New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
More Young Horses To Be Pur-
chased for Military Use.
From The Tribune Bureau. J
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ance with the provisions of the last army
appropriation act, orders have been issued
for the purchase of more horses which
will be developed for military service at
the army remount stations. The Controler
OF the Treasury rendered a decision last
year which threatened TO put the sta
tons out OF business First he decided
that there was no authority In law for
purchasing young horses. A second de-
cisiOn prevented the raising of forage or
grains at the stations. The last army ap-
preparation act contains provision for the
purchase Of young horses and feed and
implements required for raising forage.
The purpose OF the remount stations rs
TO develop young horses, and Congress was
convinced of the advisability of extending
1t Il far as necessary to provide all
mounts for the army The mounted SER
vice requires approximately two thousand
animals annually for replenishment; 10
per cent of the army horses are rendered
useless each year The first station was
established at Fort Reno in 1905. The
following year Fort Keogh was turned
into a remount station. and I'm 1911 the
third station was established at Fort
Royal. Va. Last year there were pur-
chased for the service l6l young horses at
an average cost Of Sl3G e., and IL is,intend-
ed this year 10 purchase more and event
ually develop enough young horses TO
supply the number needed by the service
each year without the purchase Of ma
tured horses.
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at the stations will materially reduce
the cost OF feeding the animals. This
saving is estimated at about sc per cent.
~ Fort Reno certain sections Of the res
ervation will be set aside for small
crops. such as corn, sorghum and alfalfa.
II is estimated that the cost Of develop
ing the young horses will be- little more
than the actual expense Of sowing the
crops and harvesting them.
GENERAL WOODS INSPECTION
TRIP.-Major General Leonard Wood.
chief of stan of the army. VIII leave
Washington tomorrow for the annual
inspection of the national defences He
will be at Columbus barracks. October
.; Chicago. October %; Des Moines. Oc-
tober 20 and -: Fort Crook. Nebraska
October Is. Robinson. Nsb.. october %,
ana Mckenzie. Wyo.. November .. lie
will meet Secretary of War Stimson at
Fort Mckenzie. Thence he will go with
General Erasmus Weaver. chief OF the
coast artillery division. to Puget Sound.
where the coast artillery defences Will
be- inspected November or 6.
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land, ore; Vancouver. san Francisco,
Monterey Los Angeles and San Diego.
The inspection will continue along the
Mexican frontier TO san Antonio and
New Orleans and TO the coast defences
Of the Atlantic seaboard.
The trip probably will require more
than a month. General Wood will be ac-
companicd ~ Captain Frank Il. Mccoy
Of the general stan corps
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS These
army and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Colonel CHARLES ". TAYLOR, cavalry, 10
san Trcrcis1o. sailing November FOR FhiI-
CAPTAIN FULTON O. g. GARDNER. coast
ARTILLERY 10 Fort Totten. as disoursins ohicef'
Ca4tain LotIs j. VAN scHAICK, IAN In
rautry fgom civil government philippine
Islands. November g. on expiration leave 81
absence. 70 his company ,
Er-ianrtlon or captain ROBERT Z. RICH
ARDS, m"d.,a! CO., = accepted, ,pl.s .,,.,
afuusry detailed general recruiting service /
% Font Logan. vice First Lieutenant ALL
son H DEANS. Jr.. coast artillery
Name D. Fi~t Lieutenant YOUR VI. MARKS, |
coast artillery, placed on list ~ dctatrhed OF
frors aui name Of First Lieutenant ALI,
son b DEANS Jr.. coast ARTILLERY, removed
thcreirom. Lieutenant D"ens assigned to
Nlst Company. coast artillery.
First Neuieupnt JAMES T.. ABBOTT f:om
ri -' 81 i. levi RopMAN BUTLER. from
second Lieutenant ROBERT NC LITTLE
JOHN Sth cavalry. 90 embark from san +
Franrlsco November ?. 10 Philippines ,
Second Lieutenant JOHN II HlNLMON, Jr, [
L.. Infantry. 60 embark Ism san Francisco, /
November b. Tor Honolulu. .,,,,.,,
cas Is of absence. TIrsi Lieutenant WILLIAM ]
dryden. 5th Field Artillery fifteen daj [
Captain ALLIE " WILLIAMS. mediea' .
olrps. one month aud ton days On completion +
Of cEgminati'n for prom. ilon t1rst Li'4i'n,
art MARSHALL q RANppL. dth Fi"ld
ARTILLERY. recruiting office, twenty Gags nom
October !.
Commander v. =. EDGAR attendance long
course Naval War college.
1 Lieutenant Commander e. : FREEMAN. de-
tachcd navy ward. Sew York, October -. 10 +.
I Lieutenant O. T. MYERS. detached school Of |
marine engineering october .. 10 the Rhode |
Ilsutcnan, GERALD HowsE detached school |
OF marine cuginccriug october .; 20 the /
lieutenant =. ". STERLING detached school |
OF marine engineering October .. TO the I
Lieutenant ALBERT NORRIS. detached school !
or marine engineering. October o. 70 the /
I Lieutenant ,iunior grade) :. y. MKINNEY, to |
the IS OWlug.
: lo,,tsuant Ounlor gradel f. \ wOLLEsON. |
detached the san Francisco, Octooer TO- !
home. awaiting orders. -
l Lieutenant Ounior grade +. " NIL NER. de |
tachcd school - marine engineering, October |
20 the san Francisco.
Lieutenant Junior gradel W T. HOWE 10 /
Ensign r. H. FOWLER. detached the Hanni- /
hal: two months leave.
Passed Assistant Surgeon +. z. PORTER de !
tachcd navy yard. Portsmouth; TO naval hos
p.tai. Boston.
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. g. wHITESlpE I
detached navy yard. Boston; 10 naval hos |
pltal navy yard, Mare Island ...
paared Assistant Surgeon T. r. DESSEZ. de
tached naval hospital, Boston; 10 navy yard !
A.sistant Surgeon THARos HARLAN. de
tached naval hospital, Canacao, +. J.; home /
await orders.
Acting Assistant Surgeons :. W NJ EN AN ana |
G. x MILLER. appointed.
&. ". BEATTY. appointed. navy
yard. Norfolk
Ensign j. r. IsEMAN Jr, detached tho
Quiros 10 the Saratoga.
Ensign h. x LEWIS. detached III Cano TO
the Saratoga.
Ensign o. s HoTsFoRD. detached the sara
ioga. 20 the Quiros
ssistant surgeon q y THOMAS detached
naval hospital. Yokohama
assistant Surgeon BLOEDORN. detached the
Helena; 10 naval hospital Yokohama.