New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
coal and Railroad Commission
on Way to Alaska.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, SeptembI

on way 10 Alaska.
rFron The Tribune Bureaul
Washington. September Is.
,sKA TRANSPORTATION The
.,aspa Coal and Railroad Commission is
49,. way 10 Alaska on the revenue cut
:" ~ McCunoch. The commission will
about two months investigating the
SPITE, of transportation in the territory.
natter of most Importance to the
-. Department is the information to
.t,oined with respect to the coal fields
'he region and their proximity to The
railroad routes no ,
,,..row L. :. A, chairman; Civil En-
~ ~ I. NJ. Cox. representing the navy,
soolorist and a civil engineer. Its mem
40 nave been instructed TO report to
-,-.,,ross AT the beginning of the next ses-
,beir conclusions and recommended
s '. with respect 10 available routes for
r-.ods which will develop the country
for future use.
The mining Of coal will be one of the
Its Of the introduction of railroads
80 tho interior The tests made by the
"'o,ogical Survey show that coal OF
e,.b steaming value is obtainable in the
e.,,orv The difficulty encountered IS
of transportation. and the commits
w" n,u he expected to formulate plans
..oo,,ing this difficulty. At present all
80, used for steaming purposes in the
20 ON the Pacific Coast is shipped from
40. No. Atlantic 10 the Pacific by way Of the
Horn.
,p,,v AND NAVY ORDERS.-These
,rmy and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
,,.,,.raot Colonel CHAUNCEY y BAKER
hsu.sv-,ermaster corps deputy quartermas-
~ ganeraD from command SchuyIkll'
'seSaI and from other duties at Phlla-
Selphia: on expiration itaNe OF aUseuCe "
Wilmington 10 Office chief OF quartermas-
v.ior GEORGE T. r. IRWIN. quartermas-
80 corps tquartermaster), on re1ef Lieu
liant colonel BAKER, assume temporary
cbsrge general depot quartermaster corps
=, Philadelphia and command field supply
g, ,s SspU5 ut Colonel WILLIAM c. BROWN.
As.ysiry detailed acting inspector general; ;
20 New York city as assistant Inspector
General Eastern division.
ystor JESSE Nj CARTER. General stan
appointed actins quarte rInaster; ;c,,,, ,-.h
vsros on captain JOHN w. WRlGH Il ION
Nirfantrv placed on list detached oficers
ia name OF Captain BENJAMIN T. SIM
Mons Infantry. removed therefrom. Cap
ain simmons assigned nth Infantry.
rsvns of CAPTAIN JOHN y. SCHOEFFEL'
I0tb Infantry placed on list detached on, =
csrs and name OF Captain HARRY n
TERBETTS. infantry. removed therelroih'
Santajn Tehbetts assigned 10th Infantry.
az tEr%py = EAMES from 10th to
c. Is,d DAM DAM T. MERRILL. from 2sth TO
c, g,I william z. HUNT. quartermaster
sorps (cuartermaster). 10 Fort Sam Hous-
w., Lieutenant HUGH II. BROADHURsT
Sb Cavalry. from Fort Sheridan 10 san
Transisco sailing october for Philip
pines 10 his regiment r,.,rp>-
sxond Lieutenant DANIEL d. PUb1EN,
Corps a Engineers. Went Point, SeptenDe1
Is until December .. thence to proper STA
cs sSI JOHN a. FERRY. from 10th In
;sr;rg to Sf cas- AR 2T' q 5oRAN from coast
sT,illery 10 10th Infantry. Chaplain Fer.y
10 For, washington. Chaplain Doran 70
Fcrt I>ayenwOrth.
seeood Lieutenant STILLS n DEChEk, eoas s
n 10 Tort Monroe for course Of instruction.
Leaves q absence: Major WILLIAM -
SNOW 81 Field ARTILLERY; ht s,s = , 1GyS
s.
,t,ss -ocnths and three days: Second Lieu
tsnan, HrIaBERT p. PACE. 18th infantry
one month: Captain FRANK l.. MbblS2 =
lin IrfautIy ffteen DAYS; Captain GftDftOh-
II scUTT. medical corps. one month and
ten days from November 10.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral 9. 3. RANSOM. detached in
sDeetor o, engineering material. boston s em
sr7l Inspector Of engineering material pm
e1rpas sxx.S-,Ntpu fnsnector OF
engineering material Boston. .. tho
ComnsDder G. b. BRADSHAW. command the
Charleston and receiving ship at Puget
L.,isnsst Commander ARTHUR MARTHUR.
dsschtd war college; 70 General Board Navy
lIsu..n. mt L. b. ANDERSON. navy yard
PHILADELPHIA. September %, na p,pvrrp
u,1tsnant 0unior grade JAMES PAkhSfss
IT,. detached the TOnopah, co1anaho WY ny nv
Lieutenant lyuuior grade) w. W. BRADLbf'
r SSl0is 1g, jos srade W. F. NEWTON.
estnehe5 receiving ship at New 1oTk' 10 'ho
Arkansas - 4.
lieutenant Junior g-ade) w. G. CHILD. de-
tsched second group Atlantic submarine no
TIA ana the D-3 command the CO ana
frt group Atlantic submarine noulla- M,
Lieutenant Junior grader y. y. l.. BEL
IiNGER. detached the severn; command 'he
Rsgn J. W. BARNETT Jr.. detached the
= CO; three months leave
ynsen W. r. CARTER. detached the %
command the De
MOVEMENTS OF VESSEI,S.-These
movements Of war vessels have been re-
ported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
sspt. Pile Rocket at Indian Head.
eept 1.-The Aayflower Al Beverly Farms ule
Worden AZ navy yard New YORK; the Cessa
and the Lebanon a. Hampton Roads; me
connecticut the Louisiana, the Kansas anu
thA CulgO2 d. Southern drill GROUNDS
SAILED.
sept 1.-THE Sterling from Key west for
rIt ROYAL; the Rocket, from Washington TOT
Indian Heal
sgt 1.-THE Rocket. from Indian Head Tor
No.folk: the Albany. from Chefoo Tor Dalny ;
ne hsyhoWsr, from Boston for Beverly
fArnB: the San Francisco. from Hampton
l.osds for Newport: the Cesar, rom SeWal
Point FOR Hampton Roads: the Lebanon, from
norfolk for Hampton Roads; the Connecu~
cat he Louisiana. the Kansas and the Cui,
GOA from Hampton Roads for southern dTli
grounds: the Dixie, the Reid. the Lamson' tne
smith. the Roe the DraytOn, the Paulolng,
lae Terry the Perkins the Sterett me
wake. the Patterson. the Ammen, the Bur
toEs, the Monaghan. the Trippe the jenkins.
ne Jouett and the Preston, from Newport
'~ Lynnhaven Bay.
HOBO KING a SNOWMAN