Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The military authorities are again Civ
| ing attention to the development of mill
tary department at the colleges WleT
army officers are on dutY as nist. .,,I
| of the art of war. The Inspecting ofilr"i'
have complained that al Only rev q
the seventy-four colleges in N" com II
are the regulations Of the WaI DcrIF;
m.nt observed 1t is said That at OhIi
: nine Of the institutions is the true mill
tafy spirit fully developed anu hurtuft'
1t is pointed out that the cniI"S"S Si',ii'
be willing to encourage Hllltdfy tIaliii!s
csueciallv as the institutions derive
revenue from the government on account
of the maintenance Of department Oh
military education. The War Department
officials are ANXIOUS TO have the SCHOOLS
tab. a greater interest in the subject
since tn re is what would be practically a
fighting corps Of cadets in these hliltaFE
departments. the exact number BENG
If SO of whom all but 2.iUJ were ilitetil
wears old. There are numerous denclrh-
tjcs to b. supplied. the inspecting nficers
saw, the principal need being modern
arms and equipment
Reports from army officers on the mi
litia organizations, including those OF
New York state, havt begun 70 rrach ne
tions from them will to made the subject
OF special report from the military SEC
rotary to the Secretary II Wa. fuI
coficS of the reports are forwarded ~
the adjutant generals of the various
states and are not to he given out IN
Washington. inaSmuch as hitherto the
militia authorities have objected 10 TINS
pubiicitv outside of their own control. AID
Whcp the War Department has given out
reports v Inch contain criticisms Of militia
commands the adJutant generals nave
usually filed protests. This year Inc re
ports Of the army officers vino Inspected
the militia organizations are not 50 So
we're in their criticisms rs was the case
last year Officers have taken into con
siderrtion the conditions which surround
the militia and the fact thai too mIch
must not be expected. The reports iudl-
Gates an increasing interest IN military
matters in the states and the establish
ment of militia commands on a practical
working basis.
Six or seven telephone manufacturers
ar" deeply Interested III tn" Cp:ttact~ 10
be awarded by the army signal office for
supplying telephone Switchb"ards 70 Nh.
signal service. Specifications Of a general
character have been drawn up by experts,
and bids have been invited from firms
III a position to furnish the material dur
ing the coming wear. Aside from ln''
profit in furnishing THESE switChboardS
under contract to the government, there
is more or less advantage to the con
tractors in being able to say that his de
vices have been accepted by the signal
corps.
Contracts have been made by the quar-
tcrmastcr general Of the army with a
firm Of shipbuldtrS at Camden. y. j..
for building two second class and one
third class harhOr boats. and bids hIV.
been invited tor the construction Of four
laU,,ches. These harhor boats are intend
I'd fur use AT The large ports of the CouH-
UrY where there are adjacent coast de-
fences. They will carry passengers ana
fl cight from fort to fort. The largest Of
the Vessels i To be OF steel. with a single
screw 10 feet long. with freight capa-
city Of j tons and a passenger capacity
of -. The third class boat is - feet
lorg and will carry y tons Of freight and
he 1I1n ytrhj n
he built are to be "a fe-t long, of l. feet
beam and drawing / fcet. They are ar
ranged for the transportation Of paSsen-
gers together with small amount Of
freight. such as for towing suhcalhre
targets and other artillery duties. with
the exception Of mine planting. They will
carry about 10 men and tons OF freight.
An important change has been made in
the system Of issuing clothing to the
regular army. Hitherto uniforms for TIL
enlisted men have been sent out from
the quartermaste.S' dcpots AT New York.
ladelphia. Chicago. JefferSonVilie. Ind:
San Francisco and other places. Hereafter
all such supplies will be transferred TO
other quartermaSter depOtS, including
that at New York. The new army r1gu-
lations require that clothing supplies
should be issued on acquisitions made by
chief quartermaSters approval by the de-
partment and division commanders This
has the effect OF taking the control of
Sucll ISSUES II plli tlie w ti i'ep'ti tiiic III
authorizes. and on TINS account the Wis
dom Of the new regula IONS Is questioned.
since II rtquHcS large STOCK 70 y Kent
on h;+nd anu thfS aLehs 10 lead 10 the nc
where such conditions would probably re-
-, nf da,,raii.,tions LX. Tho tnoth ARM
nnsrtarmasters who have charge of rIath-
NJ III, that ,riare snari.I f9ruItiac III
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rSSuiI M VIZ 1 ulIc SKI
~ r ", I,et.I 70 indi,,t M
dnrntlS Mhar, ~. srnnIias ynnid Ne knnt
IN conynIiionr.. IL HI s,,ste,r n isg5re
h. has desirnated the denGts ar PhiIa1ai
nbia and San Er,nrj>co
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