New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
washlngton. pecember %.

r-T-RBT1lE TORPEDO TEST.-The naval ooaId
,rhich went to South Brooklyn TO inspect the Gurus
+,rbsrs 81 the Bliss works with view to observing
t.- o,e-ztip,1 and the economy OF the system as
1Y,pied 20 motive power for the new battiesl'pS
has submitted report. The board found haueh y
interest the members and the junior ofncers WV
sccon,naned 1t, and there is every promise eloe
romething will out Of the turbine prlne'ple. @
rbere are advantages already in that system ou'
,be,e remained some things to De desired IN In. Inc
anpicatiou OF the turbine to naval uses ne de-
80 makers are advancing rapidly toward the 5 oe
sired end OF economy in the eNpegoIeqqtFi qti,9 down to
r,isinS speed with small loss of fuel that She ee
H. turbine shall he adopted for one OF the s On
ships but it i& believed that the heat Nv steIn II
Sos- be recessar 20 await further development s s
fne g inc ; its present state of efficiency is not ai19
gether satisfactory Sueh i ehse sb iTooroyements
.. ,on Mace the turbine IN the class Win tle
epTocas bicl5 visited south Brooklyn does not
b. means settle the ;.t o The turbine propo-
stion than has been the situation hi'"ei''
CHARCOAL. COFFEE COOKER.-Arnly officers
who have to do with the supply Of food ana drink drink
n troops on the road contemplate extensive tests
with a new coffee cooker. In this case the ruei Is
charcoal instead Of coal and oil, which latter aFe
considered more or less dangeTous On ,,tS,
trains # It is found that charcoal can be useq win IN
ssfefv and with good effect. it viii be posslote 10
fpFniSn SGtge II the e8Spendtnre Of money in
voved in this supply II is eonsloeFeo GER snaeaiI on
55s;ances ~ and anything which adds TO the
fscilities OF faorshiv reearded by those in
4bo-ity The charcoal cooker is so consTucteq 11at
I1orfsfion Ii has already been tested at columbus
barracks Ohio, and is proposed for furtheT 'I'SI Oh
the road
CRITICS OF ARBrTs NAvY.-The army trans
nrt service is going 10 be attacked again this year.
5 some of the critics are already in possession OF
figures which they claim VIII show that the service
has been great expense 70 the goyernI@ent men o5 ana
s he rterr1aster general. That official is also
.. Ie y ibI+ efsfisfics IN behalf of the branch.
59s G so 5astied to he disturbance over the whole
question and the army qllarterTaSters are PLePaFeu
ssy 4hat the transports render more trustwerthy
service ana JTniSn leir Tsiiies Who must travel long
distances by water than would be poSslnIe uIIeII
lines aIs CUM ''''
..sKy PI1. OTIS" AROUSED.-The chaplains OF
the navy are highly wrought up over the suggestion
os Secretary Bonapsrte that their corps be increased
IN, sn,ploving ten carsyTnen of the various demon.
ilsSlos q s - PonaraTte'e idea that these temporary
chaplas shall demonstrate ndlyldlal IlLlesS MIr.
view 10 being selected for permanent comm
in the corps The ehaplains say that this will be
66Isci5e The chaplains on a par with contract
method and suggests obtaining lne SSIHices
Claims are always sensitive of any change winch
sgges,S6; a9a 5OF IF eoFearg en % fong there was
much feeling because the chaplains dld not nave
iev Gs to nterpose objection to the scheme which
f1ar1 a
BETTER LOCKERS AT BARRACKs--The effect
f hygiene and cleanliness has been obtained after
considerable ingenious consideration in the design OF
the new steel lockers which TO be furnished me
army posts There was considerable rivalry a5n49ing
bidders obtain the contract Tor ms sgoSsala4 ,
1ioo of competitive samples the qlarteT1asJer gem
Saet loigh nv foot inches deep and foot inches
wide There interior shelf at the top ano an
az f,o++o Ttla
Ventilators aud the locker is set squarely on the
0Of f& the T5a deduao4 n0 foe of refuse @ More than The
top IS santed SO that & it InnS G e ess to tirow oid
material These metal lockers take me pace OF Ls
which are the cause 91 & gre gdI ots4 Ger is IS pTsctical
one way or another. Lhe ne" iocAel - "a
proof against petty thleVery
AsIATTC NAVAL BAsE.-The Navy Department
nurooses to establish the navy dockyard ana war
base at Olongapo as soon as possible, and to TINS
A5 e arranging 10 transfer the repair plant now at
seneTaI Toard TO have at Olongapo the only repair
station for the Asiatic fleet. ana every effort En
be install machinery and other IscLoaSs s5 S
for doing work by The time the noauhg qISe a9fJ
reaches Olongapc. This ought to oe, AZ IS esL-
,sn be done in that period. but steps have been
taken to at least start the dockyard SO there may
-ouate means of carrying on important work
WIDENING THE MILITARY VISION.-A New
York concern viii furnish 500 field glasses for the
army It was intended that there should be 80 OF
4base classes ordered by the War Department, and
bids that number were recently lnNiLs1 Os On
glasses purchased earlier in the year and issued 70
the troops in the field, two glasses geIls 70 geIh
conpeny. battery and troop as tar as Fossslin1e i
The glasses are OF German make Win CSIIai, IN
movements suggested by signal of1oeTs Inc latesI
sample so pleased those in charge OF TINS equip mp
4ne1t Il decided to double the oroer Inc
glasses are the best which are issued TO any army
in the world.
FOR OFFICERS COMFORT.-The Navy Depart
rnent viii purchase for delivery the Brooklyn
ArTleTi ipoT
Smyrna rugs These are intended for the senior
Z Minnesota, the expensive rugs going IN
these rooms and the Smyrna rugs IN the NardfooIn
and Tuessrooms OF the ships IL mas oen "a IN M a,
market after examination OF samples submitted 10
& the BROOKLYN Navy Yard. Hereafter rugs hdhg-
3ugs and internal fittings OF TINS sorI VIII De Pun
chased under contract, after public competition
bids being invited By the paymaSter general OF Ie
navy although the supplies come under the Bu-
Teau Of Equipment.
ARMY COOKING REFORM.-The New-fork
Cooking School which makes speciality of con-
strcting devices for so-calIed freless cooking. is
engaged in building for the War Department. the
built. Ii viii be OF SUI
Tcient take IN the entire meal OF company
and built that il will fit into the body OF an
cooker such scale will provide for the pro-
T1sionIng Of company. troop or battery OF men III
The field There is doubt, say army cofnnllssarY y
officers. that the freless cooker Is Of decided ad-
vantage means OF preparing food lh garrison 5
where domestic appliances may be employed win
success II IS quite dneTent matter however, to
drEieSS cooker TO the beSI aoFsiJAlase III
f The field. There are many obstacles TO The trans
portation Of such an apparatus but with the large
cocker built IN New York and shortly TO he delN-
cred 10 the connissaFy officer at Fort Riley Kan.
It is believed that favorable results may be OBJ
fained and that the preparation of food for com
nj fra 80 fiAld