The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-08

The Expense OF and Service Bcnde=-
eel by ESPortS-Iasigaiu Of TIL.
ARTILLERY CorpS-NcsN Flag for a.
izhiIinpIucS-N Discussion OF shoe
Tia. annual report of tho Qu1rtsrmast.
/ General of the Army. which was prepared
1y Colonel Amos $. kIuuau AS "a SUP
B.,wout8ry statement Of the work Of IN.
t,pHrtm mt. was mad. pulic today. DO
contains store If Information upon tn.
.aripu- problems which have coufroutl,
-his branch oi tho army during the pas.
year. Reports ar, made boy the various
Ulcers IN the Cuarteruaster Generals
department..
The records show that 800 accounts
and claims for transportation. amounting
GOD SES.55fGS. WEI, received al the office
Examined. ana transmitted for settlement
turing the fiscal year ended June 80. 1901
OF these. 2.oG6 accounts amounting to
-.-o.'i5-a- were ChaTgeabIc Go appropria-
ions of the War Department for the sey-
era! fiscal years iE which tn. service wa
rendered, &.Gi9 accounts of other depart.
msnts. amounting to $iI.Nf-G exclusive co..
nond-aiG,d service and telegraph &C
counts. The accounts for Geographic ser
vice examined 10y this otnce and trans
mittCd Tor settlement were G52, amounting
To ygN. 561E5.
There were 2,3i3 accounts for bOud-aidod
service received NJ this office. amounting
TO SG4o,662sI. OF these. L4>2 accounts
were chargcablc to appropriations OF tn
War Department. amounting to $751;
s0142, and SCI accounts for other depart
mcUts. amounting TO C9.-62@9
y lcrcthy report upon the transport
service upon the Atlantic and Pacific
is 1vr f.r lNl-.......
Bird Deputy Quartermasssr General
United States Army. showing the work
and expenses Of this service.
Lieut.. Col William :. Patten explains
! the operations of the clothing and
equipage supply branch office. showing
| the provision made Tor the trops in the
| field. The total cost of clothing and
and cquipage issued TO the militia
amounted To $aZ0NsI- In addition to
| this he adds tissues of clothing and
I other equipments to the money value of
I,DZl0 were made by the Navy Depart
mcnt to the naval battalion Of the Dis
trIct OF Columbia NOW part Of the Ma
uoual Guard, under tho provisions Of the
act OF Congress approved May H. 1881.
| and proper credits given therefor by
Ll-st-l OK appropriations upon the books
u the Treasury Department
| Considerable attention is devoted to the
question Of The reorganization of the sy~-
TEN OF Inspection. While iu regard 20
{ the Improvements in uniform Colonel
fatteu says
"Of the several kinds Of headgcar is
/ sued 20 the enlisted men Of the army
| none appears TO give better satisfaction
/ than the campaign hats Heretofore. in
/ those intended for the troops in She Phil
I lppiues a corrugated insertion OF leather
underneath the sweat band was provided.
D 50 as To give q better ventilation. IL has
! been asc-rtaiEed that this CurruEatiGn
I doee not retain its stiffness. This office
] therefore took up the subject and caused
| the purchase OF I,pyg each of hats with
/ corrugated aluminium and cclIUlOid in
SertIDns-
of these. $50 each were sent 70 Manila
/ and 80 each 10 Cuba for trial in active
/ service Reports from Cuba have al
| ready been received which indicate that
| the proposed change 80 ventilation meets
! with universal favor preference being
/ given 20 the ceIulOid cOrrugatious.
| Ever since the outbreak of the Span
| lSh-American war this office has en-
/ GeaVored 10 provide underwear that shall
/ Dee suitable 10 the climate Of our new
/ tropical possessions III which the troops
/ are serving With view to- ascertainiug
/ the particular kind Of underwear that
/ should be furnished. this department has
! been supplying light cotton understands,
! Jean drawers, uankeeu as well as naius00k
/ uudershirts and drawers
The latter were considered the most