New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Officers to Give Views on Naval
Personnel Bill.
GFrom The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. August -.
HEARING BEFORE HOUSE COMMIT
TEE Everything is in readiness tor 'ne
hearings on naval personnel by the HOUSE
Naval Committee. About forty otncers
OF various grades and represenuhS al
hrarches Of the navy have been nouneu
TO appear before the committee. IL Is
desired TO have as full and frank express
sion Of views il is possible TO OBTAIN
to which end no personnel bill has been
introduced. either AT the instance OF the
committee or by request OF the SecretdIS
of the Navy. In this way ofhcers "ho
appcar before the committee VIII ne dO'e
to EXPRESS their opinions without runnlns
tho risk of appearing TO criticise an ad-
ministration or a committee measure
Some of the line officers on duty III
Washington. however have helu Coi
ference with the idea OF coming 10 soii'o
sort of agreement as TO the views u 10
expressed by them. This action Is ho'
REGARDED with favor by members oil Tue
COMMITTEES who desire that there shal'
he no adjustment of Individual views pre-
ferrine that officers who have Opinions
10 express shall keep them 10 the CIV
that the committee may have every op-
portunity 10 acquire Information LOT ''
guidance. .,
Some of the officers also have prepared
drafts Of bills they are disposed 10 SUI
NIT i'm the hope that the committee HiH'
be aided in its labors thereby one s"s"
hin nroposes to establish promotion by
selection regarding which there mas Oe''
much animated discussion among oHi'ei'
who view with Apprehension such i'u
cal change in the method OF advancement
# has also been suggested thal t'e
strength of the personnel be mace ue
pendcnt upon the displacement. but there
Is opposition TO this because OF the vary
ing amount OF new construction year "
wear and also because II takes out OIL ''e
hands Of Congress and places "ithih V"'
control of the Navy Department the num-
her OF officers to be added periodicaHy u
the service.
The hearings will be OF great lmpor-
lance to naval officers, and many Original
/ suggestions are expected
! ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army
and navy orders have been issued.
ARMY.
Captain ALVIN c. GILLEM. sth cavalry 20
| San Francisco, sailing october 70 c .itis
regiment in the Philippines captain pi' ,
lem. from cavalry camp OF lnstruc , non
winchester. TO Fort Vs l.,nn.co
| C,rtain Hugh T. b. MELGiN. coast arm
Ierv. 10 Fort Leayenworth. sep,embcr l.,
Coptsin FREDERICK g. JohSSI 20 cav W
airy camp Of instruction. Ninehes'e'
thence TO proper station. Mum o,d-
/ First Lieutenant ARTHUR u. BCDp orc
senr.. To office chief Of ordnance iot
temporary duty for one mohu r,,vv
/ First Lieutenant NAPoLEON W, ~
infantry 10 proper station. Septeulrne' q,
! second Lieutenant GUY MCLEBLANb, 'th
cavalry. on expiration OF leave OF absence
10 Fort Riley. Tor duty at mounted ser
eoyc, ~ Sbsenc.-First Lieutenant Don
AID vs. STRONG 7th Infantry ono
month: First Lieutenant JAMES q. BUS
WELL. infantry, twenty days
NAVY.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C. " SHEPARD
detached naval hospital Puget SOUND u"
assistant surgeon F. II. HAIGLER. N r.
c.. naval hospital Sew T9T ,S.c ATTACHED
navy yard. Boston: connection htting our
tse vcstal and on board when commits
/ Paynraster clerk :. NJ. KATZER. appointed
to the Minnesota.
| MARINE CORPS
I Liutenant Colonel II FULLER. detached
marine barracks. Philadelphia; to Army War
captain r WESTCOTT detached marine bar
racks Annapolis. % the Maryland.
| Second Lieutenant A. VI JONES. detached
marine barracks Guantanamo. 20 marine
barracks. New York.
/ Rear Admiral H. r. MAYO Captain y =.
BRYAN. Commander S. =. FULLENWIDER,
Lieutenant Commanders ADOLfHUS AZ
DREWS and WILLIAM NORRIS. Lleuten-
ants c. r. MAYO ". = LOWE and ". y
/ HOWE. IIeutensuts Ounior grade . g.
/ BARNES. j. -. SMITH. v. x ftRNElI.
! NJ r. PIERCE. J G. VAN De CARR :. H.
| DENNEY J.. + SPEfCHER. A. VI r.
| ALLEN. A. VI. CHARLTON. JULES JAMES
and r. \. BURG, Assistant surgeons LOUIS
! LEHRFELD. r. u. HOLLOWAY. e. T.
! TREIRLY. r T. MMCRDO. r. \. FOR
| TFSCUF. ! -. LANE and J L. MANiON.
NJ r. c. commissioned
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs-The
| following movements OF naval vessels
| have been reported:
/ ARRIVED
I Aug. 6.-The Hannibal. a, North River. New
! York city
Aug l2-The Culgoa. at Iona Island. tho
| Celtic. al Newport, the Samar' at hiukians
SAILED
AUG To-The Osceola from Guantanamo FOR