Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27

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Army and Navy Register

Army and Navy Register.
The old blue uniform OF the army. or
which a large supply was on hand when
the khaki apparel was adopted. is about
exhausted and II Is expected that during
the coming winter the quartermaster will
begin the issue generally of khaki clothing,
the first being the overcoats OF which the
supply at the depots is Of not SUFFICIENT ex-
tent to complete acquisitions from compan-
les and meet all the orders for the usual
variety Of sizes. Il Is stir question
whether it is better to pursue the line OF
strict economy and continue the issue OF
the old style Of garments. This would
probably. IL is realized in the war depart
ment, lead to much complaint on account
of the dissimilarity in appearance and
there will undoubtedly at the end be some
thing OF a loss. The supply OF blue bouses
will also be exhausted within few months
and 1t will be possible to begin the issue
Of the khaki This information will be a
great relief to all concerned and there will
be general satisfaction that the army is
once more to be uniformed in the latest
approved style, It was not expected that
the stock OF old eiothing would be ex-
hausted so early as there was on hand
when khaki came in not less than $780,
900 worth of this material, but the fire In
San Francisco cleaned out a large supply.
including a big stock of new olive drab
cloth held in reserve for issue to troops in
the Philippines.
The blue shirt of the enlisted men Of the
army, many of the wearers of the gar
ment will he gratiled to hear. is not de-
stined to be entirely discarded It has al
ways met with much favor and the Salts
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the tentative plan to replace II with the
khaki shirt The latter soils readily and
deprives the soldier of an appearance of
neatness sooner than is possible with the
blue shirt Then, too. Il is found of value
in connection with the maneuvers where
the participants are of blue" and the
color of the shirt 1t Is probable that both
shirts will be issued hereafter and that
the blue garment will be retained a pleas
ant reminder OF the days when that his
toric shade was Identified with military
clothing.
New patterns for the uniform of the en-
listed men of the army are about COM
pleted in the quartermaster generals Of
flee and steps will be taken at once to nut
together suit in accordance with the
new cut OF coat, pronounced as introducing
appearance 10 our SOluierS. Tie
change will be accomplished by much
work. including the taking of the measure
ment of some 1000 soldiers recently at the
camp at Mount Gretna with view to ar
irving at some means of distributing rel
alive sizes among, say, 100 in the service
When the first suits are finished they will
be tried on at some garrison near Wash
ington.
Much praise has been bestowed on the
new olive drab riding breeches adopted
by the quartermaster general of the army
for sale to officers The early criticism
has disappeared and the information which
the official cutters now possess has proven
of substantial benefit in producing a gar
ment which meets all the conditions of
durability, neatness and comfort The
quartermaster generals Office is being
flooded with orders for the new \breeches.
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naval recruiting Office will be opened
at Cleveland, o., this week, with Com
mander William. p. White u. 8. N, In
charge. This Office will cover the north
ern part of Ohio. Another recruiting Of
fee will be established about October Is
at Memphis, Tenn. Recruiting for the
navy is going along in fairly satisfactory
way. The bureau off, navigation has rel i
ceived gratifying reports of the public in
terest taken in the biograph pictures and,
lectures descriptive OF life in the navy.
AT Lincoln, Neb., where three exhibitions
were given in the state capitol grounds,
the attendance on each occasion included
1900 spectators. At Sioux City Ia. the
mayor of which place has given much
encouragement to the naval recruiting Of
hcers, the biograph show was held in
public park and was attended by large
audience.