Show NINE OfFICERS Of TilE THE NA VY ARE RETIRED Washington Jul July For 2 For the tho good ot of the service 18 I the Ule only explanation Pl atlon the tile nav navy department I gives today tolay for tor fain retirIng the tho h following officers tam l Cap Cap- n Captain CaPtan John B. B Collins Collina VH CaptaIn t Edward F. F Captain Cap Cap- tam tain William S. S HOIR Hogg Commander mancor Leo LeI D. D Minor Lieutenant Commander Glenn j C. C LIeutenant Ham Commander VII Wll- Bush Lieutenant V T T II Commander I t m TM These un McCracken I were retired under th the personnel net act ot of 1899 and b by a board The captains constituted for tor that purl o e. e dores dore with three fourths are ara retired a as' as commodore commodores commo- commo ot of a commOdores commOdore's corn com pays pay as title In was n a Captain Mahan Is a brother of th the a expert ot of the tho Alfred T. T Mahan ahan and Is Captain yard ard nt at Pus Pus-et Sound tz tilt West est Virginia McCracken Is In charge o ot CaptaIn Collins a a. battleship Is In Sn command of the reserve CaptaIn h Is tim tho who nho I wa was Qt of his hla Of brn ta 1 t w 81 Ji w War ui t J 1 nor r a tf s lQ x ft 1 O or th ol co bc-co der- der ing dut du i In Oku Ocia- y 01 11 tr Lr Jew Jewell J ell Is bI tu officer the of ChaUn Cha I. I I o J EACh bt the goes So up un one eric ne grade rade with n pay ay of ot the thebe grade Kide e to which ho d. d With these r and the tha vol- vol y t r ot of n about bou t ten th lJ- lJ th s p nE department t ill n-ill be able ahle tC UP its plans lans of ot 3 lJ t s seventeen n officers Ih ve ir |