New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22
ARMY. AND NAVY NEWS.
Brom The Tribune Bureau-)

Washington, January Il
MIXED UNIFORMS TABOOED.1The wearing OF
the military and naval uniforms is suoJect III
which the president takes keen interest he mas
already expressed his dsapproval OF pracuce %
some officers Of going about rather niutho i
clad so far as the regulations Apply 10 'ioA - S
narel II is with approval, therefore tnat S
nanartment has received from Genera - S1iifor
FlInston commanding the Depar en- n4 several
ma re tpstoned in the vicinity Of San branclsco
VINO make practice OF al paTt Of the army UNI
form and in part of civilian attire r ne ha to the
II aynn them Of this irregularity and cal
Ing their attention TO the War PEI aTmv
lions describing the UNIFORM Oh lho 0'
PRIZES FOR ARMY CooKs.-1enera n
Sharpe. commissary general OF the army. I0 -
pIan for giving prizes to those VINO MAKE ltlo ,,N
shoU,ng in competitions in cooking ana sosFt 70
Tb{s "a done in foreign armies with great De t ,be
system food RTsgaF5a ais1e for Woaa aus
iste cooks and bakers to much better "ox oI MA
had the ond reward them their skill The
schools OF cooking and baking al the enlisted men
who are selected for this sort OF T1rR 9" veil as
classes now are CAPTAINS ey d do the actual cooking
and baking and learn at Fst naa Of preparing
0 od + is General sharpes idea that sT wouq
furnish prizes for each class anu -e
would be money well invested
T1REMENT FOR sAILORs-The Secretary
NJ the NAVY will be asked to indorse the ptopo 1
ffOn q change or law WHICH, "A--
ment Of enlisted Of the navy al'el So
- +,,,an+1,f1ve wears as is the case with en4sIeu
men of the army and navy maTi4e CO pond,tions
ny +be+ there should be equality OF conalLtGSt1S
IN ali Of the services. and that rnore0Her ssbofS
in either the army navy or nldri5 UoaS sbond
AZ toxrord retirement that is, II a man sllo
800 s,1ccessivey the three services the
Sined period will go toward counuIns not axacTon
~ Years for service before an enLsIeo nan nan
NAV be retired but 1t is proTldeo IN ra cbed The
no one may be retired unIlI ne ne i 70 Grange this
age Of fifty years 1t Is PROPOSED 70 IuaSStv-fve
g. as To have the retirement aIIer w ~ tic
Years service without regard 10 tHe "@e -
beneficiary.
NEw SIGNAL, DEVICE.-For some time the ON
rs Of the signal corps Of the army have been Try
to m get a portable switchboard for use IN con-
ao+,on With the field telephone. the s"ltctoOGTIu
furnished by commercial concerns We aUnerts n
and heavy for transportation anu AZ DortebIe
ene .ohIne-d and an order has been placed IOE
az, ~ them II is IN the shape OF q oox aDoGl
two feet square the ID o. T VbaT and lifted with
strap so that 1t may be carried y q
r. viii he mounted tripod rms Itr
~ the switchboard will provide the means " soa
t-oro,,nic9tion by field telephones with the same
Soniiitv as a permanent means Of communication
ROCKS FOR LONG CRUISEs.-The Navy De-
a-+roar+ will shortly 60 into the market again Tor
a Iarea quantity of books. In the last three years
the government has purchased more literature OF
this sort than ever before LheSe opohS ao Tor
ec nIp scion library collected and placed on
board the ship In the next Iot OF pooKS s ~ o09
bought the specifications can Tor apouI s4o.ouO
18Th of qualifications Of all sorts. There is con-
siderable fiction of sort which appeals 10 the en-
listed men and of approved meEls mere Is aiSo
natmrs that the men may have every opportunity
to tts- pursue any line OF inquiry.