New-York tribune., 1912-08-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
House Measure Aims to Aid
Military Officers.
From The Tribune Bureau. ?
Washington. Augu

BILL WOULD HELP OFFICERS
The bill reported in the House on August
relating to the examination Of army
officers provides for an amendment Of
Section of the act approved October !,
1890. entitled An act TO provide for tho
examination of certain officers OF the
army ard to regulate promotions therein
When an officer is found disqualified for
promotion for any reason other than
physical disability contracted in line OF
duty, or for lack OF professional qualiti-
cation. there IS no means OF completely
disposing OF his case. which must now be
brought before an army retiring board.
The purpose OF this bill Is TO save the
time and expense involved in bringing
officers before a retiring board after hay-
ing been found disqualified by reason OF
physical disability not contracted In line
Of duty, as we'll as 10 restrict the loss OF
flies I'm lineal rank sustained by an officer
failing on examination for promotion 70
the actual casualties during the one year
he is suspended from promotion. so as not
10 impose any additional loss Of Increase
due to examination.
ORDERS ISSUED: The following or
ders have been issued
CAPTAIN WILLIAM h TOBIN, quarterms ssteE'
nos on leaNe OF absence at San FRANCISCO,
from Philippine dislsiOn 70 Western dlVIsloh'
as assistant Culcf commisssry.
Captain IftNIN l.. III y L, btn Infantry, from
sen Francisco 20 hIs regiment
FifSt L.eutenant LI.EWBl..fN p. WILLIAM
SON. medical corps. from Fort u. a. hus
sell to washington; report 10 chairman t, 18TH
mian Canal Commission for duty Win COM
on lGF q
First Lieutenant EVERETT y. BOWMAN,
4ts Infantry. detailed professor OF military
science. University OF Nebraska, Lincoln.
Name of First Lieutenant JCLiUS c. Pc TER
son. coast artillery. placed on list detachea
officers and name Of First Lieutenant hob-
ERr l.. BOIkRS, Infantry, removed there
second Lieutenant ADNAR Il CHAFFEE. Jf.
18th cavalry. 70 Fort Riley, SEPTEMBER l.
for examination FOR promotion. ,
Leaves OF absence: Colonel HARRY q. PER
LEY, medical corps, one month ana h:teen
DAYS from september IL Captain NATHAN
X AVERlLL, cavalry. unassigned military
attacht. one month ana afteen days after
fail manouyres. Russian army; First Lieu
tenant TRULY .. MARTIN, j.. Field ArtiI-
lery' fifteen days ,,.v
Commanders NJ. l.. TRENCH. c. J. LANG
ard J. r. PRINGLE and Lieutenant
commanders W. X; WDRkMAN; K l.
BERRY. ,; T. WAIT"Rl{Gf,r' AZ, s{ =, ;. rREt~ III f.
I,s'i,aHart = --nlnsnter e. X. FISCHER. de-
,ach,I the Virginia. tie Indiana. ,,.,, ..
Lieutenant Commander a. IT. g. SMITH &c
ta,hel the Indiana; home, await oEde.s.,
I ,a--.raut NJ r. MNNLEY, com'uissiored.
Lisa,ensn. i.issn. g g. c. PEGRAM aid TO command
Iien,c7%aTt ,.,,, ant / r PASS. detached tho Missis-
sipYi: home await orders. -,
Lieutenant r. y. BURNS. detached the NOR
D ,e',tsrsr, 'iinior cra1e) c. H. J. KEPPLER.
detached the Ml>sis~!ppi; the Montana;
Lieutenant CuvIur grade q. 7. 'SbCh' ~
tached the MISSISSIPPI; the pes MONIES,
l. Lieutenant Junior grade) r. L. CLEMENT
,',,r, assistant surgeon C. T HEATLEY.
r5,t recruiting station. Kansas CITY.
r,a.frast.r Z T. KUTZ and Assistant Navig1-
ti.r Goustrrl-tors r g. RiCHEY and r. ID.
wEYFRHACHER comuliSsioned ,.,..A.a
tor,cJn station. Newport. the Vermont.
Crlef Gunner STANLEY DiNIELAK. detached
the Vermont. homo, await orders: -, ,,,.,
Cbi.f carpenter W. H. SQUIRE. detached navy
,.-t Philadelphia: the virginia.
chief carpenter r. ". SMITH, detached te
Virginia ne Tenuosse". .-,., 49,. ,,o-,,s-
CARPENTER l.. : CoNIN. aeiached me Aenn''-
f,,r!as;er's ,".rk ORLEY TAGLAND, ap-
polluted raHnc torpedo Ho'illa ana tAr IT'S
MARINE CORPS
c,,,oln FREDERICK x. pELANo. detached
marine barracks. New York. '' marine oar
c5p,amin I'm WILLIAM II. PRITCHETT. detached
LIMITING office. san Francisco; 20 recruiting
Office. Seattle. -..,,. $1,000
First Llcut.nan; II z. JUDSON, detached
naval disciplinary barracks. Port Royal I"
marine harracss Portsmouth, ,,,,,pS rbo
MOVEMENTS or WARSHIfS. ne
following movements of vessels nave pceI'
rcported % the Navy department.
ARRIN Ed.
Aug. t4-Tnc Justin. at Corinto; the Potomac
,Hr n I'm. Sterling NJ sewaN Point and
TorfoiL. me california and the Sou'h ia
kota. san Francisco the Ftue'' - ue' -
SAILED.
Aug l6-Tae Vulcan, from se~al Point iof
%ev,port. tie Sterling. from sc"al rom
g- Norfolk. the Hector. from Nepp'r, IoI
ft5,,r,or Roads. the Massachusetts,, from
Nv London Tor New York; tho Pere'' from
N.n'o Cristi tor Puerto Plata.
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