New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.

Officers OF the Army have been reminded in sew
ersl instances Lately, as have also officers OF t"'
Navy that It is not only impolitc for them 10 eN-
press publicly the suggestions that nave CONT 80
their minds since reading the PRESIDENTS mc79"e"
on the Venezuelan boundary dispute. but that IL ~
IN violation of the regulations laid down in the
pine Book" An officer is not prohibited rom
thinking in the same way that citizen cNlnah IL,
but he is prohibited from giving uiterance 10 hs
thoughts as a civilian does. For instance Gtheia
Merritt said few days ago that in ms cpi.n ,ne
United States would and should take inc hnua,Nr
and Invade Canada at and make That COUNT
the seat of in of a declaration OF war Dy
country would solve once the problem OF tne d.-
fence Of the lake ports ana hSt I9rC coct and
muster could overwhem the country.
Other officers have expressed opinions similar
to that Of General Merritt, but Notwithstanding ina"
officers OF the Army human and patriotic inc
Secretary Of War admonshes them that they must
be discreet and not make public their yiews' h -,
officers shall not condemn crticise the course
Of the President at any time under pena iSe0 0i
court martial. but II Is niue haru upon '"e'' -
be reproved when they applaud his course
Aro,her instance OF n violation OF the regulations
FOR the better government Of the Army IS that OF
an officer who submitted bill to be introduced IN
Congress providing a benefit TO himself ana ac-
companied it with Letter to the the ad of conrres
The regulations declare that no oicep Is
70 influence or stemps 10 Tha War bepartment
harmed OF the case and 1t has resulted In repr!-
mand and warning 10 me Iifer Min mpunity
A genera, order Just issued by General Wheaton
IN which IS incorporated the repor; on the small arms
practice for the target year Of 1895 in the Depart
ment of Colorado points out many defects III the
new magazine rife 1t not only frequently misses
fire. but its trajectory and ann cann3 be deP eara
Director Hartsum said of the krag-JorgehSeh ilne.
The Krag-Jorgsnsen is not diaboical' experii,,3
thus FAR prove that the bullet makes II c.eaH M.S
through hard substances cutting bone rather IMAM
fracturng 1t. Many lives will thus be saved III "''
The chief ordnance officer Of the Department OF
Missouri has since reported that The ne" rihe
has been regarded as more humane IMAM Tue
Springfield because in making wounds not heces-
sarily fatal 1t Is less likely 20 mangle or 10 m
lure bones and muscles by snaticrng or mc,railhs
Them" Another says that the Dui's Is IT,
liable TO strike vital part OF me oo9E. me
bullet passes clean through tho body ana niless
It touches vital part the injutea person Y
is large and Jagged. II would seem tnat th'
rife has some marked ADVANTAGE In ihs rfs Ip,
Tor i'm war the object OF one army Is TO disaplt
the other. and this may be done as efeciVeN Dy
woundins by killing.
correspondent asks series OF questions INC
answers TO which may be summarized as foio"s;
Tho law OF May Il. 1885, provides mat wneh
cade, has gone through all of the classes ~ the
Military Academy and has received a regular dip
Iona OF graduation from tho academic stan, lee
may be commissioned Il second lieutenant IN any
arm or corps of the Army In which there may %
a vacancy AM the duties OF which b" may nave
been Judged competent - perform. Dut, IN cast
there shall not a the time be a vacancy IN .Suth
arm or corps, he may. at the discretion 81 ne
President, be promoted and commissioner IN u
as an additional second lieutenant, win the usua!
nav ana allowances Of a second ltutenani. unN
q vacancy shall happen. The pay Of a catet AZ
the Academy is $3.50 year. ana ms ~ CONSIDERED
sufficient, with proper economy, Tor MS suppoIL
The expenses Of candidate for board. washing
lights etc. after he has reported, AMI pr1f 10 MS
admis -ior Will be abou, $40 hmm, tlate4y after
being admitted TO the institution, he must ne pro
videi with an outfit of uniform, the cost or when
viii be about 800. making total sum of VICE. winch
amount mus, he deposited with the treasurer OF
the Academy before the candidate Is admitted.
The Secretary OF War has appointed a new
board of which Assistant Commissary-General G.
A. Woodward is chairman. 10 decide upon an
emergency ration. The board will have placed At
its disposal the reports made by tho boards at thc
several posts several months ago. and Will be
permitted to carry It's investigation further An
emergency ration is some thing that the Army does
not provide at present, and II Is thought Dy many
officers that u ration small In bulk and OF good
keeping qualities should be adopted as soon a.
possible for hasty marches and the like Rather
sensational information was published some weeks
ago to the effect that many OF the men OF one Of
the commands became seriously sick after eating
the ration. The general complaint was nausea
and diarrhooa.