New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
PENSION INCREASE
DUE TO ECONOMY
Effort to Save on Travelling
Expenses of Soldiers Proves
Boomerang.
From The Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec. 2.
NEW POLICY A MISTAKE.-Repre-
sensations have been made to the Secre-
tary of War that a serious mistake has
been made by this administration in re-
versng the policy which has existed
in the War Department for four years.
and which has to do with the discharge
from the army OF an enlisted man on
what is known as a certificate of dlsa-
bility.
For some years decided benefits have
accrued TO the government from the
method OF making these discharges for
disability.
Whenever a soldier has been reported
sufficiently disabled to warrant his sepa
ration from the military service he has
been sent 10 an army general hospital
or to one OF the recruiting depots in his
vicinity. such as that at Fort Slocum. He
Is there examined by a board of officers.
made up of at least three surgeons, to
determine whether his disability had been
incurred in line Of duty. and his discharge
is based on the finding
Great care has been exercised in order
TO make this determination with entire
justice to the individual. Last year it was
found that In no fewer than twenty cases
OF this class not one had been disabled
in the line OF duty. Had these discharges
been given as originally recommended
these men would have been entitled to a
pension.
no I'D mi n
mixed" 10 the extent of doing away with
this travel between the post at which the
soldier has been serving and n general
hospital or recruiting depot. where under
tho former conditions he would have been
examined. The determination OF the char
acter OF the disability now rests with the
local medical officer who lacks the faciii-
ties and often the experience to enable
him 10 determine so important matter.
II is apprehended there will be, accord
ingly. a material increase in the list of
pensioners. for OF course. in all Of these
cases the soldier discharged with a GER
tihcate OF disability promptly applies for
a pension.
ORDERS ISSUED The following or
ders have been issued:
ARMY.
Major JOHN G. WATERMAN. relieved from
guarterWastrr corps.
IIsutcnan, Colonel THOMAS J. LEWIS. cav
airy OctlreIl. 20 recruiting service. oklahoma,
vice First Lieutenant CHARLES J. NAY
LOR. 1th Cavalry, 20 his regiment
Lieutenant Colonel THOMAS j. LEWIS, cav
Firs, Lieutenant, RHnDRrc " BROWNE.
medical reserve corps. from Fort pade, 10
home. granted one month and twenty-siN
days leave. then relieved from active duty.
medical reserve corps.
First Lieutenant JOHN J. HOLHoMBE.
coast artillery, 70 ,1th Company. on feIlet
from Coast Artillery school. Fort Monroe.
First Lieutenant WARREN T. BbLI. coast
artillery. assigned Seth Company, Deem
Ter -
Second Lieutenant CONRAD sKLkDAL, Phil
!9plno Scouts, TO san Francisco. sailing
January D. FOR Manila. ..
Second Lieutenant EDWIN s. BLACKWELL.
Jr 6;h cavalry. 70 Fort Myer. December u.
Leaves ~ absence. Captain PHILIP ". COR
BUSTER. sth Cavalry. three months on ar
rival IN United states; Captain JOHN w.
FRENCH. 9Th Infantry. two months on ar
rival I'm United states. Major EDWARD
SIGERFOOs. 7th Infantry. twenty daSs'
Captain THOMAS !. POWERS. I'D Infantry.
ono month on arrival IN United states. FIRST
Lleut-uan; CHARLES l.. STEVENSON, 18th
Cavalry. one month
NAVY.
Commander THOMAS WASHINGTON 70
board OF inspection and survey for ships.
l.icuterani Commander O. ~ FISCHER, De
'arhed tho Alabama. 20 tho Tennessee.
Lieutenant n L. GEEENLEE. Lieutenant
Junior sridcl y. l.. NICHOLS and Enslgns
~ L. MNRRING. .. J.. BAIILE Jr.. ana
II " BRANHAM. detached the Mont
Comerv. % the Montana.
Fnslgn J u. MOORE. detached tho Yorktown;
70 naval hospital. Mare Island
Passed Assistant Surgeon :. II. SUTTON, do
tached the Montgomery. 20 the Montana.
Passed Assistant surgeon SANkEf BACON.
detached tho Hartford: to reserve torpedo
division. Charleston.
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. r. MILLER. de-
tached reserve torpedo division. Charleston;
s.l. ,aS surgeon surgeon r. F. sHEEHAN detached
the Hannibal: 10 Atlantic reserve fleet.
| Passed Assistant Psymaster D. T.. VAIN
WRIGHT. detached tie Montgomery: to
cb &C. Gunner Tl~e- H. V. BARR and Gunner W. T.
HALL. detached the Montgomery; to tho
c,isf MaShinlst W. g WHITE 70 New York
shipbuiIding COMPANY Camden. y. J.
| chief Machinist ARTHUR COTTRELGt de-
tached the West Virginia: 10 Mendocino
Nscbipist !, p. MILLER. detached tho Mont
gomcry; 70 the Montana
MOVEMENTS or wARsHTPs.-The
following movements OF warships have
been reported 10 tho Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
| Nov sn-T,e Nashville at Santiago de cuba
Dec The Whippe AZ San Pedro ana san
| Diego: tie Denver a. Mare lslandi the
| Arethusa AT Port Arthur, Tex tho Truxtun
at Santa CRUZ; tho Dolphin at Washington.
| SAILED.
Nov 10Th. Eagle. from Guantanamo for
| Port -au-Prince.
Dec The Ivana from Boston for Province
| town: the Whipple. from san Pedro Tor san
| Diego, the Solacc. from Gibraltar Tor New
,ha
| Mare Island the Montgomery from Ports
! mouth for Newport. the cheyenne from
! Rremerton for cruise in Puget Sound; tho
! NanShan from san Francisco for Mazatlan:
| N, F-i tho F-2 tho "a and the FL from
! San Pedro for Mare Island
| Dec The Cassiu. from Washington for
! Pensacola: tho Callao. from Hong Kong for
| Eiac Of commander I'm chief Pacific reserve
| r,et temporarily transferred from tho Colorado
| TO tho West Virginia.
| Tho Yorktown will leave Mare Island soon
| for san Die . for target practice