New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
The Delaware Leads Other
BattIeships in Target Practice.
from The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. March

washington, MdTCn 4.
FLORIDA WINS SECOND PLACE
The battleship Delaware won the COW
eted first position in elementary practice
with guns and torpedoes combined last
year, with the total score Of 46.026 for
the last calendar year. The other battle
ships included in the honor list Of the
first ten Of the Atlantic fleet were the
Florida. 4s.1S4; the Idaho. 42.555; the
Michigan, 1886; the North Dakota.
35l44; the Connecticut, 34.s11; the
Louisiana. 1856: the Missouri. 1885 !:
the New Hampshire. 33.7oS. and the Utah.
30997. The Georgia stood at the foot
Of the list Of twenty-five ships for COM
bined practice, with score OF 1902.
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIS RE-
TIRED.-Rear Admiral Albert B. Willis
was placed on the retired list OF the navy
to- day on account Of age. He was born
in Pennsylvania In 1851, was appointed
70 the Naval Academy from that state In
1872 and has seen more than forty years
service. seventeen years Of which he spent
AT sea. The admiral was chief engineer
Of the old naval engineer corps. which
has since been abolished. He was bre-
vetted rear admiral In September, 1911,
and In December Of that year was APP
pointed first director OF navy yards.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following or
ders have been issued
ARMY
Resignation Of Major SAMUEL T. ANsbLl-
Judge advocate, as captain OF llldHhs' ~
ceptcd. ,
Resignation OF Major HERBERT A. WHITE
Judge advocate. Of his commission as captain
OF cavalry 9TH Cavalry. accepted
Name of Major JAMES A. SHlPTON, coas,
artillery placed on list dstaThed PniEs'S co am
name OF Major WlLMOT T.. bLLiS' coa''
artillery. removed therefrom ~,
Captain CHARLES 0. COLLARS. coast ariil
l,ry. assume charge March 20, construction
work at Fort Williams. vice captain SAN
UEL r. MINTYRE. quartcrmaster CORDS
Captain EDMOND r. TOMPKlNS, quarter
master corps, on expiration present leave 10
report TO central department !.
Captain ALFRED ALOE, LIST Infantry de-
tailed in quar1ermaster corps Apri .. wee
Captain JAMES ID. TAIL0h: IT, guanr'ei-
Name OF First Lieutenant LEON H. PART,
RIDGE. I'd Cavalry. placed on list detached
officers and name Of First Lieutenant BASIL
y. RITTENHOUSE cavalry. removed thete-
Name o, FIRST Lieutenant JOHN s
MCLEERY. 10th Infantry. placed on Ist
detached OUlCflSt anu nhil' " .toN
ant WALTER 5. DRYsDAI.E. infantry
removed therefrom. March "a: Lieuten-
ant DRYsDALE assigned Goth Infantry
First Ilcutenan, JOHN : MCLTERY. 3oth
Infantry. to recruiting service, March -. 20
Columbus barracks vice FIRST Lieutenant
Chaplain WILLIAM @. STTNFRsON. sth Cav
airy. 10 army retiring board at Washington
for examination
Leaves OF ab.cnce: First Lieutenant JAMES s.
tNenff
one DAYS; Lieutenant Colonel TfREE II.
RIVERS. 18Th cavalry. four months on a.,
rival in United states; captain Mil-LihN
II. PEEK. coast artillery one month: ,ap-
tain LIE VERT COLEMAN. coast aI'illerL.
one month; Captain IANNiNG fAHSoNs'
9th Cavalry, two months.
NAVY.
Assistant Paymas,ers G. Y. MCARTY. y. G.
EDWARDS. n. T. CHALMERS. J. a. HAIR
MAN. ]. n EWALD. J. II. MAYNARD. :.
II. WHITE. Jr.. and NJ. c. MERRlMAN'
Psymas,er's clerk E. W. PAINTER. appoint
Commander W. C. COLE. to IN. Monadnock.
the Monterey. and all vessels In hrst re
Lieutenant Ounior srade> n. 4. sPRCANCE.
detached the Cincinnati 10 the bainoridSe.
Ensign X. =. SMITH. detached the Albany !"
Ensign c. Q. WRIGHT detached the Sara
chief SGf' Bos,swain p. f. RADCLIFFE. detached
the Nou.atucks Nonlt. h"AIt
chief Boatswafn ". JAENICKE. detached
naval station. Cavite. home. await oraeIs
Roatswain J. II. MACDONALD. detached inc
Nonadnock; 20 naval station. cavite
Boatswain T. HEILMANN. detached the sars-
,oga home. await orders -,
Nachinist WILLIAM TRfGG. detached the
Monterey: home await orders.
Chief Carpenter ". T. NEWMAN, detscnco
naval station. Cavite: homo. await ordefs
Csrpenter H. V. WETMORE. detached naval
station OloncapO: home. await orders
Pharmacist s. ". DOUGLAS. detaehed mehicAi
supply depot Canacao; home. await orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHlPS.-The
following movements OF vessels have been
renorted to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
March THE Sonoma and the Ontario ~
Hampton Roads. - 49,
xarch G-The Petrol At Guantanamo; tho
Nebraska al Vera cruz. the Foote al WASH
inaton Navy Yard the Besle. at Guana-
namo.
March The scnona and the Ontario. from
Norfolk for Hampton Roads -.
Mach 8-The ozark, from washington to'
" To,folk. the Nayhower and the Dolphin
from Washington for Guantanamo
the Kearsarge. the Kentucky. the iowa. the
IrdIana and the Massachusetts ordered placed
g. nrainary. navy ward. Philadelphia. and the
6r.gon In ordinary a. navy yard, Puget souno.