New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-12
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Pecu|iarities of designations
and Promotions in the Army.
From The Tribune Bureau
washington, February ii


7 NEW WAR DEPARTMENT RULING.
| "A new ruling. which shows TO what eX-
tent a resignation is not resignation, IS
exciting interest in army circles. An OF
fcer Of the army recently submitted MS
resignation, to take effect on given GATE
and the President accepted it. whereupon
1.-THE officer expressed a desire TO withdraw
his resignation.
! IL has been decided by the War Depart
ment that the withdrawal depends entire
Is on the consent OF both the officer VINO
submits his resignation and the ofilcial by
whom II must be accepted, provided that
10 rights of promotion Of the next IN rank
have matured In this particular case no
promotion has taken effect and the OF
ifcer has been Permitted TO withdraw his
Resignation.
In another case an officer has requested
q second examination for promotion nav
ing failed 10 qualify for advancement.
, The officer was examined in the usual
way. and, on learning OF his failure, rep
resented TO the War Department that ne
had been assigned TO duty separating him
from his command. and SO making II I'M
POSSIBLE for him fully 10 equip himseii
in certain lines Of work. The examining
board refused 10 take this view, ana the
War Department insists that the officer
having been disqualified. must abide by
that decision, the effect OF which is
years suspension from promotion
The officer next below the one who
failed has become entitled TO promotion,
and this makes il impossible 10 give the
latter man another examination until his
SUSPENSION has expired. II there were an
exception in this case, the military author
tiles insist. another officer would be de-
nriyed Of ar accrued legal right Of pro-
! motion.
ORDERS IssUBD.-The following or
ders have been issued:
ARMY.
CAPTAIN THOMAS l.. SMITH. from nth to
CAPTAIN ,sn PERCY PERCY NJ. COCHRAN, from 14th to
Captain saa JAMES V. HEIDI. LIST Infantry. at
, Tirs, Lieutenant NJ, JOHN F. CHAPMAN. from
r,Ssi h ,i 20 s BENJAMIN W. FIELD, from
Lave OF sbsence-second Lieutenant sHER-
MAN L. KIsER, Philippine scouts 10
NP'' J. NAVY.
Rear Admiral c. r. vREELAND, detached aid
for operations: continue as member General
boata ana ana ION FIsKE. detached aid for
Inspections; aid for operations command
Captain W. F. FCLLAM. detached coihInaiiIi !,
ant naval training station. Great Lakes: aIu
for inspections, Navy Department. was"
ps"mss,er CHARLES MORRIS. detached Bu,
reau OF Supplies and Accounts h'ung Tu'
the sumner. and on board when comms
Assistant Paymastsr II. r. SNYDER TO the
Birmingham. co,rprco>- d.
Assistant Payrnsster r. : RobEhls 80, ~ ~.
tached Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts; 'ne
ch3.f ' Boa,svsin A. r. BENzoN. detached tho
Iowa; naval station G s&s detached naval
station, Guam: home
MARINE CORPS.
(,o,on. f L. DENNY. auarternaster de
tached depot OF supplies. san franclsco'
Washington.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSH1PS.-The
following movements OF vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
Feb a--Ths Fox, at Bremerton; the Nash-
VILE. AZ Indian Head ,,, =,
Feb. io-rhe Mohawk and the Tallahassee a.
Arlington; the Marietta az navy EHu.
New YORK.: the Ontario. at Guantanamo ,ne
Tonopah, the Castine, the d.. the D.. tne
pa ana the Ell, at Guacanayabo Bay; the
Cesar. az Guantanamo.
SAILED.
Feb lo--The Nashville, from New Orleans
Head for washington; the Marietta, from
Hoboken for navy yard. New York: 49,
Feb. 1.-THE SaInar, from kiukang loI
FOR Vera Cruz; the Georgia, from Guanta-
rarno for Tampico.