The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-18
EXCHANGE OF RIFLES.
Soon the State AIilitiamen viii Have
Their New Krags.

Soon the State Militiamen VIII Hav
Their New Krags.
Adjutant- General Frost recent.
visited Washington to See If he coul'
not arrange with the war department
for an immediate exchange OF old 10
new rifles and uniforms for the mill, Ia
saving the freight bills for two ship
mentS.
He called to see the secretary of wa
in company with Senator Latimer, ant
was received by Assistant Secretary Q
War Sanger in the absence Of Secre
tary Root. Gen. Frost says he Wa
warmly received and after going owe
the provisions Of the new act OF con
gress it was determined that Soutf
Carolina could at once proceed to ex
change the Springfield rifles and car
tridges for the new krag-Jorgenser
magazine rifles. The requisition vii
go forward shortly.
The secretary of war has been 81
busy since the adlournnento of congres:
that he has been unable as yet t
place contracts for the furnishing o
the new regulation olive drab Uni
forms. consequently they will not bt
issued for some time. The depart
ment, however, has allowed Gen. Frost
to make requisition for khaki uni
forms and campaign hats for the Stats
militia for the summer. This requi.
Sition will be sent on at once. III
present blue uniforms will be con.
tinued in the service until the olive
drab suits are available.
Gen. Frost asked for authority to
loan to certain schools in the State,
not having commandants Of cadets
some of the old Springfield rifles. He
was informed that this could not be
done: that the law only allows the wal
department to loan rifles to military
academies having regular army officers
stationed at them as commandments,
and then only upon the fling Of an ap.
plication and bond from the trustees
of such institutions; that the State
cannot loan rifles at all. This will
mean that the Citadel's supply OF
krag j Jorgensen rifles will have to be
called in by the adjutant genera! soon,
and another supply secured in the
regular way.
Under the Dick act also the ex-
change Of equipments provided for
applies only to rifles and cartridges
and not to tents or camp eQulpage.
Gen. Frost also made inquiries about
the stationing of an army officer in
the cthce of the adjutant general:
Upon Secretary Roots return the de-
partment will determine whether to
detail active army officers to these
positions or retired officers.
Gen. Frost talked interestingly OF
the new uniform regulations Of the
army. There will hencefOrth be three
styles of uniforms for officers. The
first will be the full dress, with frock
coat and gold braid in abundance, a
heavily gold braided cap and a chap
peau. The latter will never BE- worn
while the officer is in the saddle.
The dress uniform will be exactly
like the present blue fatigue uniform,
with the exception that the caps will
have bell crowns. The infantry otfi-
GERS will no longer wear white stripes
on their trousers. bat lighter shade
of blue instead.
The new olive drab uniform will te
the same for officers as for prlvateS
save that a small strap will be worn
by officers on each shoulder, and the
leggins will be leather instead Of can
vas. No trouser stripes will be wcrn
by officers with this uniform.
1t is the latter uniform that will
be used exclusively in the service in
this State. The membe of the gov
ernor:s staff alone will wear the dress
uniform. All other officers will wear
the olive drab regulation. on.-The State.