New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Friends Seek TO Restore Dis.
missed Infantry Officer.
IFroTn The Tribune Bureau

FRIENDS AID CA.'TAIN PECK An
other step has been taken in the effort OF
the New York friends OF Robert II. Peck'
OF that state, to have him restored 10 the
active list OF the army as captain OF IN
fantry. Peck was dismissed from the q. my
in August 1910. because he mace serious
charges. alleging misconduct on the part OF
mis- superior officer. Both were at one time
on duty at Madison Barracks.
Peck's official complaint and his subse-
auent correspondence and comments were
regarded as forms OF INSTRUMENTATION. and
ne was brought before military court ana
sentenced TO dismissal His superior officer
vas also tried, but was acquitted. The case
mas been carefully considered by the House
Military Committee, and one OF It's mem
bers has written an unusual Endorsement
By direction Of the committee.
The report was presented by Representa-
tive Anthony, of Kansas, q Republican. who
said that the sentence of dismissal was en-
tirey unwarranted. adding.
1t is clearly the case wherein the officers
OF a. garrison have endeaVored 10 hush up
an army scandal by rallIoadlng out OF the
service sn officer who called attention 10 H.
Scandals occasionally come 10 the surface
At various army posts, the same as they DO
In communities in civil Gfe, but Il Is to the
the exception and not the rule. The com
mittee believes it to be a mistaken policy,
however, 10 attempt to conceal scandal
GUS condition of this kind by making
'goat' out of the officer who officially calls
attention to its existence. The only thns
of which Captain Peck could possibly have
been found guilty was overzealousness. per-
haps, in Calling attention TO certain moral
delinouences existing in the post at which
ne was stationed.
Tho COMMITTEES is furthermore convinced
that a scsndalous condition Of affairs eX-
listed at this post. and that any officer VINO
tolerated its existence was dcrehCt in his
duty 2 : an officer Of the army OF the United
States and that captain Peck was entirely
justified in calling the attention OF the War
Department TO such conditions through ON
cial channels.
Feck will lose some 250 files by restoration
under The terms Of the pending legislation
besides pa and allowance since his dis
rlissal
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Colonel WILLIAM {. RAFFERTY,. designated
umpire coast artillery target practice Last
L.utenant Colonel JOHN .. RARRETTE and
Major EDWIN LANDoN. coast artillery tar
get practice. Eastern diyis% ,n},y,,,s,,> ole,
Tnfan,r,. to central division in connection
with organization Of provisional regiment Of
M.,o 52's MhTTH Ps%f sF Fs I'd cavalry
tailed 10 enter next class Army War college
Canaan EDWARD D. ANDERSON. paymaster.
detached 9Th Cavalry. upon relief from de-
tail in pay department; thence to Fort Des
Captain JAMES H. REEVES. cavalry. ,unas-
signed from duty military attache at
Picking; TO Washington, temporary duty IN
Name Of Captain HARRY e. WILLIAMS. field
artillery removed from list Of detached he'd, on
GERS Nav 30: assigned 1st Field Arttllery.
Captain RAYMOND ;. PRATT, list Fled ATu-
r &ssfd FpP% %S GSPa r. HNp HaE
rsymasS Sg;''' captain PRATT to schoheld
Barracks, thence to New York CITY ..
Captain HAROLD b. FIsKE, 2Sth Infantry, TO |
Central division June s. III connection with |
organization Of provisional regiment Of In
fantry; thence to present sia[ IS, Cavalry to
Hot Springs Army and Navy General Hos
cani:;n si JAMES II. BRYsoN. 4;h Field Artil-
Captain AUBREY LIPPINCOTT. 18Th Cavalry: |
to washington temporary duty IN once Oh
second fr''t Lieutenant AUGUSTINE w ROBINS. |
18th caysry 70 West Tfrs, f GieS,tnant ALLEN
KIMBERLY. coast artillery one month from |
June !. ~
Captain ALBERT GLEAvDS, commandant navy
, yard. New York and Sd Naval District
i commanaer ". W. PHELPS to command the
Lieutenant Commander G. C. SWEET. detached
ry.,,;a T Commando e H. DE LANY. de-
tachsd navy yard. Boston: to duty fitting |
out and In command OF the jenkins "hen
Lieutenant {. P. HUFF. detached naval training |
station, san FranGissS; to .0,, The idahG -.
New, Jersey: home. await orders.
Lieutenant Gunior grade II. f. EMERSON. de-
aSns1 'G unop gTsde J " e CLARK de-
tached the Louisiana: home, wait orders |
Ac;ins Assistant surgeon G. +: 81, dREI I'm
more: marine recruiting station. ChaIia-
Acting Assistant Surgeon. NJ E, RoSE; de.
tsched marine recruiting station, Buffalo; |
marine recruiting station. Memphis. VIC, vice |
Acting Assistant Surgeon A. r. SCHlER |
Naval Constructor D. R. BATTLES, resisna-
tinn accepted, June !. ,.
Machinist W. D. SNYDER, navy yard, Phiia-
chief ' Carpenter FRANK GILBERT, detached
the Maine. the Idaho
Carpenter r L. WILKINSON nav! !ard'
Philadelphia
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs:-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nav 1.-THE &C. the CO. the .. and the
CO. the d.. the DE- and the D-S, and |
the FL, Newport.
May 12Tho Prairie at , PhiIsde IPght ne ne
Albany at shanghai the Sterling. at
Hospital Point. Norfolk.
SAILED.
Nay io--The Sterling. from Charleston for
Ma 1.-THE paducah. from Santa Cruz Del |
evr toI Cienfuegos: the Prairie, :rom |
hampton Roads for Philadelphis.
Cor portsmouth
Tho Ajax placed ont Of service. navy yard. /
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UAI.DO FINES MOUNTED MEN |