Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
ARMY AND NAVY, NEWS
Changing the Remount Service.

Changing the Remount Service.
radical change in the renount service
of the army has been recommended by
Brig. Gen. Carter, commanding the Depart
ment of the Lakes, who is considered an
authority on that subject and was sent to
England and France in 1903 to investigate
It. The beneficial results to the Artillery
Corps of a chief suggest to him the pro-
prlety of restoring the position OF CHIEF or
cavalry by order. no act of Congress, ne
says being deemed necessary. The re-
mount service. according to his view, should
be under the direction of chief o1 cavalry
He says that much observation and STUDY
have changed the opinion once he!o by MIN
that the contract method OF purchase OF
public animals by the quartermasters de-
partment was more economical and as sat
fsfactory any other. The COST lot trans
portation and other expenses, incident 10
distribution Of horses purchased under con-
tract he says, is very great and, In ms
opinion, the purchase of Individual animals
throughout the year. whether by selecteu
officers or civilian agents without The inter-
yention of rniddIemen would be much more
satisfactory and would in a short time de-
velop regular market for cavalry and ar,
tiaery horses. He says that the methoo
suggested would tend to steady prices, en-
courage farmers engaged in raising horses
of the kind wanted and give better satisfac-
ton to the mounted branches
From Warrant Rank to Commissions.
Warrant Machinist Charles s. Joyce or
the battleship Louisiana. having passed the
professional and physical examinations, Will
be promoted to the commissioned grade OF
ensign. Gunner Max NJ. Frucht of the
Washington navy yard passed the profess
sional examination for advancement to the
grade of ensign. but failed in the physlcai
examination. He will be re-exa mined In
few weeks and if physically sound Will be
promoted. Other warrant officers were ex-
amined but In their cases the result has
not been announced.
An italian Cruiser Coming Here.
Washington is to be visited in short time
by the Italian cruiser Fieramosca. which
is now in Jamaica, and will sail directly
for the mouth of the Potomac and anchor
off Alexandria. Va, to give its crew an OPP
portunity to visit the American capital:
Naval Graduation Exercises.
Secretary Bonaparte will be the only
speaker at the graduation exercises at An
papolis next Wednesday, when the eighty
six members of the first class held over
for summer instruction will finish their
work at the academy The exercises will
be in Bancroft Hall instead of in the big
armory.
Examinations for midshipmen who will
ruary of next year and are candidates for
promotion to the rank of ensign are in
preparation at the Navy Department and
will be sent in a few days to mdshipmen
In all parts of the world. The examinations
will be given November !, and it is ex-
pected that the papers of the young officers
will all be returned to the Navy Department
by January l.
Seamen Officially Commended.
No Of no has a
letter to the commandment of the navy yard
at Norfolk expressing the departments APP
probation of the gallant conduct of Appren-
tice Seamen w. II. Follansbee, H. Davis
and w. w. Miller. Coxswain J. J. Durbo-
raw and Seaman W H. Berrecloth in jump
ing overheard from the United States re-
ceiving ship Franklin July 20 last and res
euing from drowning small newsboy who
had fallen overheard from the forward
gangway of the vessel.
Instructing Officers in Cooking.
1t is the purpose of CommissaTy General
Sharpe to have every subsistence officer of
the army serve a detail at one time an
other at one of the three military schools
for bakers and cooks. 1t is held that every
officer OF the army, for that matter, should
serve a period of observation and instruc-
ton at the school, to the end that company
method of preparing food for soldiers in the
field as well as in garrison. 1t is possible
that a fourth school will be established
near Manila that officers on duty In the
Philippines may have an opportunity of
learning how food should be baked. The
system of detailing line officers for duty
as subsistence officers will serve to take
out into the line the knowledge of army
baking and cooking. for after tour of
duty of four years duration the detailed
a NJ
pany with the advantage of experience In
the subsistence department
Increased Pay Ceases on Transfer.
The Secretary of War has dec:.ed that
the transfer of an enlisted man of the
Artillery Corps. qualified gunner. to the
general service, infantry works termina-
ton of his increase of pay as gunner from
the date of transfer.
Oil Fuel System Rejected
After a years trial the oil fuel installa-
ton on the torpedo boat Gwn has been
ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to
be removed, and the necessary altera-
tons for the use of coal as the motive
power on that boat will be made at once.
At time 1t was thought by some naval
officers that oil could be advantageously
used on the torpedo boats but the report
of the long test showed that the sister
ship of the Gwin performed better service
and made better speed with coal as a fuel,
the difference being as much as five knots.
Paymasters Under Instructions
The third session of the school of appli-
cation for junior naval officers of the
Naval Pay Corps in this city will end Sep
TENDER %, with the graduation Of the sew
enteen assistant paymasters who have been
under instruction at the institution since
July %. following a competitive examina-
ton FOR appointment to the corps. A final
examination determining their relative po-
sitions on graduation will begin at the
school Of application at the Naval Medical
School In Washington about September "a.
Retirement Of Gen. Burton.
Another important military change may
be the retirement In January by opera
ton of law, II not before. at his own re-
quest. of Brigadier General George g. Bur-
ton. inspector general Of the army. Gen.
Burton is at present on sick leave at Red
lands, Cal. and may not return to active
duty. On his retirement Col. E. A. Gar
Ington OF the inspector generals depart