New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Congress May Be Asked to In
veStigate Coast Defences.
From Tho Tribune Bureau
Wa -hinGton. January

WEAKNESS IN DISAPPEARING
GUNS. -Rcprcscntstivc Helm, of Ken
lucky. chairman Of the House committee
on the War Departments expenditures.
believes he has come on q sensational
state of affairs in the coast dcftnccs Of
the country. and might ask for An inves-
tigaton of the subject in the next session
of Congress. Mr.. Helm gave some init
nation OF his discovery i'm the course OF
the debate on the Notifications bill. tie
has been informed by AN officer of the
coast artillery corps that there Is a fatal
weakness in the disappearing gun car
riage. and that our coast defences are
practically useless i'm the presence OF
naval guns of superior power.
II is asserted that the armament OF for
cign vessels has a longer range and
greater velocity than the guns forming
the Notifications OF our harbors and that
they can remain beyond the range OF the
American guns on shore and silence them
with no more difficulty of operation than
lodging proiectilcs i'm the vicinity of the
land cmpldCcmcnts. throwing UP dirt AMI
sand 50 that IL will lodge in the intri-
cate mcchanicism OF the disappearing
gun carriage and place mount and gun
out OF action. The vulnerability OF our
coast dcfenccs has as yet been lightly
touched on by Mr.. Helm. largely for the
reason. he says that he is awaiting some
more definite Information to verify the
startling statements which have already
reached him.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following or
dcrs have been issued:
ARMY
Lieutenant colonel GEORGE II. LANDERS;
coast artillery. TO Hot springs Army anu
NAVY General Hospital. .
Lieutenant Colonel DELAMERE SkER. III l.
coast artilor.. from Font Mott to Fort nam
Major HENRY D. TODD. Jr., coast artillery,
10 assume command Fort Mott.
Major FREDERICK J.. JOHNSTON. coast az %
ticry, from Fort Hamilton TO fort haH
Capt1in ELIJAH Il. MAETGNDALE. j.. coast
artillery, from 10Th Company to san iran
Captain HARRY T. WATSON, coast srtiilety'
fsom present duties: detailed assistant IL,
spcctor coast artillery reserves organizer
First lieutenant CHARLES g. HERMAN. Jr,'
81 Infantry. detailed professor military SCI
cuce. Delaware college. February y
First Lieutenant GEORGE i. EOSEl.l.E. " o.
I'D Infantry. detailed professor military %.
eEcc. Louisiana state University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. .,..,
Leaves Of absence: captain 1lERSCh ~
TUPES. ist Infantry, one month on ieI.i
from present duties. Captain HENRI NJ
DICHMANN. 10Th Infantry, one month.
NAVY.
Lieutenant guulor grade II. :. CIENSIAN.
detached tie StringhaIn temporary dntl ma
val radio station. Arlington ...
Lieutenant Junior gradct II. l. HIDN f'''
navy yard Mare Island
MOVEMENTS OF WARSllIPS. the
following movements OF vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jan oa-The Tonopah. at Key West. the
CT at navy .afd. New YORK. the Pauldns
at GuacanayaOO Bay.
Jan. aO-The Cas,lne and the d. at Key
West.
SAILED
Jan 20 Tho Yaukton. from Cusobal for
Guantanamo.
Jan 3O-Thc Petrol from Guantanamo for
Ssuto Domingo city: the Mississippi. from
PHILADELPHIA for cruise. the Icluc, from
Guantanamo for Guacausyabo.