New-York tribune., 1905-06-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
IFRoM THE TR1Bul,r ,.UREAU.l

Washington, June 10.
ARMY BIRELEss CooKING-James S. Mac
Coy. of New-Yorlz City, has written the Commits
sary General of the Army that he has noticed IN
the Washington dispatches Of The Tribune the ae-
counts of reless cooking and he asks that devices
of his own invention shall be tried by the army
subsistence officers at Fort Riley, Kansas. where
there are schools for army cooks and for army
bakers, and where for time Captain Michael
S. Murray, of the subsistence department. has been
conducting investigation into the method of
preparing food without fire. This is done by
of keeping food which has been partially cooked In
a receptacle which retains the heat Nh; MacCoy
success, at the Greater New-York Cooking school,
has invented utensils Of various sizes beginning
Rner ha m a e1 a a9e
en- hS Mhe sGs e y ey @ ne
sils will be tested at Fort Riley: AT that place
e to a aFs nss Il II is ss ssRsgd b5 os S
who are familiar with the method that it would be
AIDS FOR THE MLITIA.-SpeciaI provision
viii be made by the War Department to give the
National Guardsmen who will meet in ST. Paul at
tho annual convention next week information con-
corning army signalling and transportation. Off,
GERS Will be detailed TO deliver lectures on these
subjects. In the encampments Of the militia the
present other staff officers will be sent out
for similar duty. 1t is considered desirable that
National Guard officers shall know at first hand
all that It is possible to learn in theoretical way
the method Of Communication in the field On this
latter subject signal corps officers will be detailed
phone and buzsers the new ea wire and t3s de-
man Of the Signal corps, viii attend the session Of
the annual encampment in st. Paul. and Captain
GERS to lecture at the IL militia nanoeuvres. that Off
Ger having been detailed for duty with the Massa-
chusetts militia in July.
OCEAN GOING DRYDOCK-Considerable inter
est exists in the navy IN the method which will be
adopted for towing the big steel floating drydock
from Baltimore to Olongapo in July. This is one
of the longest and heaviest tows undertaken
by the government. II is expected that the dock
will be ready for shipment n IN the course @ or the tne
take five months TO get the structure around the
largest colIiers for the purpose OF towing.
THE CARRINGTON CASE.-The case of Major
Frank De L. Darlington. 1st Infantry. is expected
to reach Washington in the next few days. He
tried by the civil authorities in the Philippines
for alleged embezzlement. and was sentenced to a
term Of Imprisonment that than equalled the
remainder of his natural life. He was subsequently,
tried by court martial and is understood to have
been sentenced to dismissal It is this latter rec
ord which is on Its way to Washington. In the
mean time. the Controller OF the Treasury has de-
cided that CarrIngton may not receive the pay OF
his grade, inasmuch as he has been under arrest
by ection Of the civil authorities; THIS week the
Treasury to reconsider this decision. which is in
consistent with the existing custom. Major Car
of lieutenant colonel. ana for that reason he was
tried by court martial. Pending his appeal from
the decision of the civil courts. the officer out
on bail. and the War Department people insist
is subject to orders and has been tried by court
martial In Mr.. Taft's communication to the
Treasury Department he requested the Controller
to reconsider the case with the intention Of giving
he Is entitled until the President acts on the SEN
tence of dismissal.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued
ARMY.
reutenants. ordinance deParent have
DAN from Frankford Arsenal Springfield Arnsory;
FREDERICK w. HEINRICHs. Jr.. from Springfield
Arrnory Frankford Arsenal GIIBEs1sT a. STEW
Island Arsenal; JOHN E MUNROE. from Sandy
Hook Proving Ground watertOwn Arsenal; JOHN
ID. GILBERT, from Sandy Hook Proving Grounc 10
5Tankford Arsenal
Captain GEORGE X SPENCER, retired, detailed for
eaeral recruiting service at Houston relieving First
Lieutenant Harrison S. Kerrick. artillery corps
Captain WILLIAM V. JUDSoN and Second Lieutenant
building, New-York City for examination for pro
motion.
Following first Meutenants assistant surgeons from
San Francisco to posts designated: ERNEST -r1 l.
MORE. Fort Jay: PERRY L BOYER For. sam
Houston JAMES NJ. PIiAI<EN. Fort Logan y; Ftoots
relieving First Lieutenant WILLIAM e. NtSE' VINO
will proceed TO Fort Sheridan
First Lieutenant RODENCK +. OCOhISOH' assiSla-'
surgeon to Fresidio
E,rst Lieutenant WILLIAM C. FITZPATRICK. signal
corps. TO Fort BGyard
Colonel RAMSEY d. POTTS. Lieutenant Colonel JOHN
Srrr 7, IN TvrIE OCEAN RACE FOR THE GE