New-York tribune., 1906-09-26

nG mept Wi viii make the best Of the situation however
with the plan made by a board Of experts
FIRELESS COOKER TEsTs-Under the direo-
ton OF Commissary General Sharp OF the army. ex-
periments have been made at the practice camps
this summer with reless cooker. The cooker has
been used by the army for some time in an expert
mental way, but has recently been tried under
severe service conditions. The results have been
particularly satisfactory both the officers OF the
commissary department and to the men in the
neld- The cooker now in has four cornpar1-
ments and weighs when empty about one hundred
and twenty pounds. Il Will hold twenty gallons Of
food enough TO supply a meal 10 a company OF In
fRntTy or a troop OF cavalry. General Sharp says
that the cooker constantly employed this sum-
meT when the troops at the various encampments
were sent out a march TO bIvouac for the
night, IN preparation for manoeUvres the next day.
Before ths left their posts cookers would
be filled and placed IN wagons. The next morning
the men served with hot breakfasts from tho
cooker the meal consisting usually stewed meat
and vegetables. soft bread and coffee On these
marches and bivOuacs no cooks were taken along
and without the freess cooker the men would have
had to do their own cooking. On outpost duty the
troops have found the cookers invaluable. because.
as no fires permitted OutpOsts, the men
would have TO eat cold rations were IT for the
cookers. General Sharp says that some dificuIry
the same time preventing them from leaking. A top
ticaIly seal the cooker The material from which
the cooker is constructed IS also being considered
ORDERS ISSCED.-The following orders havs
been issued:
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military secretary WashinstOR.
corps from 18th Battery field artillery. Fort Riley.
Captain GEORGE H, SHIELDS. 1r. 80 Infantry. report
to Major General ADOLPHUs W. GREELY. St
Major william L BGcR sd Int infantry. now a, Mobile.
Military Aoademy Columbia science Columbia
Resignation Of First Eeutehant SAMUEL CALDWELL.
First Lieutenant HENRY c. sTAHL. "a TO sth In
First Lieutenant LAURANCB o. MATHEWS. 9Th to %
NAVY.
Captain HENRY AI1NET'r retirsd from Naval Hospital
Captain y. EARGENT, to the General Board Navy De-
Commander W. G HU1ME. retired, detached from the
navy yard Norfolk, 10 Office Judge advocate general
COrmander + s RODGERS the Fourth Naval Dis
Commander a. c ALAIY. retired detached from the
Navy Department TO charge naval coalins station.
Lieutenant F nI74 BALDWIN to tn. Connecticut.
Assistant surgeon J P DE BRU1R detached tronl the
ana Surgery, Navy Department.
MOVEMENTS OF VESsELS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
September 24-The Yankton the Maine. Missouri the
Kentucky. the keaTsarge. the Alabama, the Illinois
Tones, Mare Island.
6.pternher 25r-The Iroquos at Midway
SAILED.
September 2SThe YanktOn. from Bar HAbor FOR Prov
Eeptember 24The Iwana from Boston FOR Provncetown
Preble. from Blaine for Santa Barbara:
from Newport News for Havana: the Paducah
from Msccris for Sanchez
September 25-The Sterling from Monte Christi for
Sanchez.