Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Marine Corps to Be Increased
to 5000 Men.
GEN. ELLIOTT'S PLANS
SENTENCE OF A RECENT LOCAL
TRIAL APPROVED.
Regulars to Take Part in Massachu-
sets Militia Encampment-Inter-
preting Firing Regulations.

the marine corps. has arranged for the
Immediate enlistment of about $500 men
for service In the United States Marine
Corps. This number includes an increase
In the corps of 100 men authorized at the
last session Of Congress and about 2.e00
men to replace about the same number
whose terms have expired. These enlist
ments will make the total enlisted strength
or the corps 1900 men,
Recruiting stations have been established
in all the principal cities of the country,
including Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Altoona, Pittsburg. Cincinnati,
Kansas City, Nashville, Detroit, Milwau-
kee. Chicago and ST. Louis. Although many
of the men will be obtained from the east
ern seaboard cities, 1t Is believed that the
majority of them will be recruited in the
middle west. An officer of the corps says
that experience has shown that the men
obtained from the interior states are of
better material and make better sea sol
diers than those obtained from the more
populous districts along the coast. The en-
listments are for four years.
Fort Washington Court Martial.
Brigadier General Grant, commanding
the Department of the East, has been called
upon to pass on but one court-martial case
tried In that vicinity during the past week.
The in question is that of Private
Charles l.. Sparks. Doth Company. Coast
Artillery, who was tried at Fort WASH
ington, Md, and found guilty of being alb
sent without leave. and sentenced to be
confined at hard labor for three months,
and to forfeit so month for the same
period The sentence was approved.
Going to Militia Encampment.
Brigadier General Grant. commanding the
Department of the East. has ordered the
LIST Battalion of 5th Infantry. under com
mand of Major Wallis o. Clark. of that
regiment, to Westield. Mass. to take part
in the encampment of the Massachusetts
state troops at that place from July to
10. This action was taken by General Grant
with the understanding that the army
would be put under no expense.
Interpreting Firing Regulations.
The question having been raised by the
commanding officer, Troop I, 9th Cavalry,
at the United States rifle range at Area
dia, Mo-. General Chaffee. the chief of staff,
has decided that the firing regulations for
small arms cannot be construed to author
ize a soldier to place the butt of his car
bine under his blouse in order to keep the
piece more firmly against his shoulder IN
rapid firing in target practice.
Contract for Operating Tables.
j. D. McGonigle & Co. of Baltimore have
been awarded the contract for supplying
the War Department with fifty surgical
operating tables to be used in army hos
pitfalls
To Assist Gen Mills.
Captains johnson Haggod and James III.
Williams of the Artillery Corps have been
detailed as assistant to General Mills. chief
of artillery and ordered to this city for
duty.
An Auxiliary Warship.
Acting on the report of naval board.
the Secretary of the Navy has placed the
steamship Mariposa Of the Oceanic Steam
ship Line on the list of vessels available
for naval purposes in case of war under
the provisions of the ocean mail subsidy
statute.
Appointed Second Lieutenants.
It is announced at the Navy Department
that w. C. Wise. jr.: w. D. Smith. w. w.
Buckley, H B. Pratt and r. Coyle have
been appointed second Heutenants in the
United States Marine Corps.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral w W. Meade and Lieut..
Commanders F. Boughter and T. Washing
ton and Lieut.. C. R. Kear have been COM
missioned on the active list of the navy
from July 1.
Lieut. Commanders r. B. Higgins. A. W.
Grant and J. A Hoogewerfr. to Annapolis,
Md.
Lieut. Commander G. R. Clark. to Nor
dant.
Lieut. r. c. Bulmer from the navy yard,
this city to Coasters Harbor Island, Nara
gansett Bay. r. l., for instruction at the
naval torpedo station.
Lieut. D. F. Sellers, from duty in COM
mand of. the Stewart to Greenport, l. L. for
duty as aid on the personal staff of Rear
Admiral William H. BrownSon, on board
the West Virginia
Lieut. K. NJ. Bennett. to Norfolk, Va, for
duty in connection with this torpedo boats
In reserve.
Passed Assistant Surgeon wv NJ Carton
to the navy yard. this city, Tor duty In the
naval hospital here.
Naval Constructor ]. H. Linnard resume
duties in this city upon the completion of
the tests of the dry dock Dewey.
Army Orders.
First Lieutenant Walter G. Penheld, ord
nance department. has been ordered to visit
the c. H. Cowdrey machine works. Fitch
burg, Mass, on official business pertaining
to the inspection Of ordnance material. and
the works OF the Archibald Wheel Com
pany, Lawrence. Mass, on Official business
pertaining to the inspection OF wheels for
mobile artillery material.
Lieut. Col. Sedgwick Pratt, Artillery
Corps. has been detailed for service and to
fill vacancy in the Inspector generals de-
Dartment.
Maj. John Anderson. q. s. A. retired, has
been relieved from duty at the Massachu-
sets Agricultural College and detailed for
recruiting service at New Haven. Conn.,.
relieving Maj. Willis T. May, 18th Infantry,
who has been ordered to join his regiment
Mai Chauncey b. Baker, Quartermaster,
has been ordered to Philadelphia, Pa, on
official business pertaining to the quarter
masters department In connection with the
boats in process or construction at that
place
Maj Frederick P. Reynolds. surgeon, has
been ordered to temporary duty as acting
chief surgeon of the department OF the CO.