New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-09
LINE AND STAFF
OFFICERS FIGHT
Disagree Over Legislation for
Relief of Naval Personnel
Daniels Takes Hand.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. April s-The boards OF
officers detailed by the Secretary Of the
Nevy TO draft legislation for the relief of
the naval personnel are In a squabble
over details of the measure tentatively
prepared There has been a disagree
ment between line and staff officers on the
proposal that staff officers be promoted
with their running mates OF the line. AZ
was discovered that IL this were carried
out without modification there would De
high ranking officers corresponding 70
rear admirals and captains In tho stan
out of all prop. ton 10 the numerical
strength OF the different branches. Secre-
tary Daniels refused TO approve the stair
corps measure. and II has been necessary
so TO change 1t as to reduce tho propof-
ton OF officers TO attain the highest
grades in the staff corps.
The difficulties encountered by the llne
officers are due 10 the probable cost. ihe
maintenance OF a commissioned person
mel of 200 officers, properly distributed IN
various grades, including four vice-ad-
nniraIs will necessltate the discharge with
a years pay Of the surplus number OF
graduating midshipmen. year by year. IL
uuI also be necessary 10 have an active
reserve list OF 700 officers who are not IN
Iira NJ promotion. but Will be available
for shore duty only This would cost an
additional 100000 for five years "r.
Daniels has asked the line of1cers ooaro
to go over their plan and see IL some
thing can be accomplished without mate
rally increasing expense. The line ON
csrs are not disposed to regard this phase
~ the situation favorably. and some or
tbem favor edhering TO their original
draft In that event. Secretary Daniels
may refuse 10 send II TO the Capitoi.
opDrRC YssUED-These army and
navy orders have been Issued
ARMY.
ror+s,n HALsTgAD DOREY. 4th Infantry,
report NAV 20 Major General LEONARD
WOOD. as aide-de-camp on his stan o.s >.
Captain SAMUEL b. ARNOLD. from S'n 70
resyes of absenoe-colonel SOLOMON W.
ROESSLER, corps OF engineers, taree
months from April IA; captain nn ,nonib on
SHELLEY. 11th Cavalry. one noun OF
relief from Walter Reed General Hospital
District OF Columbia; Major WILLIAM X.
GROVE. Guartermaster corps, twenty obSS
on relief from present duties.
NAVY.
rs.utenant p. p. STAFFORD. detached navy
yard. Washington, April 15' to leave OF
absence. .
yard. Charleston; 10 naval station; samoa
Lieutenant (junior grade) O. II. LAIRD, DE-
tached naval station. Samoa; to home
Passed Assistant Surgeon 2. W. BROWN.
detached Fore River Shipbuilding COM
pany Quincy; 70 Tallahassee. o..
Passed Assistant Surgeon T. ". RAlsO"'
detached the Kansas: 70 tho Idaho.
Assistant Surgeons VI. B. HIDEN and W. -
HETFIELD. medical reserve corps; oe
teched Naval Medical School. Washing
ton; 10 Asatic station. Via transport
.ss,sisnt Surgeon FREDERICK CERES.
medical reserve corps. detached Naval Me''
cal school washington. 10 the Kansas;
Chief Machinist w. B. STORk, de,ached ths
Ohio April %: 10 home. await orders
rsjos Nachinjst c. J. COLLINS. detached the
Alert: TO home await orders ~ .o,,.h.d
chief Carpenter j. 7. : MlLLErc oe,5er,
the New Hampshire; 70 home; await or SH
csrpenter c. y. LIQUED. to the New lamp
ps sRi' Clerk g. Il. KNOWLES. appointed TO
the Iowa.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSH1PS.-The
following movements Of vessels nave oech
reported to the Navy Department
ARRIVED.
,nru s-rhe Monaghan. the Wake and ne
Sterett At ST. Josephs Bay "a ''o -"
nanolis az Ensanada. Lower Cal
Anril The Aylwn and the Parker az No'
FOLK ward; the Celtic at New York YARD We
Ncrels az Newport: the Solace AZ New oi-
leans: the sonoma az Norfolk yard the Stia-
toga at Shanghai
April s--The Galveston AZ Paraag, = |.
SAILED
April The Marietta from New York yard for
Hoboken: the Brutus from Boston for Hamn-
ton Roads: tho Tonopsh, the d.. the DE-.
the D-3 the Ell and the E-2 from Key West
for Fernsndina.
April s-The Galveston from Parang for Jolo,
L. J.
The Ozark and IN. G-i vii leave Newport
shortly for New York yard.
Upon arrival AZ San Francisco from Puget
Sound the collier Saturn Will load a cargo
and proceed 10 Mexican waters.
Tho Leonidas commissioned al navy yart
Portsmouth.