New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Navy PIuCking Board Faces a
Big Job. ..
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Marc

Washington. March p
ORDERS ISSCED.-Thcse army ana
navy orders have -oeen Issued:
FIFTEEN OFFICERS TO BE RE-
rIEED.-Th ietirernents under the naval
personnel act next June will be the first
Under the new law. WHICH was amended
August - last - that amendment Of
bceis retired under Sections and ::
which relate to retiroments both voluntary
and ordered by the 'pluchns board VIII
be retired with the rank and three-iourths
Of the sea pay Of their actual rank, IN
stead Of. as heretofore Of the next higher
grade.
As q result. no Officer will apply for re-
tirement. Every officer Will prefer 10 take
his chance before the pluckinG board
That body will he called upon tins year
TO selec; out the maximum OF fifteen o.
dcers-no more than Eve captains fouT
commanders four lieutenant COMMANDERS
and two leutenants. only thirteen yacdn-
cies arc in prospect by June 80. OF these
three are of the grade Of rear admiral
Two Of commander, three OF lieutenant
commander and five Of lieutenant.
HEAVIER ARMOH FOR BAfTI.E-
SHIP. Plans for the new ships author
ized at the late session of Congress are.
Low tie subject Of lively discussion. u
is unlikely. however. that there viii ne
any radical departures from the existing
types. According to the latest conci1-
sions thc new batticship vii be prdc-
tea! duplication Of the PennsN wanna
The new battleship viii have Increased
protect on. carrying heavier armor more
generally distributed. than ever before ln
this type OF ship. This j. because The
pcnet alton OF proJcctiles nas increased
and there is need for added provision
against submarine attach. with now
problem iu the form of aerial hrc. 1sa.ast
which there must be protection with the
impioV cmeut n the acroplanc. II J. nor
expected HAT the new battieship Viii
SHOW increased endurance az greater
speed. the experts nov loldus mat speed
us "a comparstivcly small factor IN the
cnidcncy OF the batllcship.
The siV nov do-,roycrs viii bc OF tnc
same design els those most recently con-
tractcd for. The fom suomaiancs VIII
probably bc built bv the two rival cor-
Germs which have been bidding oa this.
work.
Now features iu tai. ,car- -hip doe
signing arc the transport and supply sh.p
BIDS will bc invited Tor the construction
."f these ncw vessels. which viii nc c>-
pccisUy PLANNED With Wv %" their
curlo. mout 100 conf nclion with tlo fec
,i.MY
E--aIic- Gen,ia hugh g.. SCOTT ~ foTi
Bis. assume command - "a alfy Bf'sAde
'Dfpus IL NtsLLS ST. I GU 1913. n.hntft.
ffon central ucr.tfrcri retain station a.
Omaha for tht ,ontcrIcfre ~ tht SOt".4i
..lt. s.sI-ucd il.l igfaH. -, Aigl -. u
Irht- t'tt, lsal."c .oin''ii"d o. '""t 49,
ucnt
captain GE50EGE 3 roND. guariermss,cf.s
corps nom assistant general aupc. nttndcH,.
expiration ~ i,s,c 20 fcrt McDo0cl. as
assistant quartcrIas,cr.
captain CItNEiES d. HiEl.ls. Dr. "'aH"n,r
department. uon AIsgsi1. Arsenal. Md! D.
Fog B,ui,l Arsenal
iol'.eIu- a.fi-nmenH Officers 'ni'nH ".'
r.r,rfIr promoted. anHogu CD '"pl..u
Paul y Goodrich 49, i!tt, lac1'e'''"'
EDWARD o. TEAL. iitn in,'",T 49,.
ilfsf Lieutenant ~ TT w ~ III ~,
I.fart.t. nufu military ir.son orr l>Ht'.
worth. q, i'th ln.anil' lof 's. o"'"''i ''
r,., f.ei,@r'ni fHOMAs r.. hLLND
rI,'i r,,,,~,,,s, Iosl3'h { MISC. nom i5th
60 .otH '.s.lrp axe tirst Le.'eN'"' ''"H
10 Nlff.i.t;. Cd uuas sn'i Ii'i. .,,-,,t..f.
.crDuf Lieutenant ilii'iii.1. r. ~ i''tl-,ff
WAY. coast 1rtiiic1 h'nerspl, o. 49, ,i,-,f,,
e.s...s a. .I,trutt. ft~ptrnipt 'ol"h'I bHHN
o. rtITI.E Icurcd. ono 'n"ntu. t',
,r.l .. CsrtHiu Law
NoNp.,. qaiaiie.t'i;yi5s,f, .i III'iPu ~ CHAM
ri.s d.ut.l surgeon. -four inontl lt"i'
N.. l.. Lieutenant colonel 49,, g..
NtNttH':. pfh taNaifl, To Ann -. h
t,,.,ttmcnt rour ronths iiom NJ! 20
NAVY
rs..o 3d. , STRAUSS. ros.sr'''oo ae.
l.,, ,p,,' g. No. MKIrrEniCK. detached. tire
Nontromer, the onaIs ,.....,.,.,, ala.
l ,air,G '0I nay said. Portsmouth. the san
c,,,S roi'r.ain WILLIAM JouNS"I de-
5oa,.van O. g. ". iLTNO,.l IT, "' '"''''
fi. -gi,u.. homo. wat "rd''. .
toit...,in T. g. JONES detached i''cN''"
.t,r .I Norfoih. thu salem.
l.o,,e,,tin f. H. BiEii'b d'tr'he1 '"' '''
t.,no..,o. hou.. wait ord'rs
,,,o@" GUNNER JoIiN srEELE.. IT, detached
.,., . 1i..o1I' rii,omAs J. mURp dciacleu
i,t- Yard. Washlr ston. ApiH - '"'
o.; M,,'.-'i ~ STEVENS detached the san
i-rsr,.sco. home. wait orderr ..t.
,n-nrr 4 MCHAf;Y. detached I,,'''
,. .,t, ot norfolk. the san lfdnci.."'
,.,,,.,,.. &, g Tt>riNE. dfttcN'h tl' Ni'''
',f.. home walt orders. ,
..t.,.r ,fn.Iirfs' T.. g. Il'liWllN "'''N..'.
H. .orn,cticu,: continue treatment n"N'l
vachiti-t = =. HAYES. 20 the N''s''n"
..,rnco,.. ~. D. FITzcEeN.p dciach'n '''
...t-,. caroline. hof.c. wait orders
ec.ord Lieutenant g. =. Tul'kLl " 80
,o Marine oniccr.' school Norio'h.
Tboec movements OF navy vessels nav
been reported:
March = The Intrepid. ~ san lfdnci'o'
H., o-r,oia AT Guacirayaho E"2.
March = The Culc"a. ~ tusnian'm"- VIC
MAJ AT gcwall Point. the Virginia and tho
,ror al NCra CRU. the Lebanon. ~ L. mn
Haven Uay. the Neptune the 'atin'' INC
u :. the u . ana tho l. !. - N"ri"lh
March .g-Thc Touopah ana the ~ At
Norfolk
March - rr. intrepid. from Marc Island FOR
san lrdlci 90. =.
March - Tho Tu,ss. from Guacsna}a ho Fay
rnt Guantanamo. the l.cbIuon. from NorfolN
for Itua Haven EaS. the Neptune. from
Ssrali Point for Norfolk.
March .g-Thc Saratoga nom Manila i"i
Shanghai
The cesar which lcft Hampton Roads on
aprl 20 Tor kev west aud Pensacola; VIII
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