Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Lieut.. Gen. Corbin Here for a
Few Days.

Lieut. Gen. H. C. Corbin. accompanied by
Mrs Corbin. has arrived in Washington
and have taken up their residence for a
few days at the home Of the Patterns sis
tiers of Mrs. Corbin. Gen. Corbin qualified
and took the oath as lieutenant general in
the United States army in New York upon
being advised Of his confirmation. He will
| remain In Washington for few days and
| then go to French Lick Springs, Ind, for
| a short sojourn, recuperating from a liver
| trouble incurred during his long Philippine
| service He is still in command of the
| northern division, with headquarters in st.
| Louis. His plan is to return to that city
at the end of his stay in Indiana and remain
until next September, when he will retire
for age. Probably the lieutenant general
| and Mrs. Corbin will then make an extend
| ed European tour. Lieut.. Gen. Corbin is
accompanied on this eastern trip by Mai.
Horton, his aid. Gen. Corbin is looking
rem arkably well. considering the Illness
from which he has suffered. and was warm;
| ly greeted by Gen. Bell, chief of staff, and
his many friends at the War Department.
The Terror Out Of Commission.
It has been decided at the Navy Depart
ment to put the monitor Terror out of
CON mission. 1t has been in reserve at the
League Island yard. Application was made
for the vessel by the New York naval mi
litia, but later that organization concluded
that it did not care for it, preferring the
Newark.
Coaling Ships at Sea.
A contract has been signed by the Navy
Department for the installation of the Eng
lish system of coaling at sea on the collier
Abarenda. The apparatus is to be fully
tested and on the results Of reports on its
work by naval experts will depend the
payments to be made under the contract.
There is possibility that another system
will be installed on one of the other col
liers, that direct comparison under identical
conditions may be made. Coaling at sea
Is a matter Of vast importance to the navy.
Hazing at West Point.
A board appointed by Gen. Mills. super
irtendent of the West Point Military Acad-
envy, will make careful investigation with
view to ascertaining if the regulations
regarding hazing are being observed by the
cadets.
Executive Officers Of Rifle Match.
Col. P. S. Bonus, 9Th Infantry, on duty
at Fort Keogh, Mont, will be detailed as
the executive officer of the national rifle
match which takes place at Sea Grit N. j.,
In September next, performing the duties
which last year were discharged by Gen.
w p Hail. military secretary's department
\
who are to assist him, requiring probably
about twenty OF the regular army to act as
range officers and In other capacities. II
Is expected that he will recommend the
assignment to duty at Sea Girt of at least
two battalions of Infantry now on duty IN
New York.
New Military Reservation.
The United States having acquired for
purposes of coast defenses and fortifica-
lions a tract of 54.05 acres situated in the
city and county of San Francisco, Cal, the
same Is announced as comprising the mill
tary reservation of Fort Miley, Cal
A right of way for underground sewer
over the estate of '.Adolph Sutro, between
Fort Miley and the Pacific ocean, was &C
new underground sewer was granted over
the same estate, subject to certain condi-
tons.
Allowances Of Ammunition.
The ordnance officer at Fort Howard,
Md. recently raised the question as to
whether the annual allowance of 1875 rounds
of ammunition for each company for con-
tests means rife ammunition, which may
be committed into revolver ammunition, or
whether that allowance is intended to cover
both rifle and revolver ammunition.
BY direction of the chief of staff, Gen.
w. C. Hall, military secretary, has In
formed the inquirer that the firing regula-
tons for small arms, 1904, states: ITO fur
Their the interest in target practice post
contests In small arms firing for infantry,
cavalry and engineers are instituted Ac-
cordingly, In submitting to Congress estf-
mates Of the funds required to provide the
ammunition prescribed for small arms tar
get practice during the present and the
next calendar years, no amount was In
cluded for providing coast artillery troops
with ammunition for post competitions as
the language of the paragraph Of the firing
regulations quoted appeared to exclude
coast artillery troops from such competl-
lions.
Should an allowance OF ammunition"
said Gen. Hall, now be made coast artl-
lery troops for post contests, 1t will be nee
essary during the present and the next cal
endar years to reduce the number of rounds
allowed each man in the other arms of the
service, there being no provision for the
coast artillery, and, in view of this fact, 1t
Is not considered advisable to authorize
such contests. AS the coast artillery troops
are not equipped with revolvers, the COM
muting of rifle ball cartridges for revolver
ball cartridges Is not permissible"
Prizes for Cooks and Bakers.
Commissary General Sharpe has recon-
mended to the Secretary of War that
money prizes be awarded to army cooks
and bakers at the conclusion OF each term
OF instruction at the army schools for
cooks and bakers. One of these schools is
at the Washington barracks and another at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Gen Sharpe be-
lieves that such action will stimulate COM
mendable rivalry and zeal in study among
the men taking the course. 1t Is probable
that three prizes will be given to those
who make the best record in a practical
and theoretical examination. This is an in
novation, as prizes have never before been
given for military cooking in the army
Test Of Pistols and Revolvers.
test of pistols and revolvers will be
made at the armory at Springfield Mass,
next September. and interesting develop
ments are expected The test will be con-
Quoted by a board of army officers to meet
on September IL at Springfield. Certain
rules for the government of the competition
will be formulated at that time. There win
De several new weapons presented, and al
ready number Of freak types of ordnance
have been offered for examination. A So
called magazine pistol which has met with
certain amount of success abroad will
probably be tested although it is not ex-
pected that there has been any such de-
velopment of that type of weapon as would
lead to its adoption by service The
only condition imposed upon the COMPETE
tors Is that they shall use service ammu-
milton. including the cartridge designed by
the ordnance department.
Shortage Of Army Mileage Funds.
The Secretary of War has forwarded to