New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Enlisted Force of the Navy Six
Thousand Men Short.
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Sept

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Sept. l6
NAVY SHORT OF MEN.-The demand
for labOrers to harvest the bumper crops
Of the Middle and Far West has resulted
In q shortage Of recruits for the navy,
and much difficulty IL experienced in Sc
curing men 10 man the ships about TO go
into commission. The enlisted force OF
the navy is short about six thousand
men. Congress at the last session in
creased the total enlisted force by four
thousand men, needed 10 man tho new
ships. There are also about two thou
sand vacancies, due to expiratic ~ of en-
listment Of bluejackets who have failed
to rc-enlist
Recruiting officers face an urgent de-
mand for laborers in the Mississippi Val
ley. In Illinois alone "A call for eighty
thousand men has been made to take
care OF the crops in that state. In iowa,
Minnesota and the Dahotas the shortage
Of common laborers is estimated at ftfty
thousand in Texas employers are pay
ing the fines of Migrants and other minor
offenders in order that they may be put
to work. The wages offered common
laborers run from s. 10 So a day and
skilled farmhands are getting = n day
To stimulate interest in the navy the
Secretary Of the Navy has given out plans
for the winter cruise Of the Atlantic
fleet that include trip 10 Colon, in order
that the crews OF the vessels may have
an opportunity TO inspect the isthmian
canal. II Is purposed to provide trans
pOrtation for the men across tho route OF
the canal and give them an opportunity
90 see the waterway before II is com
pleted.
The navy recruiting service was Sc
verelv handicapped by lack OF money
with which 10 conduct q campaign for
recruits. and II was not until August 20
that the naval appropriation act provid-
eel funds for this purpose. New recruit
ing stations are TO be established In Den
yer. salt Lake City and 1T Richmond. Va
Navy travelling parties have been sent
into Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine. while sub-stations have been
opened In Brooklyn Dennison, Tex, aud
Savannah, Ga.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS. These
army and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Nam" ~ captain ROBERT T. WOOD. Eth
'avHlr. placed On list detached officers. ana
name o.. captain JAMES \. RYAN, cavalry
removed th'rofr0m.
Name n Captain CLAUDE y. SWEEZEY. SUI
Cavalry, placed on list detached officers, Sep
TENDER H. and name Of Captain FRANK u.
i'm f.IsI lTNAlTT. removed tnsrFtrOfn.
First Lieutenant JOHN :. +. YOUNG, from
First i.eatelont LEVI G. BROWN. from 18th
First Lieutensnt JAMES r. VAN HORN. Med
teal Reserve Corps from General Hospital
Fort hazard. october ], 10 home.
Second Lieutenant THOMAS cATRON I'D N
fan'ry 10 Fort loayenworth Army Service
Leave OF absence: First Iieutonsn, JAMES Il.
VAN HORN. Medical Res"rvo Corps. two
months and tweuty-nino days on arrival
home.
NAVY.
Commander W. .. MACDOUGALl.. detached
General Board September 900 command ''e
Lieutenant " ". sMYTH. detached the Iowa;
lieutenant T., l.. WILSON. detached Naval
war college. september ~; receiving snip az
New York ,,,
MING. detached DE Panther The Arkansas.
E1sEn. II. VI LAMMEHs. detached the Dixie
the Artansas
Ensgn = s. PAYNE. detached the Padueahi
Ensigrs A H. GUTHRIE. G. NJ HALL. II. @.
PATRICK and g A. LOCKWOOD, IT., nc
tacned The Mississippi the Arkansas.
Ensign H. a JONES, detached the bainDr!nbei
receiving ship. Mare Island.
Assistant Sury'On J. q. IlEGLER naval nos
uttli. Annapolis ..,-->.
ps.s4sd Assistant Paymaster l.. y. WERTEN-
HAkEH. detached the Culgoa: navy yard
Assistant Psymlster II. G. GwYNNE, the
t1ilgOt. ......-,. o.,
Assistant Paymastsr $. 81 MATHEs. Bureau
chic, Roatswain J. J. RoCHEFoRT, placed on
retired list. 20 homo. - -,
P.vmastcr CLERK H. n. LOWRY, appointed the
Virginia. .,,.,.- ,.
mcnt revoked
MOVEMENTS or VESSELS.-These
movements Of war vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Scr' 1. tn" Cyclops at Sewnu Point.
sent II TIE Albany. At parien, the HocKet
M Norfolk. the Florida, the Ilah ana ~"
Delaware a. Newport the louisiana, the
kansas tile Connecticut and the Culgoa. az
Gl,Fapcake Bay, the Castine AZ Boston
rho Fiusser the Dixie the Reid. the Lamson'
tho Preston. the smith. the Roe the Draytuh'
the Mccall the Paulding the Terry. the Per
Ufrr tho Et,rratt the Wake the Patterson