New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-11
lMY AND NAVY NOTES
Bids for New BattIeship Will Be
Opened Next Week.
From The Tribune Bureau.
Washington. February

COST INCREASED BY S-HOUR LAW.
secretary Meyer will open on Tuesday
=, next week the bids for the battleship
PENNSYLVANIA. The Pennsylvania is eX-
,,ctcd TO cost more than any of the other
ossels of the same type. largely because
Z tho additional restrictions Of the y
,our law. The shipbuildcrs competing for
he contract are in something of guam
lar, as 20 the extent the statute will bear
IN their work. II is apparent the inter
rotation Of the law will be more or
loss lincult task, especially regarding
1c PARTS of the vessel such as machin-
~ ard equipment not constructed with
L. the shpbuiding plant The S-hour
aw will increase the bids from 10 10 %
ocr cent over the price of a similar YES
e. 1u1. without regard TO it,
,'ne improvements on the Pennsylvania
compared with the ships of 1912 are of
.,inCr Importance 1t would be a ques-
ION TO be decided shortly after the open
ne of bids whether the vessel will he
,uipped with turbines or reciprocating
/ 80 zines II will be necessary TO make
= .ision promptly in order that the con-
at for the vessel may be awarded be-
ole March t. II is expected that the
id6ing will be such as to expedite the
Ia,ttpn OF the Navy Department. although
|Md, RS are invited TO submit plans oil
|be own, for hull and machinery. AS
a., 8 TO bid on the departmental de-
81,
o.inion among engineers is that
@, ,snt progress has been made in tur-
H., obstruction To warrant the adoption
L. q. type for battleships Certain
L. = have been made to produce the
H., propeller efficiency with a cor
|reeropdiac economy Of operation. Some
|oxpcrts believe that the day OF the re-
i ciprocating engine has passed, not only
| for the faster craft such as the torpedo
|, ant dcstroyers. but for the cruising YES
coils and especially for the battleshlpS'
Irbcre is a possibility that a novelty IN
motive mower will bo obtained by the
,donticn Of the reduction gear type
which enables the turbine to be used at
economical speeds. That type has ALREADY
made good record on board the collier
Ncn,uue. where IL has been tried.
| rompctition for the contract is likely
H. he confined TO the New York Ship
I,yldiuc company. the Fore River Ship
Yildinc Company. of Quincy Mass; the
lXcOport News Val Company and the
ramp shirbuildins Company, Of Phila-
Eclrhia.
| ORDERS ISSUEp.-The following or
ers have been issued:
| ARMY.
Iv,io- FRANCIS r. HOLSTER. 18th Cavalry'
/ A. o0co ~ adiutant general OF the army as
acting adjutant general -
| ATTAIN HOWARD II. ANDRES IRON quar-
| ,ernIas'er corps: assigned 18th Infantry
a .g. 'g Join ". BARNES, from assignment
| ,s,,a.n HARRY !. WATSON. coast artillery
| f-o.r 10Th Company 10 unassigned lisi
|. .ut.uaut THORNE sTEAYER. lIth lnian-
| -~, 10 Trenton a. nspector-instfuc'or OF
| .9uizeI militia OF New jersey.
l~.rora Lieutenant JOHN l.. BELlItR. coast
| a-tiicf7- TO Walter Rced General Hospital.
lSoconI lieutenant HARRY ". CANTiS. Fhli-
| ,pp.n' Scouts. 70 san tfanclsyo' I, NJ
| MANILA sailing from san Francisco Msrcn >
I,esve, az absence: Colonel ARTHUR {. ~
| TAw infantry. recruiting officer, one mon'h
| f.,-. march -. captain RALPH II. GOLD
| TVWAITE medical corps, two months on
! arrival i'm United states; Captain DENNIS
| gftcen DAYS on relief from present duties
| rsntain LEO 7. FOSTER coast arthlery'
| ono month: thence from Walter Keed teI-
| mai ITospiral 20 proper station; Major VA
| l,CE DE WITT. medical corps, one month.
| NAVY.
\ s,ro-srt O. n. CARTER detached the New
| Jersey. leave: resignation accepted 10 take
| cger' April 10. ,, 49,
lr,r Engineer :. A. BAKER. detached nav.
| Yard Ncy7 York; 10 Asiatic station.
| MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The
following movements Of vessels have
Iheen reported 20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
lTen THE Des Moines. al Guacansy aoo pa
lret s-Tne Gloucester. at navy HarG New
| Y.ri-. the Justin the Paul Jones ana me
| treble AT san Diego g..
lTeh The Utah the Florida the Norm ia
| tota the YanktOn and the Soiace. al 'ud.'
| tsuamo: the Eruius. a. Constahiin'l'e' '--
| Patspsco, a. Cape lIaytlen.
| SAILED.
Is. S-The PatspscO, from Guantanamo tof
| cane Uavticn: the Gloucester from Nt"
| Yo.k for navy yard, New York. the FOX
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