[ ~ ar /
tYlerv % Preside Of san Francisco req /
ruary 2s for examination for promotion.
lieutenant ALEXANDER L. JAMES. r5: oth
dier General WALTER s. SCHUYLER as
aide-de-camp on his stah ,,.r,ov o,n
second Lieutenant MARVIN e MALL01: 24th
Infantry 20 Walter Reed General Hospital
st d5 sb 81 Colonel CHARLES a WILL
ANS 21st Infantry. February IS 70 Aprii
8: second Lieutenant CHARLES NJ H EBY:
18th Cavalry. two months upon arTlNal a.
san Francisco.
Rear Admiral L c. HEILNER Getired}, De.
tached as supervisor n naval auHlharies On
sS,utenant Commander L. F. JAMES. TO the
s4eutsS Ssa j. ROGERS, detached the Pennsyl-
vsnia; wait orders. .. . 49,,
Assistant Surgeon C. MI Nc GE ydES 10 Naval
Assistant Surgeon L. sHeELDoN. IT, to Naval
s,,s.sS G7p ASSISTANT Paymaster E D STANLEY.
detached navy yard New YORK 10 naval
station. Cayite
MOVEMENTS OF SELS-The follow
ing movements Of vessels have been re-
pcTted 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
x.b z-Tbe Marietta al Key West. the Cncas
and the Rocket at the mouth OF the PGto-
mac. IN. Bailey at Washington, me han .
uibsi al Hampton Roads; the Lebanon az
SANTANA Bay: the Terry st Norfolk; the
wheeling al puerto Cortez: the Yankton at
Santiago de Cuba; the Paducah at Port
Limon
Ssb 5.-The Yankton et Guantanamo.
SAILED.
T,b 1.-The Tallahassee and the Iecumseh,
from Washington fer mouth OF the Potomac
the Vulcan and the Hector. from Hampton
Roads for Guantanamo: the Petrol. from
nav yard New York for Guantanamo; the
louisiana the Kansas and the New Hamp-
shire from Guantanamo for SANTANA BAY,
Seb 1.-THE Ysnkton, from Santiago de Clba
for Guantanamo. ~
ORDER to the Dubuque to proceed 70 the west |
indies revoked: the Dubuque will remain at
navv yard Norfolk. until further orders.
VANDERBILT BEHIND BARS
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